Samuel Curtis

In this position I was responsible for aiding the IT Director in facilitating improvements to the day-to-day operations of the business, including support for multiple locations nationwide.

• Developed multiple in-house Power Platform tools to streamline business operations and expand capabilities for IT, Sales, and Finance teams.
• Sourcing, installation, and maintenance of Cisco Meraki devices, allowing the IT team to rapidly respond to network deterioration and outages at any of our nationwide sites.
• Organised and carried out multiple large-scale data migrations, adjusting data during imports to match existing organisational formatting.

This role included management and maintenance of on-premises server infrastructure

• Management of Windows Server 2012, including Active Directory, DHCP, and DNS to ensure all devices on the network were able to communicate with centrally-hosted software.
• Configuration of network switching, including both physical and VLAN, essential for linking multiple sites to a single database at head office.
• Implemented Mobile Device Management administration for loss-prevention purposes and to streamline handover between staff.
• Lead for migration from locally-hosted Exchange server to cloud-based Office 365 to reduce financial and operational inefficiencies.

During my time in this position I developed my skills and managed multiple large-scale infrastructure redevelopment projects as business needs changed.

• Project managed the migration from local storage to cloud storage for projects to facilitate remote access during site visits.
• Managing and scheduling automated data backups over AWS to comply with professional indemnity and public liability insurance purposes.
• From-scratch Installation of new networking infrastructure during move to new premises.
• Project managed the migration from cloud storage to locally-hosted server storage as the business expanded and cloud storage costs grew, while maintaining the ability to remotely access project files.

I joined the CDBKA as a new beekeeper and volunteered to lend my expertise as an IT manager to modernise operations.

• Developed a new website from scratch using WordPress to further community outreach abilities.
• Managing hosting on a VPS to ensure data security and keep costs minimal.
• Managing DNS records for new domain

As an extension of my work with the Carmarthen and District Beekeeping Association I also do volunteer IT work for a repair café that serves the public in Carmarthen.

• Data recovery services for inoperable laptops, both laptops and mobile phones.
• Rescue and recovery of inoperable devices, as above.