Name:             Duncan Stones                                                                        Phone: 07973 743990

DOB:                     24/11/1965

Address:              13 Wyebank Cr., Chepstow NP16 7ES

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AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE START

KEY SKILLS

·         HGV Class 1 C+E license 7-7-2022

·         Driver’s card 6-7-2022

·         Driver Qualification Card 6-7-2022

·         Clean license

·         Driver’s license since 1984

·         Hands on, technically minded and creative approach

·         Strong inter-personal and leadership skills

·         Excellent problem solving and cognitive skills

·         Network, IT, Project, Staff  and Business as Usual management skills

·         Wide experience of Network and Systems design

·         Financial/Budget management skills

·         Youth mentoring and coaching

EDUCATION DETAILS

1984 – 1987    Telkom, South Africa (BT Equivalent)

Telecommunication and electronics diploma

1983 – 1983    Cambridge College (Private)

Matriculation (6th Form) – Maths, English, Afrikaans, Science, Geography and Technical Drawing

EMPLOYMENT DETAILS

1994 – Present:              DS IT Consultants

(Previously known as Datacomm Networking Services, Springbok Networks, Engage IT and Chilli Systems)

Position held:                   Professional IT Consultant and Engineer

Overview of Role:

Design, implement, maintain and project management of basic to full IT communications solutions for home workers, small and medium office businesses, primary schools, large comprehensives and major production factories.  Key activities:

·         Listening to clients’ requirements in order to interpret them into a tailored solution, to serve for a minimum of 5 years and give a good Return On Investment (ROI) and reduce the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).

·         Project management during the implementation stage, reducing downtime costs to keep disruption to a minimum, most critically when migrating from existing systems to new.

·         Training packages planned to coincide with implementation, allowing for timescales and user availability in order to maintain business continuity.

·         Proactive approach to system maintenance, pre-empting general system failures. Providing time to concentrate on improving and evolving the system.