Earlier Career

Jan 2012 - Apr 2012 - Roads and Maritime Services - Access and Identity Architect

  • Advised/piloted through three OS transitions (Ubuntu, SuSE, RHEL).

  • Delivered Identity Management LDAP for myRTA portal (2.5M users) across dev/release/production silos.

  • Introduced Chef, Zenoss, 389 Directory Server to organisation.

  • Performed system integration with VMWare/Vsphere and ZenWorks - leading industry tools.

Aug 2010 - Mar 2011 - Singtel/Optus – Senior Internet Services Engineer

  • Delivered SMS rate limiting suite for Campaign Marketing (Kannel, Web/Perl).

  • Upgraded various ISP infrastructure components (Anti Virus, LDAP, Email).

  • Piloted Zenoss, Splunk.

Jun 2006 - Dec 2006 - NAB – Infrastructure Solutions Designer

  • Stewarded infrastructure deployment for Reuters eFX currency platform.

  • Technology designer for Unix/Solaris end-of-life/sunsetting programme (over 300 servers globally).

  • Technology designer for shared services platform (Oracle, Sybase, Websphere).

  • Delivered various components of Solaris/SOE.

Jan 2004 - Jun 2004 - Davies Collison Cave – Enterprise Content Management Consultant

  • Architected and delivered new Plone-based ECM/CMS/intranet integrated with AD and other Microsoft systems.

  • Migrated content and platform from Windows to Linux.

  • Staff end user training, site administrator training, system administrator training.

  • Linux, Python, Apache.

Jul 2000 - Feb 2002 - Novasoft Information Technology Solution Architect (Contract) London, United Kingdom

  • Architected global head-end quotes system for Reuters.

  • Team-lead six application developers.

  • Unix/Solaris.

  • C/C++/Java, Versant.

  • Created materials and delivered internal training courses.

  • Strategic technical advisory for other client projects.

Sept 1999 - Feb 2000 - Deutsche Bank, AG Designer/Architect (Contract),London, United Kingdom

  • Program trading, order management, settlements.

  • C/C++ Object-orientated Perl, SWIG, Java, XML.

  • Architected and developed majority of order routing middleware.

Aug 1998 - Jun 1999 - HSBC Midland Infrastructure Architect (Contract),London, United Kingdom

  • Murex/MxRates implementation for fixed income/GILTS desk.

  • Build and release management tools expert.

  • Teknekron, TIBCO/Rendezvous, Reuters/ETX market data.

  • HP-UX, Perl, C/C++, Shell scripting.

Apr 1998 - Aug 1998 - Logica Systems Senior Developer (Contract), London, United Kingdom

  • Perl migration suite for EMU in fixed income bond repurchases.

  • Unix/Solaris.

Oct 1993 - Feb 1998 - National Bank Architect/Developer (Permanent),Wellington, New Zealand

  • DirectLink PC banking back end development and architecture for retail/wholesale treasury settlements.

  • Unix/Solaris.

  • C/C++, Object-orientation, Client-Server, Sybase/SQL Rogue Wave.

  • Rational Suite.

  • AS400/COBOL – corporate bonds.

Jan 1992 - Sept 1993 - ANZ Banking Group Developer (Permanent), Wellington, New Zealand

  • IBM/3090/MVS.

  • CICS/COBOL/HOGAN.

  • Large software development team.

  • Business critical production support.