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You can also reach me at (406)-YO-BLUER. Gimme a holla anytime...Kevin Bluer
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Doh! RT @alexangas: Office 2007 update 977724 appears to have broken my ability to browse SharePoint sites. Fab!5 hours ago from Echofon
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@MarkStokes Totally dude...seems light years ahead of Windows Media Center 7...especially in terms of all the content integration.13 hours ago from Echofon
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Another day, another Euro... (@ MTV) http://4sq.com/87LjSN16 hours ago from foursquare
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How did I live without Boxee? It's truly the nuts!27 hours ago from Echofon
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Exam time!33 hours ago from Echofon
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Lunch with Dre (@ Utsav) http://4sq.com/6yn4AI37 hours ago from foursquare
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I'm at MTV (1540 Broadway, 45th, New York). http://4sq.com/87LjSN41 hours ago from foursquare
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Recent shenanigans http://bit.ly/c9e1fX2 days ago from web
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I'm #reading Streetlights and Shadows by Gary Klein http://bit.ly/9AOpMA2 days ago from Goodreads
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Read Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Serve... by Ben Curry http://bit.ly/aUzOiO2 days ago from Goodreads
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I'm #reading Professional BizTalk Server 2006 by Darren Jefford http://bit.ly/bIxCpv2 days ago from Goodreads
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I'm #reading Securing the City by Christopher Dickey http://bit.ly/dwxoNI2 days ago from Goodreads
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I'm at New Balance Track and Field Center at The Armory (216 Fort Washington Avenue, 168th St, New York). http://4sq.com/99t5N42 days ago from foursquare
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I'm at 10 Downing Restaurant (10 Downing Street, New York). http://4sq.com/cTihsS3 days ago from foursquare
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I'm at MTV (1540 Broadway, 45th, New York). http://4sq.com/87LjSN5 days ago from foursquare
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I'm at Columbia University (2950 Broadway, at 116th, New York) w/ 2 others. http://4sq.com/17YdER6 days ago from foursquare
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likes Passion Pit - The Reeling on Boxee http://bit.ly/8rwAag6 days ago from boxee
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@philpeace Not sure off the top of my head, but try Adium (although it might be OS X only)....14 days ago from Tweetie
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I'm at MTV (1540 Broadway, 45th, New York). http://4sq.com/87LjSN15 days ago from foursquare
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Run, quick! (@ Prospect Park w/ 9 others) http://4sq.com/4wbhov16 days ago from foursquare
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December 24, 12:14 PM
A historic moment
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Begin forwarded message:From: President Barack Obama <info@barackobama.com>Date: December 24, 2009 11:33:21 AM ESTTo: "Bluer, Kevin" <kevin@bluer.com>Subject: A historic momentReply-To: "info@barackobama.com" <info@barackobama.com>Kevin -- Although it's Christmas Eve, I wanted to share some exciting news: The Senate just passed a historic health reform bill. In all the back and forth, it's easy to lose sight of what this incredible breakthrough really means. But consider this: This Christmas, there are millions of Americans without health insurance who risk losing everything if they get sick. There are mothers and fathers who wonder how they'll provide for their children because an illness has wiped out their savings. There are small business owners who worry that they'll have to lay off a long-time employee because the cost of insurance is rapidly rising. If we finish the job, all this can change. We will have beaten back the special interests who have for so long perpetuated the status quo. We will have enacted the most important piece of social policy since the Social Security Act in the 1930s, and the most important health reform since Medicare in the 1960s. In Decembers to come, millions more will have access to affordable coverage. Parents will have the security and stability of knowing their insurance can't be revoked at a moment's notice. And the skyrocketing costs plaguing our small businesses will be brought under control. When you make calls, write letters, organize, this is the change you're making -- a better life for your family and for men and women in every state. There is still more to do before I can sign reform into law -- a last round of negotiations and final votes in the Senate and the House -- and I'm counting on your help every step of the way. But for now, I hope that as you celebrate this holiday season, you remember that the work you are doing is making our union more perfect, one step at a time. For that, I am grateful to you. Merry Christmas and happy holidays, President Barack Obama P.S. -- Organizing for America supporters are signing a note of appreciation to all the senators who have worked so hard to make this possible. I hope you'll join them: http://my.barackobama.com/SenateLetter
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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
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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 2004 - 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 MicrosoftÂ’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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1997 - 2001
The University of Reading
2:1 in Applied Computer ScienceActivities: President of the University Skydive Club -
Columbia University in the City of New York
TBD in Executive Master of Science in Technology Management
Additional information
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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.











































