Raymond Paulin

A highly accomplished IT professional with over 20 years of leadership experience, most recently serving as Head of Business Systems and Development. Proven track record in designing and implementing enterprise-level solutions, leading teams, and ensuring the delivery of robust, scalable in-house systems. An adept communicator and strategic thinker, known for managing complex projects and meeting challenging business requirements.

Gravity Media Feb 2022 to Apr 2023

Senior Software Development Engineer (Head of Business Systems and Development)

• Recognized for exceptional performance, promoted to lead the combined Software Development and Application Support Team.
• Designed and delivered innovative applications, spearheaded the migration to .Net Core, and coordinated the integration of systems for large media projects.
• Led the development of a Group Wide digital Invoice and Purchase Approval system, resulting in a 30% efficiency improvement.

Lead Developer 

• Directed the Software Development and Application Support Team, overseeing task management and software quality.
• Key contributor to developing a fully-fledged Calendar Web app (Schedular) adopted by global teams.
• Managed the migration of business operations from on-premises files to SharePoint.

Lead Developer 

• Anchored the support team during the Managed Separation of the Old Mutual Group, developing automated processing for internal clients.
• Provided increased support for Certent CDM and delivered training to support staff at PwC.

Analyst Programmer/ Lead Developer 

• Supervised a team of Developers, ensuring performance and quality standards during a crucial project transition.
• Led the transition from VB to C# and managed the QA test approach to improve software quality.

Senior Business Analyst / Support Engineer 

• Recognised as the senior technical 'go to' person for the MI of the SIS Platform encompassing 200 operational reports and extracts and used C# (and XSL) front end with a Microsoft SQL back end.
• Led the Architecture, Analysis, and Design of the replacement to the MI Extract.

Senior Systems Analyst / Technical Architect 

Managed a team and supported multiple applications, providing coaching and support for colleagues.

Bachelor of Science (Computer Science)

MCP Programming in C#

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