Highly successful Technology leader / Project manager with a passion for IT Support for
creative professionals. Consistently delivers high-impact projects on time, within scope and under budget. Exceptional rapport and communication skills across all levels. Build and equip top-performing teams to produce extraordinary results for the organisation. unrestricted work privileges within the U.S.
M.C.S.E. Training CCNA Training Windows Server
Mac OSX Server Network Infrastructure Active Directory
Exchange Server SQL Server VMware ESX
Citrix Dell EMC SAN SAP
Avaya Mitel BES
Sophos Anti-virus Messagelabs HP Sitescope
Microsoft Office Microsoft Project Microsoft Access
HTML CSS Javascript
PHP Adobe CC 2017 Quark Xpress
WelshmaninTexas FT Worth, TX
Independent Web Designer/IT Consultant January 2014 - Present
• Launched a Web Design Company. leveraged passion for art coupled with IT to design and develop web-based portfolios.
Eaglemoss Ltd London, UK
Group IT Manager January 2002 - November 2013
Direct report to CEO for third largest global partwork publisher producing a wide variety consumer titles with a turnover of over 100 Million Euros. Consistently assumed increasing levels of responsibility. Delivered IT as a service throughout organisation. Managed IT budget (£750K), telephone system, production workflow, vendors and global strategy. SLA negotiation
• Oversaw entire IT support for 160 end users across multiple countries.
• Provide IT strategy for implementation of business goals.
• Spearheaded IT integration for merger/aquisition. Accomplished flawless execution over a weekend providing seemless transition and no downtime.
• Trailblazer in the adoption of Adobe InDesign CS which has now become an industry standard.
• Averted business shutdown through working 24/7 across 7 time zones to rebuild/ recover entire VMware system over a weekend. Monday morning was business as usual with no loss of production resulting in cost savings of over £700K. Seven Worldwide London, UK
International Account Manager September 2000 - September 2001
• Managed fulfilment of advertising material for over 300 European magazine titles.
• Key contributor on project team delivering MIS system for JWT job trafficking workflows.
• Clients included Polo Ralph Lauren, United Airlines and Helena Rubenstein. Previous positions held
Print Production Manager / Graphics Manager / Marketing Services Specialist West Glamorgan Institute of Higher Education
OND/HND Graphics Design / Technical Illustration (BA degree equivalent) Areas of technical expertise
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GARETH PERRY
Information Technology
Project Manager