Experience

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  Mjn colston

  Sept 1990 - Dec 2000

  Project manager • electrical and it infrastructure engineer

  Electrical Engineer & Project Management.Apprenticeship in Electrical Engineering. I undertook the theory and practical in Electrical Installations in Medium to Large Projects. I was responsible for:-- Design, Quotation and Submission- Complete project inception and management, including maintaining budget and hiring- Ownership for financials with purchasing and trade service engagement- Tracking of costs and resources- Resolving out of project scope issues- Full end to end training for technical handover and further instruction Show less

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  Metropolitan police

  Jan 2001 - Aug 2016

  Specialist firearms officer • tutor • manager (met police)

  Metropolitan Police, London, UKThe leader of frontline civil policing in the UK, with 32k officers dealing with local domestic crimes to serious organised and terrorism. Be part of key investigations from the covert planning, deployment, arrest and evidence retrieval to ensure a complete investigation. Specialist Firearms Officer with SO19 Searching and Forensic awareness handling evidenceHostile ReconnaissanceCovert ReconnaissanceFraud, theft and Robbery aware in IT and Strong Hold CrimesInvestigation and Active listening Interview trainedProfessional witness for statement WritingEvidence-driven investigation and gathering intelligenceIntelligence-led investigation of criminal activity Search for Evidence within Premises and VehiclesSearch for suspects in open ground and buildingsOvert Armed Response, Foot, Vehicle and Suspects in buildingsCovert Armed response to High-Level targetsPlanning and delivery of a Building AssaultRapid Intervention in Real-time CrimesDomestic Assault TacticianAdvanced Driving Covert and Overt police vehiclesSurveillance trained for foot and Vehicle Deployment Penetration Testing in High-security environmentsCovert carriage of firearms in hostile urban environmentsExtraction of high-profile assets Critical shot trainedBriefing trained for operational deploymentTeam Leader in Firearms OperationsManagement of the Firearms team in vehicle and House OperationsFirearms capabilities awareRestrain, Detain and Safe ReleaseFirst Aid at Work and enhanced ballistic / trauma medicPTTAL – Preparing to Teach Adult LearnersFirearms InstructorOfficer Safety InstructorLesson Planning and Delivery Show less

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  Steel extreme fitness

  Sept 2016 - Oct 2018

  Personal trainer

  Steel Extreme is one of Malta's finest Personal Training Gym's on the island. The business now being self-sufficient and run day to day by the partner, I have progressed to an educational role of management and training. Taking a background of teaching with the police and applying it to up-skill, mentor new and existing personal trainers. - Sales instruction to Staff for Upsell, conversion and generating new leads- Hiring and Management of operational staff- Development and instruction of training courses for onboarding, basic to advanced coaching and PT practitioners - Development and instruction of in-house sales and social media management training- Managing staff improvement plans, reviews and further education- Develop scope and design of specialist training equipment- Installation of IT, Network, WiFi AP’s and Security Measures Show less

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  Freelance

  Oct 2018 - Sept 2023

  System administrator

  Working with multiple clients on a freelance basis. • Accounts creation and management in Active Directory, Office 365 and Microsoft Azure AD.• Installing & maintaining hardware and software components, updates, workstations, peripherals, desk and mobile phones, videoconferencing units.• Implementing, monitoring, and updating of network protocols and technologies.• Switch configurations and firewall setup.• Experience providing support for local and remote users. • Maintaining locally hosted physical and virtual servers• General Hardware duties such as server assembly and disassembly, server maintenance and repair, racking/unracking of servers and devices, hard drive and memory installs, RAID set up and configuration, server console/reboot, cabling, and cable management, PDU install/replace. Show less

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  Growth leads

  Sept 2023 - Jan 2024

  System administrator

  Manage and update IT infrastructure.

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  Yolo group

  Jan 2024 - now

  Technical support specialist

  As a Technical Support Specialist, I play a pivotal role in supporting our vibrant team in the Yolo Malta office, ensuring the seamless operation of our tech infrastructure. From troubleshooting to optimizing systems.