Ethan Allen Email and Phone Number

I have spent 15 years + in the IT field working for 12 of them as the Manager or department head. My passion is in Sport and in particular Rugby where I enjoyed some fantastic years and travelled the world. Injuries, wear & tear took their toll however I have carried the discipline and determination to improve and develop with me since. My choice of I.T. comes from the deep interest in Computers & technology and the application to everything and the limitless potential improvements to industry and day to day life.Some recent Career highlights with demonstrable experience are:-- Designing and introducing a highly resilient & adaptable SD-WAN replacing an MPLS.- Overhaul of telephony systems to address and solve severe issues & problems.- Implementation and usage of Cloud resources for Live failover, Offsite backup & Restore, Database and data warehousing. - Sophisticated Power BI reporting.- IOT & Process automation.- Large scale outdoor mesh Wi-Fi.Additional key value added projects- Migration from on-premise to Office 365- Implementation & enhancement of cloud VoIP platform- Archive & ERP performance enhancements- Refresh and move of Primary Server Farm from on-premise to Tier 3 data centre- Implementation of an automated AP system- Centralised Network monitoring and refresh.- Corporate Wi-Fi mesh rollout- Communications links to all production facilities & remotes site.- Paperless technologies - (POD, H&S Audits)- Corporate centrally managed digital signage- 360 Degree show garden tours- IoT implementation for monitoring of key facilities- Asset management and secure destructionI have successfully lead and continued to innovate and add value. The ease of transition to remote working, the new opportunities, significant increase in communication and decision making is something I am particularly proud out.

Some broad duties include:Data protection managementRetention & DisposalAsset managementNetwork AdministrationHelp DeskServer VirtualisationBackup planning & Recovery testingSystems AnalysisBudget ManagmentTenderingApplication assessment, development & testingTechnologies researchWebsite migration, design & operationSocial Media Open source & alternative OS Exchange 2010 Setup & MigrationSystems SecuritySecurity TestingSharepoint 2010 Setup, Development & expansionRemote Access facilitation, development, failover & testing

Currently working to Implement, Support & Maintain Linux based computational Servers & workstations and back end network infrastructure. Other duties include -supporting high end Apple MAC for computational & research work-Designing & implementing network & server resilience-Implementation of Linux based DNS & DHCP -Implementation and migration to KVM based virtualisation with automatic failover