Andy Browne Email & Phone Number

Lancaster, Gb

Hoofddorp, North Holland, Nl

Hoofddorp, North Holland, Nl

Hoofddorp, North Holland, Nl

Warwick, Gb

Formed the Technical Infrastructure Group following the merger of two existing technical teams,(PC / Networks and iSeries / ERP) restructured teams to move away from technical silos to a more service and project focused team to better address business and workload demands, latterly incorporated an additional technical team (telecoms.) and moving further away from technical silo’s by creating separate project and operational teams, to allow for increased focus in both key areas.Key ResponsibilitiesCurrently managing the Infrastructure Group for Calor Gas a team of 9 highly technical individuals providing 3rd line support, infrastructure architecture design and application delivery to over 1,300 end users. Delivering both Business lead and IT led projects across multiple disciplines including:• Networking (WAN / LAN / Mobile).• Storage (SAN / NAS / FC / iSCSI)• Virtualisation (VMWare).• Application Delivery (Xen App / Xen Desktop).• ERP (Enterprise 1).• Midrange (iSeries).• Microsoft (Server / Exchange / Lync / SharePoint).• Mobile Device Management.Responsible for developing and delivering IT strategy and roadmaps across multiple infrastructure areas.Key Achievements• Successfully mentoring team members.• Delivering a flexible and resilient infrastructure that suits the business’s needs.• Developing a well-regarded and dedicated team.

Warwick, Gb

Following departure of predecessor promoted into role with a mandate to develop the team and the infrastructure while moving towards a more service oriented delivery.Key Responsibilities• Managing a team of at least 4 technical analysts providing 3rd line support, development / business project support and technical project delivery.• Setting up and running the Problem management process.• Technical project management.• Staff development.• Providing Technical leadership and expertise across Networking and all Intel based services.Key Achievements• Implementation of VMWare VI3 along with NetApp SAN across two sites to provide for an HA solution, Major contribution to the delivery of business projects.• Migrated head office and remote staff from Windows 95 to Citrix 1.8 published desktop including centralisation of all IT services. • Migration from NT4 domain to 2000 AD, Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2000.• Implementation of centralised backup solution.• Upgrades of Citrix from 1.8 – XP – MPS4.

Warwick, Gb

As part of a team of up to 8, acting as technical specialist, for Microsoft server products alongside local and wide area networking.Key Responsibilities• Providing technical expertise in Microsoft based solutions included Windows Desktop, Server, Exchange and SQL products.• Mentoring junior team members.• Running small to medium technical projects.Key Achievements• Developed overnight upgrade process for regional sites from NT 3.51 / Exchange 4.0 / Office 95 to NT 4.0 / Exchange 5.5 & Office 97. • Head office server installs and upgrades. • JD Edwards Oneworld CNC implementation.