Experience

A.E. RODDA & SON LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• IT Manager

  • Nov 2020 - Present



TJ international ltd

• TJ International Ltd

• IT Manager

  • Nov 2013 - Nov 2020

  I currently head the IT department at the award winning Book Manufacturers TJ International LTD. My role includes the day to day management of staff, resources and capacity planning. I deal with large publisher EDI projects conforming to international data security standards with a responsibility for the plan, do, document and review aspects of business. My role involves everything from new strategic projects through direct customer interaction to day to day problem solving. Key Achievements thus far include; • Design and co-ordinate a full server infrastructure service transition from a Physical to a Virtual platform using Microsoft Clustering and Hyper-V. • Implementation of testing procedures for business critical updates to production systems • Configuration and management of Customer ordering EDI interfaces using XML technology. • Implementation of Helpdesk procedures with key stakeholder reporting against KPIs. Show less



Applied Business Solutions

• St Agnes / Newton Abbot

• Project Co-ordinator

  • Aug 2013 - Nov 2013

  This role was both internal and customer facing. Applied Business Solutions offered a variety of services to Businesses across Devon and Cornwall including Financial Hosting, Day to Day IT support, project planning and Disaster recovery solutions. Internal management and support of a team System administrators was a key feature of this role. This role was both internal and customer facing. Applied Business Solutions offered a variety of services to Businesses across Devon and Cornwall including Financial Hosting, Day to Day IT support, project planning and Disaster recovery solutions. Internal management and support of a team System administrators was a key feature of this role.



MPG Books Ltd

• Bodmin

• MIS, POD, Systems Administrator

  • Mar 2011 - May 2013

  Network Admin for MPG books Ltd. Design and implementation of MIS Process and flow for a Industry leading Book Manufacturer. Role includes management of SQL server backups and table maintenance. Design and fault finding of business critical Crystal. Understanding Business requirements and translating into core MIS functionality is a major focus of this role. I am required to take full ownership of development projects from their inception through testing to their eventual release and end user feed back stage. This is all in addition to my Network administration role supporting 4 major manufacturing sites running Windows 2008 Remote Desktop Services on a mix of Windows 7, OSX 10.6/7 and Wyse terminal clients. Show less



Infoteam International Services Limited

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Network systems administrator

  • Mar 2006 - Mar 2011

  Linux and Windows network administrator supporting 11 international sites including Australia, India, UAE and the Republic of Ireland. management \ design and implementation of interfaces for key clients included; Sony Computer entertainment ltd Apple computer Inc Sun Microsystems Oracle Acer Computers LG Sharp Sanyo Activision Netgear Linux and Windows network administrator supporting 11 international sites including Australia, India, UAE and the Republic of Ireland. management \ design and implementation of interfaces for key clients included; Sony Computer entertainment ltd Apple computer Inc Sun Microsystems Oracle Acer Computers LG Sharp Sanyo Activision Netgear



British Army

• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Information Systems Operator

  • 1998 - 2006

  Plan, Deploy and Management of LAN and WAN technologies for the British Army. Role was Multinational orientated and thus involved working very closely with all NATO member nations. Training and testing took place in Germany and the Netherlands. Plan, Deploy and Management of LAN and WAN technologies for the British Army. Role was Multinational orientated and thus involved working very closely with all NATO member nations. Training and testing took place in Germany and the Netherlands.