Senior Engineer

• Nov 2019 - Present

Senior Infrastructure Engineer

• Aug 2017 - Nov 2019

• Part of team implementing extensive changes to the NHS Borders IT systems.• Moving all NHSB servers from an existing vSphere v5 environment running on P2000 servers to a v6.5 system running on 3PAR. This involved extensive use of VMWare PowerShell cmdlets (PowerCLI) to migrate servers via cross vCenter vMotion.• Day to day management of vCenter servers, datastores and templates.• Migration of old 2003 servers to Server 2016. This involved multiple mini-projects to move applications/databases to new servers while managing end user expectation and supplier relationships.• Application packaging for SCCM and VDI.• 3rd line support with extensive use of PowerShell, GPO tidy up work and Sophos tidy up work.• Creation and implementation of an AD tidy up routine (scripted in PowerShell).

Digital Workspace Technician

• Jan 2016 - Mar 2017

• Responsibility for desktop patches across the company.• Maintained Group Policy for desktop and Office settings.• Roll out of Bitlocker encryption technology to enable SOX compliance.• Creation and deployment of a signature creation tool (VB/HTA).• Hardware evaluation, purchase, and testing.• Maintaining, upgrading and development of Content/Configuration Management system, Dell KACE.• Application packaging and deployment. • Responsibility for desktop patches across the company.• Maintained Group Policy for desktop and Office settings.• Roll out of Bitlocker encryption technology to enable SOX compliance.• Creation and deployment of a signature creation tool (VB/HTA).• Hardware evaluation, purchase, and testing.• Maintaining, upgrading and development of Content/Configuration Management system, Dell KACE.• Application packaging and deployment.

IT Consultant

• Jun 2015 - Dec 2015

• First State/Stewart Investors were upgrading their OS from Windows 7 to Windows 8. I was brought in as a contractor as they had a large backlog. • During the 8 weeks, I was tasked with finding and deploying build fixes to the new OS.• Packaging and testing applications that had not yet been moved over.• Fixing issues with applications that had been migrated, but were not performing as expected.• During the two week extension, I was providing expertise and training to other members of the IT team in packaging other IT skills to the Edinburgh and London Offices.

Project Technician/Infrastructure Developer

• Jun 2008 - Apr 2015

•Planning and implementing technical solutions.•Building and maintaining multiple development and production environments.•Extensive work with multiple technologies, including: Windows Server 2000 to 2008, Windows XP and Windows 7, Microsoft System Centre, Citrix, VMware, Active Directory, Novell NDS, Application Packaging or Repackaging (Installshield), TCP IP, NetApp, MQ, DNS and work with both Oracle and SQL Database technology.•3rd Level support for deployed projects.•Extensive VB scripting and DOS (batch) experience. HTML (HTA) Scripting.•Managing smaller projects.•Extensive documentation experience.

Technician

• Apr 2005 - Jun 2008

3rd Level Support and Project work in a Business support area.Covered Desktop Support, Microsoft and Netware Server Support, Citrix Support, Application set-up and support, Application PackagingCovered extensive Microsoft Server work, and Lotus Notes

Desktop Technician

• Mar 2001 - Apr 2005

2nd Level support, mainly with Windows Desktop and Investment applications.