Experience

F4 IT

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Apr 2019 - Present

  I have held many senior IT positions over my 25 years in the IT industry, gaining solid technical and communication skills, whilst being a consistent high end achiever. KEY STRENGTHS:• Proficient management of LAN / WAN and Wireless technologies at EAL4+ standard• Extensive knowledge of the edge devices, core infrastructure and data centre management.• Excellent communication skills and used to working under extreme pressure• Experienced project and programme manager • Strategic and operational skill sets with broad public and private sector experience• Experience with full suite of data centre technologies• Customer focussed and quality drivenSkill Sets / Technologies:• Windows 2003 / 2008 / 2012 Server• Windows XP / Windows 7 / Windows 10• Watchguard Firewall• Aruba Wireless• VMware ESXi 5.5• Active Directory. Group Policies• DNS, WINS, TCP/IP, DHCP, DFS• NetApp SAN• Veeam Backup / Replication• Dell / Lenovo / HP client devices• Kaspersky / Sophos• Microsoft Office 365 inc Hybrid Cloud with AD synchronisation• Exchange 2000/2003/2010• SQL Server 2008PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:Microsoft Active Directory Implementation and Management – Spring, LeedsMicrosoft Exchange Management – Spring, LeedsAccredited HP Technician – Servicetech, ManchesterAccredited Network/Firewall Technician – Watchguard, London



NHS

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Infrastructure Manager

  • Apr 2003 - Mar 2013

  Responsibilities / Achievements :-To lead and manage all IT infrastructure services delivered to over 10,000 clients across 600+ sites throughout northern Lincolnshire. Responsibilities include:• Management of over 600 Watchguard Firewalls• Management of Wireless infrastructure with over 3000 access points• Corporate strategy• Long term strategic planning• Operational performance monitoring and optimisation• Infrastructure budget and contract managementManaging the integration of 8 clinical sectors across the largest NHS cluster in the U.K. using Watchguard and Aruba technologies.Planning and implementation of cross-sector working with partner organisations – Secondary Care Hospitals and both local authoritiesDesigned and project managed mobile working strategy for 2000+ clinicians enabling mobile health care throughout the sectorImplementation and management of both network and data centre DR