Welcome to my professional website
Thank you for taking the time to visit. This website is self-hosted in my home server which houses docker applications (such as this wordpress one), VMs and NAS storage. The website is designed with a combination of premade blocks and self-scripted HTML5/CSS3 elements. Below is my CV, skills and certifications.
CV
Passion beyond bounds. Thinking outside boxes.
Personal Statement
I am an impassioned Monitoring, Backup, and Infrastructure engineer with 18 months of experience in a wide range of expertise, including in Customer Technical Support, Enterprise software, Computer Science and ITIL processes. My greatest strengths are my lateral thinking skills and my talent for personable but professional teamwork. My core value is integrity, I will always strive to do the right thing when no one is looking or saying how I feel, whilst still being professional.
I am moving on from my current workplace to find a job that will push the
knowledge and expertise that I have learned to new levels and progress my
career. Specifically, I want to keep exploring new avenues of IT, with my passions being Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Administration.
Previous Work
Proact IT UK Ltd, Manchester — Monitoring/Backup Engineer
October 2022 – May 2024
During my fast-paced time at this managed services provider, I had:
- Decommissioned and re-created from template 40+ VMs as part of Windows OS blue/green patching.
- Delivered extensive experience in VMware, Monitoring, Backup, and infrastructure auditing software.
- Delivered extensive experience in VMware, Monitoring, Backup, and infrastructure auditing software.
- Achieved over 3000 hours of expertise in ITIL Change, Incident, and Problem Resolution in ServiceNow.
- Created 50+ knowledge articles and performed extensive article management which was made for native and non-native English
audiences in regards to technical work. - Produced 20+ Professional Visio Diagrams for drafting network topologies and connection diagrams.
Education
Manchester Metropolitan University — B.Sc.
October 2022 – May 2024
Graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with a 2:1.
Bury College — Level 3 BTEC Extended Diploma
October 2022 – May 2024
Graduated with a Distinction Star, Distinction Star, Distinction (D*D*D)
Proact IT UK Ltd, Manchester — Monitoring/Backup Engineer
October 2022 – May 2024
Graduated with 10 B or above GCSEs, including English and Maths.
Interests and Hobbies
Photography — I am passionate about urban photography, especially when rain or night themes are involved.
Trainspotting — I have always found infrastructure and the workings of large machines interesting, whether with locomotion or IT Infrastructure.
Technology — Predictable, but true! I’ve been playing around with home server docker applications, including Apache clientless remote-desktop, NextCloud which is a self-hosted cloud solution for file synchronising/backup and Webhosting my HTML and CSS designs via WordPress.
Accolades
LGBTQ+ Ambassador — for fellow employees, campaigning for policies, representation, and advocacy. This involved chairing weekly meetings with fellow LGBTQ+ co-workers and allies to advance any concerns, ideas, and improvements for LGBTQ+ people within the workplace.
Award Winning — Received recognition for work ethic and attitude in employer’s employee reward scheme.
Volunteer — Participated in and supported company-driven charity events.
Languages
Other Skills
C# Python SQL MySQL PostgreSQL Linux Bash Networking Scrum Agile Sprint RMF Office Word PowerPoint Excel Figma Teams NetApp Hardware JavaScript MacOS
Proficiencies
Certifications
