Experience

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  Stoke on trent college

  Nov 1992 - Jul 1995

  It lecturer

  Created and delivered IT related curriculum courses to students including programming, word processing and spreadsheets, including teaching to BTEC NC level, setting and marking assessment and examination papers

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  Hawk management consultancy

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1996

  It trainer

  Created and delivered bespoke IT training sessions for company clients either in-house or on their siteMaintained the in-house IT training suite of networked computers

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  Trentham high school

  Sept 1997 - Dec 2006

  Senior it technician

  [ Before becoming full time at NCHS my week was split between these two schools]

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  Wea (workers educational association)

  Feb 2001 - Oct 2007

  It tutor

  Created and delivered IT related courses to mature students, including producing all required training materialsCourses written and delivered included 'Computers for Beginners', 'Digital Photography', 'The Internet for Mature Learners' and 'Introduction to Email'

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  Nchs - the science college

  Jul 2001 - Aug 2009

  Ict systems manager

  Proactively provided ICT advice, guidance, documentation and training to staff, pupils and community usersDirectly managed all ICT infrastructure, computer networks and audio-visual systems including ten servers, twelve distributed networking cabinets, two hundred workstations, fifty laptops, two hundred software programs, sixty voting pods, thirty five projectors and twenty interactive whiteboardsInstalled and controlled the email system, intranet, websites, VTLE (virtual teaching and learning environment), school administration management system (Capita SIMS), and online booking and helpdesk systemsWrote and implemented ICT development plans and maintained relevant paperwork and databases including the IT asset audit logs and help manuals for end usersSupervised an IT technician and a group of ICT pupil monitorsIn charge of and ordered from five separate IT related budgetsDuring school vacations created and delivered fun computer sessions for young children attending holiday clubReported directly to the Senior Leadership Team as the most technically qualified member of staff Show less

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  Profound decisions ltd

  Jan 2002 - now

  Volunteer part time senior manager

  Involved in supervising a team of volunteer staff and managing many aspects of regular interactive events with attendances of around a thousand participants. Tasks on site include answering attendee queries, managing a team of staff both on service desks we have set up and patrolling amongst the participants during the event. Between events tasks include answering queries via email, devising, maintaining and publishing documentation and literature and attending management meetings. This is a voluntary part time (evening and weekend) role, running concurrently with my paid full time employment. Show less

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  Avon and wiltshire mental health partnership nhs trust

  Jan 2010 - Jun 2011

  It trainer / floorwalker for rio

  I had a temporary contract working for Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust helping set up training courses and materials then deliver training to their 4000 health care professionals in RIO, their chosen IT electronic patient care record system and also providing inpatient wards and community teams with floor walking support during Go-Live stages.

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  Royal united hospital bath

  Jul 2011 - Oct 2011

  It systems support officer

  Three month contract as a clinical support senior floorwalker assisting other floorwalkers and supporting four thousand staff during the Go-Live phase of their transition to their new electronic patient care record system (Cerner Millennium). Specific roles included 2nd line technical support, devising and delivering training, creating support materials, clinical system data entry and receptionist cover.

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  Frimley park hospital nhs foundation trust

  Nov 2011 - Mar 2015

  It, av & simulation technical support officer

  IT and Audio Visual technician with specific responsibility as the Educational Technologist in the hospital Post Graduate Education Centre and medical sciences library, including all their presentation and video conferencing equipment, along with managing the Simulation Suite featuring computer controlled mannikin / robots along with multiple camera recording and debriefing studio. IG Champion. TEL (Technology Enhanced Learning) Officer.

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  Frimley health nhs foundation trust

  Apr 2015 - now

  Managing a very small team of technicians, I am the Hospital TEL (Technology Enhanced Learning) Officer, based in their Education Centre and medical sciences library, which deals with the ongoing training of medical students, nurses and doctors. I deal both with the current and future direction of IT and Audio-Visual tools involved with medical education, along with video conferencing equipment and other suitable hardware devices, as well as ELearning, mobile learning, apps and other types of software. I manage a Simulation Suite of rooms, featuring computer controlled mannikin / robots, along with multiple camera recording and debriefing studio. I also am actively involved with running the simulations, both in the suite and 'in-situ' around the hospital, including when desirable and possible, taking part by role-playing either the patient or a 'fake' member of staff. I work closely with our Learning & Development Department, Clinical Education Team, am part of QuEST (the simulation service) and also am involved with assisting and advising Heatherwood & Wexham Park Hospital. Show less

  • Interim Lead for Technology Enhanced Learning

    Jan 2023 - now

  • Learning & Simulation Technologist

    Apr 2015 - now