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Auckland, New Zealand

Auckland, New Zealand

Thought Leadership : Business Analysis : Business Process & Technology Change : Cloud Infrastructure

Windsor, England, United Kingdom

New Zealand

Applying a Cloud First strategy to complete the first season of the Lord of the Rings TV Series for Amazon Studios. Management and Cost Optimisation of products that were not native AWS solutions.

Auckland, New Zealand

Auckland, New Zealand

Infrastructure Technology Design and Implementation Lead on a multi-million dollar relocation of all MediaWorks Radio Brands. New high spec Datacentre and transition to IP-based systems.

Auckland, New Zealand

Selected to participate in the Managed Data Front-Runner Tribe from February 2018.New role within the Spark Agile restructure to align with customer focused responsibilities.

Auckland, New Zealand

Primary project: to rebuild a new "Safe & Secure" internet service for New Zealand's schools.Spark provides the infrastructure to support filtered Internet for over 95% of NZ schools. The existing solution has been in place for 5 years and is coming to it's end-of-life. A new, higher capacity, more flexible, simpler solution was needed.I was the Principle Architect to design and implement the new solution - Infrastructure, Network Design, Software Development, Migration.

Auckland, New Zealand

RECENT PROJECTS• Architecture lead for the design and build of a scalable WiFi solution, first deployment was Spark Arena in Auckland, the multi-tenant solution now also deployed to Westpac Stadium in Wellington• E2E Architect for the design and build of the Westpac Stadium WiFi solution and IPTV installation in time for the All Blacks vs Lions Rugby match in Wellington• Consultancy services for the development of a mobile strategy pertaining to a large multi-discipline field force, for one of NZ’s largest Government agencies • Consultancy for ongoing backup and storage requirements for a Government Security agencyMANAGEMENT• Leading the team of highly skilled ICT Architects• Allocating appropriate resource and managing workloads• Aligning opportunities with products to identify non-standard process requirementsTECHNICAL• Providing ICT Solution Architecture and Consultancy• Attaining trusted advisor status with customers• Performing Pre-Sales activities; RFI/RFP/SoW consultation• Creating and maintaining architectural design documentation• Product research and evaluation against requirements• Product development and integration working with diverse teams• Solution optimization and evolution• Providing technical roadmaps and strategies for Enterprise and Government organisations

Wellington, New Zealand

Working within the Customer Outcomes & Solution Aggregation Team at Spark Digital.My role involves helping Enterprise and Government customers achieve their business outcomes when it involves complex or off-catalogue products and services from the entire Spark group of companies.I'm involved in new proposals, transitioning customers into new ways of working and achieving their desired outcome. Becoming a Trusted Business Advisor.

Wellington, New Zealand

Leading a team of Systems Engineers, Network Administrators and Project Managers covering all aspects of Infrastructure and Security for a globally recognised company. Making strategic decisions alongside the CIO and advising the wider Executive Team.Weta Digital has one of the largest computing clusters in the industry, and one of the largest in the region. Following up my initial 3 month contract I took on the Head of Systems role with 15 direct reports.Primary focus for my team was to improve storage and network reliability, utilisation and performance within very constrained budgets with very limited opportunity for change. As a team we have achieved many goals in 2014, 2015 and 2016.Working within Weta's non-stop 24x7x365 schedule was challenging.

Auckland, New Zealand

Mobile App Development CompanyIndependently developed the original Navman Wireless native iPhone App for Fleet Vehicle Tracking and Messaging in late 2009 to sell on the Apple App store, formed the Pocket Logistics Ltd Company in 2010.Licensed the iPhone App to Navman Wireless in April 2010 and provided ongoing support until 2012.This enabled unlimited use of Google Maps data under the Global Navman Wireless License.We later developed and delivered a fully functional prototype of an HTML5 version of the Navman Wireless OnlineAVL2 App for the US based CTO - Paresh Nagda, they then took this work and completed development inhouse.We have since further enhanced the Navman Wireless system for existing customers to provide vehicle data summaries and reports via email and web delivery methods.Negotiated the Navman Wireless licensing and IP ownership agreement and conducted all business processes of the ongoing support infrastructure.

Auckland, New Zealand

Enterprise Pipelines and Storage, Avid Workflows, ISIS, Editshare, Autodesk Inferno, Smoke, Flame and Maya, SAN and NAS Storage Technology and Workflows, 10/40Gbe Networks, WAN Optimisation, Accelerated Internet Delivery, Compression, Real-time Video Streaming, TranscodingAll aspects of Colour Science, Colour Calibration, Broadcast Formats, Stereoscopy, Digital Intermediate, Digital Cinema, DCP packaging, Encryption and all other Media and Entertainment Technologies.Designed complex post production pipelines for 24x7 operationNegotiation and selection of storage and networking vendorsInstalled and managed the largest single NetApp storage system in NZ (at the time)Installed and managed a large Hitachi HNAS and a large multi-stream Stornext SANImplemented 10Gbe to all servers and most desktop workstationsInstalled and managed a flexible renderwall, customising performance to 100% utilisationInstalled and continually upgraded large archiving systemImplemented Digital Rapids transcoding hardware/software and Aspera file delivery systemTransitioned all lower performance systems to VMware virtual environmentDesigned and oversaw complete building infrastructure from a blank canvas- Building layout with Architect, Data Centre Design- HVAC system, Power system, Lighting system, Video/Audio routing systemProject Managed transition into new buildingResearch new technologies from within NZ and at global Trade Shows- attended NAB for the last 15 years - largest TV and Film industry trade show in the world- regularly attended conferences in the US- meetings with current and potential vendors to build relationships- propose potential solutions to company directors- project future requirements, design and implement a plan to meet those requirementsPresented on a panel for New Zealand Cinematographers SocietyPresented the NZ Film Industry to Korean delegation in Seoul- present was the Governor General of NZ and around 100 Korean and New Zealand delegates

Bachelor Of Science - Bsc, Computer Science

Education record

Activities and Societies: Rowing, Basketball, Rugby, Athletics, Hockey, Volleyball, Waterpolo, Tennis, Surf Lifesaving Deputy Head Boy.