IT/AT Trainer/Assessor/Centre Manager
Brunel University London
Total years of experience :25 years, 11 Months
Help managing assessors/ AT Trainer and organise CPD events/training/certification
Observe and train DSA assessors
Deal with students’ technical and DSA queries and liaise with funders, suppliers, universities and Disability Advisers to resolve and deal with complaints
Implement quality assurance guidelines and assist with a yearly DSA-QAG audit
Contribute positively to oversight and development of WLAC Centre and two Outreach Centres (Bucks New & London Royal Holloway Universities) services; assessments, equipment, training and services for students with all disabilities; including students with specific learning difficulties, autistic spectrum disorder, visual and hearing impairments, mental health difficulties, physical disabilities and ADHD.
Carry out DSA assessment and advise the university staff on disabilities adaptations
Help maintaining, updating and managing assistive technology software and the centre Oracle databases
Prepare different DSA assessment computer images using Symantec Ghost Application
Liaise with IT/AT equipment suppliers and purchase equipment and software licences
To keep well-informed of all issues relating to the delivery of assessment by the various assessors to ensure that all funders’ requirements are met.
Produce a monthly KPI and maintain equipment database for the main centre and two outreach centres (Bucks New University & Royal Holloway University of London)
Extract and prepare the centre DSA-QAG yearly statistics and analysis students’ feedback
Participation in local and national groups including The National Network of Assessment Centres, DSA-QAG, The National Association of Disability Practitioners and the Academic Support Providers Network.
Line manage and coordinate the team of assessors, AT trainers, and Proof Readers in line with Brunel and DSA-QAG requirements
Liaise with managers and staff at the Outreach Centres to ensure a high quality service is maintained
Observe and appraise Assessors and other Centre staff in line with Brunel and DSA-QAG requirements
To be responsible for liaising with regulatory bodies, funding bodies, national networks and external agencies as required
Develop, implement and monitor the quality standards, operational practices and procedures of the main Centre and its outreach Centres to ensure ongoing DSA-QAG accreditation
To be responsible for adherence to and to check the monthly KPIs submitted to DSA-QAG
To ensure that a high level of service is provided to all students and applicants using WLAC Centres for their Needs Assessments and AT training
Undertake any other reasonable duties commensurate with the grade of the post.
To provide up-to-date, expert technical advice on all aspects of assistive technology and main stream IT, equipment and other support to disabled staff and students.
To assist running the support service for disabled staff, including meeting with and advising disabled staff and management about their support needs.
To demonstrate assistive technology/IT Software and Hardware to disabled staff and students, the latter as part of their DSA Needs Assessments.
To provide technical support of the Centres resources for disabled students and staff.
To act as a Senior Assessor by:
Personally undertaking 2/3 Needs Assessments for students per week at WLACs main Centre or Outreach sites.
By dealing with technical queries and requests from students and staff arising from assessments and AT/IT Training.
To assist in the monitoring and maintenance of the quality of the work and of the assessments undertaken at the Centre, including reviewing disabled staff and students’ feedback and undertaking observations of Assessors. This is also to assist in ensuring the ongoing annual reaccreditation of the Centre by the auditors.
To produce a monthly KPI and maintain Oracle database
To deliver AT/IT Training to students and staff.
To maintain equipment database and liaise with IT/AT suppliers
To manage and maintain two outreach sites : Bucks New University and Royal Holloway University of London
Administer local servers and user accounts
Train staff and clients on Microsoft packages ( advanced Word, Excel, PowerPoint ..etc)
Train staff and clients (Barclays Bank, HSBC, NATWEST Bank Investment Banking..etc) on specilised software such as Jaws, Supernova, Magic, Zoomtext ..etc
Manage small projects such as ESF programs, Government projects which includes Department of Work and Pension, Ministry of Defence and London Probation Services.
Supervise IT/AT trainers and assessors
Train clients on talking scanners, CCTV and another assistive technology hardware.
Train staff of how to use professional Microsoft packages such as advanced Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint.. etc
Provide IT skills surgery for all staff
Provide technical support and set computer network
Develop manuals, practises and notes
Develop training strateges for all staff with HR help
Prepare training feedback and final outcome report
Train staff of how to use professional Microsoft packages such as advanced Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint.. etc
Provide IT skills surgery for all staff
Provide technical support and set computer network
Develop manuals, practises and notes
Develop training strateges for all staff with HR help
Prepare training feedback and final outcome report
Training SCF staff of how to use IT systems and application.
• Teach Microsoft Office packages (Excel, Word, Access, power Point)
• Provide technical assistance and maintain Windows 2k server.
• Organise classes and assess exams
• Upgrade computers and install professional packages
• Teach ICT, CLIAT, CLAIT Advance and IBT2
• Teach Electronic Communication course
• Act as an IT director
• Maintain the local databases and train staff
Supervise and lead the geological and geophysical works while drilling operation
• Have a broad range of technical responsibilities, including prospect evaluation, mapping, 3D reservoir modelling, reservoir management, log interpretation, risk analysis and volumetric estimations.
Core responsibilities:
• Contribute, steer, quality check and peer review reservoir geological studies and field development plans
• Perform geological interpretation of cores, logs, seismic data and integrate the interpretations into 3D geological models to calculate volumes and justify well locations
• Provide leadership for geological studies required for reservoir field managements purposes
• Involve in the planning, monitoring and quality checking of field exploration/development vertical, deviated and horizontal wells
• Progress well proposal from concept select to drill ready and project monitor
• Contribute the development of work programs for geosciences
• Respond to requests from heads of departments concerning planning and development
• Quality check, peer review and make recommendations for the reservoir field and well studies
• Undertake geological reviews which include; well log correlation, structural and stratigraphic units using wells and seismic data
• Analysis of potential oil and gas bearing traps, by-passed and attic hydrocarbons interpretation of core and log data for the purpose of facies determination and mapping
• Parametric mapping and volume calculation
• Carry out geological reservoir modelling using “state of the art’ modelling software(petrel)
• Undertake integrated geological, geophysical and petrophysical analyses
• Use geostatistics to assist in the determination and distribution of reservoir parameters(. Net- to-Gross, porosity and permeability)
• Calculate statistical volumes and contributed towards subsequent economic analyses
• Carry out uncertainty and risk analysis
• Conduct well planning, advising on both surface and target locations, as well as different types of wells options(. sidetrack, recompletion, deviated, horizontal, vertical)
• Keep on-track with the development of new technologies in reservoir exploitation. This includes recommending best practices in reservoir geology and modern geological methods
• Ensure high quality geological analysis by the teams, and compliance and consistency with company system standards. Plan training programs, workflows and best practices
• Stimulate the creation of ideas around current and future exploration/development activities
• Mentor and develop staff, regarding technical competence and broader relationship management skills
Computer Systems and Networking Engineering
Microteaching certificate (PTLLS)
MSc Petroleum Geosciences
