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Leads the development of an overall infrastructure strategy and programme, and the definition of infrastructure standards and patterns to support the strategy.Responsible for the design of the infrastructure associated with all new or evolved solutions, and the provision of governance of the infrastructure designs to ensure alignment to approved strategy, model architecture, standards and patternsProvides of technical expertise on a the overall holistic technical architecture for the… Show more Leads the development of an overall infrastructure strategy and programme, and the definition of infrastructure standards and patterns to support the strategy.Responsible for the design of the infrastructure associated with all new or evolved solutions, and the provision of governance of the infrastructure designs to ensure alignment to approved strategy, model architecture, standards and patternsProvides of technical expertise on a the overall holistic technical architecture for the Celesio Group, plus the provision of technical expertise on broad range of IT infrastructure topics, with a particular in-depth focus within a number of particular specialties. Focuses on optimization and consolidation of deployed infrastructure, ensure capacity is routinely verified to be appropriate to business needs, such that there is neither unnecessary overcapacity nor under capacity which could affected IT service availability Show less

Working to define and implement the group technology strategy and overall IT strategy. Developed IT strategies for business units in France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Ireland, and the UK. Developed Enterprise Architectures for the three divisions of the holding group. Identified areas of business process suitable for consolidation and potential diversification of market offerings.Project managed the development of an SAP template to be used as the basis of the implementation of SAP across… Show more Working to define and implement the group technology strategy and overall IT strategy. Developed IT strategies for business units in France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Ireland, and the UK. Developed Enterprise Architectures for the three divisions of the holding group. Identified areas of business process suitable for consolidation and potential diversification of market offerings.Project managed the development of an SAP template to be used as the basis of the implementation of SAP across the group of companies. Achieved savings of many thousands of euros through reduction of per-business unit projects.Provided consultancy on business benefits analysis to several business units and corporate management. Reduced cost and improved value of several projects through early identification of key benefits that could be achieved and of unrealizable benefits that could not.Implemented capacity management process and procedures for the outsourced infrastructure environment improving the quality of the infrastructure and reduced costs claimed by the outsource partner.Leader of the team that introduced the concept of an enterprise service bus to the pre-wholesale division, now a crucial part of their operating environment Show less

Systems Architect for a large pharmaceuticals distributor (AAH) and retail pharmacy chain (Lloydspharmacy).Led many internal IT projects including ordering systems using handheld devices, warehouse management system re-engineering and intranet systems.Developed and implemented a project management framework for software developments, backed by a browser-based collaboration and version management system.Developed vendor and product selection processes to bring rigour to the choice of… Show more Systems Architect for a large pharmaceuticals distributor (AAH) and retail pharmacy chain (Lloydspharmacy).Led many internal IT projects including ordering systems using handheld devices, warehouse management system re-engineering and intranet systems.Developed and implemented a project management framework for software developments, backed by a browser-based collaboration and version management system.Developed vendor and product selection processes to bring rigour to the choice of major POS and dispensing applications.Worked as technical authority on third-party developed dispensing system to include patient records across 1700 pharmacies.Led quality assurance team for pharmacy-based computer systems. Show less

Consultant in a multi-disciplinary business consultancy. Major client was Ionica, the fixed radio access operator. Managed the team that developed the base station software, and provided technical support and consultancy. This was a major contract for the division, amounting to £10m over three years

Led quality assurance organization for a small manufacturer of in-house developed private mobile radio systems, typically for police forces in the UK and Europe.Successfully completed a two year plan to implement a software development environment for a 40 strong software department to ISO9000 series standards. This included preparing a software improvement plan, defining a software development life cycle, developing software development procedures, training software engineers, deploying… Show more Led quality assurance organization for a small manufacturer of in-house developed private mobile radio systems, typically for police forces in the UK and Europe.Successfully completed a two year plan to implement a software development environment for a 40 strong software department to ISO9000 series standards. This included preparing a software improvement plan, defining a software development life cycle, developing software development procedures, training software engineers, deploying tools, auditing projects against procedures, and obtaining BS5750 Part 1 and TickIT certification. Passed a Lloyd's Register QA TickIT auditor's course and examination. Show less

IT systems consultant, principal engineer and head of software at a network equipment manufacturer providing X.25 and Ethernet switch devices to the academic community in the UK.

Graduate Software Enginner in Office Products division.