nick mcalonan
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Gary Norton
Nick has worked for me from 2007 onwards, he has worked on our I-Do as Team leader / Product Leader and Architect. He has owned and directed the product with diligence and detail that has led the product to where it is today as a leader in its field. His ownership of the product and complex issues that this field presents are taken in Nicks stride , his understanding of our Oil and Gas domain unquestionable, he is without doubt my best asset. He builds incredible teams that are capable of delivering complex industry leading software solutions. He works with Clients and Managers with an ease and authority that is gained on his domain, product and technical knowledge. His presentation skills and ownership in meetings is fantastic and he deals with questions, issues and problems with an assured manner that customers trust. He has led our Architecture for several years , also working and combining with members from other development centres to design our global strategy to bring our global software effort onto a single platform. Nick believes in his team being the best and is particularly strong in the area of development and mentoring. Not only does he mentor our software developers but our Petroleum engineers see Nick as their mentor.
Munish Gulati
I had the privilege to work under Nick Mcalonan for over 2 years in Edinburgh and during my tenure, I realized how dynamic, thought-provoking and result-oriented Nick is. He is a wonderful leader with expert technical and business consulting skills. He built a team of high performers both onshore and offshore. Nick has an eye for detail when it comes to business requirements elicitation. He goes extra mile to ensure that his team gets necessary assistance when needed. An incredible mentor for one and all. He is very approachable and a brilliant listener. He also empowers the team to challenge anything that’s not right. Moreover, his knowledge in oil and gas domain is unmatchable. I found him very proactive when it came to status reporting to middle/senior management or status gathering from subordinates. I feel honored to have worked under him, and during my 12 year period in Software industry I can honestly rate him as one of the top 3 managers I have ever worked under. Last but not the least, I feel he is a wonderful human being with care for all.
Gary Norton
Nick has worked for me from 2007 onwards, he has worked on our I-Do as Team leader / Product Leader and Architect. He has owned and directed the product with diligence and detail that has led the product to where it is today as a leader in its field. His ownership of the product and complex issues that this field presents are taken in Nicks stride , his understanding of our Oil and Gas domain unquestionable, he is without doubt my best asset. He builds incredible teams that are capable of delivering complex industry leading software solutions. He works with Clients and Managers with an ease and authority that is gained on his domain, product and technical knowledge. His presentation skills and ownership in meetings is fantastic and he deals with questions, issues and problems with an assured manner that customers trust. He has led our Architecture for several years , also working and combining with members from other development centres to design our global strategy to bring our global software effort onto a single platform. Nick believes in his team being the best and is particularly strong in the area of development and mentoring. Not only does he mentor our software developers but our Petroleum engineers see Nick as their mentor.
Munish Gulati
I had the privilege to work under Nick Mcalonan for over 2 years in Edinburgh and during my tenure, I realized how dynamic, thought-provoking and result-oriented Nick is. He is a wonderful leader with expert technical and business consulting skills. He built a team of high performers both onshore and offshore. Nick has an eye for detail when it comes to business requirements elicitation. He goes extra mile to ensure that his team gets necessary assistance when needed. An incredible mentor for one and all. He is very approachable and a brilliant listener. He also empowers the team to challenge anything that’s not right. Moreover, his knowledge in oil and gas domain is unmatchable. I found him very proactive when it came to status reporting to middle/senior management or status gathering from subordinates. I feel honored to have worked under him, and during my 12 year period in Software industry I can honestly rate him as one of the top 3 managers I have ever worked under. Last but not the least, I feel he is a wonderful human being with care for all.
