Gerald Hinton

Experience

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  GMTV

  Jan 1993 - Jan 1993

  Ravensbourne placement
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  Electric Group Ltd

  Jun 1996 - May 1997

  Assistant Engineer

  1st line support of the film special effects and encoding departmentsVTR tape to tape dubbing operationsNetwork support tasksVTR and other equipment preventative and required maintenance

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  Electric Switch Ltd

  May 1997 - Feb 1999

  Engineering Manager

  Responsibility for the Audio, video and IT services onsiteManaging the IT support teamManaging the AV encoding teamWorking on the DVD format inception in EuropeAuthoring the first ever DVD9 released in Europe Design of Audio and Video facilities

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  Deluxe Digital Studios

  Feb 1999 - Dec 2011

  High level client management of technical servicesWorking with new clients on workflow definition and project kick-offsDevelopment , workflow design and project management of new product offering and servicesWorking with the Global R&D group on tool and system design, implementation, testing and roll outManagement of the design, build, technical and services team to relocate the DDS London facilityRepresenting Deluxe on industry bodies and organisations such as UltraViolet and trade events Show less Overall responsibility for the video, audio and data services both in terms of design, delivery and ongoing support for three sites across LondonDefining the workflows used for servicesResponsibility for managing installation and development projects to bring them in on time and to budgetWorking with the Global RnD group as the European representative.Prototyping and development of software tools, utilities and web services Representing and speaking at international events for deluxeNew service and product planning, development and delivery.Working with Apple to provide iTunes video encoding services and become an approved facilityBuilding the services required to support the Sony Playstation Networks European launchGlobal Technical Lead for Deluxe as we helped Google|YouTube launch their Premium VOD service defining and prototyping the end to end workflow working with rights owners, YouTube and Deluxe offices around the worldPortal on-boarding process for digital video services with multiple partners and providers including VOD portals and websites.Design and rollout of major facility upgrades such as a 100TB BlueArc NAS and 48CPU video render farm. Show less

  • Senior Director of Technology

    Feb 2011 - Dec 2011

  • Technical Director

    Aug 2006 - Feb 2011

  • Secondment to Deluxe Global process improvement group as Lead Technical Analyst

    Aug 2009 - Feb 2010

  • Technical Projects Manager

    Feb 1999 - Aug 2006
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  Feijoa Technology

  Dec 2011 - Nov 2016

  Cloud computing & technology consultingWorking as a solutions Architect on the continued development of the Pelago event ticketing platform. - Cloud computing system architecture- Technology consulting for start-ups & SMEs- Web and App development- Strategy and technology consultancy services for media companies.- VOD platform development

  • Soultions Architect & Consultant

    Jan 2016 - Nov 2016

  • Soultions Architect & Consultant

    Dec 2011 - Dec 2015
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  Kit Digital Content Solutions

  Jul 2012 - Jan 2013

  Senior Director of Technology
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  Utd. by content

  Jan 2013 - Nov 2013

  Senior Director of Technology

  Technology and key customer lead for a global content management company to launch their services in Asia.Providing services, datacentre and site selection and recruitment of key staff.Leading key customer interaction with a range of Asia based Media customers across theatrical, broadcast, distribution and digital platforms.Working to formulate the global technology strategy for the business.Responsible for Digital cinema duplication site implementations in Singapore, Johannesburg & MoscowSetting security guidelines, policies and procedures for global digital cinema partner network.On site sign off and audit of the partner implementations and training of the teams.Leading site audits and site security sign-off for key customers such as Warner brothers & Disney/MarvelRegular regional and global travel to meet customers and support partners Show less

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  Waypoint Asia Limited

  Jun 2014 - Jan 2017

  Solutions Architect

  Solutions architect for the Pelago mobile and web based event and ticketing platform.- API definition- Database schema design- Overall solution design- Cloud architecture build-out on AWS- Admin dashboard development in PHP using Symfony framework- System enhancements to complement the B2C model with a B2B white label solution.

