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Reading, United Kingdom

Proofpoint is a leading cybersecurity company that protects organizations’ greatest assets and biggest risks: their people. With an integrated suite of cloud-based solutions, we help companies around the world stop targeted threats, safeguard their data, and make their users more resilient against cyber attacks. Leading organizations of all sizes, including more than half of the Fortune 1000, rely on us for people-centric security and compliance solutions that mitigate their most critical risks across email, the cloud, social media, and the web.

Aldershot, Uk

Solutions architecture for migration of two complex legacy systems on to a hybrid AWS cloud and on-premise platform. Worked closely with vendors, partners, DXC offering teams and customer to develop a cost effective infrastructure platform that met customer functional and non-functional requirements.

Aldershot, Uk

Initially responsible for deployment of large new system to CSC data centers. Lead architect for technology refresh and migration of critical legacy systems to CSC data centers. Lead architect for an Oracle database server migration solution that was managed using Jira tracking and Confluence collaboration tools. Technology refresh of systems through to end of contract including heterogeneous servers, storage area networks, networking infrastructure and system management tooling. Member of technical design authority.

Aldershot, Uk

Assigned as lead solution architect to manage the overall technical solution, co-ordinate an initial dynamic server “proof of service” environment, develop the technical roadmap and support rollout to early adopters. This role involved “pushing the boundaries” around how physical servers are traditionally managed and moving to deliver “cloud” flexibility and functionality.Responsibilities included vendor technical engagement, development of architectural collateral, co-ordination of subject matter experts, development of service collateral, preparation of bill of materials, input to cost and pricing models and presales technical support.

London, United Kingdom

Assigned as lead solution architect to co-ordinate joining of IT infrastructure to enable the new CQC organisation to function as a single entity from 1st April 2009. I was responsible for managing the work of 4-5 architects to provide infrastructure for email, network services, Intranet, Internet, finance and end user standards. Responsibilities included acting as internal technical authority, customer facing technical authority, review of proposals, production of overarching solution collateral, review of project architectural collateral and alignment of architecture across projects.

Aldershot And Solihull, Uk

Undertook a number of architect roles over this period within the programme architecture design authority including:• Evaluation of performance monitoring tools including both active and passive techniques for fat and thin client applications.• Architecture of transaction performance monitoring solution based upon Compuware Client Vantage.• Lead performance engineer for iSOFT7 trusts co-ordinating performance testing and test report collateral.• Working alongside process improvement teams, recommend technical solutions for reducing the total outage time require to perform software upgrade towards two hour target.• Design, implement and evaluate a pilot solution to extend configuration management on the NHS using tools provided by the vendor Managed Objects. • Architecture of the active configuration management solution based upon HP RADIA.

Aldershot And London, Uk

Discovery lead across BT mainframe encapsulation landscape.Technical architect within BT Wholesale enterprise application integration (EAI) hub programme.

Aldershot And Reading

Technical architect for bid.

Fleet, Uk

Responsible for the demonstration hosting environment. This required co-ordination of an equipment pool and network connectivity between the Internet, private network and the corporate network through use of DMZs. I helped to build the demonstration centre from a blank canvas, establish a technology infrastructure and co-ordinate a technical team to manage Sun servers, Windows servers, networking connectivity and wireless devices. I was also responsible for designing the processes around technical engagement with the centre and maintaining the quality of service.

Fleet, Uk

Technical team leader within the Vybe .com division providing projects with Unix/Windows/Oracle skills, management of local infrastructure and transition of projects from development to production. I coordinated administration, resourcing of up to 10 people (using a mix of permanent and contract staff), procurement, production of in-house systems administration standards and management of development environments for a number of projects, including the Sainsbury’s www.tasteforlife.co.uk.

Frimley, Uk

Senior technical consultant within European centre of excellence for customisation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software. Provided consultancy, education, code generation and porting to a range of UNIX platforms. Setup departmental Intranet and defect tracking tools.

Frimley, Uk

Team leader for database applications design, development and integration on a large client server command, control, communications and intelligence project.

Swindon, Uk

Bespoke software development involving integration of relational and full text database technologies to provide high performance searching, using 4GLs, C and ESQLC on a UNIX platform. Development through to support, in roles from software engineer to team leader, for clients such as the Automobile Association, Securities Investment Bureau and City law firms.

Developer/designer for network management solution including C, ESQLC and Yourdon analysis.