Nick Freeman

A Lead Architect working on the Defence Information Infrastructure (DII) Project for the ATLAS Consortium. DII is a key enabler for many of the modernisation initiatives that make up the Defence Change Programme. DII provides IT services for 300,000 users on around 200,000 terminals across approximately 2,000 MoD sites worldwide. Lead Platform Architect & Technical Design Authority, responsible for most aspects of ‘User’ orientated architecture within the MoD DII/F programme, including the Operating Sy

Global Windows architect role to develop and deliver technical strategies and solutions to meet business requirements, defining standards and departmental/global strategies, leading large scale implementations/integration projects and providing technical assistance to the infrastructure departments. Architect of the windows 2003\XP project and of the Win2k3\XP platforms. Manager of application packaging team,ensuring that all applications used globally are packaged to IB MSI standards. The founder of the

Designing NT platforms and associated processes\utilities for retail banking services. Major projects included: Desgining the NT3.51 and NT4.0 Platforms for servers and workstations. Desiging and writting the remote upgrade procress for the converstion from NT3.51 to NT4.0 of 2000 servers and 20,000 workstations. Designing automated hot BIOS upgrade processes. Specialist development team member, responsible for instigating platform improvements and providing support to systems integrators.

A role which involved the rationalisation of existing NT domain model, the migration of NetWare Servers to NT and the roll out of NT4 workstation to a 300 users. Projects undertaken included: The design, testing, and implementation of Internet connectivity (3 months). Design and technical authoring for firewall implementation. Developing Access applications for IT requirements. Upgrading of NetWare 3.11 servers to NetWare 3.12 and 4.1.

Six-month contract to support and develop existing NT network compromising of 27 servers and over 700 users. The development and implementation of an Internet strategy. Rationalisation of NT Domains. Evaluating MS service packs and Compaq SSD's. The design and role out of NT 4 and NT3.51 Servers. Resolving configuration problems. Responsible for day-to-day Mail, Internet and Network administration.

Support contract to provide for network services Providing Network support for over 300 users on a NetWare 3.12 environment. Providing additional support to Vice Presidents and Senior Mangers. Responsible for day-to-day administration of NetWare 3.12 servers. Involved in the development and design of new configurations for desktop PC's.

A contract to provide support for over 12,000 users on a large variety of networks and using a large software base. A member of LAN Support team responsible for the installation and configuring of NT Servers. Responsible for the administration of over 30 NT servers. Project Team member for the roll-out of NT 3.51 workstation, Windows 95 and MS Exchange. Trouble-shooting analyst to resolve all major problems. Senior support specialist, Beta tester for Microsoft on NT 4 and MS Exchange. Analyst on the

Responsible for NetWare servers. Responsible for all data management systems and local network administration. Designed WFW 3.11 desktop build. Automated support functions and NetWare scripts

Technical support. Supported all mainstream desktop application and general NetWare administration

Obtained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant on graduation Passed Platoon Commanders Battle Course 1992 Obtained the rank of full Lieutenant 1993

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