As you may have
noticed, the SymetriUK website has had a bit of a restructure with many new
offerings added due to our recent acquisition of Excitech; one of them being IT
Solutions. In this blog post, we introduce you to this new offering and the
people behind the SymetriIT Solutions team.
What is Symetri IT Solutions?
As one of the first Autodesk partners in the UK, we have over 30 years'
experience working with architects, engineers, construction and product design
professionals. In that time, we have helped design professionals transition
from paper-based-draughting to 2D CAD, grasp the complexities of today’s
complex 3D modeling platforms, and adopt revolutionary concepts such as
generative design.
This experience has given us a unique perspective on the demands these
applications place on CAD workstations and IT infrastructure which generic IT
companies may not have sight of.
As a result, we partner with best of breed IT technology vendors such as
Dell, HP, Microsoft, and more, to bring our customers the right solutions
to meet their business needs. Underpinned by our comprehensive range of support
services to give you peace of mind that your core IT infrastructure and
critical business applications will be available when you need them.
We support four key areas in relation to IT: products, solutions,
services & support.
Products
Hardware
and software to help you run your everyday operations
As an experienced accredited
partner for some of the most respected names in hardware and software including
Dell, HP, Adobe, and Microsoft, we can supply a wide range of industry-specific
solutions out-of-the-box, or specially configured for the way you work.
We offer:
· CAD
Workstations
· Laptops
· Monitors
· Accessories
· Software
· Virtual
Reality (VR)
Find out more at https://www.symetri.co.uk/it-solutions/it-products
Solutions
Tailored solutions to help you work smarter and solve a
number of industry issues
As the pace of technology development in the
architecture, engineering, construction, and product design sectors continue to
accelerate, the challenges multiply vast file sizes, bandwidth concerns,
back-up procedures, inter-office communication, collaboration, remote working,
virtualisation, access to data, and file-sharing to name a few.
We offer solutions for:
· Business
Continuity
· Cloud
· Collaboration
· Desktop
Virtualisation
· IT
Infrastructure
· PC
as a Service (PCaaS)
· Remote
Working
· Software
· Virtual
Reality (VR)
Find out more at https://www.symetri.co.uk/it-solutions/it-solutions
Services
Helping you identify the present and future IT needs of
your business
We
provide IT services focused on the key priorities any architecture,
engineering, construction, and product design business has. Our consultants can
help you identify your present and future IT needs, guide you in building a
strategic roadmap to drive greater operational efficiencies, and present
vendor-agnostic hardware and systems recommendations.
Our services include:
· Consultancy
· Cyber
Essentials
· IT
Audit
· Licence
Management
Support
Our
support services are here to help
We do more than just supply the IT equipment and software
you need. If something has gone wrong and you need to speak to our expert
support team, or you’d like to monitor and prevent issues from occurring, our
support services are here to help. We make it easy for you to contact our
helpdesk engineers, who come from the core industries they support, whenever
the need arises.
We offer four IT support packages to keep your
infrastructure all running smoothly with optimum performance and minimum
downtime.
Find out more at https://www.symetri.co.uk/it-solutions/it-support
Real-World Expertise
Our team is built up of experts who come from the core industries they
support; they share and understand the challenges of the Buildings &
Infrastructure and Product Design & Lifecycle industries and have the
passion to explore, assess and evaluate the many new and varied developments in
products and processes taking place in our industry today. So, let's meet the
faces behind the expertise...
Meet the Symetri IT Solutions Team
Alan Stone - IT
Solutions Business Area Director
Alan joined as a member of the IT team delivering services to design and
engineering specialists, and was appointed Head of IT Solutions in the summer
of 2016. He has helped numerous companies design and implements cutting edge IT
infrastructures, ensuring they have the right IT strategy in place to meet
their business objectives. Possessing a unique blend of CAD, IT, and commercial
expertise, Alan can provide a well-rounded perspective on the technical demands
facing the Buildings & Infrastructure and Product Design & Lifecycle
industries today.
I am a big sports fan. In my spare time, you'll find
me playing golf or watching football.
