Kevin Rees Email & Phone Number

London, England

Stratford-Upon-Avon, England

London, United Kingdom

Global Technical Lead for deployment of Windows 7 in Burberry (5,500+ computers in Offices, Stores, Warehouses and Showrooms, working in region in Americas, Asia Pacific, UK & Europe, and Arab Emirates).Responsible for engineering tasks and 3rd line support escalation of Windows 7 Desktop Infrastructure including:- Image engineering and ZTI and LTI build deployment for multiple roles and global locations, using MDT and SCCM- Application compatibility testing and remediation,… Show more Global Technical Lead for deployment of Windows 7 in Burberry (5,500+ computers in Offices, Stores, Warehouses and Showrooms, working in region in Americas, Asia Pacific, UK & Europe, and Arab Emirates).Responsible for engineering tasks and 3rd line support escalation of Windows 7 Desktop Infrastructure including:- Image engineering and ZTI and LTI build deployment for multiple roles and global locations, using MDT and SCCM- Application compatibility testing and remediation, app server upgrades- Application packaging to MSI and App-V for SCCM deployment, including using Orca and Installshield- SCCM consultancy for Software Distribution, Operating System Deployment, Patch Management, Reporting, Desired Configuration Management, Disaster Recovery- PM and Technical Consultant for migration from SCCM 2007 to SCCM 2012, including scope & approach, design, server build, migration of settings, packages, reports and clients- Review and build/update of system administration tasks and procedures; including AD and SCCM object mopup, SCCM security review, Site Boundary management, Active X Install Services management, Power Management, Group Policy settings for exceptional requirements, automating maintenance tasks using VBS and Powershell Show less

Workstream Lead responsible for all Engineering deliverables for desktop migration project of 7,000 clients from XP and Vista to Windows 7. Including :- SCCM upgrade including SCCM 2007 SP2 / MDT 2010 integration for OSD development, storage expansion at 13 sites in total, 7 new servers- Windows 7 SOE engineering using MDT 2010 and SCCM 2007 SP2- Implementation of application packaging environment including AdminStudio with Application Catalog, processes, procedures… Show more Workstream Lead responsible for all Engineering deliverables for desktop migration project of 7,000 clients from XP and Vista to Windows 7. Including :- SCCM upgrade including SCCM 2007 SP2 / MDT 2010 integration for OSD development, storage expansion at 13 sites in total, 7 new servers- Windows 7 SOE engineering using MDT 2010 and SCCM 2007 SP2- Implementation of application packaging environment including AdminStudio with Application Catalog, processes, procedures, templates- Application packaging and SCCM administration- Assist application remediation for Windows 7- Service improvement of SCCM desktop management procedures for software distribution, patch management, operating system deployment, reporting and desired config management- Implementation of Centralised Desktop Virtualisation platform and support processes using VMWare to support testing activities for the project and business across Australia- Review of existing EUC desktop support toolsets and rework where required Show less

Senior systems engineer responsible for engineering deliverables on desktop migration project of 1,400 clients from XP to Vista. Including:- Vista SOE engineering using MDT 2008- Application packaging using Installshield 2009 and Orca- Application remediation for Windows Vista- Software distribution, reporting and patch management using SCCM- Desktop toolsets solution design and implementation