ian strachan

Joined HP in October 2000 as Windows2000 Active Directory design consultant. Worked on a mobility whitepaper as a joint venture between HP, Microsft & Vodafone before performing Technical Architect role designing, packaging and deploying mobility solutions in conjunction with Microsoft and global mobile phone operators. The role also required management of the creation of all build and training documentation to allow HP resellers and HP Services to perform subsequent deployments.

Spent 10 years working in the financial sector as a Consultant performing design and deployment projects on VAX/VMS platforms across UK and Europe, before moving into NT4 and then laterly Windows2000.

Contract IT Project Management

* Moved from Technical Consultantancy to Programme/Project Management in 2004 and have subsequently delivered many varied and challenging projects. * Managed projects on: * Exchange Design/Build/Migrate (2007, 2010 & 2013) * Lync Design/Build (2010,2013) * Active Directory Migration * Data Centre Migration, * Sharepoint Design/Build * Technical Design Assurance * Virtualisation * Managed Print * Managed Storage * Change Engineering * and UNIX backup projects * for a number of the UKs largest Financial companies Utilities, Public Sector and Education.

* IT Project Manager delivering various in-house projects as follows:. * Manage audit activities & subsequent consolidation of Microsoft SQL Server estate * Management of Microsoft License audit and true-up * Undertake Business Analysis role in project to put in place Consultancy Agreement framework. * Management of Software Development project adding functionality to Customer Service platform.