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Aurora, Colorado, United States

Austin, Texas, United States

Managing core collaboration products for the defense and pharmaceutical industries including:Managed Microsoft 365A dedicated managed service for the SMB and enterprise (prime) defense industrial base for the collaboration of CUI (Controlled Unclassified Information) via Microsoft Teams & SharePoint Online between suppliers + partners whilst remaining in compliance with NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC 2.0 level 2 standards.Product editions include:- Multi-tenant for SMB defense customers (Microsoft 365 GCC-H)- Dedicated enterprise defense tenants (Microsoft 365 GCC-H)- Dedicated enterprise commercial tenants (Microsoft 365 Commercial)All tenants are security baselined and locked down to restrict access and sharing to approved users as part of the reference "Meet Me" Microsoft architecture that we implement.As part of the managed service provided by Exostar, we also provide US Based, SOC (Security Operation Center) services with active SIEM monitoring with pro-active resolution to security notices. As well as taking advantage of key Microsoft compliance features to create a deny by default approach including:- SharePoint Online - Sensitive by Default- Microsoft Purview (Information Protection, Data Loss Prevention etc.)- Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps- Entra ID Conditional AccessFurthermore, we take advantage of Exostar's identity provider solution, Managed Access Gateway via Azure External Federation into Microsoft 365 to provide company vetting, user proofing and advanced multi-factor capabilities (Military CAC cards, Aviation ID, h/w & s/w certificates) as well standard app and phone OTP authentication.My duties are aligning the business and customer requirements to the product features (existing and new), managing and prioritizing feature roadmaps and utilizing my technical background to aid in detailed requirements and providing guidance to DEV, QA and Operational teams to achieve best practice patterns CI-CD automation.

Austin, Texas, United States

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Austin, Texas, United States

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Austin, Texas, United States

As part of the SharePoint Online platform team, we provide internal consultancy services covering PowerApps, Power Automate, Power BI, Yammer, MS Teams, Stream, Planner / To-Do and SharePoint Online ensuring that best practice is followed whilst keeping on top of the product roadmap internally as well as externally with Microsoft.On top of this, we provide guidance for projects large & small... content is also provided in the form of Webcasts, Podcasts (we even built our own podcast player!), blogs and knowledge articles.Lastly, we provide platform guidance on EY’s revenue making products being built on SharePoint Online such as EY Interact, EY Absolute and others :-)

Austin, Texas Area

Austin, Texas, Usa

Houston, Texas, Usa

Strategic role aiding ConocoPhillips' move from on-premise to the cloud. Primary Project: Azure B2B authentication for cloud based extranet purposes.As side projects I worked on providing strategic advice for SharePoint Apps in the cloud using the Client App and Provider Hosted (Azure App) models to aid transition from existing On-Premise (SP2013) and Knowledge Sharing (SP2010) platforms.

Houston, Texas Area

As part of the global IT division of ConocoPhillips, I head up the SharePoint and .NET application development teams from concept and design through to delivery and support. Heavy emphasis on SharePoint 2013 and SharePoint Online (Office 365) & Azure with legacy systems in SharePoint 2003, 2007, & 2010 as well as a portfolio of applications using .NET with SQL Server as the back end.Highlights include:Yammer eDiscoveryTechnical architect and project manager for the creation of an in-house Yammer eDiscovery tool taking into account EU regulations with the ability to snapshot data for specific legal matters.Corporate Intranet Number of page views per month: 1.7 million (avg) across 27 locationsA global, multi-lingual SharePoint 2013 solution utilizing cross site publishing to provide a personalized roll up of global and local articles in a responsive design. The Company Intranet was also awarded as one of the Top 10 Intranets of 2015 by the Norman Nielsen Group.Company Internet SitePrimary domain (.com) page views: 150,0000 (avg) per monthSupporting the global need of ConocoPhillips across 10 domains using SharePoint publishing with full fail over and disaster recovery capabilities to support important quarterly earning announcements.Process RedesignAfter joining the team, it was clear that a different approach needed to be taken for large SharePoint projects. As part of quality assurance to improve the reliability of the release cycle, I implemented a number of processes to ensure success. Many of these processes have made it to the .NET discipline within the team also.Including:- Version control and branching strategies within TFS for .NET and SharePoint disciplines- Repeatable deployment handover processes including: - Deployment packaging (DEV, TEST and PROD) - Implementation documentation & change control- Internal testing practices to reduce rework from UAT as well as improving customer impressions.