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  TofuPay

  Nov 2014 - Dec 2015

  Co-founder

  After winning the Hong Kong startup weekend in 2014 the TofuPay team were building an online and mobile payment platform for Asia prior to the business being acquired by neat mobile bank in December 2015.TofuPay were accepted as part of the inaugural round of the Swire properties BluePrint accelerator in Hong Kong in January 2015I was a co-founder and then acting as an advisor in the areas of business and technology strategy leveraging my experiences in a gamut of areas including cloud computing and security. Show less

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  Foodstuffs North Island Limited

  Nov 2016 - Jul 2017

  Contract Solutions Architect on the project to replace the eCommerce platform for the foodstuffs wholesale business Contract Solutions Architect as Foodstuffs launch their online shopping platform to service their consumer facing brands of New World and Pak'n Save.blob:http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ccbca4ec-67a3-4dc0-8823-39d4ed11a548

  • Solutions Architect - Wholesale ecommerce

    May 2017 - Jul 2017

  • Lead Architect - Online

    Mar 2017 - May 2017

  • Solutions Architect - Online

    Nov 2016 - Mar 2017
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  ClearPoint Ltd

  Nov 2016 - Mar 2020

  Cloud Architect & Senior Consultant

  Supporting key New Zealand and regional businesses to architect their end to end systems,Technology and process consulting engagements- Solutions Architect on eCommerce platform launch at Foodstuffs- Solutions architect during discovery phase of the Foodstuffs wholesale eCommerce platform replacement.-Solution Architect for the BI & Integration team at TVNZ- Solutions architect for large Australian superannuation firms Operational Data Store- Solution architect for the Data and Analytics platform at a large Australian Investment fund manager-Solution Architect on a new inter-agency Data and Integration platform for a department of the Australian Federal Government- Lead for Investment and Acquisitions Technical due diligence engagements-Technology and DevOps maturity assessments- Ideation workshop facilitator- A multitude of smaller engagements- Acting cloud practice lead Show less

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  TVNZ

  Oct 2017 - May 2018

  Solutions Architect, BI & Integration team

  Contract position to provide solutions architecture and cloud guidance to the TVNZ BI & integration team

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  Auckland Council

  Jul 2018 - Jul 2019

  Solutions Architect

  Contract Solutions architect on the project to help the council meet its obligations to current and past staff around the Holiday Act 2003.Worked on defining the solution architecture for the ex-employee web portal to be delivered on SharePoint.Defined the integrations from SAP to the Verint and TimeTarget employee scheduling and time reporting systems.

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  Feijoa Technology

  Mar 2020 - now

  Senior Consultant

  Contract Senior consultant, Solution Architect and Cloud consultant

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  Mitre 10 (New Zealand) Limited

  Mar 2020 - Apr 2020

  Solution Architect

  This role ended when the project was put on hold for nine months due to the business impact of Covid-19.Contract solution architect focused on Cloud as part of the "Programme ONE" business transformation initiative.Cloud solution design for data lake to bring together disparate data sources in stores and from back-end systems such as AS400 Cloud solution design for IBM Data quality tool

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  I Was Here

  Apr 2020 - Aug 2020

  Co-Founder

  A cost effective, secure, easy to use guest, staff & visitor check in tool to help with covid-19 contact tracing.Designed and operated in Aotearoa New Zealand.Wound down after the New Zealand government release its contact tracing app

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  Freightways Information Services

  Jul 2020 - Sept 2021

  Solution Architect

  Helping the team deliver innovative cloud native solution to power the iconic brands in the Freighways group such as New Zealand Courier, Post Haste, Castle Parcels, DataPrint, Sub60, Stuck, Now Couriers, Kiwi Express and Pass The Parcel.A few key initiative are:- Migration from on-premise OpenShift hosted services to AWS Fargate- Data streaming approach for the express package division- Development of the Freightways group Data strategy- Defined the cloud resilience approach and developed a gap analysis for current systems- Embedding High Availability, Security and business continuity planning into design phase of development- Selected and developed a productised approach to the deployment of an enterprise grade Web Application Firewall for cloud services Show less

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  Spark New Zealand

  Oct 2021 - now

  As part of Spark's Group Sales North team leading the team of 10 solution consultants generalists that work with Spark's regional, commercial, corporate, government and enterprise larger customers for the northern region of New Zealand from Palmerston North to Cape Reinga. I also work directly with some of our largest enterprise and government customers as the the key technical conduit and advocate between the customers and Spark to put forward the right solutions to accelerate their businesses. Show less

  • Solution Consultant - Chapter lead solution consultants Group sales North

    Sept 2024 - now

  • Solution Consultant Chapter Lead - Enterprise

    Sept 2023 - Feb 2025

  • Solutions consultant - Enterprise

    Oct 2021 - Sept 2023