Giles Guthrie BSc (Hons).

Summary:

Although I am responsible for Technical Management of a high-profile Infrastructure Outsource contract for a major client of LogicaCMG, I am currently seeking work as a Project Manager. Eloquent and self-motivated, I benefit from a strong technical grounding with proven service delivery experience. Providing strong client relationships, I have enhanced the reputation of my company.

Personal Details

Location: Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
E-Mail: employment@giles-guthrie.com.
Date of Birth: 16^th October 1972.
Nationality: British

Education:

2005:	Training: PRINCE2 Foundation/Practitioner ITIL Foundation
2000- 2001:	Training: Novell Netware 4.11 Advanced Administration Novell GroupWise 5.5 Administration Novell GroupWise 5.5 Advanced Administration Supporting Microsoft Windows NT4.0 Core Technologies
1991 - 1996:	University Of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife. Honours degree grade 2:ii in Psychology.
1988:	Computeach International Ltd, Dudley. City & Guilds 424 Certificate in Applications Programming.
1985 - 1990:	Shrewsbury School, Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Three GCE 'A' Levels in Maths, Physics and Chemistry. Nine GCSEs plus one GCE 'O' Level.

Chief Results:

Datacentre Migration: Transfer of applications and systems from a customer datacentre to that of my company's Outsourcing division. This entailed building and testing replica environments where applicable, and then switching over when ready, or, for less critical applications, moving services with downtime. Each application migration included extensive client-device reconfiguration. At all times, the client had a keen eye on costs and on minimising downtime whilst eliminating risk. I managed a team of ten, plus 3rd party service providers over a course of three months to achieve this.

Business-to-Business Electronic Workflow Installation : Project-managed the installation of an e-business system allowing my client to trade electronically with their client. The round-trip workflow required the use of multiple steps with application software provided to the project. Whilst a small team was used to carry out the implementation, there were significant political obstacles to overcome. I was able to manage this, completing the project to specification, time and authorised spend.

Company Integration: In six months, planned and executed integration of a recently-acquired division into the IT environment. This included assessment of current equipment, systems and procedures, as well as creation, development & execution of installation plans. The implementation exercise also involved managing a small team over three offices. The installation was executed with no significant (and zero unplanned) disruption to business. Since implementation, the newly-integrated offices have run completely problem-free.

Web Projects: Discussion Forums, Fantasy Formula One: Using PHP and MySQL, I created, from scratch, custom discussion forums to add to the giles-guthrie.com web site. This is in addition to other areas of the site, including an also created-from-scratch Fantasy Formula One competition, currently featuring 108 competitors, and experiencing 100% year-on-year growth in each of its three years.

Electronic Document Management: Have successfully overseen the installation of an EDM system particularly suited to the construction industry, allowing intranet/extranet collaboration across multiple-partner joint ventures, facilitating co-operation without sacrificing or risking security of information on any of the partner networks, or of the projects themselves. This system has had significant ROI, allowing real-time data sharing, and document version control, particularly in drawings. Additionally, have since optimised this system to give an 80% reduction in implementation cost.

E-Business: Technical architect for project allowing raw data extracted from an Informix database to be formatted into purchase requests, orders, invoices and remittance advices, and then automatically delivered to the relevant parties both inside and outside the company.

Office creation: Have created eighteen IT-literate offices for construction sites, ranging from multi-building large-scale LAN sites to small one- and two-man offices. This was always done with complete attendance to timescales and budgetary requirements. All of these projects remain under budget.

Work Experience:

Technical Manager — LogicaCMG: March 2005 - Present

I have technical responsibility for the AWG Infrastructure Management project with LogicaCMG.
I act as a Technical Architect for Change solutions.
I am a technical reviewer for the work of others involved in the contract.
I identify cost reduction and revenue addition opportunities and advise on.
I carry out significant Problem Management duties.

Change Implementation Manager — LogicaCMG: November 2003 — March 2005

I was responsible for the implementation of all Contract Changes on the AWG Infrastructure Management project. This was defined as the addition of new services or installations to the contract, deletion of services or installations, and changes to services or installations. Projects typically ranged in value from £2,000 to £250,000.
I set up and led a team of Project Managers, as there were typically upwards of 40 Changes in progress at any one time.
I studied for and attained certification at Practitioner level in PRINCE2.
I brought the process under control, adding confidence to the client through regular reporting and my own reputation. I added financial control by identifying, monitoring and managing project costs. Once these controls were in place, I procedurised them and devolved them to my team

Systems Manager — LogicaCMG: January 2003 — November 2003

I was TUPE'd from AWG to LogicaCMG as part of the Outsource of IT Infrastructure Services. During the initial months I continued to act as a Project Analyst.
Additionally, I provided extensive technical input and skill to the Transition project, which was an Infrastructure Refresh for a 2,300-user estate spread over 100+ sites.

Project Analyst- AWG plc: December 2000 — January 2003

I had responsibility for planning and implementing new systems, plus new sites. This involves determining requirements, creating specification lists, researching, procuring and installing systems as appropriate.
Third-line support roles, Problem Management.

PC Support Analyst — Morrison Construction/AWG plc: March — December 2000

My principal responsibility was, to work with the rest of my team to solve all PC-related problems. Morrison use Windows 9x and Microsoft Office 97 running on a Novell NetWare 4.11 Network, with Novell GroupWise 5.51 e-mail. Wide Area Network provision is through BT Ignite Framestream.
I took on the role of hardware support, being the most proficient in this in the group.
Also, for the same reason as above, I was principally in charge of maintaining Hewlett Packard JetDirect printers.
I was solely responsible for the IT section of the Morrison Intranet. In addition, I am usually called upon to solve coding-related problems with the entire Morrison Intranet. I have been given time and space to enhance my Java skills during this part of my work.

Helpdesk and Support Analyst - BAE SYSTEMS: July 1998 — March 2000

Answering calls, extracting information from users, solving calls where possible, and logging calls where not. My problem solving skills were noticed, and BAE SYSTEMS asked me to do more technical work two days per week.
Created the IT Group's Intranet, and became a member of the company's Intranet Working Group. Appointed Division Webmaster.
At BAE SYSTEMS I was placed in the Government's Security System and have Clearance rating SC.

Driver and Controller - Jay Taxis Ltd: Summer 1995 - June 1998

Worked for this taxi firm as a driver and controller. Also deputised for the Manager in his absence. Overhauled their computer system allowing them to computerise their accounts and invoicing for the first time.

Commercial Desktop Publisher - Prontaprint Ltd: Summer 1994

I had to work to tight deadlines on more than one project simultaneously. I was expected to use my judgement, typographic skills, and customer liaison skills at all times.

Other Experience, Interests and Hobbies:

Webmaster of giles-guthrie.com. This receives, on average, 14,000 unique visits per month.
Motor sport, where possible going to races. I run a Fantasy Formula 1 league, currently with 145 entrants.
Photography — particularly motorsport and buildings/architecture.
Super Moderator of internet forums The Aviation Forum and GTPlanet.
Designed and delivered secure web-based file-transfer system for team of regional lawyers in United States.
Layout Manager of St Andrews' Independent Student Newspaper The Chronicle.
Co-Editor and Co-Founder of multi-society joint academic newsletter SyndicatE.
Co-Founder and Secretary of the University of St Andrews Society of Economics.
Provider of IT training and support to the Club des Pilotes du Mans, plus the UK's Gun Trade Association and British Deer Society.
Orchestrated five month trip around Australia when 17 years of age
Cooking (and eating).
Most types of music, films, hi-fi and video.
Holder of full clean Driver's License.