بيتر Godsafe

• Management of three data centers - business, scientific and disaster recovery, covering over 44, 000 Sq Ft.
• Management of 16 staff delivering a 24 hour, 7 days a week service
• Management of Data Centre Specialists and 4 technicians, as well as a storage and DR specialists.
• Management of a Telecommunications Building and Security Headquarters
• Design of new Research Park Data Centre.
• Planning the infrastructure for a 2nd Super computer worth $100M.
• Security analysis including involvement with physical access, including design and planning of new security devices
• Reviewing and implementing improvements to the Data Centres with the service provider.
• Working with the construction teams to implementation of Vesda systems and Novec 1230 gas suppression within the Data Centres.
• Recommended and implemented changes to the HVAC system to improve its cooling capacity.
• Designing processes and procedures for the contractors to work to so they meet global standards.
• Assisting with various other contractors to ensure that systems are installed in the Data Centres which meet the high standards required
• Implementation of top of rack switch design to enhance the Data Centre Design and reduce cabling and therefore possible fault liabilities.
• Starting a Fire Warden program designed and implemented for University wide use.
• Responsible for all the facilities within the building (Building Manager) where the Business Data Centre is located.

February 2006 until July 2009 Data Centre Manager and consultant at Global Switch in London Docklands

• Project Management from bid process with sales team to final delivery
• Technical operational advice and support
• Managing 35, 000 Sq Ft of Data Centre Space
• Financial budget strategies based on requirements
• Dealing with suppliers from Cabinet to electrical supplies to security.
• Working with the construction teams for installation of fire detection and suppression.
• Input on various ITT/RFI's for client projects.
• Assisting in consulting with client wanting to relocate their facility to Global Switch.
• Responsibility for ensuring that all floor plans are up to date.
• Attendance of project meetings for the delivery of any space required for large and small projects
• Experienced in LAN and Data Communications and of Tape back up in the data centre as well as working in a large multinational environment.

• Management of three data centers throughout London
• Project management within the Data Centre arena including expansion programmes
• Development of a team of 8 engineers
• My Project Management role work was varied, I dealt with, bringing in standards across all of the Data Centres.
• In 2005/2006 I was heavily involved in bringing in a new media tape solution into 4 of BT Data Centres, saving the company over £10m over 5years.
• Implementation and introduction of a Service Assurance programme to the Data Centres
• Main project in 2005/2006 was to reduce BT's costs in the Data Centre’s, reducing server maintenance. Costs reduced to the value of £1, 000, 000
• Reduced BT's cost by over 1.5Million that year in old and unwanted servers and server rentals
• Involved in several external audits.