Les R.

Les R. has an extensive work experience spanning over 20 years. Les currently holds the position of Head of IT Infrastructure Services at Kensington Mortgages, where they are responsible for managing the company's IT infrastructure. Prior to this, Les worked as a Data Hosting Manager at the same company.

Before joining Kensington Mortgages, Les worked at A.P. Moller - Maersk as a Senior Cloud Architect - Data Platform, where they played a key role in designing and implementing cloud-based data platforms. Les also worked at Maersk Group as an Infrastructure Architect - Microsoft Data Platform.

Les has also worked at Coeo Ltd as a Principal Consultant, providing technical and architectural expertise to data platform projects. Les specialized in areas such as High Availability, Performance Tuning, and SQL Server Upgrades and Migrations.

Furthermore, Les has experience as a Solution Architect at SoftwareONE, a Database Team Manager at ASOS.com, and a SQL Server Team Lead/Manager and Senior Engineer (DBA) at Computacenter. Les'searly career includes roles as an International Systems Analyst and IT Operations Analyst at Blockbuster Ltd.

Overall, Les R. has demonstrated a strong background in IT infrastructure, data platform architecture, and consultancy, making him a highly experienced and versatile professional.

Les R. obtained a BA Hons degree in History from Brunel University London in the years 1997-2000. In addition, they obtained several certifications from Microsoft, including MCSE: Data Platform, MCT: MCT Enrollment, MCSA: SQL Server 2012, MCPS: Microsoft Certified Professional, MS: Server Virtualization with Windows Server Hyper-V and System Center Specialist, and MCTS: SQL Server 2005.