Kristian Charles Pinkerton

Kristian Charles Pinkerton has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and responsibilities in the IT field. Kristian Charles began their career at viatel-group as a European NOC Engineer, where they monitored and supported customer servers and router connections. Kristian Charles then worked as an IT Manager at Monckton Chambers, where they managed and deployed all IT systems, including upgrading the Chambers systems from Novell to a Microsoft infrastructure.

Pinkerton also worked as a Hosted Desktop Engineer and Architect at Nasstar plc, where they designed and deployed a cloud-based Citrix Xen App 5.0 Hosted Desktop environment. Kristian Charles further enhanced their Citrix expertise as a 3rd Line Network Technician Level 3 at JLL (King Sturge), where they managed a large Citrix farm with numerous servers and published applications.

At C Hoare & Co, Pinkerton served as a Senior Systems Engineer, responsible for the Citrix Presentation Server 4 infrastructure and implementing performance improvements. Kristian Charles then joined Serco as a Senior Citrix Wintel Engineer/Projects, where they managed a large Citrix environment for a government-based client.

Pinkerton's role at London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) involved managing, supporting, and upgrading the entire Corporate Technology infrastructure. Kristian Charles played a key role in implementing the group's virtualization strategy, migrating from Microsoft Hyper V to VMware. Additionally, they supported and maintained the group's Web Sense/ISA platform.

In their most recent position as Vice President of Corporate Infrastructure at Pico, Pinkerton is responsible for overseeing the company's corporate infrastructure. Overall, their work experience showcases their expertise in Citrix environments, system administration, virtualization, and IT infrastructure management.

Kristian Charles Pinkerton has a comprehensive education history in the field of Information Technology. Kristian Charles attended South East Essex College from 1990 to 1995, where they pursued GCSE GNVQ Int/Adv. Subsequently, they obtained further certifications in the field, including GNVQ Intermediate Information Technology from Cecil Jones High School Sixth Form in 1998 and GNVQ Advanced IT from ED EXCEL. Kristian Charles also holds certifications from Microsoft, such as MCSA * 2 Exchange + SQL, and specialized certifications in Citrix, including CCA * 6 and CCEE Citrix Certified. In addition to their formal education, Kristian has pursued professional development opportunities through various institutions, including Microsoft, BCS, and COGNOS. Kristian Charles has extensive knowledge and expertise in Microsoft AD Azure Cloud Computing, Microsoft Office 365, Citrix, VmWare, HPE, and Nutanix.