Matthew Wilkinson-Foster

IT Director

About

I bring over 20 years’ experience in IT, advising business owners on all aspects of IT systems. During this time, I have lead IT Infrastructure Design and Cloud Migration programs for businesses of all shapes and sizes and understand the different challenges businesses face in an ever-changing IT landscape. My experience in the IT Sector has taught me that there is not a “one size fits all” solution and every business leverages the use of technology differently. I use my knowledge of virtualization technologies, IT security, cloud hosting and system migrations to benefit all clients I work with.

Country

United Kingdom

City

Towcester

Industry

Information Technology & Services

Skill

Technology Security, Software as a Service (SaaS), Microsoft 365, Windows Server, Linux, Cybersecurity, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Microsoft Excel, Troubleshooting, Databases, Data Systems, Data Privacy, Communication, Virtualization, Data Center, Cloud Computing, VMware, Storage, Network Security, Disaster Recovery

Experience

IT Director

Haines Watts Wolverhampton

2020-8 - Present · 6 yrs 2 mos

Wolverhampton, England, United Kingdom

Founder

www.geeksnnerds.co.uk

2020-1 - Present · 6 yrs 9 mos

Towcester, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom

Geeks ‘n’ Nerds - www.geeksnnerds.co.uk

Managing Director

Vertical IO Limited

2011-11 - 2020-8 · 8 yrs 10 mos

Towcester, United Kingdom

• Datacentre Infrastructure Design and Deployment - Design and deployment of the Datacentre Infrastructure for the cloud services Vertical IO provide to its clients. • Budget Management - Responsible for the annual budget for Vertical IO as well as managing project budgets for clients. • Project Management - Responsible for the delivery of projects ranging from Office 365 deployments to client office infrastructure moves towards Virtual Desktops Infrastructure (VDI). • Server Virtualization - Server Virtualization using the latest of technologies from Citrix, VMWare and Microsoft. • Desktop Deployment - Technical Lead on Desktop Deployment program of clients Infrastructure replacement cycle. • Client Services - Responsible for service delivery across the business.

Head of IT

RED FOX NETWORKS LIMITED

2005-1 - 2011-11 · 6 yrs 11 mos

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

• Project Management - Project management of all sizes ranging from critical systems replacement to cloud migrations. • Server Virtualization - Responsible for the Virtual Server Infrastructure used to run the companies services. • Hardware Procurement - Responsible for hardware purchasing for the business. • End User Support - Responsible for the IT Support team and the services they deliver to all end users. • Staff Management - Responsible for the management of staff within the business.