18 Eland Road,
London,
SW11 5JY.
Tel: 020 7738 9450
Mobile: 07980 560 118
Email: tom@thevivians.net
Web: http://www.thevivians.net
Date of birth: 17/01/71
Nationality: British
* Both Windows and Linux (Red Hat) environments.
* Sound understanding of networking and related issues.
* Sound understanding of database and cgi related issues as they pertain to
dynamic page construction.
* Ability to work well under pressure and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
* Strong communication skills.
* Staff management and training.
Windows 95 - XP, Windows NT 4 Server - 2000 Server, Linux (Red Hat), Webtrends, Analog, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio, Networking, TCP/IP, WINS, DHCP, IPX, PC/Server installation, configuration and build, HTML (raw coding), DHTML, XHTML, CSS, Java Script, CVS, Apache, FTP, Samba, Dreamweaver MX, FrontPage, Photoshop 6, Fireworks.
05/97 - present BiblioTech Ltd
During my time at BiblioTech Ltd I have had a varied role and even though my main responsibilities have been towards production, I also work with our office servers and workstations as necessary, building, installing and configuring the systems; this includes both Windows 2000 and Linux systems. As the systems department fluctuates then so does my role in this area, anywhere from building W2K and Red Hat servers from the components, installing and configuring systems, through to desktop support for the staff.
BiblioTech Ltd. develops web-based
software to complete an integrated suite that currently serves the educational
sector. Web based communication tools,
email, chat, discussion, and filestorage to name a few, form the basis for
a learning platform that integrates 3rd party educational content. This suit
goes to build the community called schoolmaster. Schoolmaster currently has
350,000 registered members across the world.
As production manager my role is to develop and manage all the 'front end'
aspects of BiblioTech's community sites, from application development to
marketing site production. This is a varied and sometimes complex job, especially
as
the sites are multilingual currently in 6 languages including Arabic. Because
I have worked at BiblioTech for such a long time I have been instrumental
in developing processes and procedures regarding the development cycle of
products.
Managing a team of HTML producers, a designer, and a translation coordinator,
I also work closely with the head of the technical department to ensure smooth
handovers and on time delivery of projects.
01/99 - present Production
Manager.
My major responsibilities include:
* Management of departmental workflow with regard to timescales and work allocation
to ensure co-ordination of team with other business units in order to meet
delivery deadlines.
* Management of personnel performance evaluation, training and review.
* Recruitment of new staff.
* Development of procedures, guidelines and standards for HTML coding and site
structure.
* Researching new technologies and trends to ensure the departmental adoption
of relevant industry developments
* Management of regular site reviews to ensure they are up to date and consistent.
* Production of weekly departmental reports for senior management.
* Dealings with all people on all levels.
* Ensuring projects conform to pre-defined business case with regard to scope,
timescale and cost.
* Ensuring the department works within budgetary constraints.
05/98 - 01/99 Lead Producer
/ Webmaster.
* BiblioTech launched Postmaster a free web-based email service in 1998; I
was moved to Lead Producer and was responsible for the GUI and front-end
production of the site. This involved liasing with the designers and the
development team to ensure a consistent look and feel of the site, and that
delivery deadlines were met. As webmaster I was responsible for statistical
reporting for Postmaster using Webtrends and web server administration.
05/97 - 05/98 Cyber Centre
Manager.
* Responsible for the daily running of the business, hiring of staff, coordinating
and teaching training sessions for Windows and the Internet, and managing
a number of POP email account for Cyber Centre clients.
* Helped build and develop the network.
* Responsible for the maintenance of the on site Desktop PCs, servers, and
the network.
06/96-04/97 Surge London.
Surge is a small clubwear company. I helped develop their web site and digitise
their artwork methods i.e. the use of Adobe Photoshop.
10/94-05/96 Snow + Rock,
Assistant Manager of the Climbing Department.
I was initially responsible for the running of the Mail Order department as
well as general work on the shop floor, incorporating all stages of buying
process. I was later promoted to Assistant Manager and ran the Climbing Department.
10/93-10/94 Mountain
Ventures,
Instructor.
Group Leader and Instructor at an Outdoor Pursuits Centre in North Wales,
organising activities for teenagers aged 12-18, climbing walking, canoeing,
walking, camping etc. Organised and ran Management Courses, which involved
teambuilding exercises to develop the team, maintain the team, to enhance leadership
skills and to develop the personal effectiveness of individuals.
1984-1989 Marlborough College
7 O-levels A - C including Mathematics, English and French
3 A-levels Classical Civilisation, French and English
www.bibliotech.co.uk
www.team.schoolmaster.net - 350000 members
www.schoolmaster.co.uk
www.postmaster.co.uk - 160000 members
www.gamemaster.net
www.findaclass.net
* MCP
* MLTB (Mountain Leadership Training Board) - Summer mountain leader
* SPSA - Single pitch supervisor's award
* BCU (British Canoe Union) - Instructors & 3 Star
* First Aid (Mountain).
* Full clean driving licence
English - 1st language
French - Fluent
Norwegian - Fluent
Computing/Internet, Music, Climbing, Walking, Mountaineering, Skiing, and Travelling.