Thurstan
Thurstan Davies (Alex)
British Expat, 37 years old
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“I am very good at catering for your information, communications & technology needs; providing a complete and professional presence both in and out of the office & on and offline.” [/color]
SKILLS:
ICT Systems Management Specialist for the Construction Industry (13 years experience)
Online Communications Expert and Professional Advisor
Online Presence Developer
Company Documentation Advisor
Multimedia Presentation Developer
SKILLS - SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE:
Web Site Project Development & Design - Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator, phpBB, CSS
3D Internet Presence & Environment Design - Activeworlds
Company Documentation and Desktop Publishing - Quark, MS Publisher
Multimedia Presentations – MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, MS Word, Adobe Premiere
Operating Systems: DOS to XP Pro
Network Operating Systems Windows NT & 2000, Novell Netware
FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT:
[color=olive]2002 to 2006 Puma Engineering Ltd, Dubai, UAE[/color]
[color=indigo]ICT Systems Manager[/color]
ICT:
Implementation of a Client Extranet Project Management System
Implementation of an In-house Electronic Document Management System
LAN Implementation with support and troubleshooting
Website Design and Administration
DTP/Multimedia:
Development of full multi-media marketing presentations for potential clients
Development of online company prequalification using Macromedia Technologies
Shooting and editing of basic video clips for marketing of new technologies
Desktop publishing for all company brochures and pre-qualifications
Project Tendering:
Pricing, Commercial Breakdowns, Enquiries, Programmes, Scopes
Project Management:
Structural Steel / Project / Site Coordination, Liaison between client and sub contractors, Management & supervision of design, drafting, procurement, project document control, submittals, clarifications, fabrication and erection.
Additional duties involved office administration, human resources and market research.
[color=olive]2000 to 2006 Welcome Advertising, Dubai, UAE[/color]
[color=indigo]Managing Partner (2000-2002)
Silent Partner (2002 to date) [/color]
Budget oversight and creation of a business model, marketing services, office administration and human resources.
[color=olive]1993 to 2000 Tiger Steel Engineering LLC, Sharjah, UAE[/color]
[color=indigo]Head of IT Department[/color]
ICT:
LAN Implementation with support and troubleshooting on cross platforms (Novell / NT)
WAN Introduced and installed group-wide linking the satellite offices
Security and management of LAN Internet Access & Email
In-house Web Server (Novell + Bordermanager)
Web-Design (Macromedia Dreamweaver)
E-Commerce Client Extranet through Web Server
LAN Portal for Project Management Systems
System documentation, implementation and training
Installation and maintenance of Structured Cabling, Routers, Switches, Hubs and Servers
Hardware troubleshooting, selection and procurement
Addition Non IT Work included desktop publishing of Company to Client Documentation and Market Research
QUALIFICATIONS:
[color=indigo]BEng (Honours) Degree in Civil Engineering (Graduated 1991)[/color]
Winner of the Wimpey award for top computer project
[Dual Carriageway Earthwork Analysis]
Final Year Project:
Development and programming of software for the Kinematic Wedge Analysis of Rock Slopes and Tunnels
[color=indigo]BTEC National Diploma in Technology[/color]
Final Year Project:
Design, development and build of a temperature controlled olivehouse door
[color=indigo]BTEC National Certificate in Mechanical and Production Engineering[/color]
[color=indigo]City and Guilds in Mechanical and General Engineering[/color]
Thurstan
Well that's my wonderful CV in all it's technicolor glory, I'm currently residing in Dubai, on my own companies visa, so if you prefer I can even offer to work as a consultant rather than be taken on as an employee.
My contact details are:
EMAIL:
MOBILE/SMS: 050 749 6533
YAHOO ID: 586130
Very much looking forward to hearing from you.
T