Experience

Renewables First Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Wind Team Leader / IT & Systems Engineer

  • Oct 2012 - Present

  Manage and develop the wind section of the business. Technical, commercial and planning wind farm feasibility and site assessment ( 50kW to 4MW capacity)/ consultancy. Windfarm and wind turbine modeling (ReSoft Windfarm), energy / cumulative energy yield, noise / cumulative noise, and financial modeling. Developing wind strategy, processes, procedures, suppliers. Developing complex models. Site constraint mapping (Mapinfo GIS). Liaising with telecoms operators, DNOs, and other stakeholders… Show more Manage and develop the wind section of the business. Technical, commercial and planning wind farm feasibility and site assessment ( 50kW to 4MW capacity)/ consultancy. Windfarm and wind turbine modeling (ReSoft Windfarm), energy / cumulative energy yield, noise / cumulative noise, and financial modeling. Developing wind strategy, processes, procedures, suppliers. Developing complex models. Site constraint mapping (Mapinfo GIS). Liaising with telecoms operators, DNOs, and other stakeholders. Managing in-house specialists and external specialist consultants and planning consultants. Wind technical sales. Research and Development of new business streams. O&M development, operational site monitoring and problem resolution. Manage, develop and support all IT systems for Renewables First and GoFlo Screens including: Server builds, Exchange Server, Windows Server, Active Directory, Virtualisation - Hyper-V, Synology NAS, Salesforce CRM (design, automation), Service desk design, LAN/WAN Networking, TCP/IP, RAS, Remote Sites, End-user support (hardware/software), Backups / DR, Strategy, AV, Anti Spam, Multisite routers/VPN, Firewalls/Routing, RDP, WSUS \ Patch Management, security planning and monitoring, Clarizen, Structured cabling, network migration, PBX Phone System, IT asset management and procurement. Develop industrial PLC Control Systems and applications for sister company www.gofloscreens.co.uk - CodeSYS, iX Developer, Control panel design, MODBUS/EtherCAT/CANOpen, testing/troubleshooting, commissioning, HMI design. System operational design. Industrial network integration. Manage, develop and support company websites (www.renewablesfirst.co.uk, www.gofloscreens.co.uk) inc SEO / business integration, Wordpress, HTML, CSS, Optimisation, Troubleshooting, Maintenance, Hosting migration/management, content and marketing development. Show less Manage and develop the wind section of the business. Technical, commercial and planning wind farm feasibility and site assessment ( 50kW to 4MW capacity)/ consultancy. Windfarm and wind turbine modeling (ReSoft Windfarm), energy / cumulative energy yield, noise / cumulative noise, and financial modeling. Developing wind strategy, processes, procedures, suppliers. Developing complex models. Site constraint mapping (Mapinfo GIS). Liaising with telecoms operators, DNOs, and other stakeholders… Show more Manage and develop the wind section of the business. Technical, commercial and planning wind farm feasibility and site assessment ( 50kW to 4MW capacity)/ consultancy. Windfarm and wind turbine modeling (ReSoft Windfarm), energy / cumulative energy yield, noise / cumulative noise, and financial modeling. Developing wind strategy, processes, procedures, suppliers. Developing complex models. Site constraint mapping (Mapinfo GIS). Liaising with telecoms operators, DNOs, and other stakeholders. Managing in-house specialists and external specialist consultants and planning consultants. Wind technical sales. Research and Development of new business streams. O&M development, operational site monitoring and problem resolution. Manage, develop and support all IT systems for Renewables First and GoFlo Screens including: Server builds, Exchange Server, Windows Server, Active Directory, Virtualisation - Hyper-V, Synology NAS, Salesforce CRM (design, automation), Service desk design, LAN/WAN Networking, TCP/IP, RAS, Remote Sites, End-user support (hardware/software), Backups / DR, Strategy, AV, Anti Spam, Multisite routers/VPN, Firewalls/Routing, RDP, WSUS \ Patch Management, security planning and monitoring, Clarizen, Structured cabling, network migration, PBX Phone System, IT asset management and procurement. Develop industrial PLC Control Systems and applications for sister company www.gofloscreens.co.uk - CodeSYS, iX Developer, Control panel design, MODBUS/EtherCAT/CANOpen, testing/troubleshooting, commissioning, HMI design. System operational design. Industrial network integration. Manage, develop and support company websites (www.renewablesfirst.co.uk, www.gofloscreens.co.uk) inc SEO / business integration, Wordpress, HTML, CSS, Optimisation, Troubleshooting, Maintenance, Hosting migration/management, content and marketing development. Show less



Water21

• Environmental Services

• Hydropower Engineer

  • Jun 2010 - Oct 2012

  Hydro sales engineer for Ossberger hydro turbines Hydro sales engineer for Ossberger hydro turbines



