Experience

Veriform Group Ltd

• Head of IT Operations

  • Feb 2014 - Present

  Providing all manner of IT services for a very switched-on team of professionals, ensuring the 24/7 uptime of all in-house and external IT systems and servers on which the business operates. Other responsibilities include:* IT Operations Strategy & Development* Database Administration & Design* Linux Systems Administration & Server Monitoring* Bash/Shell Scripting & Scheduling* Development of API integrations (PHP/MySQL/JScript/HTML/CSS)* Domain & Web Management* Data Security Implementation



Rendham Marketing Services Ltd

• Head of IT Operations

  • Feb 2014 - Present

  Providing all manner of IT services for a very switched-on team of professionals, ensuring the 24/7 uptime of all in-house and external IT systems and servers on which the business operates. Other responsibilities include:* Development of API software (PHP/MySQL/JScript/HTML/CSS)* Database Administration & Design* IT Operations Strategy & Development* Linux Systems Administration* Bash/Shell Scripting* Domain & Web Management (WHM/cPanel) Providing all manner of IT services for a very switched-on team of professionals, ensuring the 24/7 uptime of all in-house and external IT systems and servers on which the business operates. Other responsibilities include:* Development of API software (PHP/MySQL/JScript/HTML/CSS)* Database Administration & Design* IT Operations Strategy & Development* Linux Systems Administration* Bash/Shell Scripting* Domain & Web Management (WHM/cPanel)



Cast Iron Group

• United States
• Food & Beverages
• 1 - 100 Employee

• IT Consultant

  • Sep 2011 - Jan 2014

  Established own company to meet the IT needs of business & residential clients throughout Sydney. Trouble shooting, problem solving and IT training in mainstream PC products, including all MS Office 2003, 2007 & 2010. Web development, management & IT consultation across a broad number of areas: broadband, hardware and software configuration and installations and TCP/IP networking. Established own company to meet the IT needs of business & residential clients throughout Sydney. Trouble shooting, problem solving and IT training in mainstream PC products, including all MS Office 2003, 2007 & 2010. Web development, management & IT consultation across a broad number of areas: broadband, hardware and software configuration and installations and TCP/IP networking.



FREELANCE, HERTFORDSHIRE

• Information Technology & Services

• IT Consultant/Web Developer

  • Aug 2009 - Jan 2011

  IT support & training for business & residential clients throughout Watford and the neighbouring area. Other key responsibilities included web & domain management for international clients, web development, and developing a PHP-based project for the sports sector. IT support & training for business & residential clients throughout Watford and the neighbouring area. Other key responsibilities included web & domain management for international clients, web development, and developing a PHP-based project for the sports sector.



Caterlyst

• United Kingdom
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Data Operations

  • 2011 - 2011

  Working in a small team, my responsibilities include DBA & query management, responding to frequent and immediate client demands. Technologies used include SQL development (MS Access & SQL Server) and advanced Excel.Provided IT support for all staff. Working in a small team, my responsibilities include DBA & query management, responding to frequent and immediate client demands. Technologies used include SQL development (MS Access & SQL Server) and advanced Excel.Provided IT support for all staff.



Watford Grammar School for Boys

• United Kingdom
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• ICT Teacher

  • Sep 2010 - Nov 2010

  Taught ICT Key Stages 3-4 ie Year 7-10. Taught ICT Key Stages 3-4 ie Year 7-10.



Cast Iron Group Pty Ltd

• Director

  • Dec 2003 - Aug 2009

  Established own company to meet the IT needs of business & residential clients throughout Sydney. Trouble shooting, problem solving and training in mainstream PC products. Web management & IT consultation across a broad number of areas: broadband, hardware and software configuration and installations and TCP/IP networking. Ad-hoc projects for clients such as HP involved data management & manipulation (using advanced Excel & web macros), data migration. Established own company to meet the IT needs of business & residential clients throughout Sydney. Trouble shooting, problem solving and training in mainstream PC products. Web management & IT consultation across a broad number of areas: broadband, hardware and software configuration and installations and TCP/IP networking. Ad-hoc projects for clients such as HP involved data management & manipulation (using advanced Excel & web macros), data migration.



