MARCOL

VMware Platform Rollout
- Migrating from Citrix XenServer over to VMware vSphere, Dell R630s
- Upgrading from Windows 2008/2012 to 2012R2 and 2016
- Migrating from 1Gbps to 10Gbps LAN and SAN switching, various switching vendors and configurations
- Migrating to VMFS shared storage; 5x shelves Dell PS6210 and PS6210x storage
- Migrating from physically disperse networking environments to logically truncated networks; for ease of centralised management and administration
- Active Directory Cleanup
- Exchange Server Upgrade 2007 to 2010

Infrastructure and Virtualisation Consultant

Federation of Small Businesses

DFS Migration Programme; replicating network shares between sites. Delivering Shadow-Copies for daily restoration points, developed some DFS-R PS scripted reporting.

Implemented several PowerShell Active Directory Audit reports; and Exchange Configuration and Health reports - running monthly. Providing management with an overview stance of both estates.

Network assessment and implementation of VMware Virtual Distributed Switching (vDS); working side by side with Cisco Catalyst switching stack adjustments and Cisco ASA re-configurations with multiple data-centres. 

Aided the project assessment and technical delivery of several Windows Server 2003 OS Migrations, upgrades and complete migrations.

Assisted with the project technical delivery of a Mitel Virtual Phone System; incorporating 200 handsets, spanning several office locations. Majority of the work involved AD Scripting, automating software installs with Group Policies, network switch re-configuration work, VLAN and DHCP setup and general assistance of provisioning the new users. Delivering Firewall and NAT rules for smooth transition to a wide variety of Mitel products; including a Dialler, Call Centre management suite, Collaboration tools and Campaign tools.

Infrastructure Consultant

Frontline Consultancy & Business Services

VMware ESX configuration corrections, host migration, Veeam backup and replication to remote VSA. Backup Exec taking staged jobs to tape; performance optimise tape library. Planned future migration to off-site collection.

Assessment and planning of 802.11 wireless access points; including supporting network VLANS and delivery of PKI certificate services for machine based authentication.

Planned and delivered Symantec Enterprise Vault for MS Exchange. Automated mailbox provisioning and archival, performed PST imports automatically; exchange server upgrade (2010>2013). configured AutoDiscover/OAB/ClientConnectivity rules. Blackberry Server database migration, BES service migration too. Finished mailbox moves, public folder migrations. Old host decommissioning.

WSUS powershell scripting. Working in a dev environment I built automation scripts to deliver a 'roll up' gap for having 9+months of no WSUS services. To perform staged migrations from unmatched to patched, delivering 1x months of updates at a time. Planned to be utilised by several customers in future.

LANSA powershell automated update rollout. Automated the delivery of updated LANSA DLLs, from a staging area to a series of UNC paths. Automated the termination of active running processes for those paths; automated log off of RDS services and handled logging and reporting.

Virtualisation Specialist

Tackling Domain Controller failures making use of dcdiag, ntdsutil, ntfrsutil and repladm detect and correct some fundamental design flaws. This is still work in progress.

Tweaking Active Directory Sites and Services, improving replication, redundancy and overall improving logon and authentication.

Re-designing DNS resolution both internally and externally, improving both performance and security. Linking subnet design with sites/services along with DNS reverse lookup zones.

Migration of email filtering products from Google Postini,EMF and MimeSweeper over to a vastly improved MimeCast cloud service offering. Everything from design, implementation and a very custom configuration has been done. Go-live went very smooth; I also hosted several internal training sessions. I learnt a lot during this; and would love to work with MimeCast again some day.

Broken up the Group Policy Objects into a structured design; re-introduced all of them over the course of 3 months.
-- Power Management (predicted 40% power savings during a typical month)
-- Network Access Control (vastly filter what can be accessed via the TCP/IP layer - firewall, dcom filtering, wmi control, rdp lockdown and much more)
-- Device Access Control (lock device classes; permit individual device IDs - via AD control groups)
-- Internet Explorer (financial industry governance enforcement for browser controls)
-- MS Office/Java/Hydra/Nice Policies (applied application specific customisations)
-- Windows Policies (provide performance enhancements and remove unnecessary services)
-- Company Policy (login script improvements, scripts -> CSE)


AD Automation from HR DB; Powershell Scripting; new OU structure, automated accounts and mailboxes. 

Designed "Role Profiles" for Active Directory; migrated 4x teams as proof of concept, slowly migrated users groups over. This provides a platform for future development of the AD environment.

