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Highly experienced Senior Software Developer and Development Manager.
Gregory Beacher
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Luton, United Kingdom
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I have been developing software for 30 years in industries ranging from utility companies, to finance houses, banking, biometric authentication, e-commerce and payroll. I have managed large and small development and testing teams both on and offshore.
I am a confident communicator and was recently employed to teach software development, networking and security to hundreds of university students at two universities in the UK.
I am a confident communicator and was recently employed to teach software development, networking and security to hundreds of university students at two universities in the UK.
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United Kingdom
Industries
Language
English
Fluently
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Larger project
Ongoing relation / part-time
Available
My experience
2018 - ?
freelance
Consultant Visiting Lecturer
THE UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE.
Delivering comprehensive academic instruction focused on software development, networking, cybersecurity, and project management. Effectively teaching, mentoring, and evaluating undergraduate and post-graduate students.
Key Accomplishments:
• Spearheaded redevelopment of existing unit that was negatively reviewed by students; led successful transformation to become one of the highest scoring units within the faculty (as ranked through student surveys).
Key Accomplishments:
• Spearheaded redevelopment of existing unit that was negatively reviewed by students; led successful transformation to become one of the highest scoring units within the faculty (as ranked through student surveys).
Project Management, Networking, Teaching, Software development, Mentoring, Management, Surveys, Transformation, Development, Software, LED
2017 - ?
freelance
Principal Consultant
SOFTWARE CONSULTANCY.
Providing software development advisory services to a broad range of clients worldwide. Planning and managing project activities. Designing and building distributed cloud environments using Microsoft Azure.
Key Accomplishments:
• Completed several biometric security projects with some in collaboration with the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC/GCHQ).
• Designed a set of worldwide test, staging, demonstration, and production environments, as well as a continuous integration system that executes automated tests and subsequently deploys the application to the appropriate environment.
Key Accomplishments:
• Completed several biometric security projects with some in collaboration with the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC/GCHQ).
• Designed a set of worldwide test, staging, demonstration, and production environments, as well as a continuous integration system that executes automated tests and subsequently deploys the application to the appropriate environment.
Azure, Software development, Microsoft azure, Cloud, SoMe, Integration, Test, Security, Continuous integration, Development, Software, Production
2008 - 2017
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Vice President - Technology (Asset Servicing Technology)
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON.
Directed a team of onshore/offshore project managers with accountability for overseeing development and programme management, environment management, release management, stakeholder management, and regulatory and compliance activities. Served as Chair of the Technology Steering Committee for the division.
Key Accomplishments:
• Developed and built a continuous integration system for the EMEA Asset Servicing Division; directly managed and implemented release and configuration management processes throughout the division.
• Led the non-discretional technology programme to successfully implement GDPR changes for both internal and vendor-based systems across the region.
• Significantly improved the quality of software, testing, and deployments in partnership with onshore and offshore teams and stakeholders.
• Developed, maintained, and managed various software environments including test, UAT, staging, and production; collaborated with engineering teams to ensure environments were available when needed for various projects.
• Established a data refresh process to ensure environments contained the correct data required for the various project testing stages.
Key Accomplishments:
• Developed and built a continuous integration system for the EMEA Asset Servicing Division; directly managed and implemented release and configuration management processes throughout the division.
• Led the non-discretional technology programme to successfully implement GDPR changes for both internal and vendor-based systems across the region.
• Significantly improved the quality of software, testing, and deployments in partnership with onshore and offshore teams and stakeholders.
• Developed, maintained, and managed various software environments including test, UAT, staging, and production; collaborated with engineering teams to ensure environments were available when needed for various projects.
• Established a data refresh process to ensure environments contained the correct data required for the various project testing stages.
Continuous integration, President, LED, Processes, Production, Software, Development, Regulatory, Configuration Management, Testing, Stakeholder Management, Offshore, Engineering, Compliance, Test, Technology, Integration, Management, GDpr
My education
THE UNIVERSITY OF LUTON
BSc, Computer Science
BSc, Computer Science
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