Giles Guthrie BSc (Hons).
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Mission Statement:

To continually develop my knowledge business and systems, and use this knowledge to empower IT systems users within my organisation, delivering robust, tested, reliable solutions on time and within budget, balancing business requirements and wishes, whilst using my commercial awareness to advise on which course of action will provide the best value for money and return on investment.

Personal Details

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

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Education:

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Chief Projects Results:

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.

Datacentre relocation: Completed large part of systems work planning for movement of an existing datacentre into a different building. This required careful planning of system outages and creation of disaster-recovery plans specific to the move-time. During the move itself, oversaw significant portions of the technical requirements, including seeking alternative solutions when client-related problems arose.

Office creation: Have created four 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.

System Optimisation: Am currently working on several small-scale projects to optimise current company's infrastructure, including network resizing, and resource reallocation.

Server-Based Computing: Worked in a small team to produce a complete plan for revolutionisation of current computing infrastructure, at a stroke replacing systems, infrastructure, security and productivity applications, with server-based systems running on Windows 2000 and Citrix Metaframe. The plan was not executed for strategic reasons.

Computing Experience:

• Installation, upgrading, configuration and problem-solving of Operating Systems (Win 2000, NT, 9x, 3.x), plus most major applications.
• Windows 2000 & NT server: creation and administration of user accounts, Exchange 2000 & 5.5 profiles, file and resource permissions, Systems Management and Internet Information Server.
• Novell Netware 4.11: server installation, management, user administration, permissions, login scripts, printing.
• Novell GroupWise 5.5: Advanced skills in all areas of GroupWise installation, management and use.
• Networking: hubs switches, cabling. Some router experience.
• Hardware specification, procurement and installation, both systems and upgrades.
• Creation of web sites using PHP, MySQL, and HTML, Macromedia Dreamweaver MX, 4 & 3, Microsoft FrontPage 2000 & 98. In addition, I am becoming increasingly competent with Javascript.
• All major printer types, operating with PC, Macintosh and UNIX systems, including HP JetDirect.
• Extensive understanding of images: acquiral, manipulation, publication and storage.

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Work Experience:

Project analyst- AWG plc: December 2000 – Present

• I have responsibility for planning and implementing new systems, plus new sites. This involves determining requirements, creating specification lists, researching, procuring and installing systems as appropriate.
• I undertake third-line support roles, developing more advanced solutions, including root-cause analysis and proactive systems maintenance.

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.

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Other Experience, Interests and Hobbies:

• Webmaster of giles-guthrie.com. This receives, on average, 2,500 page impressions per week.
• Motor sport, where possible going to races. I run a Fantasy Formula 1 league, currently with 108 entrants.
• Photography – particularly motorsport and buildings/architecture.
• Moderator of The Aviation Forum (www.aviationforum.org).
• 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).
• I enjoy playing badminton and golf.
• Most types of music, films, hi-fi and video.

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