Jonathan Mercer

Current

Consultant at Gloucestershire Constabulary
Founding Director at Achean Limited

Past

Database Administrator at DVLA
Consultant at Gloucestershire Constabulary
DBA at Capgemini

Senior Consultant at eLoyalty
DBA at Convergys

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Education

University of Bristol

Recommended

6 people have recommended Jonathan

Connections

90 connections

Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

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Jonathan Mercer’s Summary

A technologist with a proven track record of delivering in challenging environments. Capable of motivating and leading teams to deliver. Draws experience from a variety of diverse sectors; criminal justice, telecoms, management consulting and financial services. Operates in operational support, package implementations, integration and pure development environments.

Possesses an in-depth knowledge of a number of IT fields based around data centre implementations; server setup and infrastructure architecture, network and network security, database and data architecture, web based products and deployments. Integrates business processes and requirements into product and infrastructure.

Recognises the potential of existing and new technologies and able to apply those technologies in the real world. Keeps abreast of latest industry developments. Matches architectural vision and strategy to deliverables with a foundation of solid product and technology knowledge. Understands that technologies and requirements change over time and plans accordingly.

Adopts a reductionist strategy to delivery, breaking down challenging deliverables into smaller component products. Communicates with stakeholders to align the efforts of different teams. Measures progress against goals and manages expectations against actuals.

CV available on request.

Jonathan Mercer’s Specialties:

Data Architecture, Data Design, Interfaces and Migration, Database Products - Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Infrastructure Architecture, Operating Systems - Linux, Solaris, Virtualisation, Clusters, Network Architecture, Network Storage, Network Protocols, Web Technologies, Server Technologies, Browser Technologies, Security, Network Security, Application Security

Jonathan Mercer’s Experience

Consultant

Gloucestershire Constabulary

(Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Law Enforcement industry)

January 2007 — Present (3 years 1 month)

Return to Gloucestershire Constabulary to complete thorough training and handover on Linux, SAN and Oracle RAC and to architect a training and testbed environment.
Founding Director

Achean Limited

(Privately Held; Myself Only; Information Technology and Services industry)

September 2002 — Present (7 years 5 months)

Technology consulting, using open source software for server and desktop computers. Reducing reliance on proprietory software to achieve lower TCO and greater integration with other systems. Provider of training and support and implementation services.
Database Administrator

DVLA

(Government Agency; 5001-10,000 employees; Government Administration industry)

August 2006 — December 2006 (5 months)

Database Architect looking after the renewal of the DVLA's systems with IBM and Fujitsu. Contracted to IBM in this role.
Consultant

Gloucestershire Constabulary

(Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Law Enforcement industry)

September 2005 — July 2006 (11 months)

Brought in through Achean to manage databases, ended up producing a resiliant database cluster based on Linux.
DBA

Capgemini

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

November 2003 — August 2005 (1 year 10 months)

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Senior Consultant

eLoyalty

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; ELOY; Information Technology and Services industry)

November 1999 — October 2002 (3 years )

Data architect working on complex data integration projects in the CRM field. Several major projects completed in the government and private sphere.
DBA

Convergys

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; CVG; Information Technology and Services industry)

1997 — 1999 (2 years )