Darren Durham

Experience

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  Quantel

  Jan 1994 - Jan 2005

  Systems IT Specialist

  Positions held in Corporate IT, R&D IT and Broadcast Systems departments during a 10 year period.Responsible for many projects including desktop & OS roll-outs, multiple site Wide Area VPN network, video conferencing & telecoms.I was also a key member of a team implementing Oracle ERP to replace the legacy MANMAN system. Day-to-day support of network infrastructure for the Corporate, Broadcast & R&D departments.

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  AltoHiway/Opal Business Solutions

  Apr 2005 - Jun 2007

  Installation/Support Engineer

  Installation and support of WAN, LAN and hosted solutions, Installation of ADSL, SDSL, Frame Relay,Radio LAN and Leased Line circuits, as well as configuration of Wireless LANs.Configuration of Cisco routers, firewalls and switches and specialisation in SonicWall Firewalls & SSL VPN appliances.

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  Opal Business Solutions

  Jun 2007 - Feb 2008

  Project Technical Implementation

  Technical Project Management of WAN, LAN & Hosted solutions.Part of a team delivering network solutions to various size businesses.

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  Smiths Detection

  Feb 2008 - Dec 2011

  I managed a team of technical project specialists and engineers delivering new system projects as well as design, pre sales & post sales technical support. I also managed the H&S, compliance and training aspects of Technical Services. Managed many projects from network migrations to new equipment installations, including Dublin, Gatwick & London Heathrow Airports.

  • Head of Technical Services

    May 2011 - Dec 2011

  • Networks Project Manager

    Feb 2008 - May 2011
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  CBTS - Contracted to GE Aviation

  Jan 2012 - May 2012

  Contract Infrastructure Project Manager

  Management of multiple infrastructure projects across EMEA for GE Aviation & GE Energy. These projects included IT infrastructure for office moves, WAN upgrades, firewalls,routers, voice and video conferencing.

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  L3 Technologies

  May 2012 - Dec 2013

  Technical Manager

  L-3 Security and Detection Systems, a division of L-3 Technologies a global supplier of security screening systems such as, X-ray, people screening and trace detection.In the Technical Manager role I was responsible for the day-to-day Management of Technical Support, Technical Training, Field Service & Service Engineering (Production & Repair Centre) teams within the L-3 SDS EMEAI service organisation. These teams were responsible for the installation, commissioning, training and on-going support of all equipment within the L3-SDS portfolio. Show less

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  Smiths Detection

  Jan 2014 - Feb 2016

  Product Manager - Airport & Checkpoint Systems

  Solution design and development for enhancing Security Checkpoints in Airports, Critical Infrastructure, Ports & Borders. Working with key stakeholders & partners to offer our customers the best solutions to meet the challenges and requirements of the modern security checkpoint.

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  Optosecurity

  Feb 2016 - Nov 2016

  Field Sales Engineer - fixed term contract

  In the Sales Engineer role I was responsible for technical sales support, customer requirement capture, post sales support, technical proposals and quotations.I also assisted the Projects team with the delivery of UK projects and the Product Management team with customer requirements.

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  L3 Technologies

  Nov 2016 - Jul 2018

  ERP Implementation Manager - fixed term contract

  L-3 Technologies - Security & Detection Systems Infor LN ERP Implementation Manager

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  Vanderlande

  Jul 2018 - now

  Working in the Vanderlande Market Leading Solutions team responsible for the product development of our Airport IT and passenger solutions. Working for the passenger solutions team looking after our innovative software solutions for Airport security checkpoints.

  • Manager - PAX & Digital Solutions

    Apr 2021 - now

  • Product Manager - PAX Solutions

    Jul 2018 - Apr 2021