Experience

Proteus

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Manager

  • Mar 2021 - Jun 2021



James Hay Partnership

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Technical Project Manager

  • Jan 2020 - Feb 2021



Deloitte

• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Scrum Master/Technical Lead

  • Jul 2018 - Dec 2019

  London, United Kingdom



Deloitte Consultancy (Ascentric)

• Technical Lead Project Manager

  • Feb 2017 - Jul 2018

  Bath, United Kingdom Ascentric are currently working on a large re-platforming project for their Wrap investment platform, moving from an inhouse system to a third party supplied platform (Bravura's Sonata). I was brought in to manage the Data Migration team, and to look at technical designs and approaches around the design of migration to allow for a phased migration approach, with close stakeholder management to Programme Director and board level. The project involves 3 main areas of responsibility for my… Show more Ascentric are currently working on a large re-platforming project for their Wrap investment platform, moving from an inhouse system to a third party supplied platform (Bravura's Sonata). I was brought in to manage the Data Migration team, and to look at technical designs and approaches around the design of migration to allow for a phased migration approach, with close stakeholder management to Programme Director and board level. The project involves 3 main areas of responsibility for my team, Data Cleansing in source systems, development and implementation of migration processes, and Data Reconciliation post migration. My team consisted of 3 developers (1 offshore), 3 analysts, a developer in test and a tester, and technologies including Microsoft SQL Server (2005 and 2012), Microsoft SSIS, Microsoft PowerBI, C#, Oracle and proprietary technologies in the Sonata platform (built on Oracle). Show less



DYNAMIC DATA INNOVATIONS LIMITED (Hill Dickinson)

• Solutions Architect/Technical Lead

  • Sep 2016 - Dec 2016

  Liverpool, United Kingdom My initial engagement was for the design and development of an ad-hoc query tool, for running queries against Hill Dickinson’s case management reporting database. Main design points and technologies included a ASP MVC front end, and a Microsoft WebApi web service that ran the ad-hoc queries against a SQL Server database. Following this, I was asked to produce the solutions design for an interim external client dashboard/reporting system and external remote client access, and to manage the… Show more My initial engagement was for the design and development of an ad-hoc query tool, for running queries against Hill Dickinson’s case management reporting database. Main design points and technologies included a ASP MVC front end, and a Microsoft WebApi web service that ran the ad-hoc queries against a SQL Server database. Following this, I was asked to produce the solutions design for an interim external client dashboard/reporting system and external remote client access, and to manage the technical team consisting of 4 data developers and 2 application developers. The design consisted of implementing Azure Active directory, which was synced against the corporate AD, to allow for authentication of external users. Microsoft SSRS was used as the delivery platform for the dashboards/reports, with access to internal SSRS servers managed with the Azure Application Proxy. Part of this solution was the design and management of the ETL processes responsible for populating the reporting data store Show less



SolutionsCtrl

• IT Services and IT Consulting

• Lead Consultant

  • Sep 2015 - Sep 2016

  My main role whist working for SolutionsCtrl, was the design and development of a new system platform for one of their clients. This was a data processing company, whose existing systems had reached the end of their workable lifetime. As such a new processing platform was required. My role was to spend time with the client and design a new system platform that encompassed their existing processes, with key design criteria to allow the new system to be easily extensible, low cost maintenance… Show more My main role whist working for SolutionsCtrl, was the design and development of a new system platform for one of their clients. This was a data processing company, whose existing systems had reached the end of their workable lifetime. As such a new processing platform was required. My role was to spend time with the client and design a new system platform that encompassed their existing processes, with key design criteria to allow the new system to be easily extensible, low cost maintenance, and able to be managed by the company’s non-technical staff. Following the design process, I then developed the solution. Main design points were the use of a configurable workflow utilising RabbitMQ, Windows Services (C#), and SQL Server 2014 for the data stores. New UI’s were developed, for external and internal usage, with MVC 5.2 and Angular.js with Microsoft.Net WebAPI’s handling interactions between UI, Business Logic and Data Layers. Data migration processes were also designed and developed to manage the data transfer between the old and new systems. I was also engaged with another of SolutionsCtrl’s clients, who wanted a technical review of their existing systems, and a new technical architecture proposal. This was with a view to a complete re-architecture of their existing systems, and the development of a new software platform. Show less



Swinton Group

• United Kingdom
• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technical Lead

