Andrew Hansell

 

Andrew Hansell - Professional Summary: 

An organised, self-motivated and reliable Project Manger and Security / Technical Architect with a proven history of delivering optimum security solutions and technical architecture for systems for prestigious organisations. A dedicated and analytical professional with excellent interpersonal and communication skills and a reputation of bridging the divide between the business and the technical.

 

Andrew Hansell - Professional Experience:  



Key Achievements

• Architected and implemented numerous central security related systems thus improving the quality of IT security and data on Maersks major global systems; condensing security systems by 50% to lower overall running costs and introduced a new and more efficient, robust Identity and Access Management system and increasing system availability to more than 99.8%

• Developed a software framework built from multiple source code bases; effectively reducing developmental costs by introducing re-usable coding

• Created a complete IT security strategy; consolidating the former diversity of approaches and provide a centralised view to decrease implementation costs

• Successfully outsourced off-shore development projects to significantly reduce costs

• Project managed the parallel development and implementation of numerous new and maintenance releases, both on time and on budget to support business roll-out of new business critical features

 

Career Summary

 

2003 – 2009 Project Manager, Security / Technical Architect: Maersk

• Architect for the five key central security systems as well as e-Commerce security, single-sign-on, and security integration of e-Commerce systems into SAP systems.

• Defining architectural and system requirements in areas of: infrastructure, technical architecture, security, data modelling, system interfaces, UI requirements and design

• Defining and managing identity and access management requirements and translating these in to functional and technical specifications and ensuring vendor compliance

• Formulating security strategies, undertaking comprehensive risk analysis and management and implementing new systems to fulfil the contractual requirements

• Addressing data protection within application functionality as part of the security strategy

• Ensuring utmost high-level security for Maersk Lines’ Global Security

• Devising all-encompassing security systems to meet with ISO 17799 security obligations

• Periodically reviewing the PCI DSS for the online payments systems

• Coaching the portfolios on best practise to meet IS regulations and to deliver the architectural requirements compliantly

• Putting business continuity measures in place including disaster recovery, multi-site deployment, and ensure handling of incident management issues with minimal risk or disruption

• Ensuring full facilities management to ensure stringent SLAs are met at all times, to include: NFRs, system scanning, change management and business roll-outs

• Project managing full development life cycle, operations and roadmap; overseeing all developmental requirements to ensure they meet with clients needs as well as managing budgetary constraints

• Estimating works required, preparing RFP and entering into complex contract negotiations to secure works

• Liaising with BPO’s, Portfolio and Project managers to demonstrate the benefits and implications of the proposed strategy; handing any queries with competence and reassurance

• Working in the EA group, actively involved in the development of enterprise architecture, SOA and governance processes

• Key Technologies:

SOA, Web Services, JEE, J2EE JMS, Servlets, ExtJS/AJAX, Spring, XML, WebLogic Server, WebLogic Portal, WebSphere & MQ, ESB, SAP (security), Oracle 9/10, WTC, Tuxedo, SQL Server, SAN, Multi-Site Systems Deployment and Operations, .NET, MS Active Directory, MS Certificate Server, Apache, Netscaler, PKI, Kerberos, SPNEGO, RACF, Windows Server

Java, C++, HTML

 



2003 – 2003 Technical / Solutions Architect: Maersk

• Defining architectural standards and evaluating systems; providing detailed reports on how to best improve the architecture of systems and offering guidance for new projects to facilitate meeting business requirements and stringent NFR’s

• Investigating a range of technologies prior to implementation to ensure all standards are met and to identify system integration requirements for compatibility with existing systems

• Project managed small and large proof of concept projects; investigating new technologies to verify vendor claims

• Working with TAR and liaising with relevant teams to ensure full TAR compliancy

• Verifying the integrity of the security system being implemented

• Providing the necessary disaster recovery and business continuity plans

• Key Technologies:

SOA, Web Services, J2EE XML, WebLogic Server, WebLogic Portal, WebSphere & MQ, Oracle 9, WTC, Tuxedo, SQL Server, .NET, MS Active Directory, Kerberos, SPNEGO, RACF

