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IT Consultant Monkey Tree IT Ltd Oct 2007 – Present |
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Contract consultancy specialising in
Microsoft Windows Operating Systems, Active Directory,
Microsoft Exchange and Citrix Presentation Server. |
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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.
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Infrastructure Manager De Vere Group plc. Nov 2004 – Oct 2007 |
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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. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Responsibility for supporting an extensive IT asset
portfolio including:
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Over
2500 desktops
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250+
servers
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50+
sites
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Dual
hosted resilient data centres
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Core
portfolio of centralised applications
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Core
technologies – Citrix, Windows 2003 Server, AD, Exchange, NT
Workstation, MPLS, Cisco VoIP, AS400 and some Linux |
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IT Operations Support Manager
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A premium 4 and
5 star Hotel operator part of the Greenalls Group plc. |
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Technical resource maintaining and supporting Windows NT4
and Exchange environment covering 27 sites throughout the
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Managing
a small support team, distributing workload, mentoring
junior personnel and ensuring support issues are dealt with
in a timely and efficient manner.
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Introduced an in-house developed Helpdesk system to improve
customer service levels by monitoring defined
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Responsible for purchasing, building and installing all
Central Office PC and server hardware to a budgets defined
by the Director of IT. |
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Analyst Programmer
Milliken Industrials Ltd
Aug 1997 – Jan 1998 |
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Multi-national company manufacturing
industrial floor coverings servicing sites in |
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IS
Professional based in the Support team of the Information
Systems department, programming on IBM AS400 mid range
systems.
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Large
amount of user contact with the European Divisions of the
Company, understanding their requirements and solving their
support and maintenance problems.
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Responsible for the roll out of all changes to the remote
AS/400’s located in the |
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Analyst Programmer
Greenalls Group plc
Aug 1995 – Aug 1997 |
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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. |
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Analyst
Programmer based in the Development team of the Group
Information Systems department.
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Responsible for the maintenance of bespoke options created
in RPG400 and RPG38 to interact with the Payroll and JBA
based Ledger systems.
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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).
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During
my final months I acted as mentor to the junior staff for
all aspects of design and programming. |
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Others |
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Ø British Nuclear Fuels Plc - Sellafield Maintenance Control Officer 1993-1995 Ø British Nuclear Fuels Plc - Sellafield Commissioning Officer 1990-1993
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British Nuclear Fuels Plc - |
References available upon request.