Chris Barras Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

• Lead Engineer on Life Cycle Management project:
• Deploy new laptops, desktops and thin clients using Active Directory and SCCM to build and install applications as well as migrating profiles using the USMT.
• Third level support:
• Providing hardware and software support to the 8,500 devices connected the network.
• Release management:
• Creating and testing packages, collections, advertisements in SCCM to be deployed to the fleet.

• Providing hardware and software support to the 2,500 devices connected to the network. Providing 24 x 7 support to the retail store servers.
• Release Management:
• Creating and testing packages, collections, advertisements in SCCM to be deployed to the fleet.
• Deploying applications to machines by SCCM and KBox.
• Managing the fleet of printers in Head Office.
• Building and deploying Blackberries.

• Release Management:
• Creating and testing packages, collections and advertisements in SMS to be deployed to the fleet.
• Carry out Deployments and Monitoring of applications by SMS.
• Raising and implementing Change Requests.
• Liaising with stakeholders.

• Technical team leader of a team of eleven engineers.
• Led a team of eleven engineers in building new machines and installing applications of users.
• Provided next day support for user problems.
• Deploy and configure Lotus Notes for users.
• Write configurations scripts for customising machines.
• Train Interstate deployment teams.

• Design the strategy for migrating the Coles Express clients from the Shell network onto the Coles Myer network.
• Manage Coles Express migration for the client services team.
• Implementing the above procedure at Coles Express state offices around the country.
• Supporting PC's once network cut over had been completed.
• Documenting processes for Coles Express business.
• Design new build and configuration process for Coles Express workstations.