Jamie McAllister
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  • Switzerland
Member Since: 2008/04/17
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A genuine technology enthusiast [and communicator] promoting considered adoption of modern tech capabilities to attain real business benefit

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Education
University of Liverpool
PGCE
Science Teaching
1994 – 1995
Sheffield Hallam University
BSc(Hons)
Engineering Physics
1990 – 1994
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Professional Background
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FIFA
July 2018 – Present
Zurich
Working to support International Football in a fast paced and dynamic environment. I own SharePoint and Office 365 tools such as Teams and OneDrive.

During the implementation of Office 365 I was instrumental in getting the necessary preparations in place. Responsible for several aspects including User Adoption I have personally trained around half the people in the organization in Teams, OneDrive and SharePoint, driving usage figures significantly as a result. I'm in touch with all sections of the business on a regular basis to help them get the results they need.

In addition to administering the products, vendor management, shaping our policies and procedures, project management and user facing guidance I evangelise the capabilities of these tools in the wider community.

FIFA offers many interesting opportunities to volunteer. For example I now deliver the Corporate Presentation in English to visitors of our headquarters in Zurich. I've also attended training to be one of the organisations First Aiders.
SharePoint Architect
Logistics Company
July 2013 – June 2018
Geneva
Driving forward the effective use of SharePoint in the organization. Involved in Architecture, Analysis, Solution Design, Development and Training.

I manage a small team (partially offshore) which provides solutions for rapidly changing business requirements. Customer facing, I maintain contact with many areas of the business to aid their daily tasks and facilitate future developments.

Since joining the group I have overhauled many aspects of how SharePoint is managed to make it effective for the long term. This includes;

       Formulating new support procedures for 24/7 coverage
       A solid Information Architecture
       Site restructuring to avoid legacy issues
       A revamped Search experience which won plaudits from several departments for making their working day much easier
       Solutions to tag content with information from other business systems automatically

I recently led a major project to upgrade our SharePoint 2010 farm to SharePoint 2016. This involved project initiation, planning, designing the farm topology, migrating the content and solutions with tools such as Sharegate, Metalogix and Powershell, and managing vendors who were contracted to work within the project. Let's just say it was a busy year. :) However this provided major cost savings and has empowered the organization to begin leveraging the significant new capabilities and modern development frameworks such as SPFx.

I also have a good head for turning data into information through data analysis, employing tools such as Tableau, SSRS, Power BI.

I'm the designated IT owner of many key applications and platforms. As such I manage relations with several vendors, ensure system integrity and availability, manage maintenance and provide training, help, and support for the business.

Though officially the Solution Architect I still roll up my sleeves to solve problems using tools including ASP.NET, React.js, SPFx, Tableau, K2 Blackpearl, and Powershell.
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Full Biography

Versatile IT Consultant with experience building web solutions in client-facing roles for the private and public sectors on a number of cutting edge projects. I began in solution Design and Development, and have excelled in many wide ranging roles including Analysis, Design, Technical Leadership, and End User Training.

Microsoft Certified in SharePoint (MCPD) and Microsoft MVP 2013-2018. Accustomed to working on own initiative in a variety of disciplines, including coaching, and staff supervision. Team player employing excellent communication skills with a positive approach.

Currently SharePoint MVP and ranked as one of the foremost Sharepoint experts on Experts-Exchange.com.

Specialties: Agile Development, Analysis, Client Facing, Requirement Gathering, Presentation Skills, Technical Design Documentation, Governance, Technical Approach Consultation, Problem Solving, Training, End User Adoption
 
SharePoint, ASP.NET, C#, K2 Blackpearl, SharePoint 2010, SharePoint 2013, SharePoint 2016, Mobile devices, SharePoint Variations - Multi-lingual SharePoint, SharePoint Publishing Sites, ECM, Enterprise Search, Workflow

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Languages
French
Elementary Proficiency
English
Native or Bilingual Proficiency

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Current: Level 33
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