Senior Platforms Specialist

Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, Infrastructure Specialist, Virtualisation SME, Network and Storage Engineer

Verbera

iOS and Android apps to measure and compare voice characteristics including depth. Developed in Xamarin. Built and deployed using App Center.

Vocular

Cloud Architecture & Development Services

Pennyworth Financial Ltd.

Responsible for leading Product, UX, and UI design for the business
• Establishing foundations and practices for design growth
• Delivering iOS and Android designs
• Creating and maintaining the Atomic design system

Senior Design Director (UX & UI)

Calastone

Laid foundation for a holistic product design strategy while managing an external desgin team. Educating the whole organisation on the meaning of Design, Usability and Design Ops and influencing from C-level down to Delivery staff.
• Developed a detailed roadmap to build an in-house design team
• Led the design for the mutual fund ledger-based tokenization project
• Transitioned the Design system to Atomic design
• Created a design approach for whitelabeling the company’s product lineup

Associate Director User Experience

NatWest group

Closely working with stakeholders, users, and teams to shift towards people- centric solutions to meet the needs of the organisation and it’s clients.
• Led design efforts and team growth for the Investments and pensions platform across NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland, and Coutts (UX, UI, UER, and Copywriting)
• Oversaw the complete redesign of the RBS international B2B online service for Desktop and Tablet, covering multi-currency cash management accounts, transactions, payments, deposits, and notice accounts
• Led the redesign of the group’s early careers website (Responsive)
• Designed the group’s new fraud self-reporting service (Responsive)
• Led the design of the W&G initiative to switch clients of the bank to challenger competitors (Responsive)

VP User Experience

eBay

Led design on various Agile product teams to create delightful experiences. Fully
involved in the whole design process while educating the organisation. Showing
PMs, DEVs and Stakeholders how to think like a designer. Evangelising about design
practice and how to integrate UX in Agile. Actively promoting Trend&User driven
innovation.
• Led the design of the globalisation program across platforms (iOS, Android, Responsive)
• Designed the commercialization solution for big accounts (WebApp)
• Led the design of the internal copy and editorial management tool (WebApp)

Lead User Experience Designer

Farfetch

Introduced the User Experience practice to the company. Evangelized user-
testing praxis within the organization, as well as educating Product management, Development, Editorial and Marketing teams on Design&UX practices and processes.
• Led the redesign of the Checkout process (Responsive Web)
• Redesigned the homepage (Responsive Web)
• Initiated the complete overhaul and design of the ERP (WebApp)
• Led the design and introduction of the first iPad App (iOS)

Leading design and participaing in various multidisciplinary projects for programmes
and services.
• Created hand-held/tablet strategic guidelines for program support (Mobile/ Tablet)
• Developed design guidelines for ITV’s email marketing (Email)
• Contributed to the ideation, creation, and specification of the new website’s CMS (WebApp)
• Led the design of companion websites for Daybreak, Lorraine, and LemonAid
• Designed iOS apps (Dancing on Ice and Superstar)
• Worked on the redesign of ITV Player for Youview, Samsung TV, and iOS


User Experience Designer

Fjord

Involved through the whole design process, liaising with clients and stakeholders, participating and facilitating workshops, creating IxD work, documentation, and delivering final visual design.
• Led the design of the first iPad app for Openbank (Santander group)
• Designed the iPad banking app for children for BBVA
• Developed the first Colombia banking apps for BBVA (iOS, Blackberry, Android)
• Led the interaction design of the first BBVA iPhone app
• Led the interaction design of BBVA’s wealth management iPad app
• Led the interaction design of iOS and Blackberry apps for Bankinter
• Redesigned the video streaming platform for Ono (Web design)
• Participated in the design and creation of a socialization platform for Telefonica (Symbian S60, Android, Blackberry)
• Co-facilitated monthly workshops in a transformational program for Telefonica over two years

Interaction Designer

Creative Orchestra

Created new and compelling experiences for different channels: Internet,
ambient, direct mailing and mobile.

Experience Designer

Native Design

Participating in multi-disciplinary projects. Involved through the whole design process, from conception to final submission.
• Participated in Combi and MMI design for Audi (small screen and prototyping)
• Contributed to the Windows mobile UI proposal
• Collaborated on Tivo remote app design (iPhone)
• Involved in HP remote print interface design (Web)

Samsung electronics

Horizon-scanning project to develop new business opportunities and user experiences for Samsung Global in metropolitan areas.

2018 Neo City

Self-employed

Providing design and coding services for individuals and small companies.

Web(UX&UI) designer

ITV.com

• Speculative project to design a complete Second Life experience for ITV, showcasing the platform’s potential for business use.
• Repurposed the platform for further business applications.

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