  • Jul 2013 - Sep 2015

  Currently working as technical lead for the Financial Processing team at Swinton. I am currently working as part of a company wide program delivering a new retail platform, to deliver mutli-channel sales and customer support via a single platform. My role is as technical lead, and is a mixture of hands on development, metnoring and technical design. The technology stack is mainly Microsoft, including Asp.Net MVC 5.1, .Net 4.5, SQL Server 2012, but also including technologies such as… Show more Currently working as technical lead for the Financial Processing team at Swinton. I am currently working as part of a company wide program delivering a new retail platform, to deliver mutli-channel sales and customer support via a single platform. My role is as technical lead, and is a mixture of hands on development, metnoring and technical design. The technology stack is mainly Microsoft, including Asp.Net MVC 5.1, .Net 4.5, SQL Server 2012, but also including technologies such as MongoDB, JQuery, and Javascript. The software development process incorporates DDD, BDD and TDD, and Continuous Integration utilising TeamCity. Show less



The Open University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technical Lead

  • Mar 2013 - Jul 2013

  Milton Keynes I was brought in to look at the design and development of a short/medium term tactical solution for the integration of a new cloud based eProcurement system within the Open University. The Open University, strategically, are introducing a Service Orientated Architectural approach to their infrastructure and systems, and as such the new solution needed to fit into the expectations to maximise the re-usability of the developed components between the tactical and strategic solutions. This role… Show more I was brought in to look at the design and development of a short/medium term tactical solution for the integration of a new cloud based eProcurement system within the Open University. The Open University, strategically, are introducing a Service Orientated Architectural approach to their infrastructure and systems, and as such the new solution needed to fit into the expectations to maximise the re-usability of the developed components between the tactical and strategic solutions. This role was very much a hands on development role involving technologies including .NET 4.0, Windows Communications Foundation, C#, XML, XSLT, SOAP; and also including certain design aspects and methodologies including Domain Driven Design, TDD and BDD. Show less



Swinton Group

• United Kingdom
• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technical Architect/Senior Developer

  • Feb 2012 - Mar 2013

  Manchester, United Kingdom I was employed within the Technical Improvements Project as Technical Architect/Technical Lead, with the responsibility of identifying areas were improvements could be be made, implementing a continuous integration environment, performance monitoring for the new codebase and the design and development of a new solution, covering the functionality within the overnight batch jobs, and the existing domain model. The new solution identified the domain/business functionality for the new domain… Show more I was employed within the Technical Improvements Project as Technical Architect/Technical Lead, with the responsibility of identifying areas were improvements could be be made, implementing a continuous integration environment, performance monitoring for the new codebase and the design and development of a new solution, covering the functionality within the overnight batch jobs, and the existing domain model. The new solution identified the domain/business functionality for the new domain model using domain driven design techniques, with the software developed using behaviour and test driven design.

• Technical Architect/Software Developer

  • Feb 2012 - Mar 2013



Lloyds Banking Group

• Senior Analyst Programmer

  • Nov 2011 - Feb 2012

  Gloucester, United Kingdom The Mortgages Business Intelligence team are responsible for the data warehousing, data mining and data retrieval for mortgage data within Lloyds Banking Group. Their legacy web applications for viewing and reporting on the mortgages data, were written using classic ASP and Oracle 8i. These systems required redesigning and updating, with the added requirement that a standard framework was created that could be used for future business intelligence applications. I was employed to define and… Show more The Mortgages Business Intelligence team are responsible for the data warehousing, data mining and data retrieval for mortgage data within Lloyds Banking Group. Their legacy web applications for viewing and reporting on the mortgages data, were written using classic ASP and Oracle 8i. These systems required redesigning and updating, with the added requirement that a standard framework was created that could be used for future business intelligence applications. I was employed to define and provide the technical designs for the new framework utilising .Net Framework 4.0, Asp.Net, and Oracle 10g, as well as the development of the solution. Show less



Qire

• Senior Developer

  • Feb 2010 - Nov 2011

  Liverpool, United Kingdom Qire provide an intelligent multi-channel customer communications platform. Qire’s clients are spread across many different sectors; Banking (Lloyds Banking Group, HBoS), Utilities (Scottish Southern, Severn Trent, Eon), Debt Collection (Fredrickson’s, Direct Legal). I was initially employed at Qire to provide technical and development support for their existing Qore 2 platform. This platform was written in ASP.Net 2.0, ASP MVC and SQL Server 2008. This part of the role was expanded to… Show more Qire provide an intelligent multi-channel customer communications platform. Qire’s clients are spread across many different sectors; Banking (Lloyds Banking Group, HBoS), Utilities (Scottish Southern, Severn Trent, Eon), Debt Collection (Fredrickson’s, Direct Legal). I was initially employed at Qire to provide technical and development support for their existing Qore 2 platform. This platform was written in ASP.Net 2.0, ASP MVC and SQL Server 2008. This part of the role was expanded to include providing client solutions, including requirements gathering from the client, design and implementation onto the Qore 2 platform. Following my first contract extension I became involved in the design and development of the Qore 3 platform. This was Qire’s next generation platform implementing technologies such as HTML5, MongoDB, SQL Server 2008, MSMQ, WCF Rest. I continued my client technical consultancy role, designing and providing solutions for the new platform. I was also asked to take on 2 projects to provide the infrastructure for the next generation Qore 3 platform and a PCI environment. These projects involved the infrastructure design, security requirements, tender process for hosting provider, advising at board level which provider to choose and managing the provider to a completed solution. Show less



