Engaged as a technical architect to fulfil a strategic vision, we completely transformed Acino’s IT landscape. The project goal was to build a GxP compliant framework to support applications running on Azure cloud-service and enable the movement of any suitable workload to Azure IaaS and PaaS using a variety of tools including ASR.The successful completion allows Acino to adopt a ‘cloud first’ strategy. During the course of the project we;• Assessed and made recommendations affecting Azure Network Connectivity and Security• Conducted a Risk Assessment from a GxP perspective • Developed a set of common standards in strict accordance with legal requirements such as FDA 21 CFR Part 211 and Part 11, EU GMP and GAMP 5 guidelines• Engineered and deployed all infrastructure components that allow the movement of applications and servers between on-prem datacentres and cloud based servers• Provided all project planning and CSV documentation.

Following an initial assement of the IT landscape there was a clear need to plan a substantial reduction in the number of servers and applications running in Swiss and German datacentres. The bloat was triggered by successive business acquisitions and mergers.On successful project completion, we managed to reduce the server count by 48% saving €728k per year. This was achieved through:• Consolidation of multiple LIMS environments• Consolidation of multiple CDS environments• Citrix server & application rationalisationDuring the course of the project we• Raised all appropriate CSV documentation• Created and executed an application rationalisation plan• Performed a domain consolidation spanning 3 countries (Deutschland, Switzerland and Ukraine)

Performed a combined role of Project Manager and Technical Architect. We rolled out hybrid office 365 totalling 1300 mailboxes spread across; Europe, Middle East and Africa, Latin America, Russia, Ukraine and CIS. The project included the deployment of AD federation services.

We were approached by Lookers PLC following their acquisition of Lomond Motor Group and Colborne Garages which they acquired for a combined £48.6m. During the course of the project, we were tasked with a multi-forest domain migration spanning 12 Audi & VW dealerships across the UK. The project concluded with the sucessfull migration of all IT related infrastrucutre including key Dealer Management Systems.

Assess the technical scenarios which would allow Novartis to effectively split their largest TrackWise environment into 2 separate systems. Make a recommendation fully supported by the vendor (Sparta Systems) whilst meeting Novartis business requirements. System size - Approx. 6500 users (one of the largest SQL TrackWise implementations in existence)From a technical perspective, document all valid scenarios and technical approach (split options) that could be implemented to support TrackWise SQL, Web, WebAdmin and TeamAccess across all GxP environments.Assess the potential impact on specific TrackWise Modules, database share (per business unit) and potential performance benefits.Plan the most effective method to for users to access multiple TrackWise instances, assess vendor limitations and conduct an infrastructure review.Identify the infrastructure, development and qualification costs for the Project.

Design a ring-fenced GxP-Compliant environment to support virtual server infrastructure running a Waters Empower Chromatography Data System (CDS). The project demanded a separate Active Directory Domain, physical network infrastructure (Cisco based), and a fault tolerant virtual infrastructure (VMware & Veeam). Citrix XenApp was configured to provide end user access through a variety of client devices. Assisted with the validation aspect of all IQ, OQ, and PQ activities. This included formulating the relevant design and qualification documentation and evidential tests.

Following the divestiture of Proctor & Gamble’s pharmaceutical business to Warner Chilcott, I designed, managed and implemented an accelerated deployment of approx 2500 desktops and performed the migration from Novell eDirectory to Active Directory. I was personally responsible for the server and desktop migration in 11 countries (including sales offices and manufacturing plants). The project took 8 months from beginning to end and also included a separate sales force rollout.As the Lead Technical Architect and final escalation point, I was responsible for global; hardware selection (desktops, laptops, tablets, servers and storage), designing the rollout strategy for all desktops and laptops; performing the data migration from Novell file servers; and ensuring that P&G applications were successfully migrated to Warner Chilcott.Nearing the end of this project we also performed a separate rollout for home based sales force employees. This was a swap and replace rollout whereby the user state was migrated (along with P&G specific applications) at various sales events during a four week period outside the WC and P&G networksDespite this addition of nearly 800 sales force tablets, we were able to finish the project one month ahead of our deadline and used the remaining time to perform skills transfers to country specific support teams.

Design a GxP-Compliant environment to support a virtual server infrastructure running Waters Empower 3 (CDS). The project demanded a new Active Directory Domain and a fault tolerant virtual infrastructure (VMware HA). Citrix XenApp was configured to provide end user access through Windows desktops. Assisted with the validation aspect of all IQ, OQ, and PQ activities. This included formulating the relevant design and qualification documentation and evidential tests.

Conducted a review for the design of a fault tolerant architecture for multiple TracKWise Systems supporting 6500 users in GMP environmentCreated the supplier kit list, making specific recommendations and document vendor performance tuning guidelines for the vendor.Proposed a SQL Server failover cluster design and ensured best practices were fully implemented.Reviewed proposed storage architecture in terms of performance, scalability and data-availabilityReviewed the legacy environment and quantified the increase in performance that was to be expected in the new environment

Active Directory Upgrade: 3000 seats, 11 sites, 4 countries – Responsible for the overall design, testing and physical implementation of an existing Windows Server 2000 AD Forest migration to a Windows Server 2008 R2 Forest. Identified any potential compatibility risks with in house applications and down-level domain members.Presented a final and fully detailed design based on best practices and previous industry experience. Executed the consolidation of multiple sites, demoted legacy domain controllers, implemented secure policies and conducted final testing. The project was completed with virtually no impact on approximately 180 home grown applications running on 450 servers.

Working with BT Professional Services, I was responsible for the implementation of a new Exchange organization for one of their large public sector clients (South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust). During the project I deployed three Exchange clusters (two sites, three data center's); SCCM 2007: 1 primary site server and 12 secondary site servers, 12 AppV streaming servers and 12 domain controllers for branch offices.The engagement continued with a number of RAID migrations on existing application servers and low level troubleshooting on complex SCCM task sequences (O/S deployment and Novell Client removal).

Various acquisitions by Warner Chilcott and its holding companies, left it's IT infrastructure in a decentralised state. There were a variety of disparate networks in existence throughout the organisation. The mix included Novell eDirectory, Windows NT4.0 and Active Directory at various functional levels.Warner Chilcott had a requirement to manage and deploy applications on a global scale, to centralise user administration and manage workstation and client settings. I was tasked with designing a leading a global migration to a consolidated Active Directory platform.