CONSULTANT: Independent Consultancy Assignments - Ontario, Canada
Nov 2006 to Present
Responsible for providing strategic-level technical, IT and IS support to a portfolio of clients, advising on business impact of IT and delivery of key IT change
initiatives.
- Specialized in system migration, process re-engineering, SQL deployment & system redesign
- Migrated a multi-site organisation from peer-to-peer solution into a Windows 2003 network
- Redesigned & implemented MS-SQL database to hold 400Gb of flat file data for a key client
- Deployed solutions for customer websites and intranet portals using ASP.Net and MS-SQL
- Integration of e-Commerce with external systems and databases (Linux, MySQL, PHP, etc.)
- Built VMware (ESXi) environment for Linux servers (dns, mail, web, database, PXE, etc.)
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER / DIRECTOR: Virtual IT Ltd - London, England
Feb 2002 to Nov 2006
Responsible for strategic-level technical management, including control of systems, infrastructure, support and services within a London-based managed service provider.
- Appointed to deliver business-critical IT services, utilising remotely managed infrastructure services
- Specialized in controlling remote services including firewalls, servers, desktop & Active Directory
- Co-authored development of the Virtual IT business plan, in conjunction with a fellow director
- Drove successful fundraising activities for business start-up, advising key investors on technical issues
- Led the design and delivery of two London-based data centre environments for internal use
- Developed centralized reporting tools using .NET and MS-SQL technology to support growth plans
- Successfully linked VPNs between 300+ sites, providing remote IT services securely & efficiently
- Developed operations to provide rollout and support for 2,500 business desktop users solution
- Provided IT and technical support across the business, experiencing 70% year-on-year growth
GROUP CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER(Consultant): AccessKenya Ltd - Nairobi, Kenya
Feb 2002 to Nov 2006
Responsible for delivering mission-critical IT services, defining business-aligned IT /IS strategies, providing hands-on IT guidance and driving
operational / network structures.
- Appointed as CTO within an expanding Internet service provider, spending 50% of time in Nairobi
- Provided technical leadership across the business, controlling IT teams of 50+ staff
- Defined strategies & identified technology requirements to support 100%+ year-on-year growth
- Established formalised project management methodologies for technical engineering & IT teams
- Designed Juniper layer 3 solution allowing ISPs to share a layer 2 wireless local loop solution
- Deployed Cisco network technology to provide the most stable network of any ISP based in Kenya
IT DIRECTOR, EUROPE(Consultant): NTT/Verio Europe - London, England
Jul 2001 to Feb 2002
Appointed as an Independent IT/business Consultant reporting directly to the Head of Verio in Europe.
- Lead and managed all aspects of IT and consultant for providing technical/business advice to senior management
- Successful lead the design & deployment of a Prism-based billing solution
- Provided the finance group with best-practice knowledge for the implementation of Sage Enterprise
VICE PRESIDENT: Primus Telecommunications Europe - London, England
Oct 2000 to May 2001
Provide leadership and drive business development and mergers and acquisitions for Europe.
- Responsible for leading business development within a leading global telecoms business
- Drove the entire acquisition cycle from prospecting through to closing & integration
- Identified need for strategic relationship with Fibernet for an annual cost savings of £1m+
- Implemented standardized business practices including forecasting, performance analysis & KPIs
DIRECTOR, ACQUISITIONS & INTEGRATIONS: PSINet Europe - Geneva, Switzerland
Jul 1997 to Sep 2000
Lead technology business acquisitions & due-diligence processes across Europe.
- Appointed to senior-level role to perform operational due-diligence on over 20+ European ISPs
- Designed and implemented European systems & infrastructure
- Established & deployed internal communications systems, including European web portals and sites
- Successfully designed & built technical infrastructure for the European Technical Centre operations