Hitachi Consulting Ltd

• Net Consultant

  • Nov 2009 - Feb 2010

  At Hitachi Consulting I was employed on the BAA (British Airport Authority) PLATO project based at Heathrow airport. This project was the migration from BAA’s existing internet/extranet/intranet platform VIGNETTE to MOSS 2007. The migration included their main BAA web site, and all their individual airport web sites, along with their complete intranet and extranet platforms. Hitachi were responsible for the functional and technical designs and documentation of the new MOSS… Show more At Hitachi Consulting I was employed on the BAA (British Airport Authority) PLATO project based at Heathrow airport. This project was the migration from BAA’s existing internet/extranet/intranet platform VIGNETTE to MOSS 2007. The migration included their main BAA web site, and all their individual airport web sites, along with their complete intranet and extranet platforms. Hitachi were responsible for the functional and technical designs and documentation of the new MOSS internet/extranet/intranet platform. The designs included custom web parts, 3rd party integrations, custom lists, custom libraries, custom user and web controls, custom pages, workflows, windows WCF web services, Microsoft SQL Server SSIS packages and custom database design. Responsibilities: Gathering functional requirements from the business and writing functional specifications including UML models and use cases. Technical design of required components based on functional specifications. Design and prototyping of custom web controls, web parts, custom page layouts and user controls utilising Microsoft ASP.Net 3.5, C#, and AJAX technologies. Design of MOSS 2007 custom artefacts including lists, workflows, content types, custom page layout, master pages and site columns Technical design of Microsoft .Net 3.5 WCF web services. Technical design of Microsoft 2005 SSIS packages 3rd Party product integration into SharePoint 2007. Production of all required detailed functional and technical documentation. Key Technologies: Microsoft SQL Server 2005/2008, SSIS, TSQL, Microsoft .Net 3.5 WCF, C# 3.5, ASP.Net 3.5, HTML/CSS, Microsoft Visual Studio 2008, AJAX, MOSS 2007. Show less



Bury County Council

• .Net/SQL Consultant

  • Oct 2009 - Nov 2009

  I was employed at Bury County Council to offer consultancy on a number of technical requirements including the data migration of their content management system to a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 platform. This included the design and development of SSIS packages. They also required consultancy and development on a number of ASP.Net 3.0/3.5 web applications. The applications were developed from specifications from different business units and were integrating with Bury County Council’s content… Show more I was employed at Bury County Council to offer consultancy on a number of technical requirements including the data migration of their content management system to a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 platform. This included the design and development of SSIS packages. They also required consultancy and development on a number of ASP.Net 3.0/3.5 web applications. The applications were developed from specifications from different business units and were integrating with Bury County Council’s content management system. Responsibilities: Design and development of Microsoft SQL 2005/2008 SSIS Packages Design and development Microsoft .Net 3.5 web applications including WCF, AJAX technologies. Production of all required functional and technical documentation. Key Technologies: Microsoft SQL Server 2005/2008, SSIS, TSQL, Microsoft WCF, VB.Net 3.0/3.5, ASP.Net 3.0/3.5, C#3.0/3.5, HTML/CSS, Microsoft Visual Studio 2008, Microsoft SourceSafe, AJAX. Show less



Lloyds Bank

• United Kingdom
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Analyst Developer

