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I am an experienced technology professional, recently certified as an AWS Cloud Practitioner. I have a history of solution definition and implementation/delivery, with many years working at IBM and other technology companies for corporate clients in a variety of industries. My current role is in the DevOps team in the Payments division of a UK bank, working in a team supporting and extending our Payments systems.
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Experience
Oct 2021 - present, NatWest Group, Principal Engineer.
I work in a DevOps role, supporting and extending our Payments API platforms on AWS. I also have focus on improving hosting efficient and application transformation to cloud, using my sftware development and infrastructure experience.June 2019 - April 2021, IBM UK, Sterling Expert Labs Solutions Architect
I was the Solutions architect for IBM Sterling Expert Labs in Europe, focused on customers using IBM Sterling B2Bi and companion products for business to business integration. I focused on solution design for infrastructure, including networks/connectivity, database and security.January 2018 - June 2019, IBM UK, WebSphere Commerce Solution Architect.
I was the Software Lab Services software architect for IBM WCE in Europe, focused on supporting customers using Watson Commerce. My projects included work for major retail organisations in digital commerce who were using WebSphere Commerce as their retail plaform.November 2016 - January 2018, PortalTech Reply, REST Services Architect
I was the architect for services design in a project for our customer, a major retail airline client, involving travel to Luton, and work with client project managers and architects to discuss and agree designs.November 2014 - November 2016, Retail Reply, Solutions architect.
Solutions architect, focusing on various challenges for various clients in the Retail industry, which is the company’s specialism. During my employment with Retail Reply, I worked on a major Identity data migration project, and a project to implement a secure platform for a budget clothing retailer to support their Austrian VAT reporting needs.August 2012 - November 2014, Portal Ltd, Head of Collaboration Centre of Excellence.
On secondment from IBM, I led the Business partner’s team of Collaboration services consultants.Oct 2006 - August 2012, IBM UK, Senior Consultant & Architect
My role was to assist customers in the successful definition and implementation of software projects, based on the IBM Collaboration software portfolio. As a consulting architect working in IBM's Software Group Lab Services, I participated in many projects with different customers across many business areas – among these, for an educational qualifications provider in Scotland, a local authority in England, financial services providers in London, Norwich and Edinburgh, a university in Wales, and a global accounting firm in London.1998 - Oct 2006, IBM UK, Content Portal Technical Lead/Senior Developer.
I was the Technical Lead and Senior developer for the on-going development and maintenance of an IBM intranet content portal, based on WebSphere Portal versions 4 and 5.1990 - 1998, various
A variety of technical roles in businesses in the UK, some involving development activity, and others customer services in management positions.1989 - 1990, TEFL Teacher in Madrid.
Teacher of English in Madrid.Current certifications
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