Keith Leighton
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Paul Jarrett
With virtualisation being one of the latest buzzwords in enterprise I.T. one finds the market saturated with application packagers, unfortunately good packagers are difficult to find, excellent packagers nigh on impossible - Keith fits into the latter description. Technically excellent in all packaging technologies, along with being highly proficient in other technological areas. Keith has been part of my team for the last 10 months while we embarked on a Windows 7 transformation programme. Not only is Keith very good technically, he has excellent attention to detail when it comes to documentation, can think strategically and has integrated exceptionally well into the established team. The other qualities one seeks in a contractor such as timekeeping, actively seeking out work rather than waiting to be given tasks to do, making suggestions on how to improve process and offering support to colleagues - Keith has in spades. If he's on the market, snap him up.
Mark Wilson
I had the pleasure to work with Keith over the last 10 months and can recommend him to future employers. Apart from showing he possesses the keys skills needed to package APP-V and MSI, he is a modest guy who fitted in perfectly with our team. He worked hard while packaging and was conscientious with the documentation. Its a shame to see him leave, our loss is someone else's gain.
Paul Jarrett
With virtualisation being one of the latest buzzwords in enterprise I.T. one finds the market saturated with application packagers, unfortunately good packagers are difficult to find, excellent packagers nigh on impossible - Keith fits into the latter description. Technically excellent in all packaging technologies, along with being highly proficient in other technological areas. Keith has been part of my team for the last 10 months while we embarked on a Windows 7 transformation programme. Not only is Keith very good technically, he has excellent attention to detail when it comes to documentation, can think strategically and has integrated exceptionally well into the established team. The other qualities one seeks in a contractor such as timekeeping, actively seeking out work rather than waiting to be given tasks to do, making suggestions on how to improve process and offering support to colleagues - Keith has in spades. If he's on the market, snap him up.
Mark Wilson
I had the pleasure to work with Keith over the last 10 months and can recommend him to future employers. Apart from showing he possesses the keys skills needed to package APP-V and MSI, he is a modest guy who fitted in perfectly with our team. He worked hard while packaging and was conscientious with the documentation. Its a shame to see him leave, our loss is someone else's gain.
Paul Jarrett
With virtualisation being one of the latest buzzwords in enterprise I.T. one finds the market saturated with application packagers, unfortunately good packagers are difficult to find, excellent packagers nigh on impossible - Keith fits into the latter description. Technically excellent in all packaging technologies, along with being highly proficient in other technological areas. Keith has been part of my team for the last 10 months while we embarked on a Windows 7 transformation programme. Not only is Keith very good technically, he has excellent attention to detail when it comes to documentation, can think strategically and has integrated exceptionally well into the established team. The other qualities one seeks in a contractor such as timekeeping, actively seeking out work rather than waiting to be given tasks to do, making suggestions on how to improve process and offering support to colleagues - Keith has in spades. If he's on the market, snap him up.
Mark Wilson
I had the pleasure to work with Keith over the last 10 months and can recommend him to future employers. Apart from showing he possesses the keys skills needed to package APP-V and MSI, he is a modest guy who fitted in perfectly with our team. He worked hard while packaging and was conscientious with the documentation. Its a shame to see him leave, our loss is someone else's gain.
Paul Jarrett
With virtualisation being one of the latest buzzwords in enterprise I.T. one finds the market saturated with application packagers, unfortunately good packagers are difficult to find, excellent packagers nigh on impossible - Keith fits into the latter description. Technically excellent in all packaging technologies, along with being highly proficient in other technological areas. Keith has been part of my team for the last 10 months while we embarked on a Windows 7 transformation programme. Not only is Keith very good technically, he has excellent attention to detail when it comes to documentation, can think strategically and has integrated exceptionally well into the established team. The other qualities one seeks in a contractor such as timekeeping, actively seeking out work rather than waiting to be given tasks to do, making suggestions on how to improve process and offering support to colleagues - Keith has in spades. If he's on the market, snap him up.
Mark Wilson
I had the pleasure to work with Keith over the last 10 months and can recommend him to future employers. Apart from showing he possesses the keys skills needed to package APP-V and MSI, he is a modest guy who fitted in perfectly with our team. He worked hard while packaging and was conscientious with the documentation. Its a shame to see him leave, our loss is someone else's gain.
Experience
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United Utilities
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United Kingdom
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Utilities
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700 & Above Employee
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Application Packager
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Apr 2015 - Present
Working on the United Utilities desktop refresh program to Windows 8.1. Application packaging with App-V 5 and Installshield. Managing deployments with SCCM 2012 and user personalisation with RES to user's primary devices. Application and deployment troubleshooting. Working on the United Utilities desktop refresh program to Windows 8.1. Application packaging with App-V 5 and Installshield. Managing deployments with SCCM 2012 and user personalisation with RES to user's primary devices. Application and deployment troubleshooting.
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Co-op
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United Kingdom
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Application Packager
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Feb 2014 - Mar 2015
Packaging for the Windows 7 migration project. Production and discovery of software installation documentation. Sequencing with App-V 4.6 SP2 Using App-V Management Console and SCCM2012 to manage and troubleshoot streaming and delivery/installation to VDE and FAT clients. Packaging for the Windows 7 migration project. Production and discovery of software installation documentation. Sequencing with App-V 4.6 SP2 Using App-V Management Console and SCCM2012 to manage and troubleshoot streaming and delivery/installation to VDE and FAT clients.
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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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Aplication Packager
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Jul 2006 - Jan 2014
Currently performing transformation of thick client applications into thin client virtualised applications. Sequencing applications for virtualisation using Microsoft App-V 4.5, 4.6 SP2 and SoftGrid 4.1 on different O/S for both 32 bit and 64 bit platforms. Creating and upgrading MSI packages using AdminStudio and Installshield. Using AppSense for environment management and user personalisation. Deploying packages for unattended silent install and uninstalls via SMS and HP Client Automation (HPCA) to the DWP estate, a total of 120,000 workstations Show less
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CSC
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United States
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Information Technology & Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Application Packager
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Jan 2004 - Jun 2006
Working within CSC’s Centre of Excellence Build Engineering Team, testing and packaging applications on both client and server platforms. Responsibilities include script creation, development of installation, configuration and problem resolution for various accounts operating on Windows NT4.0, Windows XP and Windows 2003 Citrix Server platforms. Working within CSC’s Centre of Excellence Build Engineering Team, testing and packaging applications on both client and server platforms. Responsibilities include script creation, development of installation, configuration and problem resolution for various accounts operating on Windows NT4.0, Windows XP and Windows 2003 Citrix Server platforms.
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Education
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Balshaw's High School, Leyland
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