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Framingham, Massachusetts, US

Management of all IT functions including telecommunications.Achieving 95% up time on all key systems.Managing user access rights on all systems to group policy.Securing all business data.Managing the procurement process for all related purchases.Managing user support on all systems.Reporting to senior management.Managing development of in-house systems.

Framingham, Massachusetts, US

Development and supporting various IT packages managing ERP/CRM systems: Syspro, SFDC and Business Objects. Programming in Delphi and C#.Development of customer supply chain interfaces.

Halifax, West Yorkshire, GB

POS Ltd specialise in Point of Sale systems.Project 1. Fully integrated e-commerce web siteI designed and programmed an e-Commerce web site that was fully integrated with the POS system. I created a SOAP server in Delphi to contain the business logic and legacy code. I created a PHP web site communicating with the back end via SOAP with web pages generated.

Implementation of Mamut Business SoftwareClients: Atea Oceanie, Alba Exports, Delta Energy Services, Dynamic Equipment Co, Equetech, Great Hardware Ltd, IHBS, Lothian Office Interiors, Omni Instruments, Parallabs Ltd, Quay Pharmaceuticals, The Sales Office.I have project managed several implementations of Mamut Business Software (a small business ERP.

Contracted to provide IT Support and to give advice and help on how to improve IT Infrastructure and Business Systems. I began with audits of all IT Infrastructure and Business Systems. We then drew up a plan that involved the replacement of some IT Hardware and the implementation of a server on one of the two sites. It became clear that the Business.

Glasgow, Glasgow City, GB

I was contracted by the Scottish Enterprise as a Consultant under the e-Business Adviser program, a scheme provided to enable companies to maximise growth through the use of ICT. I was part of a pool of ICT Consultants following a well-defined project process. I was specifically selected for projects involving ERP and Business Systems and IT Infrastructure.

Vienna, Austria, AT

• The RHI Group is a multi-national company based in Austria, specialising in refractory products for the steel industry. RHI’s annual income is €1.2billion with over 10,000 customers in 180 countries. 6,000 employees.
• Managed support desk
• Provided monthly reports to senior management
• Established security authorisation policies and procedures
• Negotiated and controlled IT Budget
• Analysed working practices and document flow. The presentation to the board of directors that followed resulted in decisions to change working practices, company structure and responsibilities.

Phoenix, AZ, US

• MicroAge was a Dundee-based computer dealership whose main customers were Local Authorities and small-to-medium sized manufacturing companies.
• Provided consultancy, implementation and training for the Micross and EFACS ERP and Production Management Systems and the Omicron, Exact and EFACS accounts systems
• Responsible for pre and post-sales support and for writing the tender documents
• Developed and ran training courses for Business Systems

• Laporte Engineering is the project arm of the Laporte multinational Chemicals Company.
• Established a new file server and implemented PC-NFS software to link PC’s to the Unix LAN
• Tailored existing software to meet the specific needs of the company
• Designed and programmed of drawing office and asset management software

• Kewill Systems was an ERP software house. Their MRP II and ERP system, MICROSS, was the UK market leader. They would supply a total system of LAN and PC hardware, software, implementation and support to small-to-medium.
• Member of a three-man team providing support of the Micross production management system and Omicron accounting suite and Novell Netware
• Installation, upgrades, training and on-site support
• Developed site visit, installation and upgrade standards and procedures

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc) Hons, Computer Science

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