As per previous Data Centre Manager role specifics under mentioned inclusive of being the DC lead for the closure programme and a replica of actions across my last role shutting Capgemini’s oldest Data Centre located in Vauxhall, London.Heathrow Airport DC Team Management.

To manage the exit and relocation of all IT clients and services from Capgemini's oldest Data Centre in the UK (Vauxhall, London) of which was completed on-time and without any major incidents. It ensured that the building was smoothly and officially handed over to our landlords and further more enabled a 3rd party to perform contracted dilapidation works prior to handover. The exit and relocation work was completed within very aggressive timescales, in-spite of a number of over-running client exits and network circuit order delays. It was accomplished without any major incidents or P1s occurring due to the Southbank Exit activity, which is in itself was a remarkable achievement bearing in mind the DC's 35 year age span. In detail, ensuring the following:• All 12 external and 21 internal client services transitioned• In terms of hardware, 4,208 devices, 512 racks and 48 network circuits were removed• Network links replaced to maintain integrity of resilient network services• Global Tools (GIO and SIO) transitioned• Utility Back-up transitioned• All rooms, corridors and units were cleared of cleared of all network cabling infrastructure• Comms Room was set-up to maintain ITICS services to main building• All internal services hardware and cabinets removed from site• All Telco equipment removed from site• Disposal and recycling of all IT hardware from site including magnetic tape media/hard drives• Cold corridor pod removed to Bristol• All cabinets fully decommissioned from the floor and removed from site• 5 month Dilapidation preparation work completed prior to landlord handover

As per previous Southbank DC role but now with the inclusion of our London City Data Centre facility (within Global Switch)Support, guidance and expertise also shared with Capgemini / Heathrow Data Centre Management team supporting the entire IT infrastructure estate onsite.Approved HMG/MOD security clearance to a CTC and SC standard.

Sole responsibility for Capgemini's Southbank Data Centre, inclusive of :--Operations Staff Management-Security-3rd party contracts-3rd party Telco Management-Strategy-Project Management-Environmental Management-Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM's) Control-Sustainability / Green DC continuous improvement, PUE/DCiE reductions-DC Capacity Management-LEAN programme management-Maintaining ISO14001 / ISO27001 accreditations-Management of DC suppliers and agreements/service reviews-Financial control-P&L of Business Unit-Network Staff Management-Service Delivery-Business Cases-Disaster recovery-Major Incident Management-Bid/Sales Management-Infrastructure Group Staff Management-Facilities Management-DC Toolsets (Aperture TM7/Vista-Schneiders Struxtureware-Active Power-Trend-PMS - Dirak)

As per previous role but now with the inclusion of our London City DC facility (within Global Switch) compromising 84,000 sq ft of technical floor space accredited for List X / IL3 / IL4 hosting opportunities.

I was internally selected by Senior Management from a Senior Operations/Shift Leader role due to my aptitude and general wealth of knowledge where my main duties included the following: - Overall planning & environmental responsibility for 1 x 42,000 Sq Ft Capgemini DC - Installation & Planning of Multi Platform Computer systems- Allocation of space within the Data Centre- Updating space/power forecasting spreadsheet for management use, for incoming deals a year in advance- Constantly updating Aperture Vista Data Centre Management Tool (Drawing Package / Autocad like but more technical)- Management of Air Handling Units, Fire Detection, Water Detection & Building Infrastructure, Access Control System, BMS System- Management of 3rd Party Contractors onsite e.g Electricians, AHU Engineers, Maintenance engineer, BT, Hardware Engineers (Sun/Compaq/Tandem/IBM/HP/EMC/StorageTek etc)- Data Centre room builds- Fire Officer for Data Centre- Health & Safety Officer for Data Centre- Working closely with the Projects Team for innovative ideas for future expansion- Auditor of Hardware Inventory/ Asset Management for maintenance purposes- Change Control Approver for Data Centre- Charging of Overall space and power consumed by clients for monthly periods- Weekly testing of onsite Generators and monthly testing of all UPS systems - Constantly updating environmental procedures for current role- Overall Hardware responsibility of over 60 Clients- Major projects including Disk SAN / Tape SAN / Remote Vaulting- Produce and dictate Data Centre standards for all IP functions- Responsibility for 12 members of staff across 2 sites

I joined the main stream Operations team in October 1997 where my daily duties included the following:- Problem and Change Management- Monitoring multiple Unix systems throughout the day- Running batches for multiple clients- Assisting Shift Manager- Engineer Callouts - Documentation Management- Direct contact with client - Training new staffThe Computer Operations department is a multi-platformed unit of which is run on a 12-hour shift pattern incorporating days and nights. The main responsibility of this role was to ensure all client systems were monitored as not to incur any outage from the clients prospective and problems resolved if incurred, within the given SLA.

PECC Data Services Limited is a service company to the Oil Industry and also many commercial companies throughout the world. We dealt with copying, reformatting and transcription of magnetic media. We also wrote and sold specialised software to the oil industry to meet the industries changing needs.My main duties included running multiple HP Unix based systems upon a 12 hour shift patern. I was also responsible for training new employee’s when they first started with the company before they were allowed to go on the shift rota (12 hour shifts 4 days a week). I have also worked abroad for 6 months in Rotterdam, for an in house project for Hays Information Management where I dealt with all customer queries, stock control, quality control, invoicing, purchasing, mail handling, faxing and dispatching. I am used to organising my own workload and working to tight schedules. I am also able to solve problems within the system to enable a constant uninterrupted flow of work. Systems used, HP Unix, Lynxos, Sun Unix, Dos, Windows, SQL.

I joined the Processing Team in January 1992 where my daily duties included the following:- Dealing will all aspects of the Abbey National Current Account- Direct contact with customers by telephone- Being able to extract information from the computer system discreetly whilst listening to the customer - Debt Recovery / Collections- Customer Complaints- Standing Orders- Direct Debits- Overdrafts- Deceased Accounts