Whilst at UKOLN, I have worked on numerous collaborative projects in the areas of research data management and life cycle modeling; community capability modeling in data-intensive research; digital curation and preservation; metadata schema; virtual museums and cultural heritage. The major themes that run across these projects are digital information management; resource discovery; syntactic and semantic interoperability; openness and sharing of data and other resources. On many of these… Show more Whilst at UKOLN, I have worked on numerous collaborative projects in the areas of research data management and life cycle modeling; community capability modeling in data-intensive research; digital curation and preservation; metadata schema; virtual museums and cultural heritage. The major themes that run across these projects are digital information management; resource discovery; syntactic and semantic interoperability; openness and sharing of data and other resources. On many of these projects I have had a senior role as either Project Manager or Project Coordinator as well as Research Officer. In addition, I have contributed to many funding proposals over the years. For further information please see my staff page and publications list:http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/ukoln/staff/m.patel/http://opus.bath.ac.uk/view/person_id/356.html Show less

This role involved managing two full-time staff and a group of part-time students in order to fulfill the following duties:Overall management of the School's computer network. Development of long-term plans and strategies for the computer service.Management of the day-to-day running of the computer support team.Management of electronic mail facilities.Provision of computer support and advice to computer users.Maintenance of computer security.Prioritisation of… Show more This role involved managing two full-time staff and a group of part-time students in order to fulfill the following duties:Overall management of the School's computer network. Development of long-term plans and strategies for the computer service.Management of the day-to-day running of the computer support team.Management of electronic mail facilities.Provision of computer support and advice to computer users.Maintenance of computer security.Prioritisation of requirements for assistance and service enhancements.Liaison with the campus Computer Services.Test, evaluate and install commercial and public domain software.Planning and installation of new equipment.Liaison with hardware and software suppliers to obtain competitive quotations.Monitor network performance and alleviate bottlenecks.Ensure hardware and software maintenance contracts are appropriate.Identify opportunities for staff development and training.Identify tasks suited to automation. Show less