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Stoneleigh Park, England, United Kingdom

Manage the development and delivery of corporate database systems and Business Intelligence Reporting to the organization. Ensure optimal use and availability of the CRM system and other NFU information systems. Provide hands-on database management, system configuration, data analysis, technical report writing, systems testing, data quality auditing and correction. Ensure change and report requests are managed efficiently and effectively and that effective change and release management takes place. Managing Monitoring and collaborating with a small team of four

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Handpicked to move the company off eight Wyse terminals and setup/develop a sixty strong PC desktop system Key senior level advisor and trouble-shooter on a wide range of hardware, software and technical issues Praised by management for ensuring top quality IT infrastructure and administration, 100% as per remit Project managed the migration from tetra 2000 to CS3 and then on to Sage line 500 to boost efficiency Introduced sweeping changes to the company’s IT structure/processes to achieve a turnover of over £15m Proven expertise in MS SQL server 2005 maintenance and VB, .Net and crystal reports Personally, analysed business intelligence to ensure efficient set-up and maintenance of KPIs Provided high-quality backup/recovery support via effective scheduling of daily backup processes Designed a new EPOS system to aid the successful transition from back office to interactive showroom processing Conducted operational and impact assessments to successfully integrate a high-speed network across 5 sites Reduced IT expenditure by 25% by introducing in-house software & efficient outsourced services maintenance Analysed, designed and setup a fully functional and secure company intranet and inter-site VPN Identified staff requirements and hand-picked key personnel to ensure top quality support to 55-65 users Streamlined reporting systems to reduce reports production time from 5 days to 4 hours whilst ensuring accuracy Integrated efficient data analysis and BI tools to improve data quality and ensure better reporting solutions Negotiated numerous maintenance contracts and coordinated IT procurement operations to ensure revenue goals Consistently helped translate business requirements into top-quality technical solutions Helped deliver numerous key projects 100% to quality standards, specification and schedule Fully evaluated and worked on Sage line 200 including using programming API and data imports