• Lead on the creation of additional Identity and Security team to work alongside the established Datacentre Services team.• Develops the strategy ID & Security team strategy to incorporate the new direction of the Business based on a franchise business model.• Leads a team of 23 across DLA Piper International with 6 direct reports.• 3rd line responsibilities for Security platform management across International including, Encryption, Active Directory, Perimeter Security, administration• Take ownership of network, endpoint and perimeter security, with responsibility for internal technology, engineering resources processes and third party suppliers• Build capabilities across the core Infrastructure team to support an “Off Shore” support model with Maintenance, Incidents and problems being resolved within a newly formed Warsaw based IT function• Current budget responsibility is 3 million plus

• Develops the strategy for Data Centre Services• Accountable for delivering a successful 3 year datacentre services strategy, reducing cost and complexity whilst improving the service.• Responsible for the management of the budgets, both CapEx and Revenue.• Responsible for the management of all Data Centre facilities and Local Office Comms Rooms across International• 3rd line responsibilities for infrastructure platform management across International including, Server, SQL, Storage, NLB and backup administration• Direct responsibility and escalation point for the data centre operation including H&S, security, business continuity management, compliance & audit across all sites.• Owns and sponsors the main projects.• Oversee the high level resource planning for all projects.• Responsible for the management and selection of all Data Centre suppliers, contractors and hardware maintenance suppliers• Responsible for the recruitment, training and development of all Data Centre Operations Managers & Technical Architects.• Responsible for the lifecycle management of data centre assets, reporting on areas of data centre weakness, operational risks, recommended road maps, budgeting, and the adoption and implementation of new technologies

• Implemented the Madrid Office Expansion.• Implemented Network Quality of Service.

• Co-ordinated and managed project resource EMEA wide.• Defined the Initiative Projects processes EMEA wide.• Management of complete life cycle of Initiative Projects.• Work as part of the Disaster Recovery Team.• Ensured the team worked within the Incident Change and Problem process definitions.• + all of the responsibilities that I had with the Project Support Team Leader Role• Implemented the Next Generation Desktop roll out, Application Readiness for Windows 7 & The Local Performance Program

• Management of the complete project life cycle of the smaller initiatives.• Lead Engineer on Projects.• Management of the relationship between IMG, Technical Architects & Project Managers.• Leadership and man management of a multi skilled team.• Training and Development of team members.• Responsibility for the successful delivery of work packages and Initiative Projects• Work closely with the IMG teams and Service Transition Manager to ensure new systems are delivered successfully into the live environment• Implemented the London Server Room Re-Patch, UK File & PST Consolidations & UK Print Server Standardisation• Key Projects I was a Lead Engineer, Email Archiving, Secondary Datacentre readiness & UK Disaster Recovery Testing

• Dedicated Infrastructure Implementation Resource for Projects.• Plan, document and Implement Infrastructure Projects to change control processes.• Act as a Technical Lead for Projects & Initiatives.• Key Projects I was a Lead Engineer, Email Archiving UK, Dubai Office move, Manchester Comms room refresh, Nordic Merger, Nordic PC Refresh, Disaster Recovery Testing UK & Central IT Office re location