Arno Nel

Current

Principal Consultant at Sword
SharePoint Community Evangelist at SharePointMagazine.net

Past

Lead Consultant (Microsoft Solutions) at Dimension Data
Application Portfolio Manager at Dimension Data
Application and Integration Architect at Dimension Data GroupIT

SharePoint Technical Consultant at 3fifteen
Sharepoint Architect at nVisionIT

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Arno Nel’s Summary

Microsoft MVP for SharePoint 2003
Microsoft MVP for SharePoint 2007

- Solutions-oriented professional IT consultant who excels at managing projects, collaborating with project teams, interfacing with clients, and deploying technology to build successful solutions for customers.
- Motivated achiever with 10 years of significant, progressive experience in information technology consulting, focusing on Web-based Information Portals, Information Worker Solutions and Web Application Development.
- Experienced Tech Lead who has successfully led large project teams of 10+ people.
- Solid communicator.
- Problem-solver who can design and architect solutions.

Key Differentiators:

- Key involvement in all aspects of SharePoint, from Pre-Sales, to Architecture, to Deployment, to Development, to Operations.
- Deployed Solutions in the United Kingdom, South Africa, Botswana and Kenya.
- Strong combination of Business and Technical Skills.
- Excellent relationships within the SharePoint Industry, specifically with Experts, Microsoft MVP's and book authors.
- Excellent relationship with key individuals on the Information Worker teams at Microsoft HQ in Redmond, Seattle
- I have a passion for technology and how it can improve the way we communicte and do business effectively.

Arno Nel’s Specialties:

SharePoint 2003
SharePoint 2007
Enterprise Content Management
Knowledge Management
Document Management
Information Architecture
Web Architecture and Development

Arno Nel’s Experience

Principal Consultant

Sword

(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

May 2009 — Present (3 months)
SharePoint Community Evangelist

SharePointMagazine.net

(Internet industry)

January 2000 — Present (9 years 7 months)

Ive helped build many technical communities. From developer communities to architect communities. My focus has always been on web technologies with a strong focus on SharePoint. Im involved in many initiatives and have grown my network over the years.
My latest initiative is a SharePoint Magazine:
http://SharePointMagazine.net
Lead Consultant (Microsoft Solutions)

Dimension Data

(Public Company; DDT; Information Technology and Services industry)

October 2008 — May 2009 (8 months)

Lead Consultant for Microsoft Solutions line of business in the UK.

Focus on Microsoft Business Applications:
SharePoint
Business Intelligence
Workflow
CRM
Application Portfolio Manager

Dimension Data

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; DDT; Information Technology and Services industry)

March 2007 — September 2008 (1 year 7 months)

I was the Dimension Data Group IT owner of the following enterprise systems:
- Intranet (SharePoint 2003 and SharePoint 2007): The Dimension Data Intranet is a global intranet supporting 11000 employees in all continents. Upgrading from SharePoint 2003 was an 18 month project
- Internet (SharePoint 2007 and Microsoft CMS): DimensionData.com is the global internet site with over 11000 pages. Currently the platform is Microsoft Content Management Server. Our new 3 year roadmap starts in 2008 Q4 which includes an upgrade to SharePoint 2007
- Dashboarding (SharePoint 2003): The PR Dashboard and Extranet is a way for PR to collect and display PR Business Intelligence
- Business Process Management (SharePoint 2007 and K2): I am the owner of K2 our BPM tool of choice as well as the IT owner of associated processes.
Application and Integration Architect

Dimension Data GroupIT

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Computer Software industry)

March 2007 — March 2008 (1 year 1 month)
SharePoint Technical Consultant

3fifteen

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

August 2006 — March 2007 (8 months)

Senior SharePoint Technical Consultant in the following Technology Areas:
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS V3)
Windows SharePoint Services 2007 (WSS V3)
SharePoint Portal Server 2003 (V2)
Windows SharePoint Service 2003 (V2)
Microsoft Office Client Development (OBA)
Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO)

My role covered the following areas:
Assist in building up the SharePoint competency for the organisation
SharePoint Solution Architecture
SharePoint Solutions Research and Development
Competitive Intelligence
SharePoint Technical writing
SharePoint Sales Support
SharePoint Demonstrations and Training
SharePoint Pre-Sales and Proposal Generation.
Sharepoint Architect

nVisionIT

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

April 2003 — September 2005 (2 years 6 months)

Key Projects:

Department of Justice : Development of Human Resource solution for Service Benefits (Government) (.Net Development with K2)

World Bank: Development of a web-based Business Intelligence (BI) Solution (.Net Development)

Development Bank of South Africa : One of five development finance institutions in South Africa, wanted to help local government authorities by creating an SharePoint communities. Over 100 local government organisations were involved in this landmark project.
(SharePoint 2003)

Department of Mines (Botswana) : Sharepoint 2003 Beta 1 Implementation. The Department of Mines wanted to automate manual processes and reduce paper processing. This project was a proof of success collaboration with Microsoft and nVisionIT proving SharePoint capabilities.

Nation Media (Kenya) : Sharepoint 2003 Implementation. Nation Media Kenya is the largest media organisation in Kenya responsible for Television, Radio and Print Media.

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Arno Nel’s Interests:

English Football - Newcastle United Technology Blogging Gadgets

Arno Nel’s Groups:

SharePoint Magazine Editor and Owner
Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs)
Content Management Professionals
Microsoft Partner Network
eOffice
ECMsharepoint Interest Group
Information Worker Group
PartnerPoint