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Ian Doe
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Ipswich, United Kingdom
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Hi, Thanks for checking my profile out ;-) I'm a talented IT professional with over 24+ years experience in the industry. I've spent the last 13 years heading up an IT department for a leading financial organisation with over 230 users. I've got hands-on experience in Microsft Office 365, Azure, Skype, Teams, VMware and Citrix.
If you have any IT related questions or issues, please feel free to contact me.
If you have any IT related questions or issues, please feel free to contact me.
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2020 - 2020
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Head of IT Operations
Scrutton Bland.
As Head of IT operations, I had a technical leadership role within the IT team accountable for the IT operations across the enterprise.
• Developing the operational aspects of the IT strategy and roadmap and ensuring that its integration with the broader strategic plans.
• Driving the adoption of Microsoft technologies such as Office 365, Microsoft Skype, Teams and OneDrive using change management.
• Support the VDI (Citrix XenDesktop) environment and keeping it up to date with a business-oriented mindset driven by continual service improvement techniques.
• Monitoring the Azure environment to identify performance requirements and implementing costs savings where possible.
• Managing the perimeter firewalls, network and security to make sure it meets Cyber Essential standards.
• Monitor internal and external technologies with a focus on suitability for integration with the existing IT environment.
• Team management, including one-to-ones, appraisals and mentoring.
• Working with the company owners to formulate the groups IT budget and strategy.
• Confident in leasing with external consultants to organise IT projects.
One of my projects included the migration of the on-premise Windows servers running on VMWare to Microsoft Azure. This also included the implementation of Azure Active Directory and AD Sync to create a hybrid cloud environment. At the same time, I also moved the email environment from Exchange 2016 to Exchange online and migrated about 300 users and shared mailboxes.
• Developing the operational aspects of the IT strategy and roadmap and ensuring that its integration with the broader strategic plans.
• Driving the adoption of Microsoft technologies such as Office 365, Microsoft Skype, Teams and OneDrive using change management.
• Support the VDI (Citrix XenDesktop) environment and keeping it up to date with a business-oriented mindset driven by continual service improvement techniques.
• Monitoring the Azure environment to identify performance requirements and implementing costs savings where possible.
• Managing the perimeter firewalls, network and security to make sure it meets Cyber Essential standards.
• Monitor internal and external technologies with a focus on suitability for integration with the existing IT environment.
• Team management, including one-to-ones, appraisals and mentoring.
• Working with the company owners to formulate the groups IT budget and strategy.
• Confident in leasing with external consultants to organise IT projects.
One of my projects included the migration of the on-premise Windows servers running on VMWare to Microsoft Azure. This also included the implementation of Azure Active Directory and AD Sync to create a hybrid cloud environment. At the same time, I also moved the email environment from Exchange 2016 to Exchange online and migrated about 300 users and shared mailboxes.
Service, UP, Hybrid, Enterprise, VDI, Online, Office, Monitoring, Team management, Azure Active Directory, Support, Implementation, It, Security, Network, Windows, Change management, Citrix, Integration, Management, Leadership, Cloud, Mentoring, VMware, Microsoft azure, Exchange, Active Directory, Azure, Budget, Office 365, Operations
2014 - 2020
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IT Director
Scrutton Bland.
Responsible for developing, implementing and managing the IT infrastructure for Scrutton Bland Group including their accountancy, insurance and wealth management systems.
During my time I ran many projects like implanting two different DMS systems and a client portal which including the importing and indexing of over 3 million documents.
I moved our 8TB Veeam on-premise backup solution, which used external WD hard drives. This was moved to a cloud-based system supplied by Redstor. This improved our recovery point and time objective.
During my time I ran many projects like implanting two different DMS systems and a client portal which including the importing and indexing of over 3 million documents.
I moved our 8TB Veeam on-premise backup solution, which used external WD hard drives. This was moved to a cloud-based system supplied by Redstor. This improved our recovery point and time objective.
It, Management, Change management, It strategy, Stakeholder Management, ITIL, It support, Customer relations
2007 - 2014
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IT Manager
Scrutton Bland.
Responsible for strategic IT management within the Scrutton Bland Group. Control all aspects of IT and telephony, delivering mission-critical services across 3 sites. Supporting an internal network of up to 160+ users, including laptop and PC support. Co-ordinated technical services, infrastructure issues, planned maintenance & technology upgrades.
Helpdesk support, Networking, It support, Active Directory, Windows Server and Clients, Network and system administrator, VMware, Installation of it systems, It administrator
2002 - 2006
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Technical Engineer
IcoSys.
IcoSys specialises in supplying its NHS customer base 24x7 support services across the country. I worked as part of an eight-man engineering team supporting the companies NHS and SME customer base. I have a varied job from planning and implantation of IT projects, to supporting the hardware and software of our clients.
Engineering, It, Support, Hardware, Software
1998 - 2002
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Engineering Manager
DPS Computer Solutions Ltd.
DPS Computer Solutions specialises in offering a complete solution for computing and Internet requirements. They build their own workstations and servers based on Intel components and running Microsoft operating systems. DPS also offers a complete voice communication and unified messaging solution.
Engineering, Internet, Manager
1997 - 1998
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Computer Technician
Tectronics Businesses Systems.
My job at Tectonics involved ordering computer components and constructing/installing PC's. I also had the job of backing up all user's information and designing the company's Web site. I also programmed in Microsoft Access to produce basic databases for customers.
Web, PC, UP, Basic
My education
West Suffolk College
BTEC, Electronics and Computing
BTEC, Electronics and Computing
Stowupland High School
Secondary, Computing
Secondary, Computing
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