Gary Norton
Nick has worked for me from 2007 onwards, he has worked on our I-Do as Team leader / Product Leader and Architect. He has owned and directed the product with diligence and detail that has led the product to where it is today as a leader in its field. His ownership of the product and complex issues that this field presents are taken in Nicks stride , his understanding of our Oil and Gas domain unquestionable, he is without doubt my best asset. He builds incredible teams that are capable of delivering complex industry leading software solutions. He works with Clients and Managers with an ease and authority that is gained on his domain, product and technical knowledge. His presentation skills and ownership in meetings is fantastic and he deals with questions, issues and problems with an assured manner that customers trust. He has led our Architecture for several years , also working and combining with members from other development centres to design our global strategy to bring our global software effort onto a single platform. Nick believes in his team being the best and is particularly strong in the area of development and mentoring. Not only does he mentor our software developers but our Petroleum engineers see Nick as their mentor.
Munish Gulati
I had the privilege to work under Nick Mcalonan for over 2 years in Edinburgh and during my tenure, I realized how dynamic, thought-provoking and result-oriented Nick is. He is a wonderful leader with expert technical and business consulting skills. He built a team of high performers both onshore and offshore. Nick has an eye for detail when it comes to business requirements elicitation. He goes extra mile to ensure that his team gets necessary assistance when needed. An incredible mentor for one and all. He is very approachable and a brilliant listener. He also empowers the team to challenge anything that’s not right. Moreover, his knowledge in oil and gas domain is unmatchable. I found him very proactive when it came to status reporting to middle/senior management or status gathering from subordinates. I feel honored to have worked under him, and during my 12 year period in Software industry I can honestly rate him as one of the top 3 managers I have ever worked under. Last but not the least, I feel he is a wonderful human being with care for all.
Gary Norton
Nick has worked for me from 2007 onwards, he has worked on our I-Do as Team leader / Product Leader and Architect. He has owned and directed the product with diligence and detail that has led the product to where it is today as a leader in its field. His ownership of the product and complex issues that this field presents are taken in Nicks stride , his understanding of our Oil and Gas domain unquestionable, he is without doubt my best asset. He builds incredible teams that are capable of delivering complex industry leading software solutions. He works with Clients and Managers with an ease and authority that is gained on his domain, product and technical knowledge. His presentation skills and ownership in meetings is fantastic and he deals with questions, issues and problems with an assured manner that customers trust. He has led our Architecture for several years , also working and combining with members from other development centres to design our global strategy to bring our global software effort onto a single platform. Nick believes in his team being the best and is particularly strong in the area of development and mentoring. Not only does he mentor our software developers but our Petroleum engineers see Nick as their mentor.
Munish Gulati
I had the privilege to work under Nick Mcalonan for over 2 years in Edinburgh and during my tenure, I realized how dynamic, thought-provoking and result-oriented Nick is. He is a wonderful leader with expert technical and business consulting skills. He built a team of high performers both onshore and offshore. Nick has an eye for detail when it comes to business requirements elicitation. He goes extra mile to ensure that his team gets necessary assistance when needed. An incredible mentor for one and all. He is very approachable and a brilliant listener. He also empowers the team to challenge anything that’s not right. Moreover, his knowledge in oil and gas domain is unmatchable. I found him very proactive when it came to status reporting to middle/senior management or status gathering from subordinates. I feel honored to have worked under him, and during my 12 year period in Software industry I can honestly rate him as one of the top 3 managers I have ever worked under. Last but not the least, I feel he is a wonderful human being with care for all.
Credentials
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microsoft certified solutions developer
Microsoft
Experience
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Kaluza
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United Kingdom
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Utilities
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300 - 400 Employee
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Head Of Software Development
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Dec 2018 - Present
I've joined the wonderful world of Technology at OVO Energy, helping to build the most talented technology team in the UK! Today OVO is no longer simply an energy retail business: it is a group of innovative, dynamic companies, all striving to harness technological advances with great customer propositions. We are the leading innovator in energy technology, a sector that is currently experiencing a period of rapid change, always re-imagining how energy should be controlled in the digital age. Not only are we contributing to changes in supplying retail consumers; we are also creating an intelligent control platform for the grid itself, creating support for more renewable energy using batteries and electric vehicles. We trust our development teams to choose their tech stacks, you’ll commonly encounter Kotlin, Scala, TypeScript, Clojure, Node, Java, C#, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, React and React Native. We run our services in GCP, AWS and Azure. We’re looking for engineers with interest in the above, but your experience doesn’t have to match our stack. We’re interested in engineers with deep experience in similar technologies and also polyglots who are comfortable working across the stack. Show less
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Amazon
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Software Development Manager
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Apr 2016 - Dec 2018
software development manager managing teams of up to 20 people across multiple products at Amazon scale and performance. software development manager managing teams of up to 20 people across multiple products at Amazon scale and performance.
