As CTO of DNA IT Solutions, I ensure that we provide IT solutions to our customers that address real business challenges. IT is a strategic enabler – we advise, deploy and support, to give you confidence that your business has a solid IT foundation, your assets and data are held securely and that we continually review your solution for best practice.Our role is to ensure IT is seamless within your business and we are continually striving for new ways to improve our service to you. DNA IT Solutions only work with the best technology partners in the world, companies such as IBM and Microsoft, to bring our clients the ultimate products.DNA IT Solutions are the partner of choice for companies that want to work with a team of talented, experienced and skilled IT professionals.

Working for Capgemini Sogeti Ireland Enterprise client - SSE Airtricity and BOI as a Senior Infrastructure Solutions Architect, and Digital consultant.Head of Enterprise Architecture Capgemini Sogeti Ireland, managing and mentoring the solution architects team.

Short term contract: Project Management for Accenture on the Bank of Ireland ITSCM financial services project, Short term contract: Application Architect/ project manager for a leading airline designing a financial and payroll solution pre requirements analysis.

Technical Consultant - Enterprise Solutions Architect consultantSBM is the market leader in the delivery of Enterprise Infrastructure and Application based solutions within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. SBM has provided technical services and solutions to government, financial and industry sectors for the past 65 years. Position OverviewEnterprise Infrastructure Architect "Technical Consultant) to Saudi Business Machines working on Key Customer Accounts developing on Prem. and Cloud solution to meet the client consolidation and refresh that meet the client’s business and operation Road Maps. Key ActivitiesProviding technical consultancy services to Saudi Business Machines on Key Customer Accounts ensuring project scope definition is translated to the correct infrastructure and application product setsDevelop Low Level infrastructure design specifications in response to client RFP requirements delivering Enterprise SAN, WAN and Firewall solutions. Develop Low Level application design specifications in response to client RFP requirements delivering Enterprise class applications.1. Compile client technical presentation defining, solution design, implementation policies, project and risk management in addition to solution implementation quality control2. Designing core business infrastructure and application solutions supporting network, Middleware, Application and Database systems,3. Developing programme framework for migration and upgrade of business critical systems,4. Developing a business continuity framework for business critical systems,5. Develop High Level application design specifications in response to client RFP requirements delivering Enterprise class Business applications, 6. Develop with SME teams Low Level infrastructure design specifications in response to client RFI.

Programme management of a high value (MEP) project for Two TIER four Data Centres residing within the King Abdullah Financial District complex. A fast track project with a duration of 16 months including facility Up Time certification. Personal deliverables Targets: $80 Million dollars Revenue $48 Million dollars billable. Implementation of a combined 4,400 SQ meters, technical white space with an SBM project value of $108 Million.Programme management the completion of a (MEP) TIER four Data Centre residing within the Information Technology Technical Campus ITCC. Focus on the MEP material installation with level 3,4 testing and commissioning, and Up Time IST testing.Personal deliverables Targets: $8 Million dollars Revenue $6 Million dollars billable. MEP Completion of the 2,200 SQ meters, technical white space with an SBM project value of $54 Million. Successfully received Up Time certification on 22nd September 2015 1. Manage the project deliverables, scope of projects objectives, 2. Monitor and manage project progress, resolving issues RAID, initiating corrective action,3. Project reporting to management and stakeholders – weekly,4. Managing project quality assurance of implementation including system testing and sign-off,5. Manage project finance tracking, invoice reconciliation and time approval. 6. Managing SME, Third party vendors using workshops,7. Administrating and manage lessons learned – project knowledge system,8. Vendor Management- deliverable’s, contract financial (Invoicing and penalties), 9. Contract management, developing SOW, deliverable time-lines.

End to End management of department finances, resources, software product development and associated SAN- WAN infrastructure. Development of the principle business application (Remittance application) using Agile (SCRUM) project management techniques, developing the product to address client requirements ensuring IVR, USSD, SMS, e-mail and Web services are interconnected with Gulftech LLC application suit of products. A modular component design (Enterprise services Bus) mapping functionality and component interdependency allowing high transaction processing. Developing a customer support services framework, while improving customer experience and maturing business to business relationships. Managing day to day business operations, Financial, staffing, projects, solution development while looking to next generation solution and product sets. Reporting to the Board of Gulftech.

