Job History
SENIOR CONSULTING ARCHITECT – NEXOR
- Directing Research and Innovation projects in Defence – including Zero Trust and Data Centric Security
- Directing delivery of cross-domain security projects
- Designing cross-domain security gateways
- Building and championing the business research strategy
- Leading proposition development
- Architecture work, including Cybersecurity, Enterprise Security, Solution, and Technical
HEAD OF IT AND CLOUD – OCUCON
- Building and leading a multi-disciplinary cloud team
- Leading the IT and cloud strategy for the business
- Providing an architectural centre of excellence for the business software and infrastructure as a service propositions
- Leading a hybrid cloud strategy to deliver AI-powered solutions for customers as a service
LEAD CONSULTANT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR – CIARAN OWENS CONSULTING
- Cloud, Network, Systems, and Service Architecture
- Interim Head of Technology role for a New York-based client
- Customers include SMEs to Fortune 500 firms – including Verizon
- Specialised in private, disconnected, and secure HPC private cloud environments
- Sectors include Government, Telecoms, Cloud, and Network Services
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR – CULMINET CLOUD
- Built a private cloud footprint leveraging hyperconverged technologies to achieve a lower cost per U compared to other MSPs
- Built a managed hosting and telecoms proposition for SME businesses
IT ENGINEER – VERTU MOTORS PLC
- Support and IT engineering in a business with over 5,000 employees and over 120 dealerships
- Lead a Windows migration project
- Supported break/fix of a large MPLS network
WEB DEVELOPER – FREELANCE
- PHP, HTML, CSS, and occasional Ruby development
- Built websites for SMEs in the region, delivered directly to end customers, and for creative agencies
- Designed plugins for web agencies
- Provided managed web hosting services
Education
UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
BSc Computer Science (Hons)