Andy Laidlaw-Fishwick

Experience

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  Handleman UK Ltd

  Jun 2001 - Jun 2007

  Andrew currently has responsibility for the IT support, management and initial setup of 2 distribution centres, requiring support for both manual and automated sorting, picking and shipping systems. Whilst managing a team of 6 support technicians.Over the past 12 months, Andrew and his team have delivered 2 additional warehouse IT systems installed in the Northwest, implemented a successful service desk, and rolled out a automated stock query, inventory and order management system to over 1500 field staff. Show less • Responsible for production, support and 95% minimum uptime of all IT Hardware/Software including servers, warehousing system, Desktops, Laptops and all Comms equipment • Control, replication and development of £10.5 million worth of IT Hardware to consistently meet Handleman corporate criteria.• Undertook a comms-costing project, which involved documenting current features and costs. Understanding how a number of complex leasing products work, how they should be accounted for and the advantages/disadvantages of each one. Discussions with various Telecoms vendors and final purchase/release of Fibre, Copper, ADSL and Mobile phones• Key point of contact for Internal and external Sarbanes Oxley/Corporate Audit Staff to ensure IT processes are compliant with internal controls and external SOX legislation.• Involved in general IT support (including out of hours callout) for key products, reviewing standard operating procedures and ad hoc project work. Show less

  • IT Support Team Leader (Manager)

    Aug 2005 - Jun 2007

  • Support Analyst

    Jun 2001 - Aug 2005
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  Crest Medical Ltd

  Jun 2007 - Dec 2008

  Head Of IT

  Andrew is currently Head of IT for Crest Medical. He is responsible for the implementation and support of a new ERP system. Server upgrade to HP servers using Windows Server 2003, Exchange 2003 and Veritas Backup package.

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  Andrew Fishwick Consultancy Ltd

  Feb 2008 - Jul 2022

  Managing Director

  IT and Small Business Consultant offering services such as microsite design, search engine optomisation and online marketing.Working with contacts from my past life in the corporate world to give smaller businesses the opportuinty to grow with assistance from ACCA qualified Accountants, CIPD qualified HR consultants and other professionals covering sales, marketing and facilities management.

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  Black Dog Solutions (UK) Ltd

  Oct 2014 - now

  Director

  BE A PART OF I.T.You’ve probably already seen the logo you love, the site you adore, the mobile app that does EXACTLY what you need it to do… and that’s fantastic. So now come tell us all about it and let’s create something BETTER!!!WEBSITE DESIGNStandard and Responsive Website Design ensuring your brand, products and services are presented professionally on any device.SEOBecause it doesn’t just end with an amazing website. It takes time, effort and a whole heap of keywords to make a site work for you. We can help with Competitor Analysis, Keyword Generation, Adwords, Analytics and everything else you site needs to get to the top of google.MARKETINGMailshots, Social Media (Tweets, posts, pins and tags) back links and blogs. Using our market leading software means that we can deliver the right post, at the right time, to the right people. Our reporting process also ensures you’re kept up to date with how your business is performing.GRAPHIC DESIGNSo you have an idea for a new business, but have no idea about the branding, logo, fonts or what works well. Or you’ve been in business for a while but your logo needs updating… We’re great at that (just look at our home page to see what we’ve created).CLOUD SERVICESLets get one thing straight.. THERE’S NOT SUCH THING AS THE CLOUD. IT’S JUST SOMEBODY ELSE’S COMPUTER. “Ahhh that feels better.” We have talked to everyone that matters in the industry and selected our partners based on professionalism, expertise, skill and price. This enables us to offer everything from Exchange level email to Cloud Backups and Hosted Desktops.IT SUPPORTWe’ve been in the IT Industry since the 90’s. Although web is the way forward, it doesn’t really matter if you can’t connect to it. We have tailor made services ensuring that if the worst happens, you’ll be back online in no time. Show less

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  MAS OPEX DIGITAL

  May 2022 - now

  Chief Technology Officer

  Businesses across all industry sectors strive for operational excellence, achieving this with consistency is difficult, especially for geographically dispersed businesses.Therefore we have developed OPEX Digital in response to organisations need for a digital solution that can be deployed globally, that is affordable and standardised.

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  Complete Recruit Ltd

  Jul 2022 - now

  Director

  Revolutionising the world of Recruitment.And we believe it’s simple – it’s about properly understanding what our clients and candidates need and want from us – and absorbing ourselves in delivering exactly that!We’re not about anonymous CV harvesting, adding candidates to our books without even meeting them, then sending profiles based on job descriptions alone. We feel a personal touch ensures both client and candidate are happy in the roles we fill.