Skills & Expertise

IT Management;

  • Provided new domain set-up and implementation in multiple sites.
  • Manage and implemented IT budgets.
  • Scheduling upgrades, benchmarking and disposal of all hardware (including data scrubbing).
  • Created and implemented a host of procedures whilst creating an instructional resource library (Intranet, SharePoint environment).
  • Asset Management.
  • Implementation of improved data communications in multiple locations (leased line, fibre optic lines, phone systems).
  • Experience of overcoming various network and internet based attacks.
  • Implemented SLA’s.
  • Set up unmanaged hosted server solutions (including virtualization).
  • Set up small business data centre (rack mount cabinet environment).
  • Created replica server environment for test (upgrades) and disaster recovery purposes, fully virtualized with replication.
  • Provided email solutions, Exchange and IMAP/SMTP, with advanced Spam detection techniques, using email continuity services.
  • Full site backup solutions, online and offsite.
  • Disaster recovery plan and implementation.
  • Software and hardware licensing (including Microsoft Volume Licensing).
  • Works with remote office, APAC, EMEA and USA, on site and remote support.
  • Set-up foreign offices (phones/networking/computers/printers).
  • Remote Access, VPN, Firewall and Dial in solutions (including Terminal Servers/RDS).
  • Implemented/managed multiple CRM and ERP systems.
  • Managed Windows updates (WSUS) and software distribution (GPO).
  • Managed Portable devices, Phones, Tablets and PDA’s.

 

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Experience with the following;

OS (Configuration, deployment and integration)

  • Microsoft (Specialism);
    • Windows 98SE – 10 (advanced)
    • Windows Server 2003R2 – 2012R2 (advanced)
  • Apple OS (Basic-Intermediate)
    • Lion, Yosemite (installation, updates, network configuration, folder sharing, application installations)
  • Linux
    • Debian
    • Ubuntu
    • XBMC
      • OpenElec
  • Mobile
    •  Android
      • Gingerbread
      • ICS
      • Kit Kat
      • Lollipop
    • Apple IOS
      • Version 5+

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Backup (Specialism)

  • Acronis True Image & Backup and Recovery
  • Symantec BackupExec
  • Cobian (Free Solution)
  • BAT/BKF/Windows Backup
  • SQL backup solutions
  • Backup with FTPS and Encryption

Networking

  • NAS
  • WIFI Extenders & Mainline Adapters
  • Routers
  • Modems
  • Wireless Bridges, WAP & Powerline Adapters
  • Switches
  • Firewall

 

Software

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  • Microsoft
    • Exchange 2010, 2013 w/powershell
    • Sharepoint 2013

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  • Remote
    • Teamviewer, Log me in, RealVNC
    • Citrix XenApp Server (Basic, set-up)
    • RDS (advanced)

 

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  • Engineering (Specialism)
    • AutoCad 2003-2015
    • Solidworks 2009-2014 (intermediate-advanced use)
    • Pro Engineer Wildfire 4.0, Creo Parametric 2 (Low-Intermediate use)
  • Graphics
    • Rendering
      • Keyshot, Maxwell, 3Ds Max (skills a little outdated), Photoview (Solidworks embedded) & Photoview 360 (Solidworks embedded)
    • Digital Images and media
      • Adobe Suite
      • Sony Vegas (video editing)
    • Web (Antiquated specialism)
      • Dreamweaver (skills a little outdated)
      • Microsoft Expression
      • Visual Studio (very basic, mainly GUI)

 

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  • Virtualisation
    • VMware, Parallels, HyperV

 

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Databases

  • Microsoft SQL server 2005-2012
  • MySQL (PHPmyadmin, XAMPP)
  • DBISAM

Antivirus and Malware Protection (Specialism)

 

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  •  Kaspersky
    • KAV 6 and 8
    • KES 8 and 10
    • Kaspersky for Mobile devices
    • KIS 2010-2016
    • KSC 8-10
    • Rootkit Removal Tool
    • Password Manager
  • AVG
    • AV, Internet Security
  • Other products
  • Malware Antibytes, Spybot Search and Destroy, ComboFix, HiJackThis