Leader of IT with strategic and operational responsibility for all IT based systems.- Completed the migration of all end user storage to the cloud, utilising MSFT OneDrive, Stream, SharePoint and Teams for 2000 users.- Introduced MSFT Teams as a primary collaboration platform for departments, faculties and classes with full integration with the school MIS.- Introduced online workflows to enhance internal business process using Power Automate and Power Apps.- Enhanced school security by harnessing the MSFT Security and Compliance feature set.- Migrated all physical servers to a virtual platform with integration to MSFT Azure.

Head of Technical and MIS SupportDelivering a range of technical expertise, products and support to approximately 500 schools across the UK.

Senior leader at one of the largest Academies in the country, providing services for over 2500 users. - Offering guidance and advice to the leadership teams and the Governing Board. Setting strategic goals, defining security policies and ensuring that systems are in-line with core business objectives- Replaced 1000 PC’s with Thin Clients within a 6 month period providing significant cost/environmental savings on power consumption- Delivered a combination of Citrix VDI, RDS Session and remote applications to a range of end users- Converged disparate server and storage solutions onto multi-tiered storage environment using Hyper-V and VMWare - Replaced obsolete networking topology providing resilient cores, 100 switches (1GBps) Cisco Unified communications (300 phones) and 100 wireless access points across multiple sites- Replaced and consolidated disparate and limited Management Information Systems with a centralised solution improving availability, responsiveness, and consistency of data- Re-organised IT Services to be customer focused with a clear service delivery strategy using ITIL

IT Director with strategic and operational responsibility for all IT based systems.- Delivered a complex £10 million refurbishment of the Havant Academy, including the design and implementation of a £1.2 million cutting edge IT and telecommunications solution- Managed a rapid implementation of a complete IT solution including a one to one device rollout for 600 end users- Drove business improvements by implementing the latest technologies that are robust, efficient, scalable and exceeded all user requirements- Created and championed a professional ethos within my teams, leaving a legacy of highly trained and motivated staff, capable of excelling within an environment of fast-paced change- Collaborated with the Microsoft UK Education Team and currently act as a Global Pathfinder by supporting other educational establishments Microsoft Global Pathfinder- Upskilled staff empowering them to be innovative with the use of technology

IT Director with strategic and operational responsibility for all IT based systems.

IT Services team leader responsible for all IT based systems.- Managed all IT services provided within the school and was an early adopter of server virtualisation. Delivery of Hyper-V virtual servers, HP network RAID storage to 1300 users on 700 PCs- Implemented and administered VMware and Hyper-V solutions to deliver in house and hosted IT services- Provided revenue streams by delivering hosted services to partner schools- Widened the IT service management capabilities by introducing SCCM, SCOM, SCVMM and SCDPM to enable a 99% uptime of services- Produced a case study with the Microsoft UK Education Team which focused on the benefits of Hyper-V and VMware as virtual infrastructure solutions

Responsible for providing 1st and 2nd line support for a range of software and hardware solutions.

Provided 1st and 2nd line support to a range of end users