Simon Hunt
Business Systems/Server Manager
Member Since: 2014/06/13
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Business Systems/Server Manager
McKesson
October 2008 – Present
I manage a small team of highly skilled server engineers, which manage the corporate server infrastructure.

We also engage with new products / services being bought in to the business with a remit to design and implement sometimes complex configurations.  Once implemented we then pass these systems to the 1st line teams through knowledge transfer and training.

Recent implementation include:-

- MobileIron - which includes Tunnel, Help@Work, Docs@Work, Certificate based authentication
- Design and implement a new domain infrastructure based on Windows 2012 and Exchange 2013
- VMWare 5.5 upgrade investigations
Senior Systems Ad
Babel Media
April 2007 – October 2008
Network infrastructure design, implementation and support.
Active Directory design and support
Mentor to other members of the IT support team
Exchange system design and support
Systems Administrator
Rentokil Initial
April 2005 – October 2006
Linux Systems Adminstration
Systems design and implementation
2nd Line IT Support
Implementation Engineer
Sunbelt Systems Software
March 2004 – April 2005
One of two technical consultants for EMEA performing design, implementation and support of upwards of 70 disaster recovery solutions.
Performing in house and onsite technical training for Doubletake and Geocluster products.
Performing in house and on site demos of the Doubletake and Geocluster products, to director level executives.
Liaising with NSI for Doubletake and Geocluster Hotfixes and service packs on behalf of clients.
Disaster Recovery Specialist, for NAS and SAN Environments.

Reason for Leaving:- I moved down to the South East to be with my Girlfriend, unfortunately Sunbelts area did not include the South East, so I could not take the position with me.
Enterprise Systems Administrator/Network Support
Flowserve International Ltd
March 1999 – March 2004
Initially a dedicated PC Support person, evolving into a key support role with involvement in high profile, business critical projects.
Sole IT support contact on site, with direct responsibility for the support and maintenance of several NT/2000 servers, exchange 5.5 servers.
Assisted with the maintenance of active directory services across 190 international sites, working in a team of 4 active directory enterprise administrators, contributing to architecture documentation.
Key involvement in the U.S. implementation of MacAfee Epolicy orchestrator or 2.5 and implementation of version 3 across 40 European sites.
Systems Administrator
M.O.D Speech Research
September 1997 – March 1999
Systems Design
Systems Support
Systems implementations
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Education
BTEC
National Diploma; Diploma
Computer Studies; Information Technology
1994 – 1996
SANS London 2009
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Qualified CCNA with over 12 years in the IT Industry. Highly technical, with excellent problem solving and client facing skills, delivering effective solutions in key support and implementation projects. Proven capability to interact with colleagues and clients up to Director Level. Demonstrating good communications and interpersonal skills. A proactive and resourceful individual, committed to self empowerment.

Specialties: Cisco, Juniper, BackTrack, Bluecoat, Penetration Testing, Security, VMWare, Windows Server, Linux, MobileIron

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