Experience

NAK Consulting Services Limited

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

• Solutions Architect

  • Apr 2023 - Present

  Northampton, England, United Kingdom



Maintel

• United Kingdom
• Telecommunications
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Solutions Architect

  • Apr 2019 - Apr 2023

  London, United Kingdom My role at Maintel was part of a small team of dedicated solutions architects, with a brief to help customers identify their business outcomes and position Maintel products and services to help achieve them. The team provided a vital link between the technical pre-sales subject matter experts and the customer so that the technology solutions proposed are closely aligned to the customer objectives. This role was non-technology specific but made use of the many years experience I have gained in… Show more My role at Maintel was part of a small team of dedicated solutions architects, with a brief to help customers identify their business outcomes and position Maintel products and services to help achieve them. The team provided a vital link between the technical pre-sales subject matter experts and the customer so that the technology solutions proposed are closely aligned to the customer objectives. This role was non-technology specific but made use of the many years experience I have gained in the communications industry to be able to look at technology through the viewpoint of those that consume it and understand the benefits it can bring. Show less



Redcentric

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Principal Solutions Architect

  • Mar 2014 - Apr 2019

  UK I joined Redcentric as a solutions architect initially in a pre-sales capacity to support the ‘ICT’ business unit that was responsible for all of the non-managed service business (on premise infrastructure). After an initial period in this role, as one of the most experienced unified communications architects in the business, I was asked to take on the role of design architect with responsibility for delivering a new unified communications managed service based on the Cisco Hosted Collaboration… Show more I joined Redcentric as a solutions architect initially in a pre-sales capacity to support the ‘ICT’ business unit that was responsible for all of the non-managed service business (on premise infrastructure). After an initial period in this role, as one of the most experienced unified communications architects in the business, I was asked to take on the role of design architect with responsibility for delivering a new unified communications managed service based on the Cisco Hosted Collaboration Service (HCS) solution. This product is now released and forms part of the unified communications product portfolio. Show less



KCOM

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Solutions Manager (Architect) - Enterprise

  • Nov 2009 - Mar 2014

  Leicester, United Kingdom As Solutions Manager for the enterprise sales team, along with a team of solutions consultants I acted as solution architect, bringing together the various aspects of a solution; LAN. WAN, Voice, Managed Service etc to provide a clear and complete technical proposal or response to RFP/RFI. With a considerable technical background in networking technology, my role was to take an overarching view of any opportunity, evaluate the products and services that best suit the customer, and ensure… Show more As Solutions Manager for the enterprise sales team, along with a team of solutions consultants I acted as solution architect, bringing together the various aspects of a solution; LAN. WAN, Voice, Managed Service etc to provide a clear and complete technical proposal or response to RFP/RFI. With a considerable technical background in networking technology, my role was to take an overarching view of any opportunity, evaluate the products and services that best suit the customer, and ensure that the solution proposed matches the customers needs, and is within the capabilities of the business to deliver. During my time at Kcom I was instrumental in some of the earliest opportunities to position the then very new Cisco Hosted Collaboration Solution platform as pre-sales solution architect and design authority. Show less



KCOM

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Network Systems Consultant - Presales

  • Feb 2008 - Mar 2009

  Leicester, United Kingdom I first joined Affiniti, which was to eventually become Kcom, as a contractor providing technical design services at a pre-sales level. During the year and a half I worked with the company as a contractor, I assisted with high level design work on many different opportunities, in both the public and private sector. I designed the companies first two managed Cisco Nexus data centre networks (for two major UK police force customers), as well as helping to win contracts for large IP voice/contact… Show more I first joined Affiniti, which was to eventually become Kcom, as a contractor providing technical design services at a pre-sales level. During the year and a half I worked with the company as a contractor, I assisted with high level design work on many different opportunities, in both the public and private sector. I designed the companies first two managed Cisco Nexus data centre networks (for two major UK police force customers), as well as helping to win contracts for large IP voice/contact centre estates. Show less



Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander

• Banking
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Network Systems Consultant

  • Jul 2007 - Feb 2008

  London, United Kingdom I was invited back to KSF in order to support a project to harmonise the groups network systems and standards. Reporting to the project team in Iceland, my role was to interface between the UK Network team who operated and managed communications for all the UK offices, and our counterparts in other regions. At the projects completion, I was asked to stay on and join the UK network team providing support & delivering network projects.



HML

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Network Systems Consultant

  • May 2007 - Jul 2007

  For HML I designed and implemented a new network supporting both voice and data for the organisations new Glasgow contact centre



Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander

• Banking
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Network Systems Consultant

  • Jan 2007 - Apr 2007

  London, United Kingdom I joined KSF, part of the Kaupthing Bank group - an Icelandic banking company, and the largest company in Iceland - to deliver the communications aspects of a major data centre relocation project. My role included the procurement & commissioning of dual dark fibre circuits between the main data centre within the company offices and an off site redundant data centre some miles away. I successfully migrated the UK wide area network from a 'leased line' self managed system to a fully… Show more I joined KSF, part of the Kaupthing Bank group - an Icelandic banking company, and the largest company in Iceland - to deliver the communications aspects of a major data centre relocation project. My role included the procurement & commissioning of dual dark fibre circuits between the main data centre within the company offices and an off site redundant data centre some miles away. I successfully migrated the UK wide area network from a 'leased line' self managed system to a fully outsourced and managed service from Global Crossing. During my time at the bank I also designed and deployed network management solutions for both the HQ campus LAN, and off shore banking office. Show less



BSS Group

• Network Support Manager

  • Oct 2006 - Jan 2007

  Leicester, United Kingdom My brief contract with BSS was primarily to provide network support leading a small team based out of the company HQ in Leicester. We supported a wide area network connecting several hundred trade counter branches nationwide. In addition we supported the Cisco Callmanager telephony environment covering the main HQ site, as well as individual Cisco Callmanager Express systems located at each trade counter/branch. As a contractor, I left BSS when a permanent support manager had been found… Show more My brief contract with BSS was primarily to provide network support leading a small team based out of the company HQ in Leicester. We supported a wide area network connecting several hundred trade counter branches nationwide. In addition we supported the Cisco Callmanager telephony environment covering the main HQ site, as well as individual Cisco Callmanager Express systems located at each trade counter/branch. As a contractor, I left BSS when a permanent support manager had been found and a transition had taken place. Show less



BT Group

• United Kingdom
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Customer Engineer

  • Jan 2006 - Oct 2006



E.ON UK

• United Kingdom
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Network Engineer

  • Oct 2005 - Jan 2006

  Sherwood Park, Nottingham



Bureau Veritas Group

• France
• Environmental Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Network Systems Consultant

  • Apr 2005 - Sep 2005

  Provided consulting services to BV Information Services working on various network projects including the creation of a Cisco DMVPN network and assisting with integration of a recent aquisition in to the network.



JPMorgan Chase & Co.

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Network Engineer

  • Dec 2004 - Apr 2005



Peregrine Systems

• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Network Engineer

  • 2002 - 2004



Harbinger Group

• India
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• network engineer

  • 2001 - 2004



Nortel Networks

• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Network Consultant

  • 2001 - 2003



TRANSCO

• United Arab Emirates
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Network Engineer

  • 1999 - 2001