Richard Bruce

Background

About Richard Bruce

Who am I? • Highly experienced IT Contractor • Extremely high levels of technical competency over a wide range of technologies • Over 25 years of successful Project Management experience • Experienced in End User support from Desktop to Server environments • Able to support both Mac and PC Environments • Skilled at planning and managing high value projects and OpEx budgets • Used to managing and negotiating with multiple 3rd party suppliers • Highly effective solution finder, problem solver and lateral thinker • Ability to broker between competing stakeholders to ensure that the over-arching requirements of the business are placed above individual stakeholder requirements • Specialist in evaluating new technologies for application throughout the business • Recognition of, and early adoption of many leading-edge technologies such as VPLS, SIP, Virtualisation and Cloud Computing. Key Technical Competencies: • Microsoft Active Directory implementation, planning and administration • VMWare vSphere design, implementation, and administration • VMWare Horizon Desktop Virtualisation • Cisco WAN and LAN technologies both design and implementation • Cisco VoIP systems including CUBE, Call Manager and Unity • Securing AD Environments • Hitachi AMS2400 SAN management and support • Cisco Server Management and Implementation • Dell Server and desktop management and deployment • Nimble SSD Storage Arrays • Retail POS systems • Commercial Radio Transmission Technologies including FM, DAB and Internet Broadcasting.