Freelance Director London, Greater London
Combining many years experience as an IT Consultant in a wide variety of business fields with my time as a freelance writer and journalist, writing communication materials for technical disciplines.
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| Hourly Rate / Cost: | £38.89 per hour |
| Daily Rate / Cost: | £311.11 per day |
| Available From: | Now |
| Seller ID: | 251328 |
CV (Curriculum Vitae) / Résumé
I am professionally qualified as both Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) and Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA). I have a long list of technical computer skills and experience as an IT consultant for over ten years. I have also been a journalist and broadcaster for the BBC, written textbooks for educational publishers and scripts for corporate videos.
Employment History
(Mar 2006 to Sep 2007)
Director
LondonMy own small IT Consultancy and Technical Writing Practice. I mainly work from home, but have a purpose built office with all of the modern conveniences. I have developed a client base which includes a chain of top entertainment venues, Independent Financial Advisors, Private Equity Firms, Publishers and Technology Companies.
(Sep 1999 to Mar 2006)
Senior Netork Systems Analyst
LondonRoles encompassed were IT Manager for Alphasoft Consultancy Ltd; Head of Network Support Department; Senior Technical Architect and Project Management. Alphasoft is a company specialising in IT support solutions for Small to Medium sized businesses. Within Alphasoft I was responsible for the companies own IT management, managing the busy network support team, analysing all our clients technical needs and proposing and project managing solutions. The client facing aspect of my role involved discussing the business need with the client, designing solutions to fit the budget, advising clients on new products or technologies that would be beneficial to their business and producing supporting documentation. This was also a Hands-on role, troubleshooting and building networks, often over multiple sites with WAN links. This has been a role with a wide variety of challenges and technologies, with a heavy emphasis on customer satisfaction. This role is also a managerial position with responsibility for the technical support team and the internal IT infrastructure for Alphasoft. I was involved in the business strategy of Alphasoft and had spent time developing new business opportunities.
Professional Qualifications
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) – Windows 2000 Track
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) - NT 4.0 Server
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
Education
(Sep 1992 to Jun 1995)
University of Kent
BA Hons. Radio Film and Television / General Science (2.2)
(Sep 1983 to Jun 1990)
Oundle School
3 A levels - Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics
3 O levels - Mathematics, Religious Studies, AO Mathematics
7 GCSEs - including English and Biology.
Affiliations
Member of the British Computing Society (MBCS)
Categories & Freelance Skills
IT & Internet
Categories
Skills
- Anti-Virus (Security Software/Systems - Norton)
- Apache
- Bash Shell (Operating Systems)
- Dell (Hardware)
- DHCP (Networks)
- DNS (Networks)
- DOS (Operating Systems - Microsoft)
- Exchange (Server Software - Microsoft)
- HP (Hardware)
- IIS (Server Software - Microsoft)
- IP (Networks)
- ISDN (Networks)
- LAN (Networks)
- LAN Network Management (Networks)
- Linux (Operating Systems)
- Mdaemon (Server Software)
- Microsoft (Server Software)
- Microsoft (Operating Systems)
- Network Design (Networks)
- Network Management (Networks)
- Norton (Security Software/Systems)
- PC Servers (Hardware - HP)
- Pocket PC (Operating Systems - Microsoft)
- PowerEdge (Hardware - Dell)
- Red Hat (Operating Systems - Linux)
- RelayFax (Server Software)
- Server Configuration (Hardware)
- Server Installation (Hardware)
- Server Specification (Hardware)
- SMTP (Networks)
- SUSE (Operating Systems - Linux)
- TCP/IP (Networks)
- Technical Writing (IT Management)
- TFTP (Networks)
- UDP (Networks)
- VPN
- WAN
- Win32 (Operating Systems - Microsoft)
- Windows 2000 (Operating Systems - Microsoft)
- Windows 2003 (Operating Systems - Microsoft)
- Windows 9x (Operating Systems - Microsoft)
- Windows CE (Operating Systems - Microsoft)
- Windows NT (Operating Systems - Microsoft)
- Windows Vista (Operating Systems - Microsoft)
- Windows XP (Operating Systems - Microsoft)
- WINS (Networks)
- X Windows (Operating Systems)
Media & Creative
Categories
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