Ian Blake

Ian Blake has over three decades of extensive experience in database administration and infrastructure management. Currently serving as the Global Linux Infrastructure Team Manager at Verifone since July 2015, Ian manages global infrastructure initiatives. Prior roles include ten years as a Database Administration Consultant and Senior Database Administrator/Infrastructure Manager at The Mailing Department, focusing on SQL Server and Sybase environments. Ian's earlier career highlights comprise a Senior Database Administrator/Manager position at The Clearing Corporation, where responsibilities included deploying new database technologies, and a Consultant Database Administrator role at Interactive Business Systems, working primarily in financial sectors. Ian began as a Database Administrator at Nationwide Building Society, specializing in IDMS environments. Ian's educational background includes a degree in Business, Computing, and Finance from Lancaster & Morecambe College, UK.