Jim Bailey - IT Solutions Consultant
Jim joined in 1996, previously working in the communications industry
with British Telecom and the burgeoning IT industry with Granada. He has worked
within the IT industry for the past 25 years and his knowledge of IT
technologies is broad. He's worked on many projects incorporating technologies
such as virtualisation (Hyper-V, VMWare, Nutanix), security (Dell, HP, and
Cisco), storage (Panzura, SAN, NAS, Cloud Providers Amazon AWS, and Microsoft
Azure), and cloud (Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure Office 365 Nutanix XiFrame).
Outside of work, I'm a keen cyclist and enjoy
outdoor life including birdwatching.
Jeremy Vessey - IT
Solutions Consultant
Jeremy joined the business in 1998 as a Hardware Engineer and has now
progressed to an IT Solutions Consultant. His knowledge varies across a broad
range of technologies including virtualisation, storage and cloud solutions.
Jeremy also has a great deal of knowledge around the Autodesk suite of products
regarding licencing and deployments. IT installations, pre-sales and fully
supporting the Helpdesk for escalated calls are his main responsibilities.
I'm a big fan of motor racing & snooker
Lee Emery - IT
Solutions Specialist
Lee joined in 1999 and has over 20 years' experience in IT support. He
received a BTEC in computing in 1998 and is always on the other end of the
phone to help customers with any IT related issues they may have.
My interests are cars, the outdoors and food!
Barrie Elliott - IT
Solutions Specialist
Barrie Joined the business in 2007 as a Helpdesk Engineer and has now
progressed to an IT Solutions Specialist. Prior to joining Symetri, he used to
manage an Automotive Business as an Engineer and was a senior Electronic
Engineer repairing mobile phones before that. He is a Qualified Electronics
Engineer holding a City and Guilds 224 in Electronic Servicing and also an NVQ
in Engineering. Engineering and IT has always been his passion since he was a child and with this enthusiasm and keenness, he continues to enhance his
knowledge in new technologies. His knowledge varies across the board including
Virtualisation, Storage, Cloud solutions and much more. He also delivers client
training, installations, pre-sales and consultancy for various products, along
with fully supporting the Helpdesk for escalated calls.
I have a keen interest in photography outside of
work.
Josh Timmins - IT
Solutions Specialist
Josh joined in 2013 as a trainee IT Engineer with no previous IT
experience. While learning on the job, and with in-house training, Josh has
quickly progressed to become an IT Solutions Specialist. Josh assists with all
aspects of IT Solutions, from pre-sales and installations to supporting the
end-user directly via the helpdesk.
I enjoy fishing, football and going to the pub.
Andy Evangeli - IT
Solutions Support Engineer
Andy Joined in 2014 as a Technical Support Engineer having previously
worked in the corporate industry with Sainsburys at their head office in
Holborn. Andy has over 15 Years’ experience in the IT industry and is skilled
in various platforms including VMware, Hyper-V, Windows Server, Office 365,
In-house Exchange, Windows 7, 8 and 10, Software-Hardware Installations and
experience with in-house and cloud backup solutions. He is always happy to help
customers with a smile with any IT related issues they may have.
In my spare time, I enjoy being with my family and
am an avid supporter of Newcastle United FC.
Clive Dancey - IT
Solutions Support Engineer
Clive has been in engineering most of his life, starting off at GEC
Avionics, moving to work in a field service role with MFS group and then
support at Santander. He has since worked in several IT support roles,
supporting high-level bankers and traders, to home users before joining Symetri
to support our customer base.
Outside of work, you can find me acting at a local
theatre around the Hertfordshire area.
Attarpal Bhamra -
IT Solutions Support Engineer
Attarpal joined the business in 2018 as an IT Solutions Support Engineer
and has over 5 years' experience in the Managed Service Provider sector. Having
completed an apprenticeship in IT, he is perfectly suited to helping customers
work through any IT systems difficulties they may come across.
My hobbies include football & gym.
