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Antony Ellis

Senior Developer/Architect (MCP)
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Hello! Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) specialising in Dynamics 365 CRM and on-premise. More than two-decades of experience as a developer with most of those years spent working in CRM developer, ETL, and technical architect roles. Please download my cv here or browse my recent skills and experience. Recommendations from colleagues are available on LinkedIN.

About Me

Not so long ago computer experts specialised only in certain areas, and managers, web application programmers, graphic designers, database administrators were all seperate careers.

Today after more than 14 years in the ICT industry I have seen this change, with employers needing individual developers to be highly skilled across all those technical areas whilst remaining business and people focused (not just being technical wizards but also having managerial expertise).

Consider that most ICT projects fail due to business requirements not being collected properly, bad time keeping and poor management of technical developers. My fairly unique sales offering is that I have experience and skills not just in the technical space but also senior management:

Qualified Business Analyst (SDLC)
PRINCE II Certified Practioner (Project Manager)
CRM, Programming, Website, Data Warehousing/Business Intelligence expert
Professional Experience in setting up and running a bespoke software consultancy business

This is why I can harmonise the business requirements with technically minded folk and bring value to any business team whom I join. If today you are experiencing any kind of ICT related issue then I can help you or if not point you towards people who can. Many thanks for stopping by and visiting me at www.antonyellis.com

Experience (BS.c, MCPS, APMG)

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2016 August - Present Microsoft Dynamics CRM Developer/Architect Target Ltd

2015 Sept - July 2016 Microsoft Dynamics CRM Technical Architect/Developer Methods Digital Ltd

June 2015 - Sept 2015 Microsoft Dynamics CRM Architect/Developer CVS Limited

2013 - May 2015 Microsoft Dynamics CRM Architect/Consultant Destiny ICT Ltd

2010 - Oct 2013 Salesforce and Microsoft CRM Architect Manager Investors in People

2008 - 2010 Salesforce and Microsoft CRM Architect Manager UK Commission for Employment & Skills

2007 - 2008 Database Technical Architect UKCES

2005 - 2007 Managing Director Digital Globe Ltd

2000 - 2005 Head of Software Development Earlybird Marketing Ltd

Management Skills

Business Analysis 10/10

Stakeholder Management 8/10

Leadership/Consultancy 10/10

Communication & Documentation 10/10

PRINCE II/Agile Project Management 8/10

Technical Skills

I have downgraded my rating if technology not used much in a recent role to give honest score.

Dynamics 365/CRM 8/10

.NET 8/10

Systems & Integration Architecture 8/10

Business Intelligence 7/10

SQL Server/Queries/Administration 7/10

Dashboard and Report Writing 7/10

Web/Database Administration 7/10

HTML 5/CS3 7/10

PHP/MySQL 5/10

AJAX/jQuery 5/10

Adobe Photoshop 4/10

Dynamics CRM 2016

CRM Dynamics 2016 project implementation for a well known Public Sector organisation. Within just a 3-month period successfully implemented the solution to client complete satisfaction.

Lead on the Technical Architecture
All CRM development and integration of data
C#, plugins and JavaScript for custom FetchXML calls
Configuration and setup of Microsoft Dynamics CRM environments
Setup and integration of Eventbrite event management system
Customisation of the platform for custom email functionality and other ERM requirements
Click Dimensions deployed for marketing, campaign features and reporting
SQL Server 2014 for staging records
Resolved legacy data quality issues
Project was managed using Agile methodology

Transport Executive Dynamics CRM 2015

The public sector organisation South Yorkshire Transport Executive needed a CRM system and integration with a new customer website portal. Developed and customised Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2015/2013 for on-premise and internet facing.

The client had 100's of database and excel systems that needed to be consolidated and a strategy was needed to improve data quality to give them a single view of customers and their data. The system was designed to bring cost efficiencies in customer support, asset and finance management across the organisation.

Helped manage and develop the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2015/13 solution(s)
Lead on development and integration of data with external web services/providers
Managed transition to bring development inhouse rather than reliance on external suppliers
Data integrations developed using Scribe/SSIS/Kingsway/Transact SQL
Data quality enhancement utilising SQL Server, BizTalk and ClearCore
Click Dimensions deployed for marketing, campaign features and reporting
SQL Server 2012/2008 R2
Resolved legacy data quality issues
Project was managed using Agile methodology

Salesforce and Dynamics 2011 CRM

Based in the London Westminster Tower building (Sanctuary House) and Sheffield offices at Investors in People. I was responsible for advising executive leadership team on ICT roadmap and supporting more than 8 different CRM implementations ranging from Salesforce, Dynamics 4.0 to 2011 and bespoke MIS.

Developed all of their real-time data ETL/integration/data warehousing, business intelligence, data mining and CRM solutions for the Public sector organisation. In addition created the tactical and strategic reports on how the business was performing internationally.