I am an IT professional based in the Scottish Borders. I have been working in IT since 2014 after graduating with a degree in Computer Science. In that time I have held several titles and have been required to work with a wide range of technologies.
In my current role I spend most of my time supporting and maintaining the business’s primary application and the infrastructure it runs on.
Below is a summary of the types of positions that I have held and the main activities undertaken:
Database & Application Administrator [ 2020 – Present ]
- Administrator of the business’s core software applications
- Database administrator of Microsoft SQL Server 2017
- Developing T-SQL based solutions to enhance application functionality
- Producing SQL Server Reporting Services reports
Systems Administrator [ 2015 – 2020 ]
- Maintaining a VMware 5.5 environment (3 hosts + SAN)
- Maintaining an Active Directory domain of ~150 users
- Maintaining 30+ servers ranging from Windows Server 2000 – 2019
- SharePoint 2013 and SharePoint Online administrator
- Digitising paper-based processes using Nintex Forms and Nintex Workflow
- Automating business processes
User/Desktop Support [ 2014 – 2015 ]
- Providing user support for ~150 staff
- Microsoft Windows 7 and 10 desktop support
- Maintaining a cloud-hosted telephony system
BSc (Hons) Computer Science 2:1 [ 2009 – 2013 ]
Although the degree covered a wide range of topics, below are some of the practical skills I have found most useful:
- Object oriented programming (Java, C++)
- Full stack web development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL)
- Database design, implementation and management
- Application design, implementation and management
- Working with Linux based operating systems