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London, GB

London, GB

London, GB

London, England, GB

• ADMISI (a subsidiary of the Archer Daniels Midland company) is a full-service multi-asset brokerage firm.
• Responsible for all technology in London, with a close relationship with the international offices.
• Member of the Executive Committee, alongside the three directors and the Head of Operations.
• Managed all IT functions including development, infrastructure, technology operations and support.
• Designed the overall technology architecture, blending in-house and outsourced elements, including transitioning key systems to the application service provider (ASP) and software as a service (SaaS) models, with.
• Implemented an ITIL-based helpdesk system and managed the transition to a service delivery model, which included restructuring the team around a new service delivery management role.

Colchester, Essex, GB

• Wyndeham is one of the UK’s leading printing groups, with a number of sites across the UK.
• Implemented group-wide MIS, CRM and straight through processing systems.
• Change management and team building to support creation of group-wide IT capabilities.

• BrowserAngel was an early-stage technology startup, part-funded by three DTI innovation grants.
• Managed the transition from research and development to product and service implementation.
• Defined corporate strategy, business plan, partnership opportunities and funding requirements.

• Infoshare developed sophisticated investment research tools for the retail financial services market.
• Led in-house and outsourced teams covering development, design and content creation.
• Managed the design and development of web-based investment search and selection tools.
• Presented the product to prospective clients in London and New York.

• GNI was a multi-asset broker and pioneered the retail CFD market in the UK. Part of the Gerrard Group, which was acquired Old Mutual in 2000, GNI was sold to Man Financial in 2002 and was part of MFGlobal from 2007.
• Programme Manager for GNI’s strategic Internet dealing platform (GNI Touch). This multi-phase project included the implementation of the Fidessa platform for equities trading and order management, the design and.
• Led the transition to screen-based trading in futures and options. Implemented Internet-based trading, order book management and straight-through processing.
• Initiated and delivered the development of Internet-based access to client accounts, which gave substantial cost savings through reduced distribution of physical paperwork and faxes.
• Managed a complete redesign of the company’s voice and data network infrastructure.

Zurich, CH

• CSFP was the specialist derivatives and risk management arm of the Credit Suisse group.
• Evaluated systems to support the main OTC derivatives business, leading to a $10m project to implement the Summit system.
• Managed workflow automation and document management projects for the OTC back office, as part of a wider programme to implement straight through processing systems.
• Supervised a project to migrate exchange traded futures and options trades from the Devon derivatives system to the replacement Rolfe & Nolan system.
• Involved in many other projects related to CSFP’s middle and back office systems, including Gloss, Rolfe & Nolan, Devon and various in-house corporate systems.

• Winter Partners is a Swiss software and consulting firm, specialising in the international banking market.
• Managed the development and implementation of a securities settlement system for the Zürich office of a major Japanese broking firm.
• Led a team responsible for enhancements and maintenance of the securities module of Winter Partners’ universal banking system.
• Conducted installation support and development for clients.

• Citymax (eventually part of Misys) was a software house specialising in the UK stockbroking sector.
• Developed settlement and accounting systems for equity market makers.
• Responsible for regulatory reports, primarily for counterparty risk assessment.

Executing Strategy For Results

Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Bsc, Astronomy

4 A Levels, 9 O Levels