Doug Brownridge
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James McNeilly
I worked with Doug for several years and found him to be highly competent both in his technical ability and in his reasoning skills. He was able to communicate at all levels asked of him to a level of understanding from non-technical management to fellow technical team members.
Justin Pearman
Doug is a Senior Infrastructure Engineer who worked for me in the Defence business in the UK. Highly technically competent but importantly balanced with a client and customer focus, results orientated individual across all aspects of his responsibilities including troubleshooting and project work. Doug is a team player but is also able to work on an individual basis when needed and has a strong work ethic. An asset to any business.
James McNeilly
I worked with Doug for several years and found him to be highly competent both in his technical ability and in his reasoning skills. He was able to communicate at all levels asked of him to a level of understanding from non-technical management to fellow technical team members.
Justin Pearman
Doug is a Senior Infrastructure Engineer who worked for me in the Defence business in the UK. Highly technically competent but importantly balanced with a client and customer focus, results orientated individual across all aspects of his responsibilities including troubleshooting and project work. Doug is a team player but is also able to work on an individual basis when needed and has a strong work ethic. An asset to any business.
James McNeilly
I worked with Doug for several years and found him to be highly competent both in his technical ability and in his reasoning skills. He was able to communicate at all levels asked of him to a level of understanding from non-technical management to fellow technical team members.
Justin Pearman
Doug is a Senior Infrastructure Engineer who worked for me in the Defence business in the UK. Highly technically competent but importantly balanced with a client and customer focus, results orientated individual across all aspects of his responsibilities including troubleshooting and project work. Doug is a team player but is also able to work on an individual basis when needed and has a strong work ethic. An asset to any business.
James McNeilly
I worked with Doug for several years and found him to be highly competent both in his technical ability and in his reasoning skills. He was able to communicate at all levels asked of him to a level of understanding from non-technical management to fellow technical team members.
Justin Pearman
Doug is a Senior Infrastructure Engineer who worked for me in the Defence business in the UK. Highly technically competent but importantly balanced with a client and customer focus, results orientated individual across all aspects of his responsibilities including troubleshooting and project work. Doug is a team player but is also able to work on an individual basis when needed and has a strong work ethic. An asset to any business.
Credentials
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Security Clearance (SC)
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Experience
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King's Service Centre
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United Kingdom
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Information Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Platform Engineer
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Mar 2021 - Present
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Peninsula Learning Trust
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United Kingdom
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Primary/Secondary Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior IT Support Engineer
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May 2018 - Mar 2021
• Supporting all aspects of technology for 7 primary schools and 1 secondary school. • Transform all schools within the trust to one standard.• Work within government guidelines and standards for schools.• Solution includes IP Phones, MP Printers, Office 365, NAS, Server 2016, Backups, Patching, Networks, AV, HyperV, Xen, AD.• Documenting the systems.• Designing new solutions.• Organising building access during holidays. • Supporting all aspects of technology for 7 primary schools and 1 secondary school. • Transform all schools within the trust to one standard.• Work within government guidelines and standards for schools.• Solution includes IP Phones, MP Printers, Office 365, NAS, Server 2016, Backups, Patching, Networks, AV, HyperV, Xen, AD.• Documenting the systems.• Designing new solutions.• Organising building access during holidays.
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DXC Technology
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Infrastructure Engineer
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2013 - 2018
• Supported and configured Microsoft operating systems for MoD systems• Configured security software and physical systems• Supported physical and virtual server platforms including VMWare and Hyper V• Migrated and performed physical to virtual server solutions• Managed the Active Directory, DNS, Trusts, WINS and group policies• Supported and configured the DR solution• Mentored and trained other engineers• Supported bespoke software and Microsoft Exchange• Attended customer project meetings• Designed and documented new systems• Configured and supported SAN • Undertook general cabling for Fibre and UTP • Experienced in military exercises• Designed and implemented ESXi, SAN, Windows and Citrix upgrades and expansions• Awarded HP extra mile in 2014 for outstanding work• Advised other teams and customers on new technology and solutions• Worked within customer SLA's• ITIL trained
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Technical Lead
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2012 - 2013
• Appointed as Technical Lead for a mobile MoD support system• Designed, configured and supported a full solution• Worked within a very tight budget• Utilised operating systems 2k8, VOIP, VMware and bespoke military applications• Created codes of connections to allow other systems to access• Purchased new hardware and software• Worked in conjunction with other companies and universities• Deployed the system to numerous locations• Recognised by senior management for outstanding work• Worked with security auditors
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Infrastructure Engineer
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2010 - 2012
• Responsible for MoD system with a support user base of 10,000+ PC’s• Maintained 750+ physical servers• Implemented a Cloud solution using SAN, ESX, Windows OS, SQL and Citrix• Designed and configured DR solution• Implemented SAN replication• Consolidated server including P2V migration• Redesigned backup and antivirus solutions• Mentored and trained junior team members
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Technical Lead
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2008 - 2010
• Supported the Army in pre-deployment exercises• Designed, implemented and supported system to be used worldwide and worked in Germany• Organised logistics to move equipment• Configured system security both physically and across software• Arranged with MoD the usage of secure communication systems• Created codes of connections to allow other systems to access• Attended customer project meetings and advised on new purchases • Arranged team uplift for exercise period• Appointed as HR Team leader while deployed
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Customer Support Engineer
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2002 - 2008
• Carried out ‘follow the sun’ support, worked on a server datacentre location move, domain migration and domain re-IP
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Support Engineer
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1999 - 2002
• Supported accounts including EDS*LANS, Delphi Automative Systems, British Airways Engineering, Airtours and General Motors Acceptance Corporation • Supported accounts including EDS*LANS, Delphi Automative Systems, British Airways Engineering, Airtours and General Motors Acceptance Corporation
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Support Engineer
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1998 - 1999
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Support Engineer
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1997 - 1998
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IT Contractor
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1994 - 1997
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Soldier
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1980 - 1994
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Education
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Security cleared, SAN, VMware, Microsoft, Citrix
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Truro Cathedral School
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