VP - Technology & Innovation

• Dec 2022 - Present

Head of Technology - R&D

• Jul 2016 - Jun 2023

Development Manager

• Feb 2015 - Jun 2016

Senior Software Architect

• Feb 2014 - Jun 2016

Platform Architect

• Nov 2010 - Feb 2014

I am currently a Platform Architect at Iris Software Group in the Accountancy Practice Solutions (APS) division. APS is the leading provider of accountancy and business software to accountants in practice and small businesses in the UK. Over 15,000 accountancy practices use IRIS Tax, Accounts and Time & Fees software.

Senior Software Engineer (Snr2)

• Jul 2010 - Nov 2010

Senior Software Engineer

• Sep 2005 - May 2010

IT Specialist (BSG)

• Sep 2004 - Sep 2005

Based at Reuters, but now working at IBM - designed and implemented system to propagate user information from exisiting LDAP directory to Oracle database. Succesfully propgated thousands of users onto replacement Reuters Messaging Administration system in a planned go live programme. Later returned to the LDAP directory and planned, and implemented a number of data consolidation and maintenance projects working as 3rd line technical support for now legacy system Based at Reuters, but now working at IBM - designed and implemented system to propagate user information from exisiting LDAP directory to Oracle database. Succesfully propgated thousands of users onto replacement Reuters Messaging Administration system in a planned go live programme. Later returned to the LDAP directory and planned, and implemented a number of data consolidation and maintenance projects working as 3rd line technical support for now legacy system

Lead Software Engineer

• Jan 2003 - Sep 2004

Working closely with Microsoft consultants, worked on one of the first major asp .net projects written with beta visual studio and .net 1.0 for Reuters Messaging Administration website, code named 'espresso'. Designed and implemented user 'first time login' system, which comprised of a number of pages with various legal agreements which a user had to agree too. System would track users progress and direct them back to where they left. Later designed and implemented front end systems 'isAlive' status checking webservices.Swtiched to working on 3rd line technical support investigating complicated customer issues, and troubleshooting production system issues as and when required. Undertook project to design and implement a performance data collecting system to monitor stability of major administration system. Show less

Systems Integrator

• Jul 2001 - Dec 2003

Part designed a major replacement system for the iPlanet metadirectory join engine, based in Java to run on Wintel based machine. System had full idempotency - user updates on main LDAP directory were propagated to eCRM and Active Directory systems and could be rolled back, and forward if required. Undertook major part of development work for this replacement, working to send user data as XML to Siebel CRM and Active Directory.

Programmer

• Sep 2000 - Jul 2001

I kicked off working at Reuters developing Perl/CGI modules to interface an LDAP directory holding customer information to a Sibel based CRM system, and a Microsoft Active Directory. This involved installation and configuration of iPlanet Directory Server, and iPlanet metadirectory Join Engine on Solaris systems.