Ryan Lynskey

Online CV

Career History


IT Consultant                                                  Monkey Tree IT Ltd                                      Oct 2007 – Present

Contract consultancy specialising in Microsoft Windows Operating Systems, Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange and Citrix Presentation Server.

Ø  February 2008 - Present. Ø   Seconded to the Johnsons Apparelmaster division of Johnson Service Group to implement the new Citrix Presentation Server 4.5 Farm and Windows 2003 servers ready for the migration from the centralised Johnson Service Group infrastructure.

Ø  Oct 2007 - Jan 2008. Contracted to the Johnson Service Group to maintain the existing infrastructure while the company moves to a decentralised platform where all of the operating companies are responsible for their own infrastructure. This included stabilising the existing Citrix Presentation Server 3 Farm that was causing the majority of support calls due to blue screens and erratic performance issues.

 

 









Infrastructure Manager                                     De Vere Group plc.                                    Nov 2004 – Oct 2007

A premium and innovative 4 and 5 star Hotel and Health and Fitness Club operator based in the North West. Recently taken into private ownership.

Ø  Technical resource implementing the merging of Verve Venues into the De Vere Group PLC computer systems. Joining Active Directory domains and presenting single Exchange Global Address List for e-mail systems.

Ø  Prime technical influence and resource representing De Vere Group PLC in the decision making process regarding design, scope and implementation of future architecture during the move to a Microsoft Windows 2003/Citrix Presentation Server 4 centralised environment.

Ø  Technical resource in all implementations of new systems. Working closely with suppliers, project teams and commissioning third parties to ensure completed projects to agreed timescales.

Ø  Responsibility for supporting an extensive IT asset portfolio including:

o         Over 2500 desktops

o         250+ servers

o         50+ sites

o         Dual hosted resilient data centres

o         Core portfolio of centralised applications

o   Core technologies – Citrix, Windows 2003 Server, AD, Exchange, NT Workstation, MPLS, Cisco VoIP, AS400 and some Linux

IT Operations Support Manager                      De Vere Hotels & Leisure Ltd                        Jan 1998 – Nov 2004

A premium 4 and 5 star Hotel operator part of the Greenalls Group plc.

Ø  Technical resource maintaining and supporting Windows NT4 and Exchange environment covering 27 sites throughout the UK.

Ø  Managing a small support team, distributing workload, mentoring junior personnel and ensuring support issues are dealt with in a timely and efficient manner.

Ø  Introduced an in-house developed Helpdesk system to improve customer service levels by monitoring defined SLA’s and ensuring the support team adhered to them.

Ø  Responsible for purchasing, building and installing all Central Office PC and server hardware to a budgets defined by the Director of IT.



 

 

 

 



Analyst Programmer                                     Milliken Industrials Ltd                                  Aug 1997 – Jan 1998

Multi-national company manufacturing industrial floor coverings servicing sites in UK, Spain and Germany.

Ø  IS Professional based in the Support team of the Information Systems department, programming on IBM AS400 mid range systems.

Ø  Large amount of user contact with the European Divisions of the Company, understanding their requirements and solving their support and maintenance problems.

Ø  Responsible for the roll out of all changes to the remote AS/400’s located in the UK and Europe.

 

 

 

 

Analyst Programmer                                     Greenalls Group plc                                    Aug 1995 – Aug 1997

A FTSE 100 Leisure conglomerate with large scale interests in Pubs, Restaurants, Distilling, Wine & Spirit Wholesaling, Lodges and Hotels. The first regional brewer to divest of its brewing operations. Sold Pub/ Restaurant and Wine and Spirits wholesaling business in 1999 to concentrate on Hotels and Health and fitness.

Ø  Analyst Programmer based in the Development team of the Group Information Systems department.

Ø  Responsible for the maintenance of bespoke options created in RPG400 and RPG38 to interact with the Payroll and JBA based Ledger systems.

Ø  Managing my time against the workload and completing jobs in their entirety, including roll outs to the remote AS/400’s (Approximately 20 at any one time).

Ø  During my final months I acted as mentor to the junior staff for all aspects of design and programming.



Others

Ø    British Nuclear Fuels Plc - Sellafield          Maintenance Control Officer              1993-1995

Ø    British Nuclear Fuels Plc - Sellafield          Commissioning Officer                     1990-1993

Ø    British Nuclear Fuels Plc - Warrington       Mechanical Design Draughtsman       1984-1990

 
 






 

References available upon request.