OAG, New Zealand
Paul Thorpe MBCS has over two decades of experience in IT support and systems engineering. Presently serving as a Systems Engineer at the Office of the Auditor-General in New Zealand since June 2009, Paul previously held roles at STA Travel as a 2nd Line Support (2007-2009) and at IBM United Kingdom Ltd as a Deskside Representative (2002-2007), where initial experience included work for ExxonMobil and Astrazeneca. Prior to IBM, Paul was a Systems Support Field Engineer at Capgemini (1999-2002), contracted to the Ministry of Defence and ExxonMobil, and spent nearly a decade as an Administrative Assistant at the UK Ministry of Defence (1990-1999). Education was completed at Spencer Park from 1979 to 1984.
OAG, New Zealand
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