Technology Manager at UniServity

United Kingdom

August 2011-Present

UniServity is one of the world's leading providers of innovative learning technologies, supporting over 3 million users across 90 local authority areas and 22 countries. My role is Head of the Development Team in the production of the innovative product Life Cloud. We adopt Agile methodology across the entire software lifecycle.

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Solutions Architect at Saba Software

United Kingdom

September 2006-July 2011

Achievements • Designed Web 2.0 applications based on J2EE and .NET frameworks, ensuring the architected design conforms to standards and best practices of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Software as a Service (SaaS) principles • Implemented Single Sign-On using Federated Identity Management standards (SAML) and Web Portal integration on J2EE application servers • Localised web portals into multiple languages and cultures, and deployed Content Delivery Networks (Akamai) in emerging countries • Delivered a full implementation of the Saba Learning Management system to a Fortune pharmaceutical company in 70+ countries and 15+ languages, for 70,000 users, in a strictly validated and secured environment (FDA, GxP) • Built a portfolio of resalable service offerings, which contributed to the expansion of the Professional Services up to $1.5M per year of consulting revenue Main Responsibilities • Technical leadership in software design, quality assurance and deployment, and extensive knowledge and experience of the entire project lifecycle, using Agile Scrum methodology • Develop and maintain Enterprise Architecture principles and standards, implementing the TOGAF framework, and use UML to describe, design and model technical solutions • Interact with customers to understand and capture their functional system requirements, create technical designs from functional specifications and implement as software applications • Provide feasibility analysis, risk assessments, time and work breakdown estimates, using consistent processes for identifying potential risk events, quantifying and documenting the probability of occurrence and impact on the project • Manage, monitor and review all programme economics to include project costs, staffing requirements, resources and risks, including contracts with suppliers to meet key performance indicators and agreed targets • Manage teams of business and technical consultants in the EMEA region, the US and India

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Software Architect at Allos

Italy

September 2000-August 2006

Achievements • Integrated the Saba platform with Business Intelligence, Knowledge Sharing and Virtual Collaboration applications for “Telecom Italia Learning Services” • Designed and developed a dashboard of tools for knowledge & media management for two of the top 5 financial groups in Italy, by integrating the Allos solution with their ERP systems • Contributed to the successful launch of “Progetto Trio” in the Region of Tuscany, one of the biggest government projects that includes large public sector IT procurement in Italy • Built, mentored and managed a team of 5 developers • Opened a new branch of the company in South Africa and contributed to the recognition of the firm as one of the key players in the IT market in the country Main Responsibilities • Design and develop applications based on Learning Management and Human Capital Development platforms (Saba, Plateau, Docent) for international customers • Provide consulting and training to customers, by developing strong client advocacy skills, an aptitude for service delivery and sharp international business focus • Research and consulting on content and knowledge management, business intelligence, e-learning, artificial intelligence and neural networks applied to knowledge

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Lead Software Analyst at PC Service

Italy

September 1997-June 2000

• Designed and developed business management software for small and mid-size enterprises, by coding Object Oriented multi-tier applications in Java and C++ programming languages • Implemented software solutions for e-commerce and consumer/retail businesses, Ministry of Defence (Air Force), travel agencies, and banks • Built the transactional engine for the mortgage product by “Banca 121” on mainframe • Contributed to the growth of the company by 200% (revenue and size) in two years • Built, mentored and managed the development team • Instructor of professional courses about Microsoft operating systems and Office applications

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