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Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson

Port Macquarie,New South Wales

Summary

An integration and development expert with significant background in automation, especially within the Genesys CTI ecosystem. Adept with C# and Java, creating APIs or services to provide backend integration with clients existing applications and Genesys components. Having worked as a Product Owner for a short period of time, it was quickly apparent that, for me, more interest and pleasure is derived from the actual "doing" component as opposed to asking for something to be done.


Having worked as a consultant within Genesys for fourteen years, obtained an intimate understanding of the inner workings of many applications and how to integrate them to enhance clients' deployments.


Enjoy working with clients to deliver exceptional outcomes, from proof of concept through to production ready systems. A quick learner and happy to collaborate with teams to leverage existing knowledge and solutions.


Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Actively enjoy preparing detailed documentation as long as it is not documentation for documentation's sake.

Overview

38
38
years of professional experience

Work History

Product Owner

Cyara
Port Macquarie, NSW
03.2022 - 10.2022
  • Owned and prioritised product backlog.
  • Managed implementation of new features by outlining plans and specifications such as how, where and when each component would work.
  • Collaborated with development team on integration approaches as well as benchmarking services and tasks.
  • Delivered application improvements to allow 50,000 concurrent interactions to be tested which initially scaled poorly,
  • Provided expert direction on feature implementation for CTI integrations and custom modules.
  • Prototyped integration designs.
  • Created template collections for use within Postman for range of CTI providers
  • Improved numerous on-line resources within Agile framework for internal company-wide adoption.
  • Suggested enhancements to product design that would improve user experience.
  • Brainstormed with peers and other members of design team to determine enhancements and product features.

Specialist Software Engineer

Commonwealth Bank Of Australia
Sydney, NSW
02.2021 - 03.2022
  • Maintained and enhanced Genesys WDE code-base - C# based application used by 10,000+ registered internal users.
  • Created and maintained numerous in-house applications and modules to streamline daily activities within CBA's Genesys ecosystem.
  • Implemented base API for creating authentication mechanism between internal applications and CBA's Genesys cloud instance.
  • Developed full suite of Postman APIs to cover all Genesys cloud API endpoints.
  • Assist off-shore teams with Genesys experience, expertise and general day-to-day direction when required.
  • Design and deploy customised integration mechanism between Genesys cloud and internal CBA systems for use within Genesys Workspace Web Edition.
  • Transition existing CommPipe integration to Windows background process to allow seamless backend communications via HTTPS to client workstations.
  • Provided Tier-3 support and fault diagnosis / rectification for production level Genesys system faults
  • Worked with software development and testing team members to design and develop robust solutions to meet internal clients' requirements for functionality, scalability and performance.

Senior Principal Consultant

Genesys
Sydney, NSW
07.2020 - 02.2021
  • Dedicated to Vodafone's transition from premise based Genesys to Genesys Cloud, with special focus on routing applications and logic held therein.
  • Analysed and detailed original JAVA implementation together with outlining all API end-points which needed to be reworked.
  • Designed and developed transition away from complicated custom JAVA based application logic and replaced it with simplified JavaScript implementation hosted within Genesys Designer applications.
  • Implemented modular / library based approach so that code could be reused within disparate Genesys Designer applications.
  • Created automated test-cases to validate application logic in off-line mode.
  • Provided training to internal staff in order to appraise them approach to transitioning code-base together with sample code and applications.
  • Designed Genesys Designer data-tables & data-model to support the new deployment requirements.

Senior Principal Consultant & Developer

Rise CX
Sydney, NSW
03.2019 - 06.2020
  • Dedicated to transition Vodafone's premise solution to AWS private cloud.
  • Liaised with customers, management and sales team to better understand customer needs and recommend appropriate solutions.
  • Performed business analysis, documentation and data modelling.
  • Reverse engineered undocumented code to fully understand operations of some esoteric custom processes so they could safely be migrated to AWS.
  • Moved premise applications to AWS nginX / Tomcat instances with modifications where necessary
  • Created test applications / test suites.
  • Provided out of hours support for monthly changes to Vodafone data plans.
  • Provided database support and file transfer / data import mechanisms.
  • Performed integrity checks for all audio resources used across systems via Excel integration / validation to ensure appropriate voice prompts were deployed at all levels.

