Stuart Lupton
Datacentre & Server Engineer
  • South Yorkshire,
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Member Since: 2014/04/15
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Professional Background
Datacentre & Server Engineer
March 2013 – Present
Assist in the design, build and implementation of new data centre & Infrastructure at new company headquarters

Support various technologies such as Hyper-V, ESXi, Equalogic SAN’s, SCOM, VDI, Force10/PowerEdge switches and Exchange 2010

Manage service transition of systems from companies brought into the group through acquisitions

Recommend, design and implement service improvements for systems moved into the group data centre

Provide OOH on-call cover for data centre environment and managed systems hosted within

Provide 3rd line support though resolution of incidents and service requests

Design, Build and Implementation projects completed - Exchange Migration to 2010, Good For Enterprise MDM inc GFE, Share, Connect and Proxy, 2012 RDS Farm, 2012 WSUS, Edge Email & Web Gateway (Clearswift)
Senior Technical Specialist - Server & Storage
May 2012 – March 2013
Carry out the duties of a Level 1 Server Analyst

To design technical solutions to meet customer requirements. Install and configure server and storage components of services to agreed designs, timescales and budgets.

Effective management of third party suppliers and Staff Mentoring to Level 1 Server Analysts

Create design documents for proposed  solutions and document and maintain technical standards
Technical Specialist - Server & Storage
December 2010 – May 2012
Incident, Problem and Service Request resolution within SLA including obtaining required information and evidence for diagnosis.

Escalation when necessary.

Implementation of technical changes and contributing technically to service improvement.

Provide on-call cover to meet service requirements.

Completion of any task assigned by Server & Storage manager, within the level of expertise.

To carry out on-going support and maintenance of server and storage systems in order to maintain a defined level of service while conforming to defined processes and standards.
      
To plan and implement service changes without unexpected service impacts.
      
To creatively apply technical knowledge to complete non-routine and unpredictable tasks.
Operations Control Analyst
August 2009 – December 2010
Second Line support service to be delivered as part of the Incident and Problem process. Includes Server device management and response to system alerts, ensuring these are progressed as appropriate, and pro-active management of the IT infrastructure to reduce the volume of business-affecting incidents

Providing management and control of Operational Task Management, including devices managing intrusion and gateway interfaces (IPS, IDS, Ironport, WebGateway)

Management of the Backup and Recovery process, ensuring that physical and logical tape management is performed according to Customer requirements including off site management

Environmental Infrastructure Management of Thales Datacentre’s, for local and remote locations
Systems Analyst (2nd Line)
January 2009 – August 2009
Responsible to carry out all duties performed by the 1st line Support Analysts including working on incidents passed to 2nd line support

To work along side the Server and Network teams to investigate and troubleshoot outstanding problems

Cover the role of the team leader in his absence
Systems Analyst (1st Line)
January 2008 – January 2009
Responsible for providing support services to over 5000 IT users across multiple contracts, logging incidents in the Service Desk incident management tool then diagnosing and managing these incidents, to resolution, in adherence with strict ITIL focused SLA’s,

Provide support for a wide range of hardware equipment such as Laptops, Desktops, Printers, 3G Equipment,

To work along side the Server and Network teams to investigate and troubleshoot outstanding problems,

To cover the Team Leader role when necessary.
Operations Technician
September 2005 – January 2008
To implement agreed procedures and provide technical support in line with the school’s IT support service definition, Also to support and promote the appropriate use of IT to all pupils and staff in the school. (2000+ users)

Set up hardware and perform basic checking of networked PCs.

Install and maintain network cabling; perform diagnostic and recovery routines on network equipment also manage active network components including switches, routers and WiFi points.

Manage a wide range of the Network functions including the Wireless network and Security, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP and Remote Access
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Education
Hatfield High School
English, Maths, Science, IT, Physical Education, French, Graphics
1999 – 2003
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Full Biography

Exceptional relationship-building skills in communicating at all levels.

A very determined self-starter with a wide array of technical experience that enables me to see any work through to completion

An excellent balance between managerial, technical hands on and soft skills

Heavily focused on customer delivery and the impacts of work against managed services

Can readily adapt to new technology via education and assignments

Consistently commended for ability to work as a team member or independently while achieving critical deadlines.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, ensuring the highest level of customer service.

Co-Ordination experience with a focus of driving technical resources on the delivery of work packages/projects

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Level Progress

Current: Level 2
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  • Windows Server 2003
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