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Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Manchester, United Kingdom

Knutsford, Cheshire, United Kingdom

Wythenshawe

Working on the Numecent project repackaging old legacy XP applications for Windows 7

Didsbury

In this role I am responsible for Application Packaging, Testing and Migration of applications and hardware devices from Windows 7 to Windows 10.This involves assisting with the development of new technologies to support the business globally.Duties have included the creation of Application Packaging and SCCM Software Deployment Standards as well as creating / modifying SCCM Task Sequences to stage devices for Windows 10 1607 (Anniversary Update) on multiple HP devices and Microsoft… Show more In this role I am responsible for Application Packaging, Testing and Migration of applications and hardware devices from Windows 7 to Windows 10.This involves assisting with the development of new technologies to support the business globally.Duties have included the creation of Application Packaging and SCCM Software Deployment Standards as well as creating / modifying SCCM Task Sequences to stage devices for Windows 10 1607 (Anniversary Update) on multiple HP devices and Microsoft Surface Pro's.I am also responsible for the handover of Packaging & SCCM duties to colleagues in Pune, India. Show less

Knutsford, Cheshire

Coventry, United Kingdom / Manchester

Working as a High Level Systems Centre Configuration Manager / SCCM Applications Defect Consultant, carrying out SCCM 2012 administration, design, installation, maintenance and support of internet, WAN, LAN, Active Directory, telecommunications and PC based systems across a 20,000+ user estate• Application Deployment diagnosis, testing, troubleshooting & remediation• SCCM 2012 Administration• Application migration & deployment• Migration from Windows XP to Windows 7 &… Show more Working as a High Level Systems Centre Configuration Manager / SCCM Applications Defect Consultant, carrying out SCCM 2012 administration, design, installation, maintenance and support of internet, WAN, LAN, Active Directory, telecommunications and PC based systems across a 20,000+ user estate• Application Deployment diagnosis, testing, troubleshooting & remediation• SCCM 2012 Administration• Application migration & deployment• Migration from Windows XP to Windows 7 & Windows 8.1• Windows Server administration including configuration (physical & virtual)• Support & configuration of Active Directory, DNS and WINS• Virtualisation, including Citrix & VMware within the enterprise environment• Advising Client of fixes for application defects• Maintaining Application Packaging standards and documentation• Supporting Packaging & SCCM Teams in best practice Show less

Barclays Knutsford

Application Virtualisation Specialist / Senior Citrix Application Packager Responsible for sequencing applications for the single farm Citrix migration. The Connect Apps project is a scope of work to consolidate all the banks Citrix farms into one single farm and provide all the users applications via a portal. This involves a lot of trouble shooting and discovery work to ensure all applications work and function in the same way they did in the legacy environments. The main… Show more Application Virtualisation Specialist / Senior Citrix Application Packager Responsible for sequencing applications for the single farm Citrix migration. The Connect Apps project is a scope of work to consolidate all the banks Citrix farms into one single farm and provide all the users applications via a portal. This involves a lot of trouble shooting and discovery work to ensure all applications work and function in the same way they did in the legacy environments. The main requirement is for all applications to be APP-V. This involves complex sequencing and a high level of skill. • Peer Review / Discovery / Assessment• Sequencing applications using App-V 4.5 & 4.6 Sequencer• Sequencing for Win7 (x64, x86) & Win 2008 Terminal Server• Deployment of packages for user testing using SCCM• Publishing applications for user testing via Citrix• Technical Support for SCCM Deployment and UAT Testing• MSI Packaging of applications using Admin Studio v9.5• Maintaining documentation and standards• Providing AppSense configuration requirements• Technical Lead duties Show less

Unilever, Ewloe

Working on the Unilever account based at Unilever’s IT Services in Ewloe, North Wales, I am responsible for Quality Assurance of all Sequenced and Packaged applications for the Windows 7 Rollout. All packaging and sequencing is completed offshore in Bangalore, India and it is my role to manage the QA process as well as provide technical assistance to the offshore team. If the Offshore team have difficulty packaging or sequencing an application then I will take this responsibility and package… Show more Working on the Unilever account based at Unilever’s IT Services in Ewloe, North Wales, I am responsible for Quality Assurance of all Sequenced and Packaged applications for the Windows 7 Rollout. All packaging and sequencing is completed offshore in Bangalore, India and it is my role to manage the QA process as well as provide technical assistance to the offshore team. If the Offshore team have difficulty packaging or sequencing an application then I will take this responsibility and package in house. I am also responsible for handing over applications to the UAT team and assisting in any support issues they may have and I also provide packaging and technical support to the BAU Operations Teams.• Quality Assurance testing on all environments• Sequencing applications using App-V 4.5 & 4.6 Sequencer• MSI Packaging of applications using Wise Package Studio 8.13• Packaging and sequencing for Win7 (x64, x86) & Win 2008 Terminal Server• Technical Support for the offshore team• Maintaining documentation and standards• Providing Technical Support to the UAT Team• Providing Packaging and Technical Support to the BAU Operations Teams Show less

