Currently 67 years young, my wife and I relocated to France in March 2019. After spending the last couple of years decorating and fixing up house and garden, I am now concentrating on developing my business...
Here are some of the relevant aspects of my CV:
2011 - 2018 : ICT Manager - North Shropshire College
Management of the ICT Support team across all College sites (2 main and three smaller, with approximately 3000 students overall.).
Administration of the College's local and wide area networks and all connected servers.
Administration of the College's web sites, intranet and VLE (Virtual Learning Environment).
Responsible for purchasing decisions for hardware and software throughout the College.
2008 - 2011 : Web Developer - Walford & North Shropshire College
Maintenance and development of main College website and subsidiary websites.
Administration and development of the College VLE, and supporting staff and students in its use.
Development of web applications to assist in the administration of the College, ie Travel Expenses Claim system, online Holiday Booking system, Enrolment and ID Card system etc.
Working with the College's relational databases, on Linux (MySQL) and Microsoft (MSSQL) platforms, both to generate dynamic web content and to update, exchange and synchronise data between the various databases and administrative systems within the College.
2002 - 2008 : Technical Director - Severn Media Group, Newtown
Web Application & E-commerce Development.
Provision of Training Courses to local businesses (in partnership with ELWA).
I also functioned as Design Team Manager, leading a team of seven designers and developers in an aggressive commercial environment.
I was responsible for the maintenance of all IT equipment and network infrastructure, and for IT security and implementation of backup policy.