Principal Genesys Software Engineer

Commonwealth Bank Of Australia, CBA
Sydney, NSW
05.2014 - 02.2019
  • Principal Genesys Engineer
  • Maintained Genesys WDE code-base, migrated from 8.1 to 8.5
  • Production Genesys support and tier 3 analysis
  • Automated configuration for 40+ Business Units which took deployment down from weeks per unit to minutes
  • Automated object creation for reducing staff provisioning across CBA's businesses
  • Web front-end / APIs to simplify many configuration tasks
  • Application development
  • Training new-hires
  • Creation of detailed system documentation as required

Senior Principal Genesys PS Consultant

Genesys
Sydney, NSW
07.2000 - 11.2013
  • Designed and deployed many Genesys systems across numerous markets.
  • Seconded to Telstra (Melbourne) for five years - created template routing framework, customised G+ adapter for Siebel integration, oracle database front-end to control routing decisioning for business users, wrote statistics data-dictionary for internal use.
  • Reporting expert.
  • Softphone and integration specialist.
  • Created many custom solutions for Telstra, CBA, DOCS, ATO, Department of Defence & Vodafone etc
  • Performed Genesys audits.
  • Conducted external training when required

Manager, Business Re-Engineering

American Express International
Sydney, NSW
03.1997 - 06.2000
  • Created first desktop app using Genesys CTI and integration with mainframes to drive screen pops for customer calls.
  • Managed team of developers and BA's to deliver a web-based version of the above called Desktop 2000, which utilised screen recognition within 3270 sessions to navigate systems.
  • Created first Amex Cross Selling application
  • Created suite of reports to deliver contact centre insights

Manager, Systems Group

American Express Bank
Poole, Dorset, UK
01.1992 - 03.1997
  • Deployed and managed Novell NetWare networks within EMEA.
  • Developed secure file transfer mechanisms.
  • Developed HR employee system.
  • Provided tier 3 support for PC networks
  • Managed a team of PC specialists
  • Transitioned NetWare systems to MS NT
  • Created PC based mainframe file retrieval / reporting system using FoxPro
  • Maintained Fixed Deposits database application
  • Maintained network security

Database Developer & LAN Engineer

South Coast Computers
Ferndown, Dorset, UK
01.1987 - 12.1991
  • Designed and developed custom accounting integrations or applications using Foxbase, Foxpro and sometimes QuickBasic
  • Deployed NetWare networks
  • Provided tier 2 support for accounting software, Pegasus
  • Provided detailed training on accounting software to various clients
  • Designed and developed the Fixed Deposits Database system as used by American Express Bank

Trainee Accountant

Bell Nevill, Chartered Accountants
Bournemouth, Dorset, UK
09.1983 - 12.1986
  • Preparation of small clients' accounts to Trial Balance and Balance sheet stage
  • Auditing assistance where required
  • Managed and programmed the Star Hartley mini computer system, including system upgrades and data backups
  • Basic tax return preparation

Education

Some College (No Degree) - Physics, Chemistry & Biology

Bournemouth Grammar
Bournemouth

Skills

  • C# development
  • Java development
  • Genesys Engage, Genesys PSDK, Genesys Cloud
  • Genesys integration / APIs
  • Database design
  • Data transformation
  • Application automation
  • Accounting

Additional Information

I am keen to work and will dedicate myself to delivering an excellent outcome. Working remotely is now a pre-requisite for me as I have moved to Port Macquarie, NSW. As background to my recent departure from Cyara, it was simply having moved from a development role to that of product owner, I discovered I had a passion for the "doing" component versus asking others to do it. I wanted to try something different and am happy to have tried it. Roles were offered within Cyara but I decided that they were not the fit I was looking for and hence, after six months, resigned.


References are available upon request.

Timeline

Product Owner

Cyara
03.2022 - 10.2022

Specialist Software Engineer

Commonwealth Bank Of Australia
02.2021 - 03.2022

Senior Principal Consultant

Genesys
07.2020 - 02.2021

Senior Principal Consultant & Developer

Rise CX
03.2019 - 06.2020

Principal Genesys Software Engineer

Commonwealth Bank Of Australia, CBA
05.2014 - 02.2019

Senior Principal Genesys PS Consultant

Genesys
07.2000 - 11.2013

Manager, Business Re-Engineering

American Express International
03.1997 - 06.2000

Manager, Systems Group

American Express Bank
01.1992 - 03.1997

Database Developer & LAN Engineer

South Coast Computers
01.1987 - 12.1991

Trainee Accountant

Bell Nevill, Chartered Accountants
09.1983 - 12.1986

Some College (No Degree) - Physics, Chemistry & Biology

Bournemouth Grammar

Hobbies

Fishing, kayaking (with more fishing), walking our dogs on the beach, reading and dabbling with micro-computer emulators / coding.

Hobbies

Fishing, kayaking (with more fishing), walking our dogs on the beach, reading and dabbling with micro-computer emulators / coding.

Andrew Jackson