An experienced Senior IT manager with an extensive background in system design, applications and Web & Mobile development and currently working as the Head of the Web and Mobile Development department at a large multi-national gaming company. Passionate about technology, innovation, delivering high quality services & products, and building successful teams.
Over 20 years of IT experience working in enterprise organizations focusing on software development, more than half of which has been leading successful technical teams. Currently studying for an MBA in Technology Management and has been pursuing academic studies for over 10 years; current professional qualifications include: BTech (Hons), BSc (BIT), ITIL Expert, MSCD & MCP.
Hardworking, motivated and an effective leader, capable of cultivating a high-performance culture across global teams. Able to communicate effectively both to external customers and at all levels across the organization.
Specialties:
- IT Management & Technical Leadership
- Product and Portfolio Management
- Solution Strategy & Design
- Software Architecture and Development
- IT Service Management
- People management
- Talent Selection, Retention & Growth
Chief Technology Officer @ PCT is a global digital payments solutions company; offering Banking, prepay, mobile and e-commerce services and solutions to Corporate, Financial services and Government sectors.
PCT services range from "Banking lite" platforms for Banks, Telcos and Retailers to compensation payment systems for major airlines. These solutions embrace the latest technology and payment methods whilst maintaining the high degree of security and compliance standards set by the industry. From October 2015 to Present (1 month) London, United KingdomHead of Web & Mobile Development - Enterprise Applications @ For the past 7 years I've had the opportunity to build-up and lead the Web & Mobile department for Enterprise Applications Services across EA. This involved managing a large portfolio of web applications designed to cater for the business and corporate needs, building up mobile development capabilities within IT and managing & supporting several large implementations and customisations of 3rd party applications.
Responsibilities:
• Lead a global team of architects, developers, designers and engineers that provides solution services, project SME, analysis and production support
• Manage a large portfolio of over 60 web & 3rd-party applications for NA / EU / APAC
• Applied application lifecycle management concepts and process to both bespoke and off-the-shelf solutions– planning, implementing, deploying, maintaining, and evolving business critical systems – to maximize return on investment and customer satisfaction
• Formalise and foster strong partnerships with Service Delivery teams in the successful execution of standard processes (incident, problem, release and change management)
• Manage team capacity planning and development estimates to ensure team can meet deliverables on time and within budget
• Manage & strengthen working relationships within the business, offshore partners, 3rd-party & peer organizations.
• Define the Web & Mobile Strategy & drive continuous service improvement; define/execute roadmaps, drive efficiency, standardization of processes and methodologies within my department
• Improved availability and performance of the Web & Mobile Services & Infrastructure through means such as virtualization, rationalisation, employing a standardised framework and validating recovery capabilities.
• Development - Plan, design, facilitate prioritise & project manage development tasks
• Deliver IT-enabled business capabilities on-scope, on-time, on-budget and on-quality and ensure success of appropriate cross-portfolio integration requirements From September 2007 to August 2015 (8 years) Guildford, United KingdomSenior Development Manager @ Successfully led and managed multiple development teams on several projects involving the transition of incumbent technologies to the .NET platform, the development of the companies intranet utilising ASP.NET, creation of report & fault tolerant alerting systems, implementation of a text / SMPP messaging systems, and the development of community based portals.
Responsibilities:
• Headed and managed successful development teams on numerous successful projects
• Project managed, organized delegation of work, tasks & time scaled developments
• Developed, implemented & reviewed New Development Procedures and Best Practices
• Held weekly team meetings & daily SCRUM sessions
• Responsible for projects full development lifecycle & rollout
• Responsible for Client & interdepartmental liaisons
• Directed project teams from a technical & development standpoint utilizing the latest .Net framework From February 2005 to September 2007 (2 years 8 months) LondonSenior Lead Architect / Developer @ Senior technical lead, managing a team of developers focusing on Burgundy Global’s online reservation, communication and payment solution for the ground transportation industry. From September 2004 to February 2005 (6 months) Feltham, UKSenior Lead Developer / Data manager @ Managed and led a small team of DBA’s and developers responsible for Atlas Telecoms billing and reporting systems, the internal MIS and intranet system. From May 2004 to September 2004 (5 months) London, United KingdomChief Technical Officer / Software Development Director @ Founded Mobile Internet Gateway (MIG) and grew the company through MBO and incubation to second round of funding to become one of the market leaders in South Africa in Premium Mobile Content and text messaging. I developed the end-to-end systems including the client side Bulk SMS solution suite, the Web Portals and the backend messaging platform that integrated into the Mobile Networks.
Responsibilities:
• Head of Technology, infrastructure and Delivery
• Managed Software Development
• Design & developed multi-tiered messaging gateway, remote client software and web services From January 2000 to April 2004 (4 years 4 months) Johannesburg, South AfricaSoftware Development Manager / Technical Officer @ Following the acquisition of Datagate, I was task to head the development department for mobile and internet solutions, focusing on emerging Mobile technologies, e-commerce and web services.
Responsibilities:
• Technical Lead of development team
• Development of E-Commerce website, Mobile Internet & Connectivity Solution From February 1999 to January 2000 (1 year) Johannesburg Area, South AfricaLead Internet & Software Developer @ Led and managed a small team of developers for a prominent South African Development House. Created South Africa’s first premium rated text message system for sending picture messages and ringtones to the earlier Nokia & Ericsson mobile handsets. From February 1998 to February 1999 (1 year 1 month) Johannesburg Area, South AfricaWebmaster / Systems Developer @ Employed as web developer and webmaster for a leading cellular service provider, developing their Internal and External facing websites. From June 1997 to February 1998 (9 months) Johannesburg Area, South AfricaConsultant @ Selected and hired by Andersen Computer Consultants South Africa to consult on SME manufacturing systems, networking and infrastructure. From June 1995 to June 1997 (2 years 1 month) Johannesburg, South AfricaStudent Lecturer (Part time) & Systems Administrator @ Hired as the Universities youngest lecturer to teach undergrad and entry level computer science whilst completing a national higher diploma in Computer Science (Full Bursary). Later was hired as the Systems Administrator for the Windows and UNIX computer labs across two locations and three campuses. From March 1993 to June 1995 (2 years 4 months) Johannesburg Area, South Africa
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management, General @ The Open University Business School From 2013 to 2016 BTech Hounours Degree, Information Technology @ University of Johannesburg From 2000 to 2001 BTech Degree / Bachelor of IT, Information Technology @ University of Johannesburg From 1996 to 1999 MCSD.NET, Microsoft Certified Developer @ Torque IT From 2003 to 2004 MSCD, Microsoft Certified Developer @ Microsoft Training Connection From 1997 to 1997 National Diploma, Information Technology @ Wits Technikon From 1993 to 1995 Grade 12, Secondary School @ Parktown Boys College From 1990 to 1992 Clinton Browne is skilled in: IT Management, Development Management, Web Development, Mobile Applications, Management, Solution Architecture, Software Development, Agile Methodologies, Web Applications, Enterprise Software, Software Project..., Portfolio Management, ITIL Expert, Enterprise Architecture, MBA, Leadership, IT Service Management, IT Strategy, Vendor Management, Mobile Devices, Visual Studio, Mobile Internet, SQL, Mobile Developemt, Cloud Computing, Database Design, Telecommunications, Software Engineering, ITIL Certified, Microsoft Certified..., Product Management, Project Management, MCSD, MCSE, Scrum, VB.NET, .NET, Microsoft SQL Server, XML, ASP.NET, C#, Databases, Java, Integration, Strategy