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Jon scown

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Infrastructure Server Specialist on a UK government account, supporting 500+ VMware virtual servers.

United Kingdom
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On a Government Security Contract, I provide dedicated Wintel infrastructure support for a ring-fenced UK government account, supporting users at UK headquarters, regional sites and overseas British Embassy sites.

As part of a team responsible for developing, maintaining and managing customer server infrastructure, I support physical Windows servers, Exchange and more than 500 VMware virtual servers. I also support Hitachi SAN across physical and virtual environments.

I maintain server availability to agreed SLAs and raise server and application changes through ITIL-compliant processes. I produce automated performance, capacity and availability statistics for the client using HP Openview.

Earlier at Capita - Government Contract, I managed a team of 10 engineers and designed, built and implemented an on-site help-desk system, including migrating call records from the previous supplier. At Capita - Internal Support, I supported more than 25 remote sites and over 1,500 users.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Current

Infrastructure Server Specialist - Senior Server Engineer

Government Security Contract

Oct 2002 - Present (24 years)

Provided dedicated Wintel infrastructure support on a ring-fenced UK government account for over 1000 staff at the UK Head Quarters, over 300 staff across 8 UK regional sites, and over 60 supported staff at 15 overseas British Embassy sites. Supported 100+ physical servers running Windows Server 2008, 2003 and 2000, plus Exchange 2013 and 2007, and VMware 3.5 ESXi with over 500 virtual servers.

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ICT Desk - Team Leader

Sep 2001 - Nov 2002 (1 year 2 months)

Managed a team of 10 engineers to provide fix at first point of call and ensure customers received support from day one of the contract for Capita. Developed a separate help-desk system to hold records of calls logged, and designed, built and implemented the installation of the help-desk system on site, providing migration of data from the previous supplier's help-desk system.

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Server & Infrastructure engineer

Sep 1996 - Sep 2001 (5 years)

Provided support to Capita for over 25 remote sites supporting over 1500 users, including server maintenance, in-house applications, and new equipment rollouts. Installed a new File and Print Server and over 500 new clients for South Buckinghamshire District Council, and improved IT infrastructure for external clients including upgrading over 50 servers and user desktops for Bromley/Bexley Council

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Server / Desktop engineer

Barclays Registrars

Jan 1991 - Sep 1996 (5 years 8 months)

Designed and implemented remote access to data for companies associated with the registrar, and designed and implemented a quarterly reporting system for clients using a PC-based database system.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

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ISEB

ISEB ITIL Foundation Certificate in Service Management, Service Management

Certification in ITIL Foundation in Service Management.

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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