As the Chief Technology Officer at TPS Global Logistics, my primary responsibility is to oversee the company's technological needs and research and development (R&D). I set the strategic direction of the company's technology posture and ensure alignment with our business goals. My focus is on driving innovation, optimizing our technology infrastructure, and leading digital transformation initiatives.Key Responsibilities and Achievements:- Technology Leadership: Educating leadership and employees on the current state of technology, fostering a culture of technological awareness and innovation across the company. Implementing best practices in technology management and operations- Digital Strategy: Developing and implementing comprehensive digital strategies that enhance business efficiency, customer experience, and market competitiveness.- Strategic Planning: Collaborating with executive management to align technology-related decisions with the company's goals. Responsible for long-term technology planning, including investments in tech and human resources.- Programming and System Architecture: Leveraging my programming expertise to guide system architecture decisions, ensuring robust, scalable, and efficient technology solutions. Hands on coding bespoke software solutions where there isn't a suitable existing solution.- Innovation and Transformation: Championing innovation within the organization, identifying and integrating new technologies to enhance business operations and customer service.Risk Management and Compliance: Ensuring technology systems and processes comply with relevant laws and regulations, while managing digital risks effectively.

Key Responsibilities and Achievements:- Provided specialized IT consulting services to multiple warehousing and logistics companies.Played a pivotal role in facilitating seamless software transitions, ensuring minimal disruption to operations.- Offered expert advice on technology strategy, aligning IT initiatives with business goals for optimal efficiency and growth.- Managed various projects, demonstrating strong leadership and coordination skills to meet project timelines and objectives.- Utilised extensive programming knowledge to tailor solutions to client-specific needs.- Oversaw IT procurement processes, ensuring cost-effective and suitable technology acquisitions.- Aligned IT and business strategies, fostering an environment of technological advancement and business development.

-Extensive experience developing bespoke middleware applications that enable internal & external systems from multiple vendors to communicate utilising multiple formats , strategies and delivery methods (restful API's, GRPC, flat files, xml,ftp, sftp, p2p synchronization etc)-Daily contact with external IT departments / developers / operations teams from startup size to multinational corporations giving technical guidance on systems integrations and exploring potential efficiency gains via new process implementations-Direct support to upper management / managing director, not limited to technical queries, includes critical thinking applied to many areas of the business-Liaising with Warehouse Management System vendor, troubleshooting , feature requests, raising support tickets on behalf of end users in a manner that is technically detailed for a quick resolution of issues-Procuring / configuring hardware (Desktops, Laptops, printers, scanners, access points, switches, phones) based on user and or organisational need-Internal systems trainer - excels at explaining foreign concepts in a way that delivers information to a user at their technical level of understanding-Working within a small team supporting 100+ users spread across 6 physical locations ( liaising with 3rd party network infrastructure support company on an ad-hoc basis)-Maintaining win7 -10 / Active Directory / Exchange 365. Adding new users, distribution groups, malware filters, GDPR compliant group policy access restrictions on file servers