Chris Bishop Email & Phone Number

Peterborough, England, United Kingdom

Providing 3rd Line Support for existing customer base.System Architect for client projects including multiple VMware High Avalability enviroments and the introduction of vSAN.Designed & Implemented Veeam Cloud Connect enviroment (2PB+ of Storage plus DRaaS for Microsoft Hyper-V and VMware vSphere)

* Responsible for the design, installation and maintenance of IT services* Support users and network administrators over the telephone and by email* Respond to requests for technical assistance by phone, email and/or using the Support Management System* Maintain and develop the companies network infrastructure* Configuration and testing of hardware and software* Travelling to client sites to assist with installs, deployment and troubleshooting* Installing and operating Windows desktop and server operating systems* TCP/IP networking and hardware maintenance and repair* Assistance with training of junior staff and compiling procedural documentation* Assisting the Team Manager with general duties* Applying patches in accordance to company procedures.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

• Process incoming requests from the Help Desk• Document all end-user requests and interactions in Remedy• Track and stay on top of all open requests in Remedy• Utilize and author Knowledge Base solutions within Remedy• Remotely diagnose and resolve requests utilizing Altiris and other remote tools• Remote installs of software and patches utilizing Altiris• Support remote access for virtual private network (VPN) and wirelesscommunications of laptops• Route or escalate requests to appropriate functional teams• Desk side and remote support on desktops, laptops, mobile email devices, mobilephones, peripherals, printers, etc.• Configure and deploy new and existing systems and peripherals desk side• Perform new employee set-ups, new employee orientation and system migrations(non-Irvine only)• Manage, store and track inventory• Recover data from hard disk drives and/or perform data migrations• Perform checks of all conference rooms weekly• Activate network ports and works with the networking team to help troubleshootissues• Administer and troubleshoot network printers, and replacement of toner cartridges• Administer, troubleshoot and resolve Citrix account issues• Administer, troubleshoot and resolve Windows domain account issues• Troubleshoot and resolve Exchange account issues• Troubleshoot and resolve Remote Access account issues• Troubleshoot and resolve Windows operating systems issues• Troubleshoot and resolve Microsoft office and other application issues• Responsible to follow the direction of management and provide feedback• Administer RSA servers for SecurID

Cambridgeshire

Providing IT Support for organisations employing between 5 - 500 staff in the East of England, the South East and East Midlands.

Ramsgate

Providing remote support for various Kent based companies.This included support of XP - Windows 7 based Systems & Windows 2003 -2008 Servers.

Education record

High School