CV (Curriculum Vitae) / Résumé

Key Skills
Undertaking consulting, systems development and release of production systems to global enterprises.
Leading project based teams in the systems engineering, development and support of enterprise systems.
Taking a flexible approach to work undertaken; having worked on a diverse range of project types and jobs roles
A track record of delivering high performance, cost saving standard Windows desktop builds and application deployment solutions to geographically global corporations.
Strategic view of the application packaging, maintenance and deployment of both in-house and 3rd party line of business software, covering the complete system lifecycle.
Skilled to build solutions using Microsoft development tools such as Visual Studio (c++, c#, VB6.0, vb.Net) , Access, Office, SQL Server, deployment/packaging technologies and scripting.
Having a first rate knowledge of Microsoft systems and development technologies.
Third and fourth line support of system software on the Windows and UNIX operating system platforms.
Adaptable fast learner; knowing when and where to look for guidance, assimilating new ideas and concepts very quickly.

RBS Global Banking and Markets, Apr 2007-June 2008, Senior Windows Engineer
Windows Platform Engineering

Technologies
Windows XP SP2, Vista SP1 TAP, Windows 2003, 2003 R2, Windows 2008, Active Directory, Group policy, Visual Studio 6.0, 2005, 2008, VB.net, COM+, WSH 5.6 (VBScript, JScript), VMWare 6.0, 6.5 beta, Thinstall 3.22, MS Application virtualisation 4.5 beta (formally softgrid), ESX 3.0, VDI, LeoStream Broker.

Role Responsibilities
Investigate the application of new Windows technologies for use in the current Windows systems infrastructure.
Provide 3rd line escalation point to resolve production issues, feeding break fix resolutions back into production environment.
Engineer Windows OS build and system maintenance frameworks.
Undertake ad-hoc Windows based projects and short term consultancy assignments.

Projects Undertaken
• Developed front end to remote desktop connection utility (MStsc) to allow launch in the Winlogon desktop; allows users to search for their logged in desktop and connect using RDP client. Winlogon notification dll written in c++ with frontend accessing Active Directory via LDAP for logged-on data in VB.Net (Windows forms).
• Production of build scripts for automated windows server build framework, VB 6.0 based tail utility to log event information to screen, works in the WinPE 2.0 and Sysprep portions of the server build.
• Thinstall 3.22 evaluation; fed back changes and assisted in the design of framework for use within packaging teams.
• VDI proof of concept; ESX 3.0 used to host XP desktops access pooled and controlled via Leostream broker.
UBS (ITI), Mar 2006-Apr 2007, 3rd Line Windows Engineer
Windows Client Engineering Group

Technologies
Windows XP SP1, SP2, Windows Vista, Windows 2003, 2003 R2, Active Directory, Group policy, Visual Studio 6.0, 2005, Windows Scripting Host 5.6 (VBScript, JScript), VMWare 5.5, Wix toolset, Wise Package Studio 5.6, Altiris SVS sp1, Softgrid 4.1, Thinstall VS 3.0.

Role Responsibilities
Root cause analysis on production Windows systems, making amendments to existing core system packages and Windows build to allow its rapid uptake by the bank. Applying Sysintenals tools and Microsoft debugging tools to troubleshoot issues; producing fixes for revised build and implement workaround solutions.
Analysis of Windows technologies, recommending new technology solutions, documenting applicability to banking applications; focussed primarily on Windows 64bit and application virtualisation technology.

Projects Undertaken
• Windows XP SP2 rollout project, 3rd line troubleshooting and making enhancement to the production environment.
• Windows Vista TAP; investigate latest release, evaluate WAIK toolset and make recommendations to technology department on best practise.
• Document new Vista security enhancements covering, mandatory integrity levels, and operation of user access control, service hardening and changes in underlying architecture to support these technologies.
Impact of registy and filesystem redirection to enhance application compatibility.
Using Vista roaming profile and updated folder caching technologies to improve roaming user experience.
• Application of 64bit Vista with a view to production cross banking use.
• Develop core “standard” Group policy objects for use with Vista build, covering areas such as folder redirection, security lockdown, Internet Explorer configuration and Bitlocker with EFS configuration.
Royal Bank of Scotland Financial Markets, July 2004-Jan 2006, 3rd Line Windows Engineer
Desktop Design & Strategy Group

Technologies
Windows XP SP1, SP2, Windows 2003, 2003 R2, Active Directory, Group policy, Visual Studio 6.0, 2003, 2005, VB.net, ASP.net, COM+, Windows Scripting Host 5.6 (VBScript, JScript), VMWare 4.5, 5.0,5.5. VPC 2004, 2005, Sophos Antivirus Suite 3.x, 5.0, Mcafee ePO 3.6

Role Responsibilities
Day to day management of Sophos anti-virus system and first point engineering contact for service delivery and third party vendors.
Editing group policy objects to install software, maintain global desktop systems standard configuration, systems security and changing machine/user scripts.
Backfill support of the patch management framework for Wintel estate using SMS feature pack on SMS 2003 and legacy SMS 2.0 environment. Allowing the effective patching of latest Windows XP build and legacy NT build(s).

Projects Undertaken
• Development of Windows .Net service to control wireless network usage on laptop build, generically discovers wireless device and turns it off automatically, when the laptop is connected to corporate network via LAN.
• Enhancement of Sophos AV system utilities. Additional ASP.Net utilities developed to monitor current antivirus server shares status. Scripts written to automate the un-installation and repair of installed client.
• Planning, feasibility testing and specification of move to Mcafee AV suite using ePolicy Orchestrator.
• Proof of concept implementation of project to show the mapping of user to the logged on workstation in near real-time, developed using local COM+ objects to record the logged on user state via a Windows Service written in VB.Net this writes back the logged on state of a workstation to an Active Directory Application partition. Built reporting and search tools in ASP.Net, allowing user’s workstation(s) location to be ascertained.
• Design of kiosk workstation implementation based on current bank standard XP build, 3rd line troubleshooting of desktop issues, nuts and bolts type investigation work such as why processes are racing, identifying faulty drivers in build, registry based errors etc.
Steubing AG London Branch, Mar 2004–Apr 2004, Windows Infrastructure Consultant
CTO’s Office (concurrent project, weekend and evening work)

Technologies
Windows XP SP1, Windows 2003 Server, Active Directory, Microsoft Cluster Server, Wise Package Studio 5.2, Windows Scripting Host 5.6 (VBScript, JScript),

Role Responsibilities
Specification and design of all Windows infrastructure for new trading branch supporting initially 50 users.

Projects Undertaken
• Setup of Greenfield trading operation based on Microsoft technologies.
• Design and specification of all Microsoft based technology to be installed.
• Development of core application packages (MSI based) for Windows XP workstations including Office 2003, Realplayer, Flash, Shockwave, etc.
• Installation of new file server cluster, print server and Internet Security Server Array (ISA 2000) x2.
• Design and installation of Windows 2003 Active Directory, group policy settings and scripts to setup a standard operating environment for Windows XP workstations.

Education