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Software Architectural consultant - London, Greater London, UK

Hullo, I offer IT network setup and installation services on Microsoft Servers and custom development services to clients in the United Kingdom and in Europe.
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Rating:4.5 out of 5
Hourly Rate:£42.22
Available From:Now
Seller ID: 241529

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26 September 2006: mark was able to very quickly appraise the problems, suggest solutions and he continues to be of assistance.

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Specific Projects I have worked on in the recent past include installation of Microsoft 2000/2003 Servers including Exchange Server, Active Directory, Sharepoint portal server and SQL Server 2000/5. Work has also involved implementing network setup for commercial organisations that implemented these server solutions based on Local and Wide Area Network technologies including TCP/IP and wireless and Wifi connectivity.

Employment History

(Sep 2007 to Mar 2008)

Software Architectural consultant

development of health care solution for expansion of UK leading company in the healthcare business. The aim of the project is to build a new software product geared for the Chinese market. Main areas of consideration are ability to scale significantly to support tens of thousands of users as well as operate on a Software as a Service model. The product is built on a Microsoft platform with .NET, SharePoint Server 2007 and SQL Server technologies being used.


(Jan 2007 to Jun 2007)

Lead Consultant

Wiltshire

Lead software developer and program manager on a project to build a data mining solution for the company based on .NET technology that automatically performs deduplicating work on data from 100 retail stores across Europe.


(Oct 2006 to Dec 2006)

.NET Architect

Camberley, Surrey

Cerrus International is the leading Social Healthcare software provider in the United Kingdom and Ireland. I worked with the organisation as a consulting Architect on their upgrade of an existing care system to .NET.
My role was to review the user requirements and draft a comprehensive architecture based on .NET 3.0 technologies as well as SQL Server 2005 and Windows Server 2003 R2.


(Aug 2006 to Oct 2006)

Business Intelligence Development Lead

Amesbury, Wiltshire

Was the lead developer and analyst on the development of a Business Intelligence and data mining application for the company based on .NET technologies and SQL Server 2005. Also included the ability to update information held on a Salesforce online CRM System.


(Feb 2006 to Jul 2006)

Network Architecture Consultant

London

Cannons PLC is the parent company for the Cannons Health Clubs in the United Kingdom. I worked with the organisation as a consultant on their network infrastructure as they have seen expansion of the number of facilities that the Headquarters needs to support. The project involved implementation of a network architecture to bring together the headquarters with the various health clubs around the country.


(Jul 2005 to Jan 2006)

Implementation of online infrastructure

London

Net2roam is a global Internet service enabling anyone with a laptop or a PDA to get online anywhere in the world using a local telephone number.

This service eliminates the need for you to dial back internationally to your home ISP saving you money and time. It also allows you to send and receive email using your existing email accounts as we supply you with a free outgoing smtp mail server.

I was in charge of the setup of the initial network to support the underlying infrastructure for the online site as well as integration with the backend at the Net2roam headquarters in London. Implementation included Microsoft Server 2000 as well as SQL Server and Active Directory.


(Jul 2004 to Jul 2005)

Lead Infrastructure Architect

Ayrius IT Limited, Watford - London

Ayrius IT is the UK arm of 4Cplus Technologies, Headquartered in India. www.4cplus.com
Was in charge of the technology architecture setup for the European Headquarters. It included architecting and installing Microsoft servers for the new office setup to support the employees in the United Kingdom as well as remote users from India. The network was built using TCP/IP and based on Microsoft Server 2000. Products included Exchange Server, SQL Server and Active Directory.


(Feb 1999 to May 2004)

Head of Infrastructure Services

Pizza Software Limited, Milton Keynes

Pizza Software Limited is a network infrastructure company, playing in the Thin Client and Application Service Provider Market. Its competitors included Citrix Systems, Tarantella and Hummingbird.
At the time of my joining, Pizza Software was a venture capital backed company, working jointly with Price Waterhouse Coopers Consulting as Management Consultants.
My role was initially to work in a support role with the company. I later moved through the ranks and was in charge of the company infrastructure including management of the entire computing and networking systems based on both Microsoft 2000 and Linux operating systems.

Professional Qualifications

A member of the following Developer Networks  Microsoft – Visual Studio and Windows Server Platform Technologies
I am a Microsoft Certified Developer (MCSD). Qualification enables the training in Microsoft Development systems. RedHat - Linux Operating Systems and Technologies Sun Developer Network – Java and Solaris Operating System Platform Technologies

Education

(Sep 1996 to Jun 1999)

University of East London

Bachelor of Sciences in Computer and Control Engineering.

KEY COMPUTING SKILLS


.NET Technologies
C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET, ADO.NET development; including Visual Studio Team System, Visual Studio 2005/8, Visio Enterprise Architect, Microsoft Enterprise Library (Application Blocks), Silverlight, typed datasets, custom user controls. (3+ year) Applications: SQL Server 2000/5/8, EMC Storage Area Networks, VMWare ESX Server, MS SharePoint Server 2003/7, Microsoft BizTalk server.
Database
SQL Server development and maintenance; including, stored procedures, maintenance plans and clustered SQL Servers (5+ years), T-SQL, schema design and implementation (7 years). Have extensive experience performing installs and upgrades of SQL Server 200(5).
Other Tools & Technologies
IIS, XML, XSL, XPath, XQuery, SOAP, NUnit, UML, Rational Rose, Codesmith, n-Tier development
Analysis and Design
Gathered and documented user requirements and system functionality. Designed and implemented solutions to meet these requirements.
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Project Lifecycle
Full end-to-end project lifecycle experience: Analysis, Design, Implementation, Testing, and Support.
Technical/Team Lead
Successfully managed small teams up to ten developers to deliver projects Possess good Business Process Development skills and presently pursuing certification under the ITIL.
Other languages
J2EE, JavaScript/EcmaScript, C++, C, VB Video and Multimedia Also possess extensive experience with Final Cut Pro Studio editing as well as the use of Adobe AfterEffects and Premiere Pro. Have worked with clients in integrating their Video Post Production and Editing suites with Content Management Solutions based either on Microsoft SharePoint Server with Media Manager or on Apple Final Cut Server.

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