About me
I am an experienced IT professional with technical background and skills gained in academic, professional, not-for-profit and corporate sectors. I have extensive experience in providing usable technical solutions to day-to-day business challenges. Although I have worked in management roles, I have always been passionate about development and kept hands on, taking part in design, development, and implementation of many database/web applications and CRM systems.
I am passionate about understanding how businesses make use of technology in general and I aspire to find solutions in keeping with the rapidly changing demands of modern ways of working. I am highly adaptable and responsive to advances in technology and changes in business requirements.
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Skills
Customer relationship management systems (CRM); Web architecture, infrastructure and applications; Databases, data management, data migration, and reporting tools; IT best practice methods and frameworks; Technology evaluation, review and selection.
ASP.NET (VB/C#), Web Forms; MVC; SQL Server, Entity framework; SSIS; Microsoft Dynamics CRM (2011 & 2015, 365); Microsoft SharePoint (basic); CMS systems (Umbraco, Kentico), HTML and CSS frameworks (Bootstrap & Foundation); JavaScript and JQuery.
CRM Systems
ASP.NET Development
CMS Systems
CSS & JS Frameworks
Microsoft Azure
Database Servers
Portfolio
Years of experience
Dynamics CRM
Web Application Development
CMS Development
Management
Career to date
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October 2022
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PresentThe Law Society
Solution Architect
Designing, describing, and managing solution engineering to solve specific business problems
Assessing the systems architecture currently in place and working with technical staff to recommend solutions to improve it
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Jul 2021
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October 2022Trillium Systems Limited
Technical Lead
- Leading high performing development and technical consultant teams
- Delivering solutions based on Dynamics 365 and Azure platform
- Dynamics 365 integration and data migration
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Jul 2018
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Jul 2021Royal Academy of Engineering
Lead Developer & Solutions Architect
- Dynamics CRM migration from on-premises 2015 to Dynamics 365 (online)
- Planning the new web architecture for main and micro-sites including a customer portal to be integrated with Dynamics 365 and other 3rd party tools and applications
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Sep 2017
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Jul 2018Royal Academy of Engineering
Head of IT
- Integration of dotMailer marketing automation solution with Dynamics CRM and the build of website 'Preference Centre'
- Custom admin portal for event management and administration, an MVC based web application connected to Dynamics CRM
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Dec 2015
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Aug 2017Chartered Institute of Taxation
Head of IT
- CRM system: planning, preparation, and implementation of a Dynamics CRM solution to provide a 'single source of the truth' in relation to the services provided to the students and the members, as well as other business contacts
- Application development: review and development of a functional portal as a front end to the CRM system
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Nov 1998
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Dec 2015Royal Academy of Engineering
IT Manager/Head of IT
- Focus on supporting the business by developing the Dynamics CRM system and integration with 3rd party applications and the corporate website
- Hands on involvement in software development projects from architecture design to implementation
Education
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1997
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1999University of Westminster
Diploma in Management Studies (part-time)
Management and leadership, Strategic human resource management, Enterprise and business planning, Projects and operations management
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1992
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1994Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey
MSc in Mining Engineering (Hons)
Specialising in marbles and hard rocks
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1988
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1992Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey
BSc in Mining Engineering
Science based subject areas focusing on planning, designing and operation of mines