ASHLEY IAN RODERICKS, IT Specialist and Office Manager

ASHLEY IAN RODERICKS

IT Specialist and Office Manager

Red Event Services LLC

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Bachelor's degree, Computer Application, Economics, Marketing.
Experience
28 years, 3 Months

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Total years of experience :28 years, 3 Months

IT Specialist and Office Manager at Red Event Services LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since June 2022

Report to Stake holders:

Manage:
IT
Warehouse
Logistics

Assist
Admin
HR
Finance

MANAGER SCHOOL OPERATIONS at Buds Public School
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since June 2023

Operations, Transport, Purchase, MEP

Dubai American Private School at Dubai Arab American Private School
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2021 to June 2022

Report to Stake Holders & Principal

Manage:

School Curriculum online
Student Identification
IT Systems and Infrastructure

Group Manager IT & Facilities at Create Specialist Fabrication Services LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • September 2015 to April 2022

Current Responsibilities & Competence - IT & Facilities
Information and Communication Systems. (ERP)
 Develop detailed Information Systems for the Group in IT, Facilities, HR, Inventory, Logistics, CRM Retail & Restaurant & Call Center.
 Participate in all strategic decision making, development of policy and procedures including safety security and disaster recovery.
 Ensure timely provision of resources, smooth operation over-all passive and direct operations.
Information Technology.
 Office 365, Google Suites, Amazon Web Services, Woo-Ecommerce, Odoo
 Zoom, Microsoft Team, Google Meet, Bitrix24, CISCO Webex,
 Maintain, OS, Server & Systems Hardware and Software at peak performance.
 Including Standalone Servers, Exchange, SQL, Oracle, or on HYPER-V, Firewall’s, APPLE IOS, Company network infrastructure & Wi-Fi.
 Well Versed with Microsoft Office.
 ETISALAT M2M AND B2B point of contact.
 PBX Telephone systems. (PANASONIC, CISCO, AVAYA, Grand stream)
 IP CCTV systems and Digital signage.
 ISO Certified 18th December 2018
Facilities management
 Monitor and ensure Continuity, Safety and Cleanliness maintained at all times.
 Controlling Facilities budgets and daily purchases.
 Ensuring the Profit Centers are effectively run while maintaining healthy cost control.
 Updating incoming and outgoing IT & Facilities related bills & invoices
 Regular interaction, Store Managers, Brand Managers Event Managers and Warehouse Supervisors.
Event Management
 Overseeing budget, control and execution of critical in-house requirements for events at HO and sites, such as musical performances, drama, concerts & literary events
Staff Accommodation
 Source & Maintain Staff accommodation.
 Check for Safe and Clean Environments.
 Address apartment problems with timely correction.
Procurement.
 Purchase requisition sourcing, evaluate & Vendor selection, establishing direct link with suppliers and service contractors and deal negotiations.
 Point of Sale systems. (MICROS, FEDELIO, MRMS, LS-RETAIL, Shawman and Crux)
Support HR
 Time and Attendance on a daily basis to ensure accurate, End of month salary disbursement.
 Assistance to the recruitment of staff in languages of Hindi, Bengali and a little Marathi.
 In-house Entry and Basic Training of all staff on IT usage and Facilities Safety and emergency procedures.
 Manage all Facilities Profit Centers.
 Etisalat/Du B2B and other services.
Retail & Restaurant: Micros Fidelio & Shawman POS
 Manage all Profit Centers for Retail & Restaurants.

IT Manager (SLT) at Dubai Arabian American Private School
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2021 to January 2022

IT Infrastructure - Active Directory Servers, Share Point, iCampus Server, Azure, Microsoft 365, Teams, V-LAN, Access Points, CCTV
Online Infrastructure - Website - School Portal (Payment/SMS/Information/Calendar/Meeting/Reports) WordPress Content Management
e-Commerce & Online Learning Resources - NWEA-MAP, GL Learning-KHDA, Perfect Purity, SEESAW, NEARPOD, SAAVAS, Achieve 3000, TurnItIn, J-Store, I Read Arabic,
Semester Vise Report Creation & Generation - Assistance to Teachers Report authenticity.
Teacher Training- for all IT Services related their work, not just improving but enhancing the use of services efficiently.
Echo-Friendly: Upgrade Documentation and move towards Paperless Echo-Friendly School by harnessing Technology
Logistics Assistance to MSO.
Assistance to HR with regards to Digital Transformation and Forms Upgrade. Drafting the Schools enhanced IT policy.

Group Manager IT & Facilities at Create Specialist Fabrication Serivces LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • September 2015 to July 2021

Report to:
Board of Directors, & Stakeholders

the Following

Warehouse, Facilities, Properties, Production
MEP, Logistics,

Assist the Following:

Accounts, HR, Admin

Supervisor at SPADAMCO Holdings
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 2015 to August 2015

The Group Established in 2005 comprises of a family of diversified companies in maintenance (OIL &GAS), retail and restaurant.

