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Highly experienced, multi-skilled, ICT Leader, well-practiced in managing and developing high-performing teams in SME environments, from back-end infrastructure, application verticals, to first-line support with ongoing high user satisfaction levels. Passionate about team development and achieved a high level of staff retention with overall satisfaction levels of over 85%.• Led the selection, procurement, and implementation of a fully virtualised, hyper-converged, server environment utilising VMware (an industry first) reducing physical server count by 80%• Implemented a high availability business continuity planning (BCP) solution, with a failover time under 60 seconds.• Full responsibility for companywide hardware, software, infrastructure rollouts and full site implementations.• Highly proficient in ICT GDPR governance and GDPR-related data investigation including subject access and right to be forgotten requests, in addition to more general audit-tracking within a Microsoft Office 365 ecosystem.• Strong commitment to team management, growth, and development; with all previous team members advancing in learning, experience, and career levels within the department.• Exceptional client and supplier relationship skills, with a proven track record in providing cost savings and value.SKILLS MATRIXInfrastructure End user hardware (mobile, desktop, laptop), Storage (SAN, NAS, Data Domain), Hyperconvergence/ Virtualisation (VXrail) Platforms Windows, VMware, Veeam, Backup Exec, MS365, Azure, Endpoint ManagerManagement Team creation and transformation, staff management and developmentFinance Budget creation / management, supplier selection and management, contract negotiation, licensing reviewCompliance GDPR (data investigation, searching and auditing MS365)

Listed skills include Vmware, Dns, Active Directory, Dhcp, and 14 others.

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  City And Guilds

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