Greater Portsmouth Area
I am an IT Systems Architect with 18 years experience spanning the full development lifecycle. I started out initially as an application developer and then moved into application architecture back in 2011 and subsequently into the Technology and Data architecture domains. I am experienced in taking business requirements and turning these into conceptual, logical and physical architecture solutions. I pride myself in being a highly motivated individual and take pride in what I do. I am adaptable and comfortable taking on challenging opportunities.
IT Solutions Architect, working with various clients on requirements analysis, creating conceptual, logical and physical architectural designs, Working with PM's on project plans and estimating and overseeing build and deployments. Currently working with a large client to deliver a tech refresh project upgrading all their applications and the platforms they reside on to the latest vendor supplied software version ensuring they remain supportable for the long term.
IT Systems Architect, Working with various CSC clients. Projects of note:- - Systems Architect for 1.2m project to provide B2B web service layer for a large logistics companies shipping and tracking applications - Technical Architect working within a team on a programme of work to provide a complete infrastructure upgrade for clients data center, including virtualization technologies and complete upgrade to clients software stack
Application architect, working with customers to build bespoke applications and datastores using various technologies. Projects of note:- - Design and implementation of insurance clients interface for all employee liability information to be passed to the UK national Employers Liability Database - Architect for £2m Insurance Risk Exposure database and geo-spatial query application
After transferring to CSC from Zurich I worked as a Application Designer on several projects for CSC clients, working on mainly on Intranet applications using ASP.net and MS Sql Server.
Mainly worked on web application design, designing both internet and intranet solutions to support the general insurance business unit