Andrew Taylor

Personal Summary

An experienced IT professional specialising in strategic planning and technologies to interweave digital transformation within a design studio environment for both projects and ongoing support. Utilises excellent communication skills to ascertain business requirements and to develop strong relationships with key stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle. Demonstrates strong problem-solving capabilities used to mitigate risks and issues, enabling projects to meet deadlines, budgets and objectives.

Skills

Communication, leadership, team management, negotiation, organisation, problem solving, digital tools & applications, analysing & investigating, self-motivated, integrity, ITIL Foundation v3.

Work Experience

September 2006 – March 2018

JLR Design Digital Tools and Visualisation Project Engineer - Jaguar Landrover

Responsibility for Design IT Team supporting multiple disciplines within a design studio environment including satellite sites.

Design IT and Application portfolio support for JLR Design Studios across all Jaguar and Landrover sites.

Lead Design projects regarding the implementation, enhancement of IT related activities linked to the digital design process.

Facilitate the roadmap of all upgrades and new additional software to the Design application portfolio, working with software vendors and internal stakeholders.

Key stakeholder within the Design IT operational and strategic working group reviewing the status of projects and escalating to the relevant senior stakeholders.

Develop close business relationships with 3rd party vendors, for implementation, support and enhancement of JLR Design application portfolio.

Manage support and maintenance for Powerwall visualisation suite.

Work with Board members and VIP visitors to the design studios.

Ongoing research of emerging disruptive technologies within AV and application visualization.

Main Achievements

Recognition award from Design Directors for design process.

HPC capability for high end visualization for design reviews.

£1.2M Powerwall installation project – 8 months (including construction).

Design studio upgrade - £200K audio visual and IT refresh, provision of new collaboration rooms.

Renegotiation of licensing subscriptions for design application portfolio.

Maintain and deliver IT hardware upgrades on a 3 year anniversary for approx. 300 users per annum.

Oversee and advise the implementation JLR network into two satellite studios.

Key stakeholder in NAIC (consortium TATA Warwick University, Government) – research & development for enabling and emerging technologies for next generation design studios.

November 2003 – September 2006

Systems Project Engineer Supervisor – Jaguar Landrover

Supervision of IMAC Team.

Involvement of technical logistics and projects across Jaguar and Land Rover sites in the capacity of the MAC team (Moves, Adds, Changes). Projects to include the relocation of 3500 personnel with in Jaguar and Landrover; ‘Project Spectrum’.

Provide expertise to implement desktops and laptops through a redeployment process, providing a cost saving for Jaguar and Landrover.

Ensure the integrity of desktop/laptop build with various versions of the Ford Global Client, correspond with logistics of the customer base, co-ordinate with local infrastructure support, on-site hardware engineers and 3rd party vendors.

Resolve problems with desktops/laptops and software issues to include OS platforms Windows 98, 2000, XP and Office automation software, Office 2000, and Office XP.

Remotely deploying software packages to workstations using SDS – Software delivery system

Setting user permissions and passwords.

Develop close working partnerships with 3rd party vendors, for end of lease disposal and return of desktops.

January 2003 to October 2003

Unix Support and Implementation Supervisor - Jaguar Landrover

Supervision of implementation team of 4.

Management of technical logistics and projects across Jaguar and Land Rover sites.

Schedule, test and implementation of 350 Unix workstations, Sun Blade 2000, Sun Blade 1000, HP 3750 and HP 3700 running Solaris 8.0, and Ford/Jaguar global client, across multiple Jaguar and Land Rover Sites.

Co-ordinate cascade installations of Sun Ultra 60 and Ultra 30 workstations across multiple Jaguar and Land Rover Sites.

Ensure the integrity of workstation build, correspond with on-site Sun Engineers, and HP Engineers.

Resolve problems with workstations and logistics with customer base, co-ordinate with local infrastructure support.

Develop close working partnerships with 3rd party vendors, for end of lease disposal and return of workstations.

Management of database of workstation inventory and updates.

August 1998 to December 2002

Network System Specialist Lead - California Coast Credit Union, San Diego, California

Lead administrator for day to day IT, network, data centre, telephony and disaster recovery providing support for 250 users over several sites. Project lead for information systems.

October 1994 to May 1998

Project Analyst – Jaguar Cars Ltd

Managed PC Support and Helpdesk Team, supporting 1100 users in Product Engineering. Managed the 12 months “NEP’s” (Network Expansion Project) Project totaling $150M which was part of the Ford Globalistion Policy. Roll-out of 750 PC’s on time and within budget.

August 1990 to October 1994

Maintenance Electrician – Jaguar Cars Ltd

Indentured Apprenticeship.

Analyzed and budgeted energy management system, including HVAC system.

Support and involvement of Electrical projects to the whole of the Whitley Engineering Site.

Education

July 1999

Seattle Pacific University (Dr Phillip R Prins PH. D)

Bachelor’s Degree in General Engineering with an emphasis in Computer Science.

1993 - 1995

Coventry Technical College

Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Plant Engineering.

1991-1993

Coventry Technical College

City and Guilds Electrical & Electronic Engineering.

1990-1991

Coventry Technical College

City and Guilds Basic Engineering.

Contact Information

Mobile: +1-951-***-****

Email: ac6wdi@r.postjobfree.com

Address: 33283 Via Alvaro, Temecula, California 92592

Personal Information

Date of Birth: 14th February 1973

Place of Birth: Coventry

Nationality: British

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