Annie Brown BA (Hons), BSc (Hons), MSc

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Background

Annie Brown is a senior management consultant with 20 years of experience in the IT industry. She is a highly committed, experienced and pro-active IT director, accomplished in the implementation of networked and integrated systems within professional environments. 

 

Customer focused with over fifteen years of comprehensive experience in innovative oversight of teams and technology. She uses a 'hands-on' management style to deliver results in a rapidly changing industry. She has a considerable track record of innovative achievements in cutting-edge IT infrastructure installations, internal and external team building and management, contract negotiation and successful implementation of strategic goals. 

 

Annie specialises in capitalising on firms' investment in technology to exploit facilities in an innovative way, improving bottom line profit and providing scope for future business development. She is highly service-orientated in providing appropriate technical solutions, within budget & time constraints

 

IT Strategy Development

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 development of IT strategy for a major, multi-site, UK legal practice, gaining Partnership approval, implementation of high profile and critical systems within budget and timescale

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 the development of Test Plans and legal process module design for Standard Life Bank Freestyle Mortgage system.

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 design and creation of high volume re-mortgaging system for in-house legal processing, incorporating the monitoring of sub-contracted legal process firms over three legal jurisdictions.

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 IT strategic review for major European media group, including new network infrastructure design and implementation.

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 Y2K Project Manager, including internal systems compliance, user and client advice and development of contingency planning for all sites and processes.

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 all the IT/IS requirements for an international legal firm merger and a de-merger, involving all hardware and software systems plus data conversion and user training.

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 specifying, procuring, delivering and implementing PC networks overseas on behalf of the British Council as part of the Know How Fund.

IT Management

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 building new IT Department team for the provision of support of all IT systems to internal users.

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 move and extension of a rapidly expanding business to prestigious new offices, including the implementation of structured cabling, additional IT equipment and facilities, new LANs and WAN, set-up and the provision of e-mail, internet access, calendars, contact management and faxing from all desktops.

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 upgrade of operating systems, network protocols and applications.

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 the implementation of all IT systems within the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland lifting the IT facilities from a very low base to a fully integrated suite of applications, databases and servers operating on two sites.

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 train users on new systems to advanced level and the creation of policies and procedures to maintain systems and security.

 

 

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