Richard Sharp Email & Phone Number

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

As a founder and director of Gigastream I have fulfilled a wide variety of consultancy, strategic and operational roles in the delivery of leading-edge technology projects whilst developing the business and mentoring others on their journeys - whether that be as start-ups or established global brands. A can-do attitude, strong technical background and extensive experience leave me well placed to offer a blend of strategic oversight and attention to detail that ensures projects succeed, no matter the size of the challenge.Highlights include:Bespoke software development projects delivering LOB, B2B, B2C, web and cloud based solutionsBuilding a broad MSP portfolio of IaaS, PaaS and SaaS solutions including hybrid cloud, desktop IT and communications offeringsConsulting on technical issues as diverse as data strategy, databases and data management, cloud architecture, storage, desktop IT and network infrastructureOffering management and business consultancy to diverse organisations throughout their lifecyclesDelivering and operating data warehouses; database-driven CRM solutions; data cleansing, mailing house and mail handling services; and IT security solutions across a breadth of verticals including financial servicesEstablishing the worldwide back-office systems and telecommunications for one of the first, pioneering, online retailersDesign and implementation of a national train operator's ticketing systemDevelopment of the multi-language website of a global financial services organisationDelivering construction site IT for National Infrastructure projectsBuilding a national ISP and telecommunications service providerDelivering contact centre solutions, including management and operations for leading financial services brandsFulfilling outsourced IT Officer roles for leading UK universitiesSupporting the growth of other MSP practices and development of their technical solutions through the provision of our white label services and consultancy

United Kingdom

Successfully built an IT Consultancy and Services business and traditional VAR before forming Gigastream plc and merging the businesses, gaining extensive experience across a wide range of technologies including:Personal computer and RISC based hardware and software sales and support for the enterprise sectorComputer network installations including early adoption of emerging Ethernet technologies, SONET (ATM) and storage networking technologiesBuild and deployment of metropolitan area networks for academiaLegacy platform integration (Novel, OS/2, LAN Manager etc.) and later migrations to windows and Linux platformsGlobal scale TCP/IP development and deploymentImplementation of IPX/SPX and TCP/IP interoperability over regional networks and build and operation of multinational protocol gateways (e.g. SMTP, X.400, UUCP, NNTP etc.)Early computer telephony integration from large scale modem banks and digital facsimile gateways to Euro-ISDN adoption in the UK and work on international compatibility such as audit of BT SINs and services against the developing Q.931 standardsBuilding Internet infrastructure for some of the first commercial service providers and provision of leased line, dial-up and mobile (GSM) Internet access and communication servicesSupporting and delivering satellite telephony and data communications servicesMarketing database and LOB application developmentAnalytics, data cleansing, data strategy creation and bespoke CRM system design and development including CRM system design for internationally-recognised vehicle manufacturersDevelopment of ticketing systems for events such as the Edinburgh FestivalDatabase development and operation on platforms including Oracle and Microsoft SQLMarine technology support

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Successfully grew a traditional IT VAR business in the Personal Computing arena and developed an IT Services portfolio, with product and solution highlights including:Developing UK Top 10 music charts softwareImplementing academic student records and accounting systemsDesigning veterinary practice software solutionsDatabase management, design and operationsIngress and Informix developmentHardware and device interface solutions including serial communication, facsimile deployments and early computer network technology adoption including thinwire

Harwell, England, United Kingdom

Culham, England, United Kingdom

Using my knowledge as both a qualified accountant and computer specialist to develop finance and materials accounting systems in ICL mainframe and mini-computer environments.

Graduate trainee, successfully qualifying as a Chartered Certified Accountant.