Alderley plc

• Group IT Manager

  • Jul 2002 - Aug 2009

  Group IT Manager managing a department of 10 technical staff managing a high quality IT and support system across the UK, Middle East, Russia. Experienced IT department manager for 7 years with 9 years project management and 12 years hands on technical IT skills. • Management / leadership of international IT department including budgetary responsibility, system functional accountability, cost control, procedural control and internal audit. • Staff management… Show more Group IT Manager managing a department of 10 technical staff managing a high quality IT and support system across the UK, Middle East, Russia. Experienced IT department manager for 7 years with 9 years project management and 12 years hands on technical IT skills. • Management / leadership of international IT department including budgetary responsibility, system functional accountability, cost control, procedural control and internal audit. • Staff management, prioritisation of departments work, setting and monitor objectives, resource management and training. • Manage / implement IT systems based on business critical concepts, best practice and to group requirements. • Project management across full project lifecycle including resource management, project initiation and planning, risk assessment and costs/cash flow management. • Continuous improvement to maximize cost reduction and efficiency. • Interface with board of directors including status reporting, consulting on solutions to solve business issues, resolution of board requirements and strategic planning. • Strategic development of IT policy and systems. • Investigation, identification, development and deployment of new technologies including change management and cost/benefit analysis to assess the business case. • Develop and manage improved support processes including helpdesks, SLA’s. • Network / infrastructure analysis and IT system auditing to ensure minimal business interruption and continuous improvement. • Customer, supplier and stakeholder relationship management • Good knowledge of Microsoft / other business systems. • Crisis management with excellent problems solving skills • Implementation of required business continuity systems. • Standardisation and streamlining of systems • Managing IT issues to ensure business continuity and efficient systems, including those escalated via tiered support systems

• Group IT Manager

  • Jul 2002 - Aug 2009

  Technical Profile • Network Infrastructure: Windows NT4/2000/2003 Server, WINS, DNS, DHCP, AD, Group Policy, TCP/IP, Terminal Services/RDP, Backup systems, UPS systems, Domain/company restructuring and migration • Email: Exchange (5.5, 2000 and 2003), mail security and antispam systems, implementation, administration, migration and troubleshooting. • Other back office Applications: Citrix presentation server, IIS, VMWare, Backup systems including Symantec backup exec and disaster… Show more Technical Profile • Network Infrastructure: Windows NT4/2000/2003 Server, WINS, DNS, DHCP, AD, Group Policy, TCP/IP, Terminal Services/RDP, Backup systems, UPS systems, Domain/company restructuring and migration • Email: Exchange (5.5, 2000 and 2003), mail security and antispam systems, implementation, administration, migration and troubleshooting. • Other back office Applications: Citrix presentation server, IIS, VMWare, Backup systems including Symantec backup exec and disaster recovery concepts and systems, GFI Mail essentials/security, Symantec Antivirus Enterprise, WSUS, Websense Internet filtering, Centennial discovery and devicewall, GFI NSM, Richmond Supportdesk • Infrastructure Hardware: Dell servers, Watchguard firewall/IPSec VPN, Managed switches, Blue Coat SC400 proxy, Juniper SA2000 SSL, VPN, Rack Builds, Comms room design and implementation, Packeteer packet shaping, wireless routers, enterprise video conferencing, backup tape libraries • Network Data links: Leased Line, ADSL, ISDN • Telecommunications: Mitel 3300ICP Enterprise VOIP phone systems, Mobiles • Web based systems : Specification and operational design of intranet, extranet and company websites using web designer for coding • User software : Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/Vista, MS Office 4.3 to 2007, Pegasus Opera II Accounting system, MS Project, Visio, and numerous other end user applications • User hardware : PC’s, Laptops, Printers, Copiers, plotters, cameras, scanners • Support: End user management and resolution of all escalated issues, including end user account management and system administration • Network Security : Specify and implement security principals in accordance with risk assessed recommendations of ISO 17799



Alderley Systems

• United Kingdom
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Manager

  • Mar 1997 - Jun 2002

  Combined role - Project Manager and IT systems administrator. Throughout my time at Alderley Systems I was heavily involved in changing the I.T. capabilities of the company. I established, managed and maintained a network based on NT4 server / Windows 95/98/NT/XP client. Duties under I.T. include network administration ( servers, clients, email, intranet, network virus protection, backups etc ), hardware installation / configuration and support, end user support, software support / advice… Show more Combined role - Project Manager and IT systems administrator. Throughout my time at Alderley Systems I was heavily involved in changing the I.T. capabilities of the company. I established, managed and maintained a network based on NT4 server / Windows 95/98/NT/XP client. Duties under I.T. include network administration ( servers, clients, email, intranet, network virus protection, backups etc ), hardware installation / configuration and support, end user support, software support / advice, advising the company on I.T. and writing I.T. procedures etc. This was a part time role with my other duties with about 50% of time dedicated to this; Promoted to project manager, with overall responsibility for all aspects of projects including cost control, project design, procurement, manufacture, testing, management accounts and reporting, achieving profit targets, meeting project timescale, supervision and direction of project engineers, liaison with the customer to achieve full satisfaction/maximum profit.

• Project Engineer

  • Jul 1995 - Mar 1997

  Responsibilities included design, procurement, expediting, engineering, documentation, testing and solving day to day project problems, and ensuring good communications were maintained in house, with our suppliers and customers. Stress Engineer - On arrival at Alderley Systems I was solely responsible for stress and structural steel design of complex oil and gas metering systems using finite element computer modeling techniques. I was given the task of changing the design process to… Show more Responsibilities included design, procurement, expediting, engineering, documentation, testing and solving day to day project problems, and ensuring good communications were maintained in house, with our suppliers and customers. Stress Engineer - On arrival at Alderley Systems I was solely responsible for stress and structural steel design of complex oil and gas metering systems using finite element computer modeling techniques. I was given the task of changing the design process to run efficiently, economically and on time by devising new procedures and practices.; Team Leader within the air monitoring group of a large laboratory. Responsible for coordinating and managing activities in my section. Duties included emission testing to US EPA methods, reporting of results to regulatory agencies, compliance auditing, staff training and supervision.


Clyde River Purification Board
• Environmental chemist

  • Jul 1994 - Sep 1994

Trafalgar House Construction
• United States
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Civil Engineer

  • Oct 1989 - Jul 1992