DAVID TURPITT

PROFILE

Accomplished member of a team in a large organisation with extensive knowledge and experience in delivering a high quality service and supporting users working on HP platforms. Excellent technical skills have enabled him to achieve the high standards demanded by the Company in a rapidly changing environment. A professionally ambitious person who can work unsupervised and likes to operate in a friendly, open and honest environment. A self reliant, innovative and resourceful team member able to deliver agreed solutions on time. Good communication skills, a pleasant outlook together with a flexible approach to working hours make him a valuable member of the team.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Global Crossing, Basingstoke.

Feb 1999 - Present day : System Manager

My primary responsibilites are to manage and support Global Crossings's Alpha and NT/Windows technical environment. This includes an Alpha cluster, various other Alpha standalone systems and over 100 Windows servers running business critical applications across the UK and Europe. My main duties and responsibilities include

Management of systems and technical support.
Technical planning and liaisons for VMS/NT/Windows upgrades.
Upgrading software products and applying software patches.
Introduction, installation and implementation of new applications and systems.
Developing procedures for fault analysis and system monitoring.
Regular meetings with application teams and business representatives, deciding on technical strategies.
Close liaison with Operations personnel to safeguard service availability.
Day to day support of ten Alpha systems and over 200 Windows Servers, plus 24hr on call support one week in seven.

PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT
Midland Bank, Southampton.
April 1990 - Feb 1999 : System Manager
My responsibilities were to manage and support Midland Bank's VAX technical environment. This included eight VAX Clusters running business critical applications, and over two hundred remotely situated MicroVAXes supporting over seven thousand users.
July 1988 - April 1990 : Technical Specialist
Liaison with on-site Digital staff to manage the installation of over sixty plus VAX systems using ALL-IN-1. On completion of this project I then became responsible for Systems, Network, and Performance Management.
January 1988 - July 1988 : Senior Computer Operator
Senior Operator, leading a team of four, supporting Midland Bank's Household Insurance System.
Mullards, Southampton
November 1982 - January 1988 : Senior Computer Operator
Employed as a Computer Operator, then progressed to a Network Assistant before moving on to become a Senior Computer Operator, leading a team of four operators supporting a CI cluster of seven VAX's.
Southampton University
July 1978 - June 1982 : Computer Operator
Employed as a Computer Operator on ICL equipment, running all the Payments, Salaries, Wages and Administration work for the University.

COURSES

Corvision System Management
Datacentre Monitor Workshop (DCM)
Decnet-VAX Network Management
DSM System Management
HP-UX 10.X System Administration
VAX PCSA Server System Manager
VAX Cluster Console System Workshop (VCS)
VAX/VMS Configuration and Installation of OSI
VAX/VMS Cluster System Configuration & Management
VAX/VMS Performance Management Seminar
VAX/VMS System Managers
VAX/VMS System Performance Management
Windows NT4 System Administration
Windows NT4 Network Administration
X25 Packet Switching

EDUCATION and QUALIFICATIONS
Southampton Institute of Higher Education
HNC Computing & Management - Day Release
HND Computing & Management - Credit

Barton Peveril VIth Form College, Eastleigh
O' Levels: Mathematics, Geography, Physics, Statistics, English

PERSONAL
Born 1960. Single. British. 2 Children.
Interests include Football, Boating, Jogging and Computing
Security Cleared until 2009

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