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Ben Taylor

Ben Taylor

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    IT Infrastructure and Security Manager at AgResearch

  • Education

    • University of Canterbury

      2000 - 2004
      Batchelor of Commerce Information Systems, Computer Science

  • Experience

    • Dynamic Controls

      May 2005 - Sept 2007
      Network Administrator

    • Invacare Australia

      Sept 2007 - May 2011
      Senior Network Engineer

    • Spark Digital NZ

      Dec 2011 - Nov 2015

      Design, Implement, Support and manage systems for Christchurch based customers. Predominantly Office 365 deployments, and related cloud technologies.

      • Senior Systems Engineer

        Jun 2015 - Nov 2015

      • Systems Engineer

        Dec 2011 - Jun 2015

    • Christchurch International Airport Limited

      Nov 2015 - Oct 2017
      Technical Team Leader

      Responsible for leading a team of engineers and partners to ensure robust delivery and support of the Christchurch Airport IT Infrastructure.

    • AgResearch

      Nov 2017 - now

      Responsible for managing a high performing team of IT senior Infrastructure Professionals to ensure on premises and cloud Infrastructure meets the business needs.Responsible for Scientific Computing and Storage environment (HPC)Hold the IT Security Manager (ITSM) role for AgResearch, lead implementation of AgResearch's Cyber Security programme of work. Responsible for managing a high performing team of IT Infrastructure Professionals who deliver a robust and innovative IT Infrastructure Platform.Lead the implementation and of AgResearch's Cyber Security programme of work.

      • IT Infrastructure and Security Manager

        Jul 2021 - now

      • IT Infrastructure Manager

        Nov 2017 - Oct 2021

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • MCITP (Microsoft Certified IT Professional): Server Administrator on Windows Server 2008

      Microsoft

    • Microsoft Specialist: Server Virtualisation with Windows Server Hyper-V and System Centre

      Microsoft

    • MCSA: Server 2008

      Microsoft

    • ITIL 3 - Foundations

      Auldhouse
      Nov 2018

    • VMware Certified Professional (VCP5)

      VMware