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Weatherford
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Ireland
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Oil and Gas
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700 & Above Employee
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Solutions Architect / Development Manager
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Nov 2006 - Apr 2016
architect responsible for next generation engineering platform. R&D manager i-DO product manager Main architect that has driven the next generation engineering and visualization platform for the suite of products in the business unit. Analysis & requirements of 3 real time systems, multiple desktop applications using multiple technologies Roadmap creation, validation, governance with change management, influencing and approval throughout organisation Delivered strategy for multi-year implementation across 4 sites SOA Architecture with clear separation of responsibilities, multiple client formats including web and mobile. Multiple Database back end support; Workflows; GIS mapping; data analytics and dashboards, end user screen and workflow edits Built on a mixture of Microsoft and open source with SQL SERVER & ORACLE support; ORM – n hibernate, multiple design patterns in c# with multiple client formats including Silverlight, WPF, HTML5 with angular.js and d3.js, Mobile (xamarin and native) MSMQ, WCF, web api, RESTful services. Workflow Engine as a key component to allow for scalable and editable workflows Evangelist for continuous improvement in processes. Use of multiple source control systems including Perforce, Clearcase, TFS, team city, GO Technical sales presentations and demonstrations to internally and to customers including VP’s; bid and tender preparation; business process analysis Author of multiple published papers presented at worldwide conferences Responsible for driving the strategic and tactical direction of the i-DO product line. A server based ‘real time optimization’ system with a workflow engine gathering data from multiple disparate sources, running automated analysis with mathematical modelling engines and providing a visualization platform that also provided clear and easy to understand current status, issues and ‘expert recommendations’ to get back on plan with an integrated tracking system for full visibility of issue resolution. Show less
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Kyria
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United Kingdom
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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principle Technolgy Consultant
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Nov 2005 - Nov 2006
Responsible for planning and delivery of projects throughout full lifecycle from bid preparation and solution design and specification through to go live and warranty phase Project managed award winning e business project to deliver a portal for ‘immediate’ delivery and status information, billing and performance data to customers for a logistics company. Customer facing role; management of team of 3 engineers, budget & scope; Technical architect for project – providing modular architecture in MS Visual Studio ASP.Net 2.0 in C# / SQL Server. Project Manager ‘of choice’ / Technical Architecture lead for new business quotes – understanding the client’s business domain and architecting end to end solutions that solve the real business problems. Responsibility for driving forward various internal Continuous Improvement projects including introduction of test driven development and other Agile programming practices as well as use of Design Patterns & Practices. Show less
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Agilent Technologies
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Biotechnology Research
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700 & Above Employee
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expert engineer
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Aug 1997 - Nov 2005
Management and Technical leadership responsibility for the delivery of new software and instrument projects with revenue of > $30M. Lead Engineer working in multinational team on enterprise wide project - Windows Applications, Web Services and applications and database back end. C, c++, .net Feature and requirement gathering, specification, change management, Technical design review and approval, strategy formulation, risk management and issue resolution Lead of multinational team covering 3 continents and 5 sites over full lifecycle Design and development of new architectures to meet new product technologies and help set strategy for department of >40 people. Reduced cycle time by 20% and increased timescale accuracy by 50%. Personal development of team by setting and assisting with development objectives, input to appraisals. Also coaching and mentoring engineers in both technical and with soft skills including selection and hiring Show less
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Education
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1992 - 1997
University of Strathclyde
Bachelor’s Degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering
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