Roger Rowland
PhD MSc MBCS CITP MIAP
Roger has more than 30 years experience in the IT industry and currently specialises in
software development in Microsoft environments. Before establishing RMR Systems Limited in
1997, Roger worked in a variety of technical and managerial positions with employers from a
range of industries, including; manufacturing, stock control, accounting, and container
shipping. In addition to conventional software development consultancy, Roger has spent many
years engaged in computer-related research, covering medical imaging, endoscope modelling,
gesture recognition and augmented reality. He has recently completed a
PhD degree with the
University of East Anglia in Norwich, UK. Roger has authored
or co-authored a number of academic papers as well as books and magazine articles.
Full details of all
publications are available from the resources area of the web site.
Recent projects and publications
- Current projects include the development of a client-server management reporting system
using C#.NET and SQL Server, development of a specialised Excel add-in for generating and
analysing cash flows for property investment valuations, re-development of a
membership-restricted ASP web site including online ordering and bulletin board features,
and ongoing enhancements to our latest medical imaging products.
- In association with one of our partners, Azura Group Limited, we have developed a number
of user-friendly graphical interfaces to the TaskForce resource management product marketed
by Vidus. The front-end applications were written in VB6 and communicate to TaskForce via an
XML-driven CORBA interface and ADO to an Oracle database.
- Implementation of a number of financial modeling functions into a platform agnostic
module for use via desktop application (Excel add-in), web-based front end (ASP.NET) or
XML web service. Development of prototype ASP.NET web client.
Professional memberships and associations
Roger is a professional chartered member of the British Computer Society, a Member of the
Institution of Analysts and Programmers, a member of the IEEE Computer Society and belongs to
the Professional Contractors Group.