Houston, Texas Area

As part of the Application Development team with IT, I oversaw SharePoint development projects from concept and design through to delivery and support.

Houston, Texas, Usa

As part of the SharePoint projects team based out of Houston, I was placed inside ConocoPhillips 9 months into an 18 month intranet implementation to ensure the quality and success of the project and meet client expectations.The implementation was a success and recently was named one the Top 10 Intranets of 2015 (Nielsen Norman Group)

Marlow, United Kingdom

60% SharePoint/Project Server Architect, Consultant and Technical Lead25% Business / Systems Analysis10% Research & Solution Development5% 3rd Line SupportAs a member of the Technology team within CPS, I work as one of the Senior Consultants within the company advising clients and implementing SharePoint technology solutions (utilising best practices) around:• Process / automation around SharePoint, Project Server and MS Office Technologies• Integration of 3rd party line of business applications• SharePoint Architecture including backup, failover and disaster recovery• One to one SharePoint consultancy workshops (client based)

London, United Kingdom

60% Architecture / Development Consultant30% Requirements Analysis10% Development / SupportWorking in the SharePoint Solutions (SPS) Business Unit of Sword-UK, I architected the Hardware and Capacity requirements for SharePoint projects including:- Web Front-End Servers, Index & Query Servers &Database Servers

Eynsham, United Kingdom

50% Development Consultant45% Technical Architect5% 3rd Line SupportHaving previously headed up the development team at European Electronique (Microsoft Solutions Gold Partner) and moved into a Technical Architect / Consultancy role, I aided sales with tender writing & technology specification, pre-sale / paid consultancy, and recommendation reports. As well as implementing projects from Hardware / Software installation to code / database integration with a specialism in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS 2007) and surrounding technologies. Technologies involved are decided upon according to the budget and requirements of the client, as such projects can involve open source technologies such as Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP to Microsoft solutions such IIS, SQL Server, MS Office, ASP, VBScript, VB.NET / ASP.NET, SharePoint Portal Server.Internal projects are typically undertaken in ASP.NET / VB.NET and SQL Server and integrated into the company’s MOSS 2007 intranet solution implemented by myself. This includes an integrated Customer Services solution with on the fly reporting to ISO 9001:2000 – Quality Management standards.

Reading, United Kingdom

45% Systems Analyst Technical analysis / consultancy on system design and creation50% DeveloperSoftware developer, application programming, architecture & configuration5% 3rd Line SupportServer maintenance, 3rd line support (in-house)Project: Automated Dynamic ReportingI was brought in to analyse internal database systems in order to create a reporting solution., to make (MBS) more affective in the market place, dynamic reports showing current status and trends over time have been created looking at all parts of MBS from a country, product, standard & legal work load perspective.To conform to rigorous Microsoft Business Group IT standards, latest technologies and security standards had to be conformed to before applications became live.The success of this project allowed MBS to analyse all parts of this international business, helping not only upper management to make informed decisions but also all workers (business analysts, developers, testers etc…) to effectively prioritise work in order to meet published SLA standards internally and externally to customers and partners.Project features: Dynamic filters, data listing, graphing, data exports (Excel), product studio (Internal Microsoft Tool)Technologies used: ASP.NET, VB.NET, SQL Server 2000 (SQL, DTS Automation), Office Web Components (dynamic graphs), ISS 6.0, Active Server Directory Security, SharePoint Portal Server 2003.

East Grinstead, United Kingdom

45% Systems AnalystTechnical analysis on system design and creation45% DeveloperDeveloper (s/w & h/w), application programming, h/w development / configuration10% 3rd Line SupportServer maintenance, 3rd line support – in-house and externalAs part of the Web / Technical Development team within the Research & Development (Corporate IT) office, my role was to bridge the gap between the two different departments.As a Systems Analyst, I assessed how viable a solution was for the various companies within the Rentokil-Initial Corporation. Documentation, Business Analysis and Technical Design were all features of this role. As Web Developer I was required to produce, well designed dynamic web sites in an Intranet and Internet environment. As a Technical Developer my role was essential for security requirements, version control and standardisation across all servers, desktop builds etc…

Southampton, United Kingdom

Gatwick Airport, United Kingdom

Bournemouth, United Kingdom