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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 incorporating CSS, HTML and Javascript. Project 2. A Gift Card SystemI designed and built a web service incorporating encryption for the registration, topping up and redemption of Gift Cards. I wrote a Delphi module to allow the existing till software to interface with the Gift Card Server. I wrote a web site for card registration and balance check.Project 3. Gift Card Payment GatewayI added functionality to the Gift Card server to allow gift cards to be redeemed when purchasing on the e-commerce server.

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 system comprising CRM, Web Shop, Accounts, Order Processing, Warehousing and Project Costing). A typical Mamut implementation involves analysis of the client business processes, tailoring the software to suit the company, importing a clean set of data from existing systems and providing training to ensure that each operator in the client company receives the correct training to do their job. I draw up SOP’s and process diagrams to visualise the business process flow.Web DevelopmentClients: Great Hardware Ltd, Woodlands Homecare LtdTechnologies: OSCommerce, PHP, MySQL, ASP Classic, SQL Server, HTML, CSS, Flash, JavascriptI have been involved in the development of two e-Commerce sites. I developed www.greathardware.co.uk and added functionality to www.tigersheds.com including an agents area for direct sales. In both cases I also wrote interfaces to exchange data with ERP systems.DevelopmentClients: Dynamic Equipment Co, Equetech, Omni Instruments Ltd, Parallabs Ltd, Quay Pharmaceuticals, Woodlands Homecare Ltd,Languages: Borland Delphi, Microsoft C#I have created a number of business programs: A network management tool to interface with Active Directory. This included management of group membership, printer assignment, redundant users and profiles.A program that prints EAN barcode labels for a virtual manufacturer. This interfaces with an ERP system to print product data.A program that acts as a Works Order module for Mamut.A large number of interface programs to pass data between systems. Many of these have used XML as a data layout.

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 Systems were not integrated sufficiently, resulting in a lot of manual re-keying and potential for mistakes, so I designed, developed and implemented a web-based integrated solution. I also provided full time IT Support and resolved a number of long-standing IT issues.

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 Consultancy.Example Projects:Border Biscuits: Project to specify manufacturing systems requirements.GP Plantscape: Project to help specify a CRM System.Kelvinside Electronics Ltd: Project to design and implement a shop floor data entry system.Kerr & Smith: Mentoring through a tendering process for VPN links between sites.Sunvic: Project to improve 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 are based in 27 locations on four continents as well as 50 sales and service locations. I operated as the IT Manager for the UK company full-time until 2001 and then part-time until 2008.Local IT Manager – Clydebank, Newark, Cardiff•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.•Designed and implemented bespoke costing system, sales enquiry system, sales analysis program and a rejects and weights system•Designed bonus system specific to the requirements of the company•Implemented an e-mail system to which our major suppliers and remote salesmen in England, France and Germany then connected.•Selected to be part of a team establishing an IT Department for a newly-merged multi-national company with a new service management framework.Project Manager – Opera/Operations•Implementation of Pegasus Opera/Operations ERP system•Requirements analysis•Management of suppliers•Implementation of the infrastructureProject Manager – Windows NT Infrastructure Project•Project Manager of a two million pound project to create a unified IT infrastructure based on Windows NT for the newly-merged RHI group.•Led a team of people from the U.K., Germany and Austria in the specification, design and testing of an NT system that covered twenty sites in Europe.Project Manager - SAP•Implementation of SAP•Analysis and design of the project•Implementation of the infrastructure

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 sized businesses. •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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