Neil Preston Email & Phone Number

Stockholm, SE

Stockholm, SE

Stockholm, SE

• Part of the GSSC ASSA ABLOY Team focusing on the Infrastructural development of the EMEA division to enable better collaboration, cost reductions, reduce complexity and increase scalability, security and resilienceTo.
• Assist in the installation / configuration /delivery of the first rollout of a new (to be EMEA wide) ERP Solution
• Became the conduit between region IT requirements, Global initiatives / Services and Business Strategy
• Identifying services to publish to all businesses with the EMEA region (and potentially Global) to assist business strategy.
• Design, Develop and implement an IT Infrastructure Roadmap to allow the success of the Global applications within the strategy.

Stockholm, SE

• In addition to the UK IT Manager role: Assist in the coordination of a shared services philosophy for the business on an EMEA / Global scale. Define areas of improvement within the business and put forward initiatives.
• Project plan several regions on infrastructure / server consolidation initiatives
• Assist the realisation of an EMEA shared services concept
• Became the project manager for an EMEA wide reporting / business intelligence project

Stockholm, SE

• Manage UK IT team, ensuring high levels of system availability and reliability. Lead team in investment product sales and delivery of customer relationship management techniques. Collaborate with associates in other.
• Shape IT team to deliver efficient systems to the business
• Plan and implement high speed connectivity to all UK business units
• Participation of the IT Team for the AX 2009 implementation
• Resolving IT problems worldwide in a professional, tactful manner
• Becoming global team leader of the ASSA ABLOY Active Directory team

Stockholm, SE

• Established and maintained strong relationships with UK and EMEA business units in a bid to develop IT systems. Simplification of networking systems for the UK. Ensure system stability and make improvements wherever.
• Assist in the relocation of business units to reduce UK footprint, delivering efficiencies
• Installation and configuration of new technologies (VMware, NAS)
• Stabilisation of server environment, avoiding system failures
• Identifying opportunities for system improvements / cost efficiencies

Stockholm, SE

• Assisted client base with system issues. Ran projects to deliver systems to the business. Evaluated technology for implementation within the business. Assisted with internal system development. Data manipulation and.
• Assisted with the Head Office relocation, involving moving 300+ employees and all systems.
• Assisted with the relocation of C E MARSHALL to resource within EMEA.

• Installed, developed and maintained IT Systems. Responded to client issues. Installed and maintained several portals for customers. Key Accomplishments:
• Installed Microsoft Active Directory and Microsoft Exchange
• Developed Payroll system for piecework with a cost avoidance of 100K
• Planned and implemented successful Y2K protection plan

Managing the internal and external Quality Control / Assurance ProcessesVendor and Customer liaison

Institute Of Leadership And Management Level 5

Ms Course 20331B Core Solutions Of Microsoft Sharepoint Server 2013

Prince2 Foundation And Practioner Course And Exams - Passed

Wolverhampton University / Assa Abloy Uk Management Development Programme

Mcsa, Mcse Windows 2003

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist, Sql Server 2005

Mcp, Mcsa, Mcsa + Messaging, Mcse Windows 2000.

Business Information Systems

It Applications

Institute Of Quality Assurance (Iqa)