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CURRICULUM
VITAE
Objective:
An interesting position with a high-tech company.
Personal:
Date of Birth:
Nationality: British, full British
passport.
Marital
status: Married.
Other: Full clean
driving licence; car; SC security cleared.
Education and Training:
Amraf Training
plc
Laindon
Windows 2000 Accelerated Course
(One week)
2000
Amraf Training
plc
Laindon
Microsoft
Certified Systems Engineer Course (NT4)
1999/2000
NT4 Workstation; NT4 Server; Networking Essentials; NT4 Server
in the Enterprise; TCP/IP for Windows NT4; Internet Information
Server 4.
Topics included: Installation, Configuration, Cabling, LAN, WAN,
Protocols, Routing, DHCP, WINS, DNS, Troubleshooting, Trusts,
Domains, WWW.
Microsoft exams passed for the MCSE and MCP+I qualifications:
70-58; 70-59; 70-67; 70-68; 70-73 and 70-87.
MultiLingua
Guildford
TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign
Language) Certificate 1998
Brooklands Technical
College
Weybridge
Institute of
Personnel Managers’ Certificate in Personnel Practice
1990
Post
Office
London
Various computer courses, mainly
programming
1980/6
Woking Adult
Education
Woking
GCE ‘A’ Level: Government and
Political
Studies.
1992
Boldmere High School and Woking Adult
Education Boldmere & Woking
GCE ‘O’
Levels: Passes in four subjects.
Between 1969 & 86
CSE:
Passes in seven subjects.
IT Skills
Operating systems used: Windows 95/98, 3.11, MSDOS, NT4, 2000,
XP and Server 2003. Applications used: MS Office, Outlook,
Netscape, Explorer, Novell Client,
Ghost,
Exchange, Lotus Notes, RIS, etc

Employment:
[snip]
Feb 2006
April 2006
Desktop Engineer
Installing Windows XP and other
software on to desktops and laptops for Royal Mail at various
locations. Auditing existing computers, adding new computers to
Active Directory, migrating users data, deploying new computers,
configuring, ensuring connectivity and follow-up floorwalking.
[snip]
Feb 2005
to Feb 2006
Rollout Technician
Installing Windows XP and other software using RIS on to
desktops and laptops for DSTL. Auditing users old computers,
deploying new computers, ensuring users data transferred on to
network drive, configuring. Using Active Directory to add/remove
users and computers. Migrating data to servers from desktops and
between servers.
[snip]
London
Software Rollout
Technician
Nov 2004 to Feb 2005
Installing Windows XP plus other software at the users desk for
The Home Office. Initially saving certain data to a server, then
installing XP from disk, followed by other software from disk or
server, finally replacing the saved data back to the PC. Mapping
drives, installing printers and general troubleshooting.
[snip]
Farnborough
XP
Technician
Sept 2004 to Nov 2004
Mainly rollout work at Qinetiq replacing NT PC’s both Desktop
and Laptop with XP PC’s. Putting images on new PC’s, going to
users desk obtaining information as to what data/programs to
transfer then transferring it from old to new PC. Ensuring
network connectivity and that everything is working alright and
user happy. Troubleshooting any faults.
[snip]
Farnborough
Floor
walker
April 2004 to Sept 2004
Providing desktop support at BAe. This role included me going to
user’s desks to provide assistance and support on mainly NT4
PC’s from troubleshooting problems with various software and
hardware, to installing programs and new builds.
[snip]
Hook
Desktop Support
Dec
2003 to April 2004 Working at
EDS providing 3rd line support. Remotely accessing
users PC’s via SMS and VNC. Developing and preparing new master
builds for laptops and workstations, imaging and Ghost and
PowerQuest. Building simulated site servers for migration from
NT4 to XP.
Selection
Services
Bromley
Field
Engineer
Sept
2003 to Dec 2003
Providing field support throughout south-east. This turned out
to be mainly hardware support, repairing desktops, laptops and
printers, with some desktop support.
Synstar International
Ltd
Aldershot
Desktop Engineer
Oct 2002 to Aug 2003
Working at CSC’s European Headquarters installing software and
peripherals, building new PC’s from 98/2000/XP images,
configuring new builds including Lotus notes, connecting to LAN,
moving PC’s, some hardware repairs, providing support on
98/2000/XP operating systems and Office 97/2000 suites.
Entis
Ltd
Central London
W2K Deployment Specialist
Jul
2002 to Aug 2002
Installation of Windows 2000 on new or re-used Compaq PC’s or
laptops. Tasks included: creating Ghost image of existing users
data to server; installing W2K using RIS, and other software to
new/re-used PC/laptop; restoring users’ data and testing.
Bourne Leisure
Ltd
Hemel Hempstead
Windows 2000 Roll-out Engineer
Feb
2002 to May 2002
Installation of Compaq PC’s, Windows 2000 and other software at
their sites throughout the UK. Tasks included: backing up data,
dismantling of old PC’s, assembling new PC’s, testing network
connectivity, new system, configuring settings, and software
including SQL, Novell Client, Lotus Notes and Outlook.
DAT Enterprises
Ltd
Bodiam, Kent
Windows 2000 Roll-out Technician (perm-redundancy)
Apr 2001 to Dec 2001
Installation
of Compac PC’s and then installing Windows 2000 using Ghost, and
other software for a travel agent group at their shops
throughout the UK.
Self
employed
Moscow,
Russia
TEFL Tutor
Sept 1999 to Aug 2000
Teaching English language to Russian
students of all ages.
One Stop Community Stores
Ltd.
Chertsey, Surrey
Post Office Manager
Nov 1995 to Aug 1999
Manager of a very busy sub Post
Office. Ensuring prompt, accurate and courteous service to our
customers at the counter. Serving all Post Office services from
stamps to passports and car tax. Excellent customer service
skills were necessary!
J Sainsbury
plc
Brookwood, Surrey
Part time assistant
July 1994 to Nov 1995
Forbuoys
plc
Woking, Surrey
Post Office relief manager
July 1992 to April 1995
The Post
Office
Various locations
Various titles within The Post
Office
Sept 1970 to Sept 1991
1986 to 1991. Project
Leader and Facilities Manager in the PO
computer building.
1980 to 1986. Computer Specialist. I provided
support remotely over UK.
1970 to 1979. Counter clerk at various Post Offices in
Birmingham and Salisbury.
Interests: Computers,
swimming, cycling, travel, tennis, DIY.
References:
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