Java, C++

 

2002 – 2003 Senior Software Engineer / Architect: Maersk

• Utilising existing C++ source code repositories from multiple projects to identify potential component candidate for use within a re-usable framework. All project source code stored in ClearCase

• Establishing a single framework, using existing components for re-use on new and alternative existing projects

• Overseeing the entire project, to include: reviewing existing architecture and proposing changes, comparing components and identifying potential components to extract and build in to new frameworks

• Ensuring the existing application is still operational following extraction of framework components and making recommendations for alignment across projects

• Assisting in the re-design of components and establishing a shareable source repository

• Making recommendations to manage the process on a cross-project basis and compiling the necessary documentation to assess factors for re-usability

• Introducing cross-project communication framework facilitating further design of the common framework

 

2002 – 2002 Technical Architect: BEA / DWP

• Providing a multi-tiered client management system using a wide variety of technologies and software languages to develop the most effectual system to meet the brief

• Designing the system architecture using Rational Rose and implanting the system using C++ with a Tuxedo8 to Tuxedo6.4 server, integrating in to legacy systems

• Developing the initial concept using Windows 2000 using VC++, ported to AIX

• Formulating and implementing a mini-framework to facilitate the introduction of Tuxedo C++ based services on OO fashion

• Configuring Tuxedo domains WLS (WTC, JMS, JNDI)

• Assisting in the deployment of EJBs in a WebLogic J2EE environment

• Writing complex shell scripts for use of Tuxedo and WLS on AIX

• Offering excellent levels of support to address all Tuxedo and WebLogic issues, resolving accordingly to permit smooth integration

 

2001 – 2002 Architect / Analyst / Programmer / Mentor: Abbey National

• Designing, coding and testing of Tuxedo C++, XML configurable servers for the company’s Internet credit card and banking services

• Preparing the specification and creating the Tuxedo FML/view files, SNA connectivity and domain configurations

• Using Java to write specific tools to test the servers

• Testing and de-bugging systems and using EJBs in NES/NAS

• Creating the project teams’ source control, build and deployment procedure utilising SCCS and Unix shell scripts

• Repairing a module written in VC++

• Offering extensive advise pertaining to system architecture in relation to new projects

• Training new team members to ensure they are fully conversant with systems and requirements

 

1999 – 2001 Lead Analyst / Developer: Maersk

• Designing and coding the technical and functional requirements for server applications, using C++ and Tuxedo

• Designing and implementing a new framework to enable the design of Tuxedo C++ based services in an OO fashion

• Implementation of the data access modules, using RogueWave DBTools to access Oracle8

• Investigating performance of the RWDBDT tools system; re-writing the majority of modules in Pro*C

• Performance tuning synchronisation servers extrapolating data from MQ queues

• Assisting with the complex coding and testing of Java clients, using MVC architecture and design principles

 

Early Career

1999 – 1999 Architect / Lead Analyst / Programmer Bundeskrimminalamt

1998 – 1999 Project Manager / Designer / Developer Hands-On Professionals

1998 – 1998 Designer / Developer Westdeutsche Landesbank

1996 – 1998 Assistant Architect / Lead Analyst / Developer Agfa Gevaert

1996 – 1996 Analyst / Designer / Developer Bank of Scotland

1995 – 1995 Designer / Developer ABN - AMRO

1994 – 1995 Designer / Developer IBM

1993 – 1994 Designer / Developer Nationale Nederlanden

1993 – 1993 Project Lead IBM

1992 – 1993 Lead Analyst / Designer / Developer IBM

1991 – 1992 Lead Technical Designer IBM

1991 – 1991 Developer Ministry of Justice

1988 – 1991 Developer BOAA bv

1988 – 1988 Developer MTS

 

Andrew Hansell - Education and Professional Certifications: 

ITIL V3 - In Progress

PRINCE2 - In Progress

CISSP (ISC)² - 2007

CSP User course - 1991

Professional College Degree AMBI, EXIN – Netherlands - Information Technology - 1990

 

 

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