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Karl Connor is a commercially focused and client facing IT Project Manager and Consultant, possessing a 2.1 BSc. IT Degree as well as Prince 2 Practitioner and ITIL foundation qualifications.

Extensive project experience in the public and private sectors including: Financial Services, FMCG, Retail, E-Commerce, Education, Local Government, Central Government, SME, Blue Chip and Media organisations.

Key Experience

Karl has built up a portfolio of experience in the following areas:

  • IT Consultancy - Audit, Business Analysis, Scoping, Planning, Delivery
  • Project Management - Business, Infrastructure, Web & Software Projects
  • Infrastructure Projects as detailed below: 
    • LAN & WAN, Data Centre,
    • Set-up of new / refurbished office sites,
    • IP Telephony / VoIP,
    • Storage Area Networks,
    • Desktop/Laptop Rollout,
    • Office Moves,
    • Server implementations,
    • Contact Centre CRM,
    • Client Rollouts,
    • Secure Remote Access.
    • Application Upgrades and Migrations
    • Database development - Oracle, MS MSQL
    • Web Development - Social Media, E-Commerce, Online Auctions (.Net, Php, .Asp)
    • Software Development - .Net CRM Solutions

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IT is there to support your business. Many companies try to think of an IT solution to a problem and we believe this is fundamentally wrong.  Your IT infrastructure and services should support your business strategy and business processes.  It is key to get these right first before investing in IT systems.  If your business processes are not efficient in the first place adding IT to them will simply add new tasks to carry out and not add any value.

As well as providing technology consulting services to large companies, we apply big business knowledge and experience to a small and medium business owner’s unique needs.  From providing short-term IT solutions and business advice to becoming your long-term consulting partner.  We can help you increase your productivity and let you concentrate on what you do best.

With more than ten years of wide-ranging IT Consultancy and Project Management experience and a personal entrepreneurial perspective, we can provide a truly independent view of your IT and Business needs.

Case Study


We have recently undertaken a number of projects for an SME in Warrington.  We had a remit to conduct a full audit of all of their IT services.  During this audit we were asked to contribute to the defining the companies new business strategy.  In doing this it was clear that the business relied heavily on their central database for running the entire business and that if this was lost there was significant risk to business continuity and growth.

As a result we immediately recommended that they upgrade their infrastructure to provide secure offsite backup facilities and a disaster recovery solution.  We also upgraded their remote access facilities for their sales team providing a more scaleable and secure platform for future growth.

The owner of the company had a clear vision about using the Internet to sustain the business for the future and had already engaged a number of 3rd parties to implement new websites.  Unfortunately, his expectations were not managed by these companies and we had to help them to complete a failing website project to get it back on track.  We also ensured that the new site delivered maximum value at day one with increased traffic and page impressions.

As well as successfully delivering a number of key projects we scoped and costed a number of proposals for developing other web sites in the future to provide added value services for their clients.

 

Infrastructure, Telecoms, Websites, Graphic Design.

Through a network of trusted partners we are able to offer a wide range of complimentary services to implement and provide ongoing support for your IT infrastructure, telecoms and websites as well as graphic design services.

Presenting the right package for your needs is our strength.
Because we look at your business not just your IT systems we can pinpoint products and services that may complement each other and reduce waste.  For example, many companies typically end up with multiple IT suppliers supporting different parts of their infrastructure or domain names and websites hosted by different companies.  This increases your costs in terms of multiple contracts as well the management of multiple accounts.  We can help you streamline these services so that you have a single telecoms provider, an IT infrastructure support provider and a web host that hosts all of your domains and websites.

An independent view

Although we have a network of trusted partners that we use, we are entirely independent so can review new technologies and providers and find the solution best suited to your needs.

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Karl started out designing and developing website back in 1996 and has personally completed website designs for the Holiday Inn, and a variety of corporate websites for Gannett Inc. publishers of USA Today.  Having moved into Project Management Karl has built and successfully run a number of e-commerce websites and managed the delivery of website projects for corporate clients.

We have received many requests relating to our website design services and as a result have partnered with a select network of designers and developers to offer the most frequently requested services. The 2 most obvious are search engine optimisation and development of database driven websites with e-commerce and content management systems.  We are also able to provide high end corporate web websites, interactive animation and multi-tenancy web platforms for commercial applications.

In addition to these web related services we are also working with clients on the following projects and are able to work with you on any requirement relating to the internet and design including:

  • iPhone/iPad Application
  • Data Exchange
  • Corporate Identity
  • Website Banners
  • Flash Animation
  • eMarketing
  • eNewletters
  • Payment Solutions
  • Content Writing And more

 

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