  • Jul 2006 - Jul 2009

  At Lloyds TSB I was employed within their Identity and Access Management (I&AM) Team. The I&AM team was responsible for the design and development of internal Lloyds TSB project requirements. The infrastructure consisted of Microsoft Identity Integration Server (MIIS), to provision the required users into the single sign on data store. The data store used was Microsoft ADAM. Custom management agents (MA) were developed to import/transform the data following defined business… Show more At Lloyds TSB I was employed within their Identity and Access Management (I&AM) Team. The I&AM team was responsible for the design and development of internal Lloyds TSB project requirements. The infrastructure consisted of Microsoft Identity Integration Server (MIIS), to provision the required users into the single sign on data store. The data store used was Microsoft ADAM. Custom management agents (MA) were developed to import/transform the data following defined business requirements. Many of the custom MAs leveraged SQL 2005 for the data store and data processing,. The team was run utilising AGILE methodologies, including SCRUM and LEAN. Responsibilities: Interfacing with internal projects to ascertain their Identity & Access Management requirements. Design and development of I&AM solutions Design and development of MOSS 2007 user profile import and export process between MOSS and ADAM. Development of MOSS 2007 web parts and search facility. Design and development of an infrastructure monitoring service. Design and development of new web services exposing a collection of methods to retrieve user and group information from ADAM. Design and development of windows and web based applications for maintenance and reporting tasks against Active Directory, ADAM and Microsoft SQL Server 2000/2005. Design and development of standard class libraries for use within the I&AM environment utilising an object oriented model. Development of automated test harnesses. Production of all required functional and technical documentation. Key Technologies: Microsoft Identity Integration Server, Microsoft Internet Information Server, Microsoft Active Directory, Active Directory in Application Mode (ADAM), BMC Single Sign On SoftwareMicrosoft SQL Server 2000/2005, MOSS 2007, Microsoft Web Services, VB.Net, ASP.Net, C#, HTML/CSS, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft SourceSafe Show less



Department of the Environment

• Technical Architect/Senior Analyst Programmer

  • Jul 2004 - Jul 2006

  My role at DEFRA was the design and development of a farming subsidy scheme. The scheme involved membership of farmers (approx. 50,000 members) to gain subsidy for the removal of fallen stock. Farmers were invoiced for the jobs on a monthly basis with any subsidy removed. The collectors who managed the removal of the fallen stock then invoiced the scheme for payment of the full amount. The project also had to cater for the setting up and requesting of direct debits for the farmer memberships… Show more My role at DEFRA was the design and development of a farming subsidy scheme. The scheme involved membership of farmers (approx. 50,000 members) to gain subsidy for the removal of fallen stock. Farmers were invoiced for the jobs on a monthly basis with any subsidy removed. The collectors who managed the removal of the fallen stock then invoiced the scheme for payment of the full amount. The project also had to cater for the setting up and requesting of direct debits for the farmer memberships and their monthly invoices, as well as the printing of all membership documentation and invoices for the members. Responsibilities: Design and development of object oriented middle tier architecture utilising Microsoft Web Services, serialization and SQL XML for data processing. Design and development of relational database data model. Design and development of relational database objects, stored procedures, views, functions etc. Development of data validation functionality utilising defined business rules and regular expressions (REGEX). Development of automated test harnesses. Production of all required functional and technical documentation. Key Technologies: ASP.Net, VB.Net, C#, COM+, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, SQL XML, Microsoft Windows Services development, Microsoft Web Services, Microsoft SQL Server 2000, Microsoft Internet Information Server, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft SourceSafe Show less



Halifax/Bank Of Scotland

• Senior Analyst Programmer

  • Sep 2003 - Jul 2004

  Whilst at HBoS I worked on the BookIT project. This was originally an intranet business application designed to allow all staff members to book customer appointments at branches, meetings, tasks and personal work plans. The system was designed using the Halifax’s TCF (thin client framework). The database was designed and developed in Oracle 8i, later moved to 9i, with VB.Net COM+ components providing the business layer. The front end consisted of VB6 COM components generating XML messages… Show more Whilst at HBoS I worked on the BookIT project. This was originally an intranet business application designed to allow all staff members to book customer appointments at branches, meetings, tasks and personal work plans. The system was designed using the Halifax’s TCF (thin client framework). The database was designed and developed in Oracle 8i, later moved to 9i, with VB.Net COM+ components providing the business layer. The front end consisted of VB6 COM components generating XML messages for the client. The XML was transformed using XSLT to produce the finished page, utilising CSS for the finished look and feel of the page. The system also utilised a SQL Server 2000 database for lookup data. Responsibilities: Design and development of appointment booking process. Development of Oracle relation database stored procedures. Development of user interface. Development of middle tier. Development of lookup cache data system. Design and development of central user admin tool, enabling users to manage lookup data, outlets and employees etc. Design and development of local outlet admin tool, enabling users to manage to amend outlet details such as opening times, generate availability for rooms within outlets, and amend rooms and their facilities. Production of all required functional and technical documentation. Key Technologies: Microsoft SQL Server 2000, Oracle 8i/9i, VB.Net/VB 6, COM+, Microsoft Transaction Server, Microsoft Internet Information Server, XML/XSLT, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, Microsoft Site Server, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft SourceSafe Show less



