Taking a career break while I consider my next role.

Solution Architect on the award winning Barclays Mobile Banking app. In my time with BMB I became the Solution Architect responsible for introducing targeted banner content within BMB.

Discovery and identification of assets in the global Astrazeneca Network estate. Cataloging assets at End of Service Life and identifying decommission candidates for a global IT Transformation Programme

Secondment: Acting Citrix SME during the Global insourcing of Citrix and Xenapp infrastructure and services.

Working on the AstraZeneca account as Technical Lead on the migration of Global Citrix Infrastructure from the outgoing outsource supplier to the new service providers.

Migration from heritage Citrix services from HBOS and Lloyds TSB onto integrated infrastructure utilising AppV streaming technology to overcome incompatibilities.

Working in the Retail Banking Business I was asked to design and develop a published desktop and VDI thin client solution based on Citrix Xenapp 6.5, Provisioning Services and AppSense Environment Manager

Working as a Technical Architect on the AstraZeneca account responsible for design and development of the Citrix Infrastructure.

Lead Architect for Citrix hosted VPN service (AZA-Lite) providing a simple Remote Access Internet portal for AZ staff and parters. A revolutionary service allowing users to access the AstraZeneca network without requiring an AstraZeneca configured client. Deployed in 4 hubs worldwide the service proved hugely successful.

A member of the Gas Connection Project Team. Our objective was to specify, configure and supply a full suite of ICT services for the North of England Gas Network (Northern Gas Networks) Connections Business based in Edinburgh. As Implementation Manager I had responsibility for delivering the functional and design specifications for the technical infrastructure, supporting the application delivery team (AMT Sybex). This project was very challenging and gave me the opportunity to get a first-hand experience of starting up a new business, insight into the complex and highly regulated business processes involved in the Utility sector, and the installation and configuration of a workflow/asset management system (Mincom Ellipse).