Experience

Element Solutions Inc

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Manager, Europe IT Support Services

  • Apr 2021 - Present

• Manager, Europe IT Support Services

  • Jan 2019 - Apr 2021



Platform Specialty Products Corporation

• Manager, Europe IT Support Services

  • May 2016 - Apr 2021

  An expanded role reporting to the Senior Director, IT Services & Support. Responsible for managing a broader portfolio including an external service desk and an internal team, Utilising ITIL practices to ensure that support, requests and projects are delivered as expected. Working closely with Technical, Security and Enterprise application groups as needed to fulfill demands or resolve issues.

• Head of European IT Infrastructure

  • Apr 2015 - Apr 2016

  Reporting to Head of Global IT Infrastructure. Responsible for managing the infrastructure and IT support across all of Europe. Manage an international team and external resources based in several locations across Europe to support the business demands and to drive implementation of global standards. Involved in successful migration to Microsoft Office 365 platform.



MacDermid Alpha Film & Smart Surface Solutions

• United Kingdom
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Systems Analyst

  • Dec 2004 - Apr 2015

  A very wide ranging role working with teams and individuals in Europe, USA and Asia. Primary functions:Design/implementation and support of infrastructure including LAN, WAN, Firewall, Server, VPN, mobile devices, server & application software. Server virtualisation and consolidationHelp desk support and management of local team. Backup & disaster recovery solutionsResponsible for IBM/Lotus Notes administration, support as well as Notes application development including specifying and writing several key business applicationsImplemented migration to IBM Smartcloud/Connections, Hybrid-Cloud solution.