Resume
I am an enthusiastic and dedicated professional with extensive experience across all areas of business and IT management. An exceptional leader who is able to develop and motivate others to archive targets, I can demonstrate a strong ability to manage projects from conception through to successful completion.
A proactive individual with a logical approach to challenges, I perform effectively even within a highly pressurized working environment.
Specialties: Business Management, System Management, Application Development, Computer Security.
July 2011 - Present Project Manager for group wide projects relating to regulatory and reporting initiatives, including RDR and MiFID II. Migration of systems and services to Amazon Web Services (AWS). August 2009 - May 2011 Managed all IT systems, including Windows Servers, Ubuntu Linux boxes, networks and firewalls. Migration of databases from Microsoft SQL to MySQL. Ultra-secure configuration of all systems. October 2005 - January 2009 Implemented a new portfolio trading and modelling system. Maintenance of roughly 100 windows-based clients and a Unix back-end financial system. Support of Microsoft Office products. March 2004 - September 2005 Delivered a large-scale project of implementating the European Savings Directive between Jersey and Switzerland. April 2000 - December 2003 Led a team of developers to achieve business objectives of creating and selling computerized security products to the international market, which successfully achieved sales throughout Europe, the Far East and in the American markets. Creating a number of internationally patented processes, applications and methods. Winner of a Silver medal from the British Computer Society (BCS) for one of the products I had created. December 1986 Completion of schooling in South Africa.
Work Experience
Project Manager
Jersey, Channel Islands
A major British and International bank
IT Manager
Jersey, Channel Islands
Payment Card Industry Standards (PCI-DSS) compliant Payment Service Provider
Senior Business Systems Analyst
Jersey, Channel Islands
Funds business in Jersey
Consultant
Jersey, Channel Islands
Major British bank in Jersey
Development Manager
UK
Computer Security company in UK
Education
Matriculation (Standard 10)
Achieved full University Exemption