MiSYS Plc

• Senior Analyst Programmer

  • Dec 2002 - Aug 2003

  I was employed at Misys to design and develop an ASP.Net web application for the management and display of financial product data. The project involved 2 web sites, the first was an intranet application for the management of the data, and the second was an internet application for the end user to view and access the data. The applications were developed using ASP.NET with VB.NET code behind. Both applications accessed a SQL 2000 database using VB.NET COM+ components. The design of the… Show more I was employed at Misys to design and develop an ASP.Net web application for the management and display of financial product data. The project involved 2 web sites, the first was an intranet application for the management of the data, and the second was an internet application for the end user to view and access the data. The applications were developed using ASP.NET with VB.NET code behind. Both applications accessed a SQL 2000 database using VB.NET COM+ components. The design of the architecture was standard 3 tier. Due to the network architecture, part of the project entailed designing and developing a data update system that allowed data entered into the database within the company network to be replicated on a user defined scheduled basis to hosting site. Responsibilities: Design and development of user interface, middle tier objects, Microsoft Web services, Microsoft Windows services. Design and development of relational database model. Design and development of data input administration user interface. Design and development of batch data import process. Design and development of data audit/approval workflow system. Design and development of a scheduled data transfer system to allow data to be entered internally, and then transferred to live web site via SQL replication. Design and development of relation database objects, stored procedures, views, functions etc. Development of data validation functionality utilising defined business rules and regular expressions (REGEX). Development of automated test harnesses. Development DBA. Production of all required functional and technical documentation. Key Technologies: Microsoft SQL Server 2000, ASP.Net, VB.Net, C#, COM+, JavaScript, Microsoft Web Services, Microsoft Windows Services, SQL XML, HTML/CSS, Microsoft Transaction Server, Microsoft Internet Information Server, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft SourceSafe, FTP, HTTP/HTTPS. Show less



Industry technology

• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Analyst Programmer

  • Jun 2001 - Oct 2002

  The BBC department I was in was created for streaming media via the internet. The content included sporting events as well as Radio streams. The architecture was composed of Win2K servers with IIS 5.0. As the role progressed I inherited the development and production SQL DBA role, whilst continuing with my other responsibilities. The projects included the maintenance of the existing Content Management and Streaming system, the new Digital Rights Management system for live and recorded… Show more The BBC department I was in was created for streaming media via the internet. The content included sporting events as well as Radio streams. The architecture was composed of Win2K servers with IIS 5.0. As the role progressed I inherited the development and production SQL DBA role, whilst continuing with my other responsibilities. The projects included the maintenance of the existing Content Management and Streaming system, the new Digital Rights Management system for live and recorded media, a new Product Management toolset allowing the pricing and licensing of DRM protected media and web site development for external clients. Responsibilities: Maintenance of existing content management system Design and development of new product management user interface. Design and development of new product management middle tier objects. Design and development of Microsoft Web Services. Design and development of Microsoft Windows services Design and development of relational database model. Design and development of data input administration user interface. Design and development of relation database objects, stored procedures, views, functions etc. Development of automated test harnesses. Development and Production DBA. Digital Rights Management Requirements gathering and functional design for client web sites. Production of all required functional and technical documentation. Key Technologies: Microsoft SQL Server 7/2000, ASP.Net, VB.Net, COM+, Microsoft Web Services, Microsoft Windows Services, SQL XML, HTML/CSS, XML/XSLT, JavaScript, Microsoft Transaction Server, Microsoft Internet Information Server, Microsoft Visual Studio, Rational ClearCase Show less



Halifax Building Society

• Analyst Programmer

  • Jan 2001 - Apr 2001

  At the Halifax I was employed on the Libra project. The project was for an intranet Bank Reconciliation application. The project used Microsoft IIS ver 4.0, ASP, Jscript, DHTML, Site Server, XML, COM, Transaction Server, SQL Server, IBM MQ, and a DB2 database.; My responsibilities were for the design and development of the ASP pages (including Jscript), and the design and development of COM components to support the business logic. XML was used as a messaging interface between client, business… Show more At the Halifax I was employed on the Libra project. The project was for an intranet Bank Reconciliation application. The project used Microsoft IIS ver 4.0, ASP, Jscript, DHTML, Site Server, XML, COM, Transaction Server, SQL Server, IBM MQ, and a DB2 database.; My responsibilities were for the design and development of the ASP pages (including Jscript), and the design and development of COM components to support the business logic. XML was used as a messaging interface between client, business and database tiers. DTD's were used for the construction of the XML. The client generated request and received response messages that were routed either to the SQL database (lookup data) or to the DB2 mainframe database. Site server was used for the personalisation and user level access control, to the site. All the COM components were run within MTS runtime. All the development was undertaken within the Microsoft Visual Studio environment, with source control in Source Safe. Show less



