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You can also reach me at (406)-YO-BLUER. Gimme a holla anytime...Kevin Bluer
"Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it", Ferris Bueller
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If you're ever stressed... http://bit.ly/df1pVz11 hours ago from bitly
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I'm at MTV Networks International (1540 Broadway, 45th and Broadway, New York). http://4sq.com/6a4GxX24 hours ago from foursquare
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Don't ask... (@ Hard Rock Cafe New York) http://4sq.com/4KX6z246 hours ago from foursquare
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@muratny Awesome night last night Murat! Looking forward to the next one...2 days ago from web
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Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes on...2 days ago from Osfoora HD
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#evernote on Windows 7 kinda sucks (at least compared to that on OS X)2 days ago from Osfoora HD
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Well hello! Jailbreaking Your iPhone Is Now Legal http://bit.ly/d1Q1q02 days ago from bitly
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Watch out NYC...some serious competition! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNfbX6uvA6s2 days ago from web
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Had to leave the sofa eventually... (@ MTV Networks International) http://4sq.com/6a4GxX2 days ago from foursquare
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I think #pandora has cracked my music genome3 days ago from web
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Damn you @oreillymedia and your deal of the day!3 days ago from Osfoora HD
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Does it count if I just think I'm there? (@ The Sofa Shizzle) http://4sq.com/dbFSD23 days ago from foursquare
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I'm at Soho House (29-35 9th Ave, btw 13th & 14th, New York) w/ 3 others. http://4sq.com/4sqNHY3 days ago from foursquare
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Woah! http://gu.com/p/2ttt5/iw
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I'm at BXL Cafe (125 West 43 St, 6th Ave/Broadway, New York). http://4sq.com/4ECQLr5 days ago from foursquare
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fav things of day: #flipboard, Top of the Standard, the Shake Shack on 9th [I'm now a convert]14 days ago from Osfoora HD
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Windy! (@ Top of the Standard Hotel w/ 2 others) http://4sq.com/4snF8O14 days ago from foursquare
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Profile
Kevin Bluer
Application Development Manager at MTV Networks
Information Technology and Services | Greater New York City Area, US
Summary
Kevin Bluer is an I.T. professional with substantial development, design, project management and consultative experience. From 1999-2004 he worked with Microsoft on projects including enterprise portals, content-managed systems, and bespoke, in-house applications. As a senior developer within a number of large and small organizations, he has overseen the development, support and evolution of a series of business critical systems. Companies and clients with whom Kevin has worked with include JP Morgan Chase, Deloitte, The Royal Bank of Scotland, Land Securities, De Beers, the UK government, and most recently MTV Networks.
Specialties: SharePoint, Microsoft .NET, web development, enterprise portals, document and content management systems, business analysis, specification writing
Experience
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May 2009 - Present
Application Development Manager / MTV Networks
Currently responsible for the development and management of an array company wide SharePoint-based Intranet, Extranet and Internet sites. The role also encompasses the management of onshore and offshore development teams, as well as relationships with the respective business stakeholders. In addition, the role includes the oversight and development of a number of in-house Microsoft .NET based applications.
Technologies actively in use include Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.0, Silverlight (and SketchFlow), Microsoft CRM 4.0, FAST, and Office 2010. -
Oct 2008 - Apr 2009
Senior Architect, Manager Level / Cognizant Technology Solutions
This role was entirely onsite at JP Morgan Chase in New York City, working on the migration from Lotus Notes to MOSS, ASP.NET and Exchange from both a technical and delivery perspective.
The project involved the migration over 100 Notes databases (applications) spanning a range of types including libraries, calendaring, alerting, mailing, as well as completely bespoke.
A large offshore team was used for a percentage of the development and as such the role involved the management, coordination and delivery from the various locations and resources. Additional activities included daily client interactions, collation and delivery of reports, and information gathering from across the organization. -
Aug 2006 - Apr 2008
Senior Developer / The Royal Bank of Scotland - Global Banking and Markets
Initially brought in as a Microsoft .NET developer in the Global Banking and Markets division. Subsequently joined the Project Server and SharePoint roll-out team after completion of the initial contract. Involved in the entire lifecycle from requirements capture, planning, deployment and ongoing customisation and evolution of the solution.
Technologies used within the role included MOSS, Microsoft Project Server 2007, Windows Forms, ASP.NET (C#), SQL Server 2005 (including Reporting Services) and Visual Basic for Applications. -
May 2005 - Jul 2006
Co-founder and Senior Consultant / Concentra Consulting Ltd
Typical projects during this role included a wide variety of web-based .NET applications that ranged from one to six months in duration. The role would typically cover the entire development lifecycle from requirements gathering and functional specification writing, through to development and testing. Ongoing support for the applications and solutions was also fundamental -
Dec 2004 - May 2005
.NET and SharePoint Consultant (Contract) / Ratio One
- Primarily a Microsoft SharePoint and .NET orientated contract but development included SQL Server 2000, K2, Active Directory and general web-application development
- Primarily role required the me to be onsite with clients whom included Diamond Trading Company (De Beers), UK Sport, South West London Strategic Health Authority, Kroll OnTrack -
Aug 2004 - Dec 2004
.NET and SharePoint Consultant (Contract) / Land Securities
- The projects primary goal was the replacement of the existing company-wide Intranet supporting approximately 2,000 people across the geographically dispersed business. The initial phase of the project began with the Intranet replacement which took approximately 3 months. Beyond this the focus turned to the development of an Extranet portal that Land Securities began trialling with some of their larger clients
- The Intranet solution was based entirely on Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server and included wide range of bespoke web parts written in C# and custom ASP.NET-based applications that were integrated into the portal interface
- The role also included the carrying out of a series of in-house training sessions on both the .NET Framework and Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies -
Jul 2004 - Aug 2004
Senior Developer (Contract) / Avanade UK
This role was based onsite at O2 and included working as part of a large development team creating a company-wide HR suite to replace the legacy PeopleSoft system. Work units were typically provided by a team of dedicated Business Analysts against a set of predefined Use Cases -
Feb 2001 - Jul 2004
Partner Website Manager / Microsoft UK Ltd
- This highly visible role centred on the management of Microsoft UK external Partner website from an infrastructure, development and editorial perspective. It involved working a number of US based teams during the roll-out of global applications that impacted the UK, as well as managing relationships with a number of Microsoft’s external suppliers
- Typical technologies used included HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies, Microsoft Content Management Server 2002, and a number of in-house source control and management systems
Education
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2009 - 2011
Columbia University in the City of New York
TBD in Executive Master of Science in Technology Management -
1997 - 2001
The University of Reading
2:1 in Applied Computer ScienceActivities: President of the University Skydive Club
Additional information
Websites:
Honors:
MCTS: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 – Configuration
MCP: C#.NET 2.0 Web-based Application Development
Interests:
I am into a range of activities including running, snowboarding, music creation, technology and (trying) to learn new languages. I have travelled extensively including much of Asia, Europe, Africa and the Americas.