Report to the Board of Directors and Stake Holders

Manage:
IT Infrastructure / ERP
Properties
Warehouse and Facilities
Logistics

Assist:
HR, Admin, Finance

Project Manager at MANOCONSULT ENG. AND CONSULTING
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 2004 to December 2005

A Safety and Security Company more reserved to Defence and Security of the U.A.E and personal shooting ranges of High dignitaries in the UAE and GCC

Asst Manager at Polytronic International(CH)
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • March 2002 to December 2004

My responsibility was to INSTALL/SERVICE&MAINTAIN equipment provided to the government.
Co-ordinate and organise all events related to exhibitions in Abu Dhabi and Dubai
Liaise with our owner and with our parent

Sales Supervisor at COMPUTRONIC TRADING
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • October 1998 to March 2002

Customer Sales/Support/Solutions).

Primary responsibilities include the following:-
Address Customer complaints and resolve at the office or over Phone, or at the customers location.
Matching and exceeding sales quotas, through retail and distribution sales.
Working with business owners to develop online presence
Product Evaluation and Pricing.
Timely communication of issues with respective corporate heads,
Establishing and maintaining a process for keeping in the loop. -Ability to make timely decisions in support of customer requirements and project Team needs
Personal time management.
Strategic sourcing, Technically evaluate and timely Procurement
of material in and around Dubai.
Negotiating deals with my suppliers and customers
Technical Support to walk in customers on all platforms
Create strategic marketing concepts to give a cutting edge over
our competitors.
Update our customers on new products through our technical bulletin.

Country Manager at NetSoft Solutions Ltd
  • India - Delhi
  • December 1997 to October 1998

Netsoft being a new entrant into the Indian Market
Recruitment and Training for both sales and support.
Design and Implement working infrastructure
Building up a strong customer database
Strategic Pricing and Positioning of products.
Develop and Maintain Vendor relations.
Co-ordinate with US Head Office
Network Solution, Design and Implementation to Sales team.

Regional Manager at Team Computers Ltd
  • India - Delhi
  • April 1997 to December 1997

Implement and streamline Customer Service functions,
Le. CallMonitor, Response Time, Turn around Time
Design a reward system based on over all performance of Engineers.
Standardization of reports, Le. Call, Installation, Quality Assurance and Satisfaction Feed Back
Design and Implement Daily On-Line Customer Complaint and Engineer Call analysis System.
Liaison with sales I extend Technical Support to Pre/Post Sales activities, Le. estimate, feasibility, design and implement sales commitments for networking Solutions.

Asst. Regional Manager at Pertech Computers Ltd
  • India - Mumbai
  • April 1987 to April 1997

Started as a trainee and resigned as an Ass. Regional Manager

Customer Support Engineer at Pertech Computers Limited
  • India - Kolkata
  • March 1987 to April 1997

Supervised the IT operations for Mumbai

Assistant Regional Manager at Pertech Computers Ltd. India. (PCL)
  • India - Mumbai
  • March 1987 to April 1997

ACHIVEMENTS
Implemented BOLT for Bombay Stock Exchange 1991

Implemented the first Cross Network Platform Novel Netware and Windows 3.13 for Mazagon Docks.

Implemented the first Tele-Support Service India for Dell Inc. (USA in 1995

Trainee
  • January 1996 to January 1997
Customer Support
  • January 1987 to January 1988
HR at Applied Corrosion Technology Co. LLC. (O&G 28 years in the GULF.)
  • to

located at most major Malls (retail Children’s Cloths

Customer Engineer
  • to
Senior Customer Engineer
  • to
Asst
  • to
Senior Territory Manager
  • to
Area Manager
  • to

Education

Bachelor's degree, Computer Application, Economics, Marketing.
  • at Venkatesh Open University
  • December 2019

Computer Application Economics Marketing

Diploma, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
  • at Indian Trade Institute
  • August 1985

Mechanical Workshop,Workshop Calculation, Technical Drawing,

Specialties & Skills

Microsoft Dynamics
DNS management
Active Directory
Project Management
Customer Relations
CONSULTING
MARKETING
MICROSOFT OFFICE
OIL PAINTING
PERSONAL
SALES SUPPORT
TÉCNICAS DE SUPERVISIÓN

Languages

French
Expert
Hindi
Expert

Training and Certifications

Sony VAIO Specialist (Training)
Training Institute:
Sony Gulf FZE
Date Attended:
November 2000
Duration:
5 hours

Hobbies

  • Reading, Writing, Camping, Trekking, Swimming, Out door Sports and activities
    Implemented the first Call Center in India for Dell Implemented the first Cross Platform Network for Mazgone Docks Implemented the First Online Traiding system for Mumbai Stock Exchange.