Impiric Amsterdam

• Senior Interactive Engineer

  • Jul 2000 - Jan 2001

  My role at Impiric involved the design and development of internet and intranet/extranet sites and applications for clients such as Ford and Ericsson. The sites involved ASP, Jscript, HTML, CSS, DHTML, Visual Basic and SQL 7.0. The role also gave me exposure to XML and XSL. One of the main projects I worked on was a CRM extranet application for Ericsson. As well as the development side of the role I was also acting as a mentor for the junior members of the team. This role was to develop… Show more My role at Impiric involved the design and development of internet and intranet/extranet sites and applications for clients such as Ford and Ericsson. The sites involved ASP, Jscript, HTML, CSS, DHTML, Visual Basic and SQL 7.0. The role also gave me exposure to XML and XSL. One of the main projects I worked on was a CRM extranet application for Ericsson. As well as the development side of the role I was also acting as a mentor for the junior members of the team. This role was to develop their skills in ASP and Javascript etc. All the development was undertaken using Microsoft Visual Studio, including Visual Source Safe. Show less



Systems Integration Associates Ltd

• Systems Consultant

  • Oct 1999 - Jun 2000

  During this period I have worked on several clients' sites providing performance and health checks on the clients systems, as well as the design and implementation of new systems.. These have included Windows NT, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Terminal Server. I have also designed and developed several Internet/Intranet based systems internal/external to SIA. These have included a Contacts application providing details of business contacts. This system incorporated IIS ver 4.0, SQL Server… Show more During this period I have worked on several clients' sites providing performance and health checks on the clients systems, as well as the design and implementation of new systems.. These have included Windows NT, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Terminal Server. I have also designed and developed several Internet/Intranet based systems internal/external to SIA. These have included a Contacts application providing details of business contacts. This system incorporated IIS ver 4.0, SQL Server version 7.0 and ASP development of Web pages using Vbscript and Jscript. Other sites/applications have included the use of Microsoft IIS 5.0, Microsoft Site Server Commerce edition with SQL Server 7.0, ASP 2.0/3.0, Microsoft Transaction Server and Microsoft Message; . The production of these sites has also involved the development of various COM components using Visual Basic. Whilst in the development stage I was responsible for the design, development, and admin of the SQL databases. This included data analysis using OLAP. Show less



Systems Integration Associates Ltd - PriceWaterhouseCoopers

• Systems Consultant

  • Mar 1999 - Oct 1999

  The Security Project consisted of designing a new security model and data migration for the HR and user systems. This was required for the merger between Cooper & Lybrand and Price Waterhouse. All the HR information from both companies had to be merged into a new system. This included the automated user account creation for NT, Lotus Notes, Remote Access, and the day-to-day changes to user information within the company. The user base for this project was approximately 22000. Part of my… Show more The Security Project consisted of designing a new security model and data migration for the HR and user systems. This was required for the merger between Cooper & Lybrand and Price Waterhouse. All the HR information from both companies had to be merged into a new system. This included the automated user account creation for NT, Lotus Notes, Remote Access, and the day-to-day changes to user information within the company. The user base for this project was approximately 22000. Part of my responsibility was the design and implementation of the login script and data storage. The login script was developed using Vbscript, with activeX controls to link through to the Windows NT SAM database (ADSI), Microsoft Access database (MDAC) and various others for accessing of registry, text files etc. The script functionality included determination of user account information, IP configuration of the local workstation, determination of local resource servers, determination of appropriate SMS site and servers, provision of information and execution of PwC's software distribution package, and a Y2K check and lockout system. I was also required to develop ActiveX controls for the use within the login script using Visual Basic. Within the scope of my control was the implementation of a data migration program to the new directory structure defined by the Security model. I was responsible for the organisation of the implementation of the new script, which included the provision of design verification testing, user acceptance testing and a pilot scheme. I dealt with the business lines of service throughout the project to determine requirements and specifications, and managed a team of 6 people for the project. The data was migrated from existing NT directory structures and from Novell data servers. As part of this project I also developed various Web based Admin tools for use by the various Lines of Service, using ASP technologies and Visual Basic.

• Systems Consultant

  • Feb 1999 - Mar 1999

  The Single Infrastructure Project was responsible for the design and implementation of the single infrastructure for the merged company of PricewaterhouseCoopers. This included the design and implementation of a new NT domain structure, SMS, client upgrades and software rationalisation. I was responsible towards the end of the project for the support of the NT login script and servers. The login script was developed in KixTart and contained approximately 10,000 lines of code.



