Michael Lynch Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

London, United Kingdom

London Area, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

In this role I was responsible for many aspects of IT, for a large multi-site company. I managed a large team and a high number of vendor agreements & contracts. My responsibilities included: managing device support, device roll-outs and Windows deployments; the planning and opening of new offices and the closing of old ones, also I showcase Microsoft technologies to our customers and share our IT experiences to help develop their IT strategy. A key strength of mine is to work closely with… Show more In this role I was responsible for many aspects of IT, for a large multi-site company. I managed a large team and a high number of vendor agreements & contracts. My responsibilities included: managing device support, device roll-outs and Windows deployments; the planning and opening of new offices and the closing of old ones, also I showcase Microsoft technologies to our customers and share our IT experiences to help develop their IT strategy. A key strength of mine is to work closely with the senior leadership team and meeting business needs with workable IT solutions.This role has helped me become proficient in running an IT service and IT projects for a large organisation. I was able to build my own team and implement the service I felt would have the biggest user impact. Key achievements: Manage IT Support: I oversee the day-to-day running of three drop-in IT support centres, which deliver a new consumerised support model.Deployment: I have managed programs to deploy 4000+ new laptops with full user state and data migrations; 3500+ mobile phones and a companywide OS upgrade. Borrow-IT: Working with the Microsoft Leadership Team it became clear the UK business needed a program to lend Windows hardware to customers. My department was capable of meeting this need and created a program called Borrow-IT which now lends over 500 devices a month to external customers. New London HQ: I led the operational IT team in opening new central London headquarters and decommissioning of four London offices.Purchasing: A key part of the UK RFP team for large tech purchases. Recent successes include reducing printing costs by over 30% whilst improving the user experience. Overseeing the day-to-day procurement for the IT department. Compliance: I work closely with the compliance team handling audits, and managing both legal and regulatory compliance. In the last year I have built a new warehouse and rewritten the stock handling process for the UK. Show less

London, United Kingdom

In this role I was part of the team responsible for the core infrastructure between the Skype offices and for various backend systems, I was responsible for the Blackberry Enterprise Server environment and also deployed the Tivoli Endpoint Manager system. I also helped deploy a new meeting room AV experience which was powered by Skype technology. I was key in migrating our server infrastructure to a virtual environment which reduced our OPEX and CAPEX costs for the future financial… Show more In this role I was part of the team responsible for the core infrastructure between the Skype offices and for various backend systems, I was responsible for the Blackberry Enterprise Server environment and also deployed the Tivoli Endpoint Manager system. I also helped deploy a new meeting room AV experience which was powered by Skype technology. I was key in migrating our server infrastructure to a virtual environment which reduced our OPEX and CAPEX costs for the future financial years.Also I was managing the desktop support team which I guided and mentored the IT contractors we had in the team. Show less