Daniel Castles

Daniel Castles

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Platform Support Engineer at The Economist

  • Education

    • City of London School

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    • University of York

      2004 - 2007
      Bachelor of Arts (BA) Sociology

      Activities and Societies: Student Union College Welfare Officer, Basketball Captain, Film Society

  • Experience

    • 360 Group

      Oct 2003 - Feb 2004
      Financial Administrator
    • Summit Camp

      Jun 2009 - Aug 2009
      Camp Counselor
    • Hays Education

      Dec 2009 - Jan 2011
      Teaching Assistant
    • Transaid

      May 2010 - Oct 2010
      Marketing Intern
    • Jamie Oliver Foundation

      Jan 2011 - Jan 2013
      Fifteen Apprentice Programme Administrator
    • Smartodds

      Aug 2013 - Apr 2014
      Data Analyst
    • Oasis Community Learning

      Nov 2015 - Jul 2016

      1st Line/2nd Support for IT Hardware, Software and AVMaintenance of networking and systems infrastructure.Rollout of new equipment and technologiesTraining staff on how to use our IT equipment and softwareAssisting the National IT team with on site maintenance of the Data CentreAchievements:Was one of only three out of over fifty academies to be awarded “Outstanding” in our internal quality assessment.Working on multiple projects including migrating to a new domain, replacing AV systems in the school classrooms and replacing over a hundred desktops and laptops. Show less

      • IT Technician

        Apr 2014 - Jul 2016
      • IT Site Manager (Paternity Cover)

        Nov 2015 - Apr 2016
    • IceConnect

      Aug 2016 - Nov 2019
      Technical Support Consultant

      Support for Microsoft and Apple infrastructures, both on-premise and cloud based.Installation and management of VoIP systems.Network cable installation, testing and troubleshooting.

    • The Economist

      Aug 2020 - now
      • System Operations Engineer

        Jun 2022 - now
      • Platform Support Engineer

        Aug 2020 - Jun 2022
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Enhanced DBS Check

    • ITIL(R) Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management

      BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
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    • Amazon Web Services Solutions Architect Associate

      Amazon
      Nov 2019
      View certificate certificate
  • Volunteer Experience

    • IT Technician

      Issued by Computer Aid International on Jun 2013
      Computer Aid InternationalAssociated with Daniel Castles
    • Trustee

      Issued by The Young Achievers Trust on Nov 2011
      The Young Achievers TrustAssociated with Daniel Castles
    • Basketball Coach

      Issued by Centrepoint on Jan 2009
      CentrepointAssociated with Daniel Castles