Peter Kay Email & Phone Number

Grantham

I would be interested in short term contracts and part-time positions that would utilise my knowledge and experience

Leicester, United Kingdom

Management of the Council’s voice and data networks and network security.Technologies used: Cisco switching, routing, firewalls, F5 load balancing. Remote access by Citrix, RSA, MS Direct Access, VPN and mobile APN.Key role in replacing traditional PBX and managed telephony with MS Lync, Netcall ACD and SIP trunking .8000+ connections.Management of mobile device estate (3500+ units) including Blackberry, Android and IOS devicesManagement of CCTV service to rationalise connectivityEnforcement of ICT security policies, undertake investigations, liaise with police and other investigatory bodiesResponsible for 7 specialist staff with budgets of £1.7m. Member of the Technology Services Management Team.Reduced telephony costs by over £200,000 pa by negotiating new tariffs and installing direct network links. Replaced WAN links (c200) to provide greater speed (5x) and resilience (no single point of failure) and reduced revenue costs by £170,000pa.Managed the networking elements of relocating a data centre; new data centre switching; very high speed resilient data links;Prince2 Practitioner : Managed projects to – Upgrade WAN (twice), Centralise telephony billing, improve resilience of voice networkImplemented packet shaping technology on Internet connection including a multi–tiered resilient firewall configuration.Implemented centrally managed wireless network with secure staff connectivity and also securely segregated guest and public accessMember of the regional Public Sector Network (East Midlands PSN) procurement panel producing the tender and evaluating the responsesManaging the implementation and ongoing compliance of PSN/Government Connect (central & local government intranet) and conforming to Payment Card Industry (PCI) payment processing requirements.

Leicester, United Kingdom

Responsible for up to 42 staff and a budget of over £2m. Including staff welfare, training and development, attendance monitoring, Managed projects to – migrate Novell Netware 5.5 servers to Netware 6.5 clustered servers & SAN, replace Pegasus e-mail system with Novell GroupWise, selection of CRM system, Selection of ACD system. Selection and implementation of new firewall.Provided technical advice for - relocation of data centre, design of a science park infrastructure, wireless city, flexible working solutions for mobile and home based staff, selection and implementation of new Resource Management System and council wide Electronic Document Management System.Initiated staffing review to reorganise Technical Services section to provide improved customer service. Implemented call co-ordination team to provide second line support reducing average fault fix times and improving customer satisfaction.Reviewed procurement and commissioning functions to create an effective cost recovery model and make the section self-funding.Provide expert technical advice to all IT related projects throughout the Council including selection and implementation of: integrated Housing Benefit, Local Taxation and Housing Management system with electronic document management, implementation of Social Services support application and Education Management system.

Leicester, United Kingdom

Responsible for the provision and maintenance of the data network infrastructure and PC servers.Responsible for firewall, anti-virus and security of data network.

Responsible for enhancements to existing IS resources, liaison with facilities management company, corporate strategic planning and policy.Implemented PC networking LAN & WAN to over 40 sites in UK, Europe and USA and linking to various business systems. Kilostream & ISDN connections via Cisco routers. Implemented corporate intranet and e-mail systems (MS Exchange), PABX with ACD (BT Meridian), Executive Information System, vehicle routing and scheduling system, EDI links.Development of corporate intranet, internet and e-commerce.Year 2000 project co-ordinator for whole group.

Chorley & Nottingham

Implementing SAP R/3, office systems, LANs and WAN to 13 nationwide sites.