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South Africa

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Cape Town, South Africa

Has developed many highly creative and unique custom implementations of SharePoint 2007 and 2010 incorporating specialized Enterprise Content, Document Records and Forms Management systems, Business Intelligence, Scorecards and Dashboards, custom Workflow and Search applications, cutting edge User Interfaces utilizing Silverlight, document onramp and imaging technology, bespoke Insurance applications.Developed a fully automated version of the SP360 RDS (Rapid Deployment Solution) for WSSv3.0Keynote speaker at the recent South African 4th Annual Knowledge Management and Intranets conference

Cape Town, South Africa

Responsibilities included consulting on Microsoft technologies in particular Sharepoint Portal Server 2003/2007, Systems Management Server 2003 (Asset Management / Software Distribution / OS Deployment and Configuration Monitoring, Desktop Deployment technologies. Duties also included training Microsoft products and technologies including MCSE 2003 with Security and Active Directory specialization, Sharepoint Portal Server 2003/07, Systems Management Server 2003.Successfully developed a hosted Performance Management Solution utilizing MS SQL Server, SQL Analysis and Reporting Services, Sharepoint Portal Server and MS Business Scorecard Manager.Successfully deployed Sharepoint Portal Server to a number of MCS clients in Africa in the following sectors: Telco’s, banks, government, education and health.Successfully deployed a pilot of the Innovative Teachers Network for MS and the South African Department of Education – based on Sharepoint Portal Sever 2003. Successfully architected and completed large scale deployments of Systems Management Server 2003 and subsequent desktop deployment projects at large corporates in SA and Namibia.

Cape Town, South Africa

Developed a comprehensive strategy roadmap for AST’s entrance into the mobile market.Did extensive BA and BPA work and technical due dilligence exercises as part of AST’s eBusiness incubator. Managed the AST Cape Technology Users Group: Aimed at promoting knowledge and technology awareness internally at ASTGained solid practical experience in a range of Microsoft Server products :Biztalk Server (completed product training at Netscope); SharePoint Portal Server; Content Management Server; Commerce Server; Mobile Information Server.Built IP in the form of documents and presentations for Sharepoint Portal Server and Biztalk Server. Did extensive research on strategy, product implementation and market/business development in the following areas:Ebusiness: Management strategies, technologies, infrastructure, web services, commerce chain (e- commerce and m-commerce), integrated networks, portals, portfolio management, strategic issues, security issues, implementation. Mobile\Wireless: SMS; WAP; Bluetooth; Location Based Services; Wireless applications in the health sector; Mobile Commerce; Mobile CRM and SFAEcommerce: MS Commerce Server and other productsCRM: Investigated, installed and tested various web-based and mobile CRM toolsSecurity: Smartcards; Biometrics; VPN, FirewallsContent Management: MS Content Management Server; MS Sharepoint Portal Server, Zope (Open Source)SCM: I2’s Freight Matrix (completed product training)

Cape Town, South Africa

Founded and developed Dockside Internet - grew the company from 4 to 55+ within 2 yearsEstablished and expanded the user-base from 0 to 5000+ dialup users, 0 to 200+ leased lines (analogue and diginet) and 0 to 200+ (domains and websites).Spearheaded the refocusing of Dockside on bespoke Internet Application Development and as an Internet Business Consultancy.Successfully developed and launched Directory Builder Portal Platform - a pre cursor to SharePoint.2000 – 2001Product Development DirectorArchitected Directory Builder Portal Platform and 30 integrated modules. Managed all aspects of the product development cycle including specification, development, testing, marketing, legal (contracts), sales strategy, training and client presentations.Wrote technical articles for a number of SA IT publications1999 – 2000Production DirectorSuccessfully developed and implemented a web development process and strategy.Successfully implemented an internal workgroup project management system. Managed the design and development teams. Managed quality control and client relationships. 1996 – 1998Technical Director/System AdministratorResponsible for entire ISP and technical infrastructure - including servers, routers, leased lines, modems and LANDevelopment and implementation of ISP support mechanismMaintenance of the UNIX servers (Apache, Sendmail, Squid, Radius etc)The administration of the NT servers (including IIS, SQL, Index, Commerce, and Site Server).