Owner Nivot Inc, independent consultant and software developer architect; Microsoft MVP.
Montreal, Canada Area
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- Senior Software Developer / Consultant at Government of Canada (SAQ)
- Developer Consultant at IATA
- Lead Developer at Morgan Stanley / Compuware
- Developer Consultant at IATA (International Air Transport Association)
- Senior Programmer at KPMG (Self-employed)
- Senior Programmer, R&D at OD Consultancy Limited, London, UK
- Lead Programmer at Actov8 Limited
- Systems Programmer at online.ie
- Technical Manager / Systems Developer at Labyrinth Limited
- Web Systems Programmer at Ireland Online Ltd.
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Oisin Grehan’s Summary
Owner Nivot Inc, independent consultant and software developer architect; over 12 years' experience in the Web industry. Currently Microsoft MVP (2008) for Windows Server Admin Frameworks (PowerShell).
My first foray into internet technologies began in the mid-nineties, when I built Ireland’s first large-scale eCommerce system for Allied Irish Banks (known as First Trust in North America). Programming is a passion for me, and I enjoy high-pressure environments and the company of talented colleagues to inspire me.
Oisin Grehan’s Specialties:
Cross platform web & enterprise multi-tier development including but not limited to, com+/entsvcs, asp, asp.net (esp. sharepoint), winforms, remoting/wwf/wpf/indigo, soa/webservices and networks. While my primary platform expertise is with Microsoft, I am comfortable with a wide variety of unix flavours and OSS platforms.
Oisin Grehan’s Experience
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Senior Software Developer / Consultant
Government of Canada (SAQ)
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Wine and Spirits industry)
January 2008 — April 2008 (4 months)
Large Microsoft Office System Server (MOSS) 2007 project involving installation, design & implementation for the Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ).
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Developer Consultant
IATA
(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Airlines/Aviation industry)
March 2007 — December 2007 (10 months)
- SharePoint 2003, MS CMS 2002 migration to MOSS 2007
- webpart development, mscms template development, asp.net, sql, AD. -
Lead Developer
Morgan Stanley / Compuware
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Computer Software industry)
June 2006 — March 2007 (10 months)
Working on/designing primary toolset for ECC (enterprise command centre) for global outage event management.
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Developer Consultant
IATA (International Air Transport Association)
(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Software industry)
December 2005 — April 2006 (5 months)
SharePoint Products & Technologies 2003 Developer / Consultant
Large scale migration from global legacy ASP intranet application to SharePoint Portal Server 2003 farm providing collaboration and document management services to all major airlines globally. Development of custom tools and data transformation processes. -
Senior Programmer
KPMG (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Computer Software industry)
September 2004 — June 2005 (10 months)
Development of custom WebParts to interface Stellent Document Management system transparently with SharePoint 2003; training / debugging / peer programming advice.
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Senior Programmer, R&D
OD Consultancy Limited, London, UK
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
May 2003 — December 2004 (1 year 8 months)
My role here in this small company was that of a senior developer working with the Windows platform, specifically SharePoint P&T 2003; I was hired to work for their client, KPMG. I also planned and implemented the staging and development environment.
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Lead Programmer
Actov8 Limited
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
May 2001 — May 2002 (1 year 1 month)
I took on the role of lead programmer here in this small startup, where I had a small team of programmers beneath me.
• Developed eCommerce application for SwiftPoints / Bank of Ireland using online bill payment system using classic ASP and Windows Scripting Components
• Worked on ASP.NET based logistics system for large trucking company
• Built ASP/ASP.NET based eCommerce system for Spar Deli that facilitated online ordering via HTML and WAP.
• Deployed SOHO network in Office using Active Directory, MSDNS and DHCP.
• Responsible for server provisioning and configuration
• Working directly with clients to develop functional and technical specifications -
Systems Programmer
online.ie
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
June 1999 — April 2001 (1 year 11 months)
In this startup I planned and co-developed a large CMS and publishing system with several other skilled specialists. My responsibilities also included security auditing, box hardening along with the full development lifecycle of the project. While our main systems were based on Linux and other OSS software, some of the front end machines were based on Windows 2000 and IIS.
• Building large scalable presentation-platform neutral CMS using Tcl, C and Oracle 8.15 on Linux
• Discovering, fixing and logging bugs in the open source AOLServer web server
• Building content relay and caching system for publishing to ASP front-end on Windows -
Technical Manager / Systems Developer
Labyrinth Limited
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
November 1997 — May 1999 (1 year 7 months)
I was primarily a programmer here, but also handled the roles of a technical manager and systems architect. The company became Ireland’s largest and most successful Web company, winning several awards and eventually being sold to British Telecom.
• Responsible for server provisioning and configuration
• Design and development of multiple large-scale projects for clients such as Jameson Distilleries, Gateway 2000, Microsoft EPDC, BMW and Bank Of Ireland
• Working directly with clients to write functional specifications and post-work technical specifications -
Web Systems Programmer
Ireland Online Ltd.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
December 1995 — November 1997 (2 years)
I was employed as a programmer of both external and internal projects, being responsible for the planning, developing and support of all web projects.
• Developed Ireland’s first major eCommerce application using Merchant Server 1.0 for Allied Irish Banks (known as First Trust in N. America)
• Worked with internal sales team to develop CRM using Cold Fusion
• Built various small utility scripts on Windows/IIS and Linux/Apache
• Maintained two NT 4.0 web servers
• Personally responsible for developing Ireland’s national CDF Channel for the launch of Internet Explorer 4 in September 1997.
• Being in an ISP, I picked up all networking essentials from a very low level.
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Oisin Grehan’s Interests:
open source, sharepoint, chess, tennis, table-tennis, skating & techno.
Oisin Grehan’s Groups:
Poshoholics Anonymous
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Microsoft MVP member
Oisin Grehan’s Honors:
Microsoft MVP for 2008 in Windows Server Admin Frameworks; KPMG "Standing Ovation" award for work on global SharePoint intranet.
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