Fabian John - IT
Solutions Support Engineer
Fabian joined in 2019 but has spent over 16 years in IT. Before joining
Symetri, Fabian spent over 10 years in the Education sector helping schools
with bespoke technology needs from consulting on solutions to day-to-day
problems. Fabian has always enjoyed taking things apart and seeing if he can
fix them again which has translated into a rewarding career in IT. Seeing
complex problems resolved always brings great satisfaction to him.
Outside of work, I’m a Dad to 3 boisterous boys, I
play the drums, cycle, and like a good build in Minecraft from time to time.
Homayoun Ahmed - IT
Solutions Support Engineer
Homayoun has over 13 years of experience working in the Managed Service
Provider sector. He has experience in implementing, diagnosing, and maintaining
different technologies and is able to provide solutions for our customers'
expanding service solutions. Homayoun is customer focused and strives to ensure
our customers are not just given quick fixes to temporarily solve their
problems, but to implement solutions and services that add value to their
organisations.
In my spare time I l play badminton, and to
de-stress we have a family movie marathon!
Jennifer Curtis -
IT Solutions Support Administrator
Jennifer joined the business in 2011 as a Support Services
Administrator, raising renewal quotes for IT Solutions and CAD Support.
Jennifer sets up and maintains contracts and updates customer support and
subscription licences. She supports the sales team, Engineers & customers
with their contract & general support issues.
I enjoy football, reading, going to the pub and
theatre.
Jonathan Glass - IT
Solutions Sales Support Assistant
Jon joined the IT Solutions team back in 2015 as the Installation
Coordinator, ensuring that IT projects were booked in and running smoothly. A year later he took on the additional duty of IT Solutions presales which
involves providing quotes for our sales team and hunting out the best prices
possible.
He takes pride in getting things right and enjoys the challenges the
role brings him daily. He is constantly learning about new technology and
matching it to our customers’ requirements. He has a vast knowledge of Dell and
HP CAD workstation ranges and his established relationship with suppliers and
vendors have allowed him to source the best IT solutions to offer our customers.
I have a degree in Audio Technology, enjoy
collecting vinyls, DJing, and all things music. I live on the south coast with
my girlfriend and cat Chewie and enjoy walks on the beach and going to the
arcades (not with the cat, that would be weird).
Daniel Gonzalez -
IT Solutions Internal Presales
Daniel joined in early 2020 following a career in the Telecoms industry
working with BT and many other companies. From a young age, he has been
passionate about IT systems; he is continually embracing new technologies to
enhance his knowledge in order to provide for customers' ever-changing needs
and ensure end-users get the best out of their equipment.
Prior to joining Symetri, he worked alongside senior engineers doing
on-site visits with clients and provided sales support during client
negotiations for bespoke proposals. His experiences have given him a good
insight into every step of customer onboarding from the quotation stage, right
through to end-to-end installations and aftercare. He has learned the
importance of forming good customer relationships, and moreover to gain an
understanding of their individual requirements.
In my spare time, I enjoy playing and composing
music on the piano, working on techie projects like repairs/upgrades on CAD
workstations and laptops, gardening, and playing with my little one spending
quality dad time whenever I can.
Nita Hoffmann - IT
Solutions Service Delivery Manager
Nita joined the business in early 2020 and has been in the IT industry
for 20 years. She started her career teaching IT to adults and children which
included supporting students through GCSE and A level computing, before
becoming an IT Support Engineer. She then moved onto become a Service Delivery
Manager which she has now been doing for over 10 years, having supported a
variety of different industries including medical insurance, educational and
entertainment.
In my spare time, I enjoy hiking, sailing, camping
and cycling.
Nicole Breeden -
Marketing Executive
Nicole first joined the business as a Marketing Assistant in 2017 after
graduating from university with a degree in English Language &
Communications with Journalism. Shortly after she became a Marketing Executive
which now involves planning and executing campaigns for different business
units within the company; one of them being IT Solutions.
Outside of work, I enjoy all things food, fashion, and makeup.
To learn more about
Symetri IT Solutions and how our team of experts can help you, get in
touch with us or visit our webpage here.
