Paul K.

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Principal Software Engineer and Co Founder @ Kestra (formerly K3 Partners)
Sydney, NSW, AU
Paul K.'s Location
Greater Sydney Area, Australia
About Paul K.

Paul is a career Software Engineering professional. He is a Domain specialist in Search Engines and Information Retrieval, with a long history delivering successful, innovative projects and establishing trusted business relationships.Paul's focus is delivering trusted solutions to niche customers with demanding requirements.Significant experience includes co-founder of the Search and Data Analytics company k3partners; and at Microsoft as the Australia / NZ Business Productivity Search lead. Paul has had substantial involvement in Search and Information Retrieval Technology in both business development and software engineering / delivery. Experience and Track record includes a comprehensive list of tier One Commercial and Federal Government customers.Before Microsoft, Paul, spent 8 years as the principal consultant in a services / systems integration firm. He has also held Engineering positions in Defence and Telecommunications both in Australia and in the UK. Specialties: ElasticSearch, Natural Language Processing, Data Intelligence, Software Engineering, Solution and Technical Architecture, Solution Sales, Business Development.

Paul K.'s Current Company Details
Kestra (formerly K3 Partners)

Kestra (Formerly K3 Partners)

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Principal Software Engineer and Co Founder
Sydney, NSW, AU
Paul K. Work Experience Details
  • Kestra (Formerly K3 Partners)
    Principal Software Engineer And Co Founder
    Kestra (Formerly K3 Partners)
    Sydney, Nsw, Au
  • Kestra (Formerly K3 Partners)
    Principal Software Engineer / Co Founder
    Kestra (Formerly K3 Partners) Aug 2011 - Present
    Canberra, Australia
  • Microsoft
    Australia / Nz Business Productivity Search Specialist (Fast)
    Microsoft Jun 2010 - Oct 2011
    Paul is a Technical Solution Professional in the Business Productivity Search Team at Microsoft. He is the FAST Specialist responsible for the Australia / NZ region positioning and scaling the FAST business in Microsoft and the wider partner community. This is a hybrid Technical and Sales role encompassing both deep technical knowledge, solution selling, account planning, forecasting, cross team collaboration and partner management.
  • Microsoft
    Enterprise Search Technology Specialist
    Microsoft 2008 - 2010
    Microsoft acquired FAST in 2008, with Paul continuing his role as a Specialist Search Consultant on Enterprise and Internet Search and Monetisation; Providing continuity for existing and new search business, and domain expertice in the wider integration of FAST into Microsoft.
  • Fast Search And Transfer
    Senior Solutions Engineer / Architect
    Fast Search And Transfer Dec 2005 - 2008
    Specialist Search Consultant on Enterprise and Internet Search and Monetisation. Paul's role included both Technical pre-sales, and implementation in FAST Global Services including most of Australia's largest and lighthouse FAST accounts such as Telstra, Sensis, Fairfax Media, and News Ltd.
  • Salmon
    Principal Software Engineer / Architect
    Salmon Oct 1996 - Dec 2005
    Principal Software Engineer / Architect for Salmon Asia Pacific.Salmon specialise in custom software solutions and outsourcing. Responsibilities included:* Principal Software Engineer / Architect* Design and implementation of Java / J2EE systems and frameworks* Business Development and Technical Liaison* Technical Architecture and IT StrategyCustomers:Energy Australia, Hutchison Telecoms, Metcash, Brightpoint, EDS (Westpac), Bristol and West (UK)
  • Ericsson
    Consultant Architect (Salmon Pty Ltd)
    Ericsson Mar 2005 - Nov 2005
    Re-architecture of the "3" Netwrok subscription based content engine. Overall J2EE (JEE) design and architecture, management, and participation in the Java development to deliver the project. The subscription engine was designed as a highly scalable / distributed architecture involving multiple Weblogic server clusters, billing system integration and web service endpoints.
  • Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
    Solution Architect (Salmon Pty Ltd)
    Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Jan 2005 - Apr 2005
    Solution Architect: Working with financial analysis and IT stakeholders to provide a road map to re-engineer the existing XBRL / Java based returns system to improve productivity and quality of data received from financial institutions.
  • Ausgrid (Energy Australia)
    Consultant Architect (Salmon Pty Ltd)
    Ausgrid (Energy Australia) 2003 - 2004
    Principal architect, in a team of 10 consultants. Energy Trading System re-write / migration to J2EE architecture. Software lifecycle and process change to improve productivity, quality, and development cycles.
  • Metcash
    Consultant Architect (Salmon Pty Ltd)
    Metcash 2002 - 2003
    Principal architect in the development of the Australian Liquor Marketers (ALM) B2B portal providing web order placement for licensed premises across Australia and NZ. Facilities included order tracking for all order channels, invoice download, stock availability, customer based pricing, quantity discount allowances, promotions, personalisation and end to end integration with existing mainframe systems.
  • Hutchison Telecoms
    Consultant (Salmon Pty Ltd)
    Hutchison Telecoms 1998 - 2002
    Java Architecture and DevelopmentFoundation of core standards, and frameworksJava training and mentoring.- Development of middleware connectors (Tuxedo, Tibco, EJB)- Customer portal – WEB / WAP e-mail and diary- WAP finance Application (Reuters)- Network coverage checking- Credit card gateway - On-line account balance and bill payment- On-line bill presentation- IVR and billing Interfaces
  • Hughes Network Systems
    Software Engineer
    Hughes Network Systems Apr 1996 - Oct 1996
    Upgrade of Inmarsat-A Satellite earth station to CCS7
  • Ericsson
    Software Engineer
    Ericsson Jul 1994 - Apr 1996
    Software development (C, assembler) for CT2/CAI digital mobile base stations
  • Stanilite
    Software Engineer / Hardware Engineer
    Stanilite Jan 1991 - Mar 1994
    Software development and team lead (mainly in C) for a variety of real-time embedded systems for defense projects. Embedded Micro-controller design

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