Warrington, United Kingdom

Responsible for the sequencing and packaging of COTS & Bespoke applications for multiple clients on Citrix XenApp. Sequencing on Windows 2008 Terminal Server x64 and Windows 7 x32 builds for deployment on Citrix via SCCM.• Application Discovery testing on all environments• Sequencing applications using App-V 4.6 Sequencer• MSI Packaging of applications using Admin Studio v9.5• Deploying packages to test environment using SCCM v4.x• Managing VMware Workstation v7.1.3… Show more Responsible for the sequencing and packaging of COTS & Bespoke applications for multiple clients on Citrix XenApp. Sequencing on Windows 2008 Terminal Server x64 and Windows 7 x32 builds for deployment on Citrix via SCCM.• Application Discovery testing on all environments• Sequencing applications using App-V 4.6 Sequencer• MSI Packaging of applications using Admin Studio v9.5• Deploying packages to test environment using SCCM v4.x• Managing VMware Workstation v7.1.3 builds used for both packaging and testing• Maintain all documentation and standards including support database Show less

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Responsible for Business as Usual and Project Application Packaging for the entire IPS estate. Ensuring all applications are packaged to the clients standards and are compatible for SMS distribution. • MSI Packaging of applications using WISE Package Studio, ORCA and other tools, ensuring applications are deployed conflict free and are compatible with the IPS managed desktop environment.• Provide software updates and patches to packaged applications.• Perform Application… Show more Responsible for Business as Usual and Project Application Packaging for the entire IPS estate. Ensuring all applications are packaged to the clients standards and are compatible for SMS distribution. • MSI Packaging of applications using WISE Package Studio, ORCA and other tools, ensuring applications are deployed conflict free and are compatible with the IPS managed desktop environment.• Provide software updates and patches to packaged applications.• Perform Application Discovery on all applications requested for packaging.• Administration of the deployment mechanism; ensuring the configuration of SMS and WISE servers, are managed efficiently and defined standards are adhered to.• Management and deployment of OS service packs and critical updates to the workstation environment following the defined patch process.• Administration of the domain objects and policies using Active Directory and Group Policy Object management• Development, maintenance and support of VB scripts for application deployment.• Providing 3rd and 4th line support for the IPS hardware and software estate. Show less

Douglas, Isle Of Man

Responsible for Application Packaging and Sequencing to ensure the most efficient management of the software suite, whilst maintaining the various OS build requirements of the desktop catalogue, primarily for the Isle of Man Government. • MSI Packaging of applications using WISE Package Studio, ORCA and other tools, ensuring applications are deployed conflict free and are compatible with the IOMG managed desktop environment.• Sequencing of applications using the SoftGrid sequencer… Show more Responsible for Application Packaging and Sequencing to ensure the most efficient management of the software suite, whilst maintaining the various OS build requirements of the desktop catalogue, primarily for the Isle of Man Government. • MSI Packaging of applications using WISE Package Studio, ORCA and other tools, ensuring applications are deployed conflict free and are compatible with the IOMG managed desktop environment.• Sequencing of applications using the SoftGrid sequencer, ensuring applications and application suites are available for use.• Provide software updates and patches to both packaged and sequenced applications detailed above.• Administration of the deployment mechanisms; ensuring the configuration of SMS, SCCM, SoftGrid and WISE servers, are managed efficiently and defined standards are adhered to.• Development and support of desktop images for Windows XP, Vista & Windows 7; using SYSPREP, RIS, Ghost, OSD and BDD to ensure all models of hardware have an image available, to be incorporated into the managed environment.• Management and deployment of OS service packs and critical updates to the workstation environment following the defined patch process.• Administration of the domain objects and policies using Active Directory and Group Policy Object management.• Development, maintenance and support of VB scripts for application deployment and AD management, using Primal Script.• Ongoing documentation of the above processes.• Providing 3rd and 4th line support Show less

Application Packager on the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) project.