Experience

CommsIT (Australia) Pty Ltd

• Australia
• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO, Cloud Consultant, IT Support

  • Nov 2010 - Present

  CommsIT provides outsourced IT department services to small businesses including strategic planning, security hardening, monitoring and automated maintenance With the growing security threat hitting small and large businesses alike I have developed services that cater for businesses from 1 - 50 staff. Achievements • Integrated and automated a number of tools to service small business IT • Developed a Customer Portal so that business owners/operators can participate in IT management and planning • Developed a service to cater for smaller business with fewer than 10 staff which is a sector not very catered for in the market Show less



CommsIT Pty Ltd (formerly Brisk Solutions Pty Ltd)

• Australia

• Managing Director

  • Jan 2002 - Nov 2010

  Prior to moving into cloud and cyber security technology I formed a partnership with a telephony expert and together we provided a unified communications and IT managed service business. Our focus was on mid-sized businesses and provided an end-to-end service which designed, installed, and maintained IT networks and telecommunication equipment for their businesses. I led an organisation with over 10 staff to deliver on large projects with a focus on professional services, industrial and retirement sectors. Achievements: • Designed and implemented data network and emergency call systems across large scale sites including Tarneit Skies Retirement Village in Tarneit and Eastwood Retirement Village in Bairnsdale. • Serviced several mid size businesses for their telecommunication needs • Established growth in the business Show less



Biton System Consultants Limited

• United Kingdom
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead Programmer

  • 1998 - 2002

  Led the design and development of a fixed income trading system utilised by financial services firm to track fixed income investments. The system I developed provided significant time savings to its users and reduced reliance on their legacy systems. After the system was developed, I provided ongoing enhancements and technical support for two year warranty period. Achievements: • The fixed income system I developed with Biton was adopted by several global US financial services firms including LaSalle Investment Management and Putnam Investments. Show less



MyNet Ltd

• London, United Kingdom

• IT Manager

  • 1999 - 2001

  MyNet were a unified messaging company offering Web Based white branded unified messaging solutions to their customers including Freeserve, the largest email platform in the UK at the time servicing in excess of 1.3 million mailboxes. My role with MyNet was leading their networking and programming teams to ensure our platform could manage large user base with no downtime in services. Achievements: • Uplifted our services to enable them to manage over 1.3m accounts on our platforms. • Led a team to automate the process of updating the software with minimal downtime • Led liaison between infrastructure and development teams to ensure maximum uptime and reliability of the platform Show less



J.P. Morgan

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Contract Programmer

  • 1999 - 1999

  As a software developer, I developed software components in a large financial trading system. The project simplified trading efforts for JP Morgan futures trading team. As a software developer, I developed software components in a large financial trading system. The project simplified trading efforts for JP Morgan futures trading team.



Nomura

• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Contract Programmer

  • 1998 - 1999

  As a developer, I designed and implemented a core component of a foreign currency trading system. The project allowed night traders to track overnight investments in currency markets to maximise return. Major Achievement • Designed and implemented to central currency calculation engine that drove reporting and currency rates in real time As a developer, I designed and implemented a core component of a foreign currency trading system. The project allowed night traders to track overnight investments in currency markets to maximise return. Major Achievement • Designed and implemented to central currency calculation engine that drove reporting and currency rates in real time



Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Contract Programmer

  • 1997 - 1997

  As a developer, I designed a prototype that would deliver a currency trading system to Sumitomo traders. The project was designed to: • Evaluate a new Object Oriented development language for rapid development technique • The prototype demonstrated the feasiblity and benefits of quicker times to develop software and the toolset and design were adopted As a developer, I designed a prototype that would deliver a currency trading system to Sumitomo traders. The project was designed to: • Evaluate a new Object Oriented development language for rapid development technique • The prototype demonstrated the feasiblity and benefits of quicker times to develop software and the toolset and design were adopted



Cocking and Drury Ltd

• London, United Kingdom

• Technical PreSales

  • 1995 - 1997

  Worked with the distributors of Smalltalk software in the UK. Responsible for technical pre sales and development of portions of a golfing system that was being developed for the manufacturer Ping Worked with the distributors of Smalltalk software in the UK. Responsible for technical pre sales and development of portions of a golfing system that was being developed for the manufacturer Ping



Thomas Miller

• United Kingdom
• Insurance
• 300 - 400 Employee

• RPG Programmer

  • 1988 - 1994

  Responsible for the maintenance of existing RPG programs for the IBM AS400 as well as developing new reports and systems Responsible for the maintenance of existing RPG programs for the IBM AS400 as well as developing new reports and systems