Systems Integration Associates - Yorkshire Electricity

• Security Project

  • Mar 1999 - Oct 1999

  The Security Project consisted of designing a new security model and data migration for the HR and user systems. This was required for the merger between Cooper & Lybrand and Price Waterhouse. All the HR information from both companies had to be merged into a new system. This included the automated user account creation for NT, Lotus Notes, Remote Access, and the day-to-day changes to user information within the company. The user base for this project was approximately 22000. Part of my… Show more The Security Project consisted of designing a new security model and data migration for the HR and user systems. This was required for the merger between Cooper & Lybrand and Price Waterhouse. All the HR information from both companies had to be merged into a new system. This included the automated user account creation for NT, Lotus Notes, Remote Access, and the day-to-day changes to user information within the company. The user base for this project was approximately 22000. Part of my responsibility was the design and implementation of the login script and data storage. The login script was developed using VBScript, with ActiveX controls to link through to the Windows NT SAM database (ADSI), Microsoft Access database (MDAC) and various others for accessing of registry, text files etc. I was also required to develop ActiveX controls for the use within the login script using Visual Basic. I was responsible for the organisation of the implementation of the new script, which included the provision of design verification testing, user acceptance testing and a pilot scheme. I dealt with the business lines of service throughout the project to determine requirements and specifications, and managed a team of 6 people for the project. As part of this project I also developed various Web based Admin tools for use by the various Lines of Service, using ASP technologies and Visual Basic. Show less



Systems Integration Associates Ltd - Yorkshire Electricity

• Systems Consultant

  • May 1998 - Feb 1999

  The OSR project was implemented to bring the remaining non-DAMS PC's upto Windows 95. The project also involved the design and implementation of a new mail system. The existing mail software was Office Power, and was replaced with HP OpenMail and Microsoft Outlook 97. Part of the deliverables for the project was the integration and distribution of Microsoft Office 97 to the clients, as well as each department's existing applications.

• Systems Consultant

  • Feb 1998 - Apr 1998

  The SIP project consisted of the design and implementation of a monitoring system for the production applications. This system measured performance of applications, application availability and client performance. The data was used to ascertain whether service levels where being met by the IT outsource company. I was responsible for the design and implementation of the Server availability and client performance specifications, as well as being involved on the specification for application… Show more The SIP project consisted of the design and implementation of a monitoring system for the production applications. This system measured performance of applications, application availability and client performance. The data was used to ascertain whether service levels where being met by the IT outsource company. I was responsible for the design and implementation of the Server availability and client performance specifications, as well as being involved on the specification for application performance. The specification detailed the use of Ecoscope as the data collection and analysis tool for the application transactions.

• Systems Consultant

  • Oct 1997 - Feb 1998

  The DAMS (Distributed Asset Management System) project consisted of the integration of 44 applications onto the YE corporate desktop. The operating system for the client was Windows 95, and the applications ranged from NT server based applications to Oracle database applications. There were a number of different network protocols involved including TCP/IP and NetBEUI, with transport layers such as ODBC and SQLNet. The role also involved the design and implementation of a software distribution… Show more The DAMS (Distributed Asset Management System) project consisted of the integration of 44 applications onto the YE corporate desktop. The operating system for the client was Windows 95, and the applications ranged from NT server based applications to Oracle database applications. There were a number of different network protocols involved including TCP/IP and NetBEUI, with transport layers such as ODBC and SQLNet. The role also involved the design and implementation of a software distribution system. The first release of the system implemented Ghost to deliver the operating system and first release of the applications. Subsequent releases involved WinInstall. I managed a team of 5 people during this project and was responsible for day to day running of the project. I was also responsible for the development of several systems using Microsoft Access. The front end for these applications was written within Access using VBA.



Systems Integration Associates - SIP Project

• Service Improvement Project

  • Feb 1998 - Apr 1998

  The SIP project consisted of the design and implementation of a monitoring system for the production applications. This system measured performance of applications, application availability and client performance. The data was used to ascertain whether service levels where being met by the IT outsource company. I was responsible for the design and implementation of the Server availability and client performance specifications, as well as being involved on the specification for application… Show more The SIP project consisted of the design and implementation of a monitoring system for the production applications. This system measured performance of applications, application availability and client performance. The data was used to ascertain whether service levels where being met by the IT outsource company. I was responsible for the design and implementation of the Server availability and client performance specifications, as well as being involved on the specification for application performance. Show less



