Independent consultancy
Software, data engineering, reporting, integration and automation through Misty Isle Software.
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Independent thinking.
Personal commitment.
Gordon McAskill
Software & Data Consultant
Software & Data Consultant
I’m the person behind Misty Isle Software. I help businesses make sense of complex systems and turn practical problems into software and data solutions that work.
01 / BackgroundHands-on, from the start
Technical depth.
Business context.
Over fifteen years working where software, data and day-to-day operations meet.
My background spans enterprise applications, data warehousing, business intelligence, systems integration and automation. That includes working with established systems as well as building new ones.
I’ve worked across operational, pricing, customer, workforce and logistics data, with particular experience in energy and fuel distribution. More recently, my work has also included confidential AI quality and evaluation engagements.
The common thread is understanding what the business needs, getting the technical details right and making the result maintainable.
02 / ExperienceA broad foundation
Built on
real-world work.
Enterprise applications
Data platforms, business intelligence and connected operational systems at Certas Energy.
Software & small business
Websites, e-commerce and database-backed applications as co-founder of Dynamica Computing.
Support & technical innovation
Enterprise support at IBM, including an innovation award for monitoring and automation.
03 / Technical foundationsThe right tools for the job
Experience across
the whole system.
Software
- Java & Kotlin
- Python
- C# / .NET
- JavaScript / Node.js
- REST APIs
Data & BI
- SQL Server / T-SQL
- InterSystems Caché
- PostgreSQL
- QlikView & Tableau
- ETL / ELT & SSRS
Platforms
- Azure
- Linux & Windows Server
- Docker & WSL
- Active Directory
- Git
Practice
- Requirements & design
- Testing & debugging
- Data quality
- Performance tuning
- AI evaluation
A straightforward
working relationship.
You speak directly to the person designing and building your solution.
I’m based in Greenock on Scotland’s west coast and work remotely. I value clear communication, sensible scope and software that people can understand and maintain.
BSc (Hons) Computer Science, University of Strathclyde, with an earlier engineering and electronics background.