John Lewis

Experience

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  Toshiba TEC Europe (UK)

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2001

  Software Developer, Senior Developer & IT Administrator

  General internal and customer IT consultancy.Customer software and hardware support.Producing system design specifications. These included software, hardware and network designs.Design and implementation of IT security policies and introducing updated virus protection, firewalls and password polices, as well as locking down various servers.Installation of Internal and Customer systems.Liasing with external software, hardware and network installation companies.Navision Financials software development. Navision Financials is a full ERP package including its own bespoke database system and integrated development environment.C/C++ development for Linux, MS-DOS and Windows 32-bit systems.Initial customer liasing.Customer end-user and IT department training.Major customer projects worked on:Morrisons Supermarkets One of two developers on a multi-million pound C/C++ EPOS project. Designed and implemented an interface between Navision and Symbol’s Palm device.Booths Supermarkets Designed many bespoke solutions including interface to hand held terminals and designing and implementing an automatic system to update promotional prices and offers.Support from Head Office IT consultancy to till user support.Installation of various back office systems in many storesThe National Gallery PLC Installation and support of Navision retail system.RW Cairns Ltd Wide area network design and implementation. IT consultancy and supportQatar Duty Free PLC Design and installation of duty-free system in both arrivals and new departure areas.Training of both system user and system administration staff.Fulham Football Club Design and support of various bespoke projects Show less

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  Morgan & Morgan

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2003

  Technical Services Manager

  IT consultancy to both new and existing customers.Customer software and hardware specification, auditing, maintenance and support.Customer network consultancy, design, specification, auditing, maintenance and support.Customer IT security consultancy (advising customers to possible vulnerabilities and suggesting various methods to remove them.Managing technical engineers time keeping and tracking progress of current projects underway.Initial customer liasing.Customer and technical engineer training of new and existing technologies.Design, implementation and support of VPN and WAN links between customer sites. Show less

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  Teamwork Technology Services

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2004

  Senior IT Consultant

  initially took over the employment of the existing IT staff at Vector International Ltd., which included a network support engineer and a Crystal Report designer. I was then employed to take over the management of the IT department and initially tasked with stabilising and securing the unreliable network infrastructure and provide consultancy for future projects.

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  Vector International (UK) Ltd

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2008

  IT Manager

  Main Achievements and Responsibilities:• Rationalisation of IT-related contracts. • Standardisation of IT procedures and introduction of formal basic change management systems.• Documentation and recording of all IT related processes and procedures.• Establishment of basic IT governance, including recorded authorisation when certain changes are requested to IT systems (data, user permissions etc.)• Tightened security infrastructure by replacing Windows based firewalls with Linux and rationalising user permissions and access to the main ERP system.• Total re-design of company main file shares.• Overall responsibility of UK It budget equating to approximately £250,000.• Reporting to senior management team of IT projects and strategies.• Ensuring in-house software development meets company requirements by all stakeholders. Show less

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  Vector Group AS

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2010

  Group IT Manager

  Main Achievements and Responsibilities:• Design and establishment of a three tier IT governance structure for the group including a Group IT steering committee, chaired by myself.• Design, planning and project managing of a global MPLS network linking main Vector sites and a new data centre in Canary Wharf.• Formation of a single global IT helpdesk to enable IT teams to aid each other and to introduce formal change management procedures. • Establishment of IT “Technology Champions”. These champions are IT personnel who are trained in a specific technology to be used as a resource for the other IT departments.• Standardisation of hardware, software as well as policy, naming and IP conventions.• Rationalisation of supplier contracts and licenses for all business units to reduce cost.• Design and installation of virtual environments in both the UK and the data centre using VMWare vSphere 4. Advised and assisted the UK team in an ongoing migration of existing servers to the virtual platform. • Overall responsibility of Corporate and departmental budgets equating to approximately €800,000.• Ensuring alignment of Group IT strategy to changing corporate strategy and presenting these strategies and budgets to both the senior management team and the board of directors. Show less

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  Tegeus Ltd

  Mar 2010 - now

  Director

  Tegeus offer a wide range of business services from installing and maintaining servers to data consolidation and management reporting