AC Interskill

• Systems Consultant/Trainer

  • Feb 1997 - Oct 1997

  I was involved in a wide variety of projects. These included the deployment of Windows 95 and various applications to desktop, planning, installation and deployment of Windows NT 4.0 domain models (800 users), both on local area networks and wide area networks, incorporating Windows NT 4.0 Workstation to desktop, planning, installation and deployment of Exchange V4.0 and V5.0 server and client (500 users). In between projects I was required to present approved Microsoft Technical training… Show more I was involved in a wide variety of projects. These included the deployment of Windows 95 and various applications to desktop, planning, installation and deployment of Windows NT 4.0 domain models (800 users), both on local area networks and wide area networks, incorporating Windows NT 4.0 Workstation to desktop, planning, installation and deployment of Exchange V4.0 and V5.0 server and client (500 users). In between projects I was required to present approved Microsoft Technical training courses in Windows NT 4.0, SMS, SQL Server, TCP/IP, Exchange Server 5.0 and Windows 95, and was responsible for the support and expansion of the company's internal network and intranet. The intranet contained various applications developed in Visual Basic and ASP. Show less



Royal Insurance Group

• Support Analyst

  • Aug 1995 - Feb 1997

  My initial contract was for 3 months working on a support desk for Novell Netware V3.11/V3.12 and V4.01, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Mail and in-house software packages developed in Access. The contract was extended for an additional 6 months in which time I also started installation and support of Windows 95 operating system. Since then my contract was extended a further two times incorporating support and installation of Windows NT 3.51/4.0 and Microsoft Exchange V4.0 server and client. My… Show more My initial contract was for 3 months working on a support desk for Novell Netware V3.11/V3.12 and V4.01, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Mail and in-house software packages developed in Access. The contract was extended for an additional 6 months in which time I also started installation and support of Windows 95 operating system. Since then my contract was extended a further two times incorporating support and installation of Windows NT 3.51/4.0 and Microsoft Exchange V4.0 server and client. My other responsibilities have also included Project Management. The projects have been varied, from setting up Windows 95 desktops to installation and support of Microsoft Remote Mail for 300 satellite offices around the country Show less



Anthony Cook Associates

• IT Consultant

  • Apr 1995 - Aug 1995

  The contract consisted of the installation of new hardware, software and the training of staff, for a large building society. The new hardware installed consisted of a UNIX and an O/S 2 server as well as the upgrading of existing workstations to cater for the new Windows 3.11 based software. The training of staff was done on a formal level at training centres provided by the client, and also on a one to one basis at each branch of the society. The training had to cater for people new to the… Show more The contract consisted of the installation of new hardware, software and the training of staff, for a large building society. The new hardware installed consisted of a UNIX and an O/S 2 server as well as the upgrading of existing workstations to cater for the new Windows 3.11 based software. The training of staff was done on a formal level at training centres provided by the client, and also on a one to one basis at each branch of the society. The training had to cater for people new to the Windows environment, use of mouse etc. as well as the new software that was written in-house by the society. Show less



Acer Consultants Ltd

• IT Manager

  • Jan 1992 - Apr 1995

  Responsibilities include the design, implementation and supervision of a Novell Netware LAN, supporting 38 PC's. The local area network was also attached to a large wide area network, which contained 26 Novell servers and 6 UNIX servers. The local area network consisted of 38 PC's 3 print servers, and several Sun Sparc Workstations. I was also responsible for hardware/software purchasing, installation of new hardware/software, administration of network and formulating I.T. strategy. My… Show more Responsibilities include the design, implementation and supervision of a Novell Netware LAN, supporting 38 PC's. The local area network was also attached to a large wide area network, which contained 26 Novell servers and 6 UNIX servers. The local area network consisted of 38 PC's 3 print servers, and several Sun Sparc Workstations. I was also responsible for hardware/software purchasing, installation of new hardware/software, administration of network and formulating I.T. strategy. My duties also included the training of staff in existing and new software which included cc:Mail, Microsoft Office, Lotus Smartsuite, CorelDraw 5.0, PCTCP for Windows and DOS, Novix for Windows, AutoCAD Rel.12 and Novell Netware for users and System Administration. The size of training group varied from 20 people to hand holding in a working environment. Show less



Nickson Davies Consulting Engineers

• IT Manager

  • Jan 1990 - Jan 1992

  Responsible for 14 PCs mainly used for AutoCAD, plotters and printers, purchasing of new software/hardware, installation of hardware and software, and general administration of computer systems. Also involved in training of colleagues in AutoCAD Rel. 10, CADs 8110, Word for Windows, Lotus 123, and other Windows based software.