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Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Server
Aug 10, 2001
Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional
Aug 28, 2001Implementing and Administering a Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure
Sep 21, 2001
IT Manager for a Document Management Solutions Company.Providing document management software and scanning solutions to customers such as Barclays, B&Q and Skandia.Installation of new Windows 2003 HP server secure Infrastructure.Migration of servers to Vmware (Virtual Machines).
Installation of Remote DR site (over secure VPN) with continuous data backup.
Migrated a Job Control System on MS Access to a new personally programmed VB.NET/SQL 2000 solution.Migrated Finance's Sage Line 50 system to Sage Line 200 - integrated with the new Job Control System to allow for automatic invoicing.
Infrastructure support for website and database programmers.Managing IIS web servers and SQL 2000 databses.Monitoring of FTP and Database Scheduled (Business to Business) Jobs.In charge of making code and databases ready for testing or go live.
Installation and configuration of server/pc/laptop/printer hardware/software and network infrastructure into new offices in Europe.
Deployment and support of IT Systems to European offices/users in France/Germany/Sweden/Italy/Spain.
Use of Altavista Babelfish Translation along with own Knowledge of German and French to help communication between some employees.
Maintenance of Windows 2003 / XP / DELL hardware and software.
MS Exchange 2003, SMS 2003, MOM 2005 and SQL 2000 administration / configuration / scripting.
VB Scripting / WMI / ADSI for automation of various tasks.
Configuration of Bionetrix VPN fingerprint authentication for mobile users.
Robotic DLT tape Library backup configuration and maintenance via Backup Exec 10d.
Xerox/Panasonic Copier configuration for email and network scanning.
Compliance with SOX (Sarbanes Oxley Act) through Corporate HEAT helpdesk ticket system and documented procedures.
Maintenance of the CAS range of Clinical Software Products. Primary clients being NHS Direct and NHS 24.
SQL Server 2000 Database Administration and Maintenance + SQL Server Cluster Management.
Citrix 1.8 and 3 Metaframe farm management.
Investigated install/maintenence of Team Foundation Server alongside Visual Studio 2005 whilst products were available as BETA versions.
Management of Biztalk 2002 for NHS Direct to Primary Care Trust messaging.
Software issue and bug reporting to development team.
VB + SQL scripting and creation of SQL stored procedures for various administrative and management tasks.
System monitoring and management of Windows 2000/2003 domains and provided on call support.
Providing all levels of support to the MCB group companies over about 20 locations.
Maintain and Develop Systems / Backup Routines.
Roll out of Active Directory Windows 2000/2003 and XP environment (all new hardware).
Creation and maintenance of Active Directory group policies and distributed file systems.
SMS 2000 package creation and deployment.
Developed and Maintained a personally designed Helpdesk call logging and administrative tool written in VB.NET and SQL Server 2000 based.
Implemented Disknet device control system to control access to CDs, USB devices etc.
Main systems/software supported include SMS 2000, Exchange 2000, Citrix, SQL 2000 Databases, SNA clients (to Rail industry mainframe), CODA Financials, Powerfreight ALPHA system, Disknet device control, Mailsweeper, F-Secure Anti-Virus, Backup Exec, DNS, WINS, DHCP, RAS, MS Office Applications.
Maintaining IIS 4 + 5 and SQL server 7 + 2000.
Installation and Maintenance of web and database servers on NT and 2000 server machines.
Headed project for designing, programming and maintaining business to business ecommerce site for Vosper Mantech and The Government Communications Head Quarters (GCHQ).
Used ASP.NET, ASP, VB, VB script, Java, Java script, HTML, COM, ADO, SQL.
Main Software used: IIS, SQL Server, Visual Studio, Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, Photoshop.
Frequent liaising with clients.
1st/2nd/3rd line support and Website/Intranet Developer.
Maintaining the entire College Network along with the staff and student PC’s connected to it.
Migration from Windows 95/98 and NT to 2000 (including Servers) using RIS - remote installation services.
Implementation of group policies and active directory.
Installation and Configuration of a Dial in Server.
Management of backup system.
Developing integrated Staff Intranet, Student Intranet and Customer Website (connected to college databases).
First line support - service desk analyst for all stores in the UK.
Supporting a network consisting of Windows NT, EPOS and SMART systems.
Solving problems with both servers and desktop PCs.
Site Support Specialist. Team work and customer service was critical.
I learnt much more about installation techniques and the Win 3.11 and Win NT 4 operating systems.
Software supported: Office 97, Crystal Reports, Win NT, Win 3.11, Outlook 98, Eurotunnel VB applications, Reflections (telnet application), Qualiparc (call logging software).
Hardware supported: Ethernet network connections (cabling and hub connections), HP printers, Compaq PC’s and monitors.
Whilst working for a subsidary of an American Firm I had to be compliant with SOX.Though set procedures for administrating and granting security permissions I was able to conform and be able to prove that procedures had been followed.
Implementing a Windows TCP/IP Infrastructure Hands-On
Feb 21, 2003
Securing a Windows TCP/IP Infrastructure: Hands-On
Aug 15, 2003
SQL Server Transact-SQL Programming: Hands-On
Nov 21, 2003
Hands-On Visual Basic.NET: Building OO Applications
Mar 3, 2004
Updating Systems Administration and Systems Engineer Skills from Windows 2000 to Windows Server 2003
Feb 11, 2005
Administering a Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Database
Sept 30, 2005
Citrix Metaframe Presentation Server 3.0: Enterprise Edition
Oct 14, 2005
Computer Science (with a year in industry) B.Sc. with Honours.
Final year project was to create a “secure web based portal for work groups” using ASP, SQL, HTML, SSL, SQL Server, Dreamweaver and MS Internet Information Server 4.
Subjects I studied include: Databases, Information Systems, Distributed Systems, Multimedia, Computer Security / Cryptography, Graphics, Logic and Proof, Theory of Programming, Software Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications, Digital Systems, Operating Systems and Human Computer Interaction.Year in industry: Support Analyst for Eurotunnel, Calais, France.