Contracted via SBM as a Programme Manager & Enterprise Solutions Architect working on a technology refreshment of SAMA WAN, LAN, SAN, Fabric, Backup, Business Application, Office Applications.The migration of business services to a new data centre facility.Position Overview:Programme Manage critical challenging, complex systems and transformation programmes, Developing strategic solutions application and infrastructure design as Enterprise Solution Architect.Enhance RFP structure focusing on policies and procedures, approach and evaluation criteria.(180 staff, 22 projects, $120m capex) Key Activities:Construction of technical requests for proposal (RFP) documentation for the three data centre infrastructure and business critical applications.Develop Low Level design specifications for an Enterprise WAN infrastructure supporting multiple virtual Cores, supporting global Class A IP schema. Design global VLAN schema supporting interdepartmental segregation as outlined in bank trading standards. Develop Low Level design specifications for an Enterprise SAN and Fabric infrastructure, supporting multi disk controllers with up to 500+ TB of SAN disk per site. Develop Low Level design specifications of an Enterprise Virtual infrastructure to support business critical systems (Equity, derivative trading system, inter-Bank fund transfer systems, and Fund Management in addition to traditional business systems). Infrastructure design to PCI requirementsSpecifying design requirements for enterprise monitoring across all infrastructure solutionsSpecifying design requirements for business application monitoringDevelop design specifications for the Data Centre Mechanical and Electrical infrastructure providing 8+KVA per rack, supporting Enterprise hardware.Load balancing of infrastructure within the Data centres

Business Continuity/ Operational testing on business operation systems within Bord Gáis (Dublin and Cork). Project Manage Business Continuity and Disaster Recover testing, on Bord Gáis Billing system, Client Payment system, Gas Trading system, Wind Turbine management/ monitoring system and credit control system/ applications.

Employed to manage Norkom Global Technologies business infrastructure, from Head office Dublin, including regional office located in USA, Europe, and Australia. Develop and reline the business WAN & SAN infrastructure to meet the business product requirements and the business development strategy plan. Infrastructure: Design and Implement Virtual WAN infrastructure that supports Global business units allowing full utilization of Enterprise SAN infrastructure. Providing a Single global support system available 24x7x365 in all time zones.Communication: Implement a Private IP Global Network (PIP) allowing regional offices utilize the Enterprise infrastructure, Integrated Global Voice Solution, Global Source depository and Global Help Desk. Project Management and stake holder reporting of Board of Norkom. (Project vales ranging from €1m, €2m)Management of the department budget Management of technical teamsManage all global technical department within NorkomManagement and development of SAN infrastructureManagement and development of Virtual infrastructure

Enterprise Solutions Architect & Project Manager:I was charged with the responsibility to manage all aspects of the FIR submissions, tendering process and implementation of infrastructure (SAN, WAN, Fabric, Servers, Virtualization, Load balancers, Application and all related licensing) within the company two new European data centers. 1. Construction of technical requests for proposal (RFI, RFP) documentation for the tWO data center infrastructure and business critical applications.2. Develop High & Low Level design specifications for an Enterprise WAN infrastructure supporting multiple virtual Cores, supporting global Class A IP schema. Design global VLAN schema supporting interdepartmental segregation as outlined in bank trading standards. 3. Develop Low Level design specifications for an Enterprise SAN and Fabric infrastructure, supporting multi disk controllers with up to 500+ TB of SAN disk per site. 4. Develop Low Level design specifications of an Enterprise Virtual infrastructure to support business critical systems (Equity, derivative trading system, inter-Bank fund transfer systems, and Fund Management. 5. Specifying design requirements for enterprise monitoring across all infrastructure6. Specifying design requirements for business application monitoring7. Develop design specifications for the Data Centre Mechanical and Electrical infrastructure providing 8+KVA per rack, supporting Enterprise hardware.8. Load balancing of infrastructure within the Data centersImplementation of Derivatives trading system, Design and Implementation of an Enterprise Business SAN in London & Paris.