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Barry Woods served as a Constable with Essex Police for nearly 23 years before his retirement.
During his Service with Essex Police his duties ranged from Beat Officer to Counter-Terrorism Exercise Planning Officer. This wide spread of duty types enhanced his understanding of relationships between Organisations; whilst emphasising the importance of communicating with the individuals within these Organisations.
His work in many overlapping fields necessitated the identification of problem areas, the analysis of those problems to establish the chain of cause and effect; and the development of procedures to eliminate or reduce the original problem. In many cases it was the use of I.T. that was most useful, and so he developed a wide understanding of how computers can be used to enhance basic procedures, and increase efficiency. Major improvements in the efficient use of Information can be achieved by the use of Databases.
He was responsible for designing an Excel Database system for use in Major Investigations called P.R.I.S.M.S. It was first used in the Essex Murder case of Danielle Jones, before being taken to the Surrey Murder case of Amanda Dowler. Subsequently the System was used for the Cambridgeshire Murder case of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. Even after his retirement he designed and created a new System for use in the Review of Cold Cases. In Suffolk he used the P.R.I.S.M. System in the Investigation into the Murders of the five prostitutes.
In line with his proficiency in the use of computers and the design of systems, Barry found that he was also training people to use computers in general, and in particular on the systems he had designed. As his involvement in the I.T. increased Barry found it necessary to hone his problems solving abilities to take account of developing systems. This applied both to the actual computers themselves, and also to the physical and organisational aspects of the systems. Having developed these skills in the Police environment Barry retired as now spends his time applying those skills in the Civilian and Commercial fields. In the Private sector he provides a problem solving service for those with failing or problematical computers, together with a home tuition service for those who wish to learn more about their computers. In the Commercial sector he provides a problem solving service for Companies that are experiencing system problems, together with the creation of new systems including databases for Customer Relationship Management. |
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