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I'm Christopher Woolley, a seasoned IT professional with over two decades of hands-on experience spanning Windows Server environments, virtualization (VMware), enterprise networks, and Citrix/VDI deployments. I’ve led end-to-end server builds, migrations, and large-scale rollouts, and I’ve consistently aimed to keep IT infrastructures stable, secure, and scalable while providing practical support to end users. These days I’m focusing on staying current with cyber security topics and Cisco technologies through online courses while supporting friends and family with home networks. I’m a stay-at-home dad who still loves solving technical challenges, building robust small and mid-size infrastructures, and sharing knowledge to help others stay productive and secure online.…I'm Christopher Woolley, a seasoned IT professional with over two decades of hands-on experience spanning Windows Server environments, virtualization (VMware), enterprise networks, and Citrix/VDI deployments. I’ve led end-to-end server builds, migrations, and large-scale rollouts, and I’ve consistently aimed to keep IT infrastructures stable, secure, and scalable while providing practical support to end users. These days I’m focusing on staying current with cyber security topics and Cisco technologies through online courses while supporting friends and family with home networks. I’m a stay-at-home dad who still loves solving technical challenges, building robust small and mid-size infrastructures, and sharing knowledge to help others stay productive and secure online.

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I'm Christopher Woolley, a seasoned IT professional with over two decades of hands-on experience spanning Windows Server environments, virtualization (VMware), enterprise networks, and Citrix/VDI deployments. I’ve led end-to-end server builds, migrations, and large-scale rollouts, and I’ve consistently aimed to keep IT infrastructures stable, secure, and scalable while providing practical support to end users. These days I’m focusing on staying current with cyber security topics and Cisco technologies through online courses while supporting friends and family with home networks. I’m a stay-at-home dad who still loves solving technical challenges, building robust small and mid-size infrastructures, and sharing knowledge to help others stay productive and secure online.…I'm Christopher Woolley, a seasoned IT professional with over two decades of hands-on experience spanning Windows Server environments, virtualization (VMware), enterprise networks, and Citrix/VDI deployments. I’ve led end-to-end server builds, migrations, and large-scale rollouts, and I’ve consistently aimed to keep IT infrastructures stable, secure, and scalable while providing practical support to end users. These days I’m focusing on staying current with cyber security topics and Cisco technologies through online courses while supporting friends and family with home networks. I’m a stay-at-home dad who still loves solving technical challenges, building robust small and mid-size infrastructures, and sharing knowledge to help others stay productive and secure online.

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I’m Christopher Woolley, a seasoned IT professional with over two decades of hands-on experience spanning Windows Server environments, virtualization (VMware), enterprise networks, and Citrix/VDI deployments. I’ve led end-to-end server builds, migrations, and large-scale rollouts, and I’ve consistently aimed to keep IT infrastructures stable, secure, and scalable while providing practical support to end users.

These days I’m focusing on staying current with cyber security topics and Cisco technologies through online courses while supporting friends and family with home networks. I’m a stay-at-home dad who still loves solving technical challenges, building robust small and mid-size infrastructures, and sharing knowledge to help others stay productive and secure online.

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Expert

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Intermediate

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English

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Work Experience

Stay-at-home parent

June 1, 2014 - Present

Full-time parenting; managed family IT needs, maintained home networks, and provided basic IT support for family devices.

Windows Desktop Deployment Technician at Public Health England

March 1, 2014 - April 1, 2014

Led Windows 7 laptop rollout (1000+ Lenovo devices); imaging, unboxing, network drive mapping, printers setup; ensured data access and email connectivity; deployed software via SCCM.

DUS Engineer - BAU Project (Home Office) at Fujitsu UK & Ireland

August 1, 2010 - March 1, 2014

Testing builds for servers and workstations; day-to-day support; printer repairs; network deployments; supported back office systems and Interoperability.

DUS Engineer - ATLAS Defence Contract at Fujitsu

February 1, 2013 - October 1, 2013

On-site and remote support for workstations, printers, scanners; imaging and network builds; remote server support for Royal Navy systems via Terminal Services & DameWare.

Senior Site Network Engineer at British American Tobacco (BAT)

January 1, 1999 - May 1, 2002

Built NT4/2000 servers; installed Cisco equipment; managed 2 computer rooms and 100+ servers; supported 2000 users; on-call 24x7.

Interoperability Team Lead at EDS/HP (ATLAS Consortium)

January 1, 1999 - February 28, 2006

MoD support across site and mobile teams; ensured legacy systems remained functional during new system rollout; managed interoperability security documents; AD/ISA/IIS/SQL exposure.

Laptop Rollout Engineer at Public Health England

March 1, 2014 - April 1, 2014

Led Windows 7 laptop rollouts for Porton Down and Oxford sites, decommissioned old desktops, built ~1000 Lenovo laptops via USB/network, and ensured data migration, network drive mapping, printer setup, and user access. Used SCCM to push specialist software after login to the network with verified printer and drive access.

Criminal Prosecution Service IT Deployment (Laptop Rebuilds) at Criminal Prosecution Service

March 1, 2014 - March 15, 2014

2-week assignment rebuilding laptops for users on a live network, ensuring user data and printers remained accessible and that new laptops were correctly configured for network access.

BAU/Server & Workstation Testing Engineer at Fujitsu UK & Ireland – Home Office WI BAU Project

August 1, 2013 - March 1, 2014

Tested server/workstation builds, documented results, and supported BAU activities for the Home Office WI project, including configuration and policy adherence.

DUS Engineer (DIIF Inc 3A Data Migration) at Fujitsu (DIIF Inc 3A Data Migration)

August 1, 2010 - June 1, 2011

Supported data migration for DIIF 3A, performing network/user builds, AD configuration, group policy application, and remote server administration to ensure seamless data transfer and minimal downtime.

Interoperability Team / IT Infrastructure Engineer at EDS/HP (ATLAS Consortium)

December 1, 2007 - July 1, 2010

Part of the Interoperability Team for MoD deployments, supporting AD, ISA, IIS, and SQL across multiple domains; performing server builds, integrations, and on-site/off-site support for MoD environments.

Criminal Justice Server Support at ATOSOrigin (Schlumberger Sema)

March 1, 2005 - February 28, 2006

Supported CJIT IT servers, handling calls via the Vantive system, with day-to-day AD/IIS/SQL tasks across three domains, ensuring secure and reliable test and production environments.

Interoperability & Global Server Monitoring at Symbol Technologies

October 1, 2004 - December 31, 2004

Secondment focusing on monitoring servers and backups across a global estate and providing global support coverage.

Migration Engineer / Citrix/Desktop Server Support at VOSA

September 1, 2003 - December 1, 2004

Migrated a large Novell environment to Windows 2000/2003 and Citrix across UK offices and testing stations; supported end users via helpdesk and maintained server estates.

Server Estate Administrator at English Heritage

May 1, 2002 - September 1, 2003

Managed NT/2000/2003 server estate, DNS/DHCP, built a Citrix server and MS Cluster system; supported ~500 users across Swindon and remote sites.

Senior Network Engineer at Hewlett Packard (HP) / EDS – ATLAS Consortium

December 1, 2007 - July 1, 2010

Interoperability-focused MoD rollout support; remote/onsite server management, Exchange/backup integration, and security/documentation oversight for MoD deployments.