CLICK THIS COMPUTER CONSULTING SYDNEY

• Technical Consultant - contractor

  • Aug 2003 - Oct 2003

  A small computer consulting business providing commercial and residential clients with solutions to their IT needs. Assisting the director in providing services to our clients, including professional advice, recommendations and specialist training in client-requested areas of interest. A small computer consulting business providing commercial and residential clients with solutions to their IT needs. Assisting the director in providing services to our clients, including professional advice, recommendations and specialist training in client-requested areas of interest.



Shell (Australia)

• Australia
• Oil and Gas

• Data Analyst (Global Customer Satisfaction)

  • Jun 2002 - Jun 2003

  Melbourne office comprises a number of IT services used globally. As part of a small team I provided a global service to measure the level of customer satisfaction in other Shell international services. Responsibilities included web content QA & development, and data manipulation & analysis using Access and SQL. Melbourne office comprises a number of IT services used globally. As part of a small team I provided a global service to measure the level of customer satisfaction in other Shell international services. Responsibilities included web content QA & development, and data manipulation & analysis using Access and SQL.



ACI WORLDWIDE (EMEA) LIMITED

• Systems (Unix) Administration & IT Support

  • Feb 2001 - Dec 2001

  ACI, part of TSA Inc. USA, is one of the largest European hardware and software solutions providers for banking transaction systems Unix (AIX, HP-UX) systems administration & shell scripting, data backup management, assessing annual budget and determining effective ways to reduce expenditure, troubleshooting and working closely with the IT support team. ACI, part of TSA Inc. USA, is one of the largest European hardware and software solutions providers for banking transaction systems Unix (AIX, HP-UX) systems administration & shell scripting, data backup management, assessing annual budget and determining effective ways to reduce expenditure, troubleshooting and working closely with the IT support team.



Amazon.com

• United States
• Retail
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Web builder/developer/QA Team

  • 2001 - 2001

  Manage the pre-release web html content for amazon.co.uk’s website and work with the QA team to ensure all content was correct and free of error before live release. Create internal web pages to optimise internal daily practises and brief associated departments on a variety of developments. Development of complex Unix-based shell scripts to assist and train other IT department specialists. Manage the pre-release web html content for amazon.co.uk’s website and work with the QA team to ensure all content was correct and free of error before live release. Create internal web pages to optimise internal daily practises and brief associated departments on a variety of developments. Development of complex Unix-based shell scripts to assist and train other IT department specialists.



RENAISSANCE CORPORATE

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting

• Senior Analyst/Programmer & Systems Support

  • Oct 1995 - Dec 1999

  Renaissance provided hardware & software solutions for the Freight Forwarding industry throughout Britain Software development and client liaison, working with a small team of other developers. Unix based system admin duties performed on a regular basis. Software development involved SQL coding and database design & interrogation. Renaissance provided hardware & software solutions for the Freight Forwarding industry throughout Britain Software development and client liaison, working with a small team of other developers. Unix based system admin duties performed on a regular basis. Software development involved SQL coding and database design & interrogation.



Harry Allen / Westminster Collection

• Analyst/Programmer, Systems & User support

  • May 1992 - Sep 1995

  Harry Allen/Westminster Collection is a major player in the philatelic (postage stamps) and coin collection trade. HA runs an in-house development system that provides goods & services for prominent collectors of stamps and coins across the globe.Development of Unix Shell scripts to support software development. Technologies: AIX Unix, COBOL. Harry Allen/Westminster Collection is a major player in the philatelic (postage stamps) and coin collection trade. HA runs an in-house development system that provides goods & services for prominent collectors of stamps and coins across the globe.Development of Unix Shell scripts to support software development. Technologies: AIX Unix, COBOL.



PAXUS FINANCIAL SYSTEMS

• Business Analyst/Programmer

  • Sep 1989 - Dec 1991

  Solutions provider for the Insurance Industry (global). Solutions provider for the Insurance Industry (global).