The Pool Clinic (1996 - 2012)

I started working at the Pool Clinic in my spare time when I finished school in 1996 working in the showroom, delivering goods and cleaning pools.
From 2003 to 2005 I worked as an assistant manager and spa salesman.

In 2000 I took over development of Lookup, the primary product and customer search tool and developed the Bookings database for customer job management.
Since then I have managed all IT infrastructure for the business.
This has involved the development of Access, SQL and Visual Basic software, the design and operation of their website [www.poolclinic.com.au] which has been maintained and updated since 1997.
The business runs 8-10 desktops, 6 printers and a networking environment that has consisted of over 150 metres of network cables and has been upgraded from green screen Wyse-100 terminals to Windows 95,2000,XP and now Windows 7. These computers perform simple functions in a challenging environment and the key to the design of the current solution is simplicity with desktops able to be easily swapped out or replaced when failure occurs and data is backed up offsite and tested regularly to ensure business continuity.

Recently they have been deploying commercial swimming pool chemical controllers that are network enabled and can be managed remotely.