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Philip McFarlane

Kettering,Northants

Summary

I am a committed and hard working individual who enjoys a challenge. In addition to strong communication skills, I am able to work effectively in a team. I can also demonstrate advanced problem-solving skills. My drive and loyalty ensure I am a valuable addition to any company.

I also have an enhanced DBS.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work history

Private hire taxi driver

24x7 Northants
03.2023 - Current
  • Exculsive transport of a Special educational need Child to and from school
  • Ensured passenger safety by adhering to all road regulations.
  • Managed difficult driving conditions calmly for passenger reassurance.
  • Handled emergency situations calmly, prioritising passenger safety.

Field service engineer

Tazman Ltd
Kettering, Northants
03.2019 - 06.2019
  • Installation of IP based footfall/people counting, vehicle counting systems
  • On site maintenance and service of IP based footfall/people counting systems
  • Installation & Service of legacy counting systems.

Senior Data and Communication Engineer

Communication Cabling Services
Kettering, Northamptonshire
01.2009 - 03.2019
  • On site IT support and installations in companies ranging from banking and call centres across the UK
  • Deployment of various IT products including VDI units, Wi-Fi Aps and Video conferencing systems/ projectors
  • UTP (Cat 5e, 6, 6A and 7) and fibre installations
  • A broad understanding of a working Cisco environments.
  • Full network hardware installation and software upgrades in various locations of a large leisure industry organisation across the UK.
  • Installation of hardware for a VOIP phone systems,wireless network, firewalls and servers for a large energy company across Europe , dealing with local ISDN and telephone providers.
  • Supporting with problem resolution of technical issues on site and remotely.
  • Data and Voice installations within the public safety environment including movement of 999 lines and Voice and call out systems for the emergency services.
  • Used as senior resource, because of my customer facing skills and technical experience, autonomously empowered to deal with:-
  • Important and key customers
  • Escalations
  • Difficult environments

Account/ Project Manager

Danwood Group Ltd
Lincoln, Lincolnshire
06.2002 - 11.2008
  • Design and overseeing of installations of new printing and photocopying solutions within local government organisations, including accounting software and PULL printing technology, with RDP access.
  • Installation and customer training of network printer administration software.

Telecoms Service Manager

  • Managing 12 engineers, including service, breakdown and installation routing.

Part ordering, quotations and sales support,.installation of small digital telephone switches and service calls.

Senior Photocopier Engineer

  • Third level support, engineer training, and dealing with escalations.

Education

GCSEs -

Kettering Boys School/ Tresham College
Kettering, Northamptonshire

Skills

  • Qualified voice, data and fibre optic cable installer
  • Basic Cisco networking and routing configuration
  • Basic analogue, digital and VOIP Telephone switch configuration
  • Working knowledge of windows OS
  • Working knowledge of Linux OS
  • Qualified Printer, Photocopier and network engineer

working with mechanical and electrical components within a printing and photocopier environment including working on machines which I was untrained on with no manuals

Printer and Photocopier driver installation on Servers and Desktops

  • Basic spoken German,and Bulgarian

Affiliations

  • Travel: Having lived and worked for 2 years in Germany, and having a house in Bulgaria, I enjoy learning about local customs and traditions. I continue this where ever I travel, trying to learn a little of the local languages. Computers: Often help friends and family with computer problems and software installation. Sailing: Crossed the Atlantic in 3 weeks with 17 other crew members.

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Private hire taxi driver

24x7 Northants
03.2023 - Current

Field service engineer

Tazman Ltd
03.2019 - 06.2019

Senior Data and Communication Engineer

Communication Cabling Services
01.2009 - 03.2019

Account/ Project Manager

Danwood Group Ltd
06.2002 - 11.2008

GCSEs -

Kettering Boys School/ Tresham College
Philip McFarlane