Change & Release Management / Technical Analyst
2016 - Present
Energia Group [Previously Viridian]
- Managed change, service, and incident requests via JIRA, ensuring requests were well-defined and end-user focused.
- Oversaw deployments across DEV/UAT/PREPROD/PROD environments, securing CAB approval and maintaining audit trails.
- Coordinated incident management with Capita using Remedy platforms. Supported over 100 applications and customer‑facing websites, collaborating with internal teams and third-party vendors.
- Established server documentation, streamlined deployment processes, and ensured backups and release readiness.
- Reverse‑engineered systems, produced visual diagrams, and improved understanding of APIs, firewalls, and configurations.
- Worked with Azure DevOps, authorised Azure pipelines with gatekeeping controls. Promoted knowledge sharing via Azure Wikis; leveraged Azure Portal, Durable Functions Monitor, and Postman for troubleshooting.
- Acted as Scrum Master for a project transitioned to BAU support, collaborating with product owners and teams.
- Consistently contributed to process improvements, efficiency gains, and enhanced service quality.
Business / Quality Assurance Analyst
2014 - 2016
Etain Software
- Analysed requirements gathered by the sales delivery team and drafted a functional specification which included UML use case and process workflows.
- Participated in workshops to further elicit the requirements with the client in order to clearly define what they wanted to achieve.
- Conducted scope analysis with the client to determine if the total cost of project delivery was suitable for their budget.
- Firmus Energy Change of Supplier Process - was the first project the company delivered which had only 4 defects upon completion. This was due to my requirements documentation as the Developer was able to clearly understand and deliver the expected outcome
Web Developer (Secondment to Ulster Bank)
2012 - 2014
Etain Software / Ulster Bank
- Sub-contracted into Ulster Bank to assist with enhancing their NI, ROI and Group websites.
- Updated XML/XSLT content on Ulster Banks website.
- Managed my own workload and communication between many internal customers.
- Received personal recognition for my pleasant approach and dedication to delivering top quality websites from the Head of Digital Banking. Due to my work ethic, I was able to encourage the bank to grow the internal team resulting in a £100k profit for my employer.
Junior Software Developer
2010 - 2012
Etain Software
- Developed new and existing websites using ASP.NET and Kentico CMS using the Requirements Specification or Change Control document as reference.
- Integrated 'TheStreat' website with KenticoCMS, HTML/CSS styles were provided by the Graphics & Design team, personal favourite feature being the Google API search for the 5 closest outlets using Postcode or Town name.
- Worked on numerous websites such as NMNI.com’s picture library, Belfast City Airports redesign, CITB and North Down Borough Council and various change requests to lots of websites.
- Troubleshooting and fixing bugs on many websites
- Contributed towards the development of a mobile project using KendoUI for Golf Union Ireland (GUI)