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.
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+
- Android
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
- Microsoft
- Exchange 2010, 2013 w/powershell
- Sharepoint 2013
- Remote
- Teamviewer, Log me in, RealVNC
- Citrix XenApp Server (Basic, set-up)
- RDS (advanced)
- 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)
- Rendering
- Virtualisation
- VMware, Parallels, HyperV
Databases
- Microsoft SQL server 2005-2012
- MySQL (PHPmyadmin, XAMPP)
- DBISAM
Antivirus and Malware Protection (Specialism)
- 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