Paul MacDonald has delivered a variety of technology solutions for companies. Some examples include developing a Windows 10 deployment for Nike across Europe, standardizing multifunction devices for Nike, creating an event app for a large Dutch photography company to share photos, and developing the world's first interactive ebook for the horticulture industry using Apple's iBook format. MacDonald also helped create ING's next generation retail banking website focusing on social media and making the customer experience more personal.

1. PAUL MACDONALD DELIVERS
SOME EXAMPLES OF WHAT I HAVE ACHIEVED

2. TAKING PASSION FOR TECHNOLOGY FROM THEORY INTO PRACTICE
From identifying attributes of the company
for a technology strategy through to a
practical roadmap for delivery, then
following up by actually delivering
solutions...

3. INSPIRATIONAL EXAMPLES
‣ Nike Windows 10 pan-European deployment
‣ Nike multifunction device standardisation
‣ Mallorca Property Finders - consumer electronics advice
‣ Event app - aimed at large NL-based photography company
‣ Interactive eBooks for Blooms with examples for other areas
‣ ING Internal Job Searching Portal
‣ ING Project Knowledge Portal
‣ ING Cost Saving Ideas Portal via Salesforce.com
‣ ING Next generation retail banking website
‣ ING Visualisation using iRise solution
‣ ING DR for online banking
...AND LOTS
MORE...

4. JUST A SAMPLE
OF MY ABILITY
TO DELIVER
QUALITY
SOLUTIONS

5. CONSUMER ELECTRONICS ADVICE
DELIVERED TO MALLORCA-BASED PROPERTY COMPANY

6. LATEST CONSUMER SOLUTION
‣ Requirement to provide advice
on the latest smart audio and
visual solutions
‣ Solution oriented without
explaining the ‘how’ it works
‣ Draw on the latest consumer
electronics solutions but
translate into a practical
proposal limiting the techno-
babble
✓VISUAL ADVICE
✓AUDIO ADVICE
✓WIRELESS ADVICE
✓COMPUTER SELECTION
✓SEAMLESS ACCESS TO CONTENT

7. EVENT APP TO SHARE THE EXPERIENCE
DELIVERED TO NETHERLANDS-BASED LARGE PHOTOGRAPHY COMPANY

8. EVENT APP
‣ Create a smartphone experience for
use at large participation events
throughout the Netherlands
‣ Make events a socially rich experience
by sharing photos with other
participants and then with the pros
‣ Provide a branded app experience for
the event then follow up with a feature
rich tablet offering with top quality
photos and interactive features
✓ABILITY TO USE ONLINE
SERVICE PROVIDER TO QUICKLY
DELIVER A BRANDED MOBILE
EXPERIENCE
✓IMPROVE THE CUSTOMER
EXPERIENCE BY SHARING AND
USE SIMPLE INTERACTION WITH
SERVICES, E.G. QR CODES
✓USE OF THE LATEST
INTERACTIVE EBOOK
CAPABILITIES TO CONTINUE TO
SHARE THE EXPERIENCE AFTER
THE EVENT

9. INTERACTIVE EBOOK
THE WORLD’S FIRST INTERACTIVE EBOOK FOR THE HORTICULTURE INDUSTRY

10. INTERACTIVE EBOOKS
‣ World’s first interactive eBook for
the horticulture industry using the
Apple iBook format for use on the
iPad
‣ Embedded video features to help
explain capabilities
‣ Beautiful images of plants that
could be simply scrolled through
‣ Note taking and search
capabilities
✓MORE COST EFFECTIVE THAN
A PRINTED CATALOGUE
✓BEAUTIFUL IMAGES OF
PLANTS ON THE LATEST TABLET
DEVICES
✓LOCAL CONTENT WITHOUT
THE NEED FOR AN INTERNET
CONNECTION

11. ING NEXT GENERATION RETAIL BANKING WEBSITE
MAKING THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

12. ING 2.0 NEXT GENERATION RETAIL BANKING
‣ Customer centric initiative, initially
from the ING Chief Economist using
Web 2.0 techniques and working
closely with Microsoft to build a next
generation Retail Banking website
‣ The customer centric vision was
communicated throughout the ING
Group and a dedicated Web 2.0
Intranet site created to help
promote the benefits of Social
Media throughout ING
✓TAKE LEADING BUSINESS
IDEAS AND TRANSLATE INTO AN
AMAZING CUSTOMER
EXPERIENCE USING CURRENT
WEB TECHNOLOGIES
✓INCORPORATE SOCIAL MEDIA
TECHNIQUES TO ENSURE
CUSTOMERS COULD SHARE
THEIR SPENDING HABITS WITH
OTHERS
✓TRANSLATE CONCEPTS INTO
PRACTICAL FEATURES THAT
COULD BE USED THROUGHOUT
AN ORGANISATION

13. ✓Organisation-wide Job Searching Portal - delivered a portal
solution for internal employees to search for job opportunities
✓European Project Knowledge Portal
✓Cost Saving Ideas Portal - delivered a web-based solution for
10,000 employees to offer cost saving ideas for the company,
based on the Salesforce.com infrastructure
✓Visualisation - huge improvement in understanding of
requirements by creating interactive mock-ups using iRise solution
✓Disaster Recovery for online banking
...Even more solutions delivered covering
wireless, mobile VPN, desktop app delivery
and a solid underpinning infrastructure...