Carl Vincent Rogers has over 30 years of experience in ICT, electronics, electrical engineering, and manufacturing. He has strong skills in network design, installation, and maintenance. Notable achievements include sourcing and configuring a new £300k college network of 12 servers and 850 PCs, and reducing a manufacturing failure rate from 80% to 3% through problem identification and component design. He holds qualifications in electrical installation and electronic engineering.

1. Carl Vincent Rogers
8 CHANCE MEADOW TEL: 01304 226185
GUSTON MOB: 07769 688250
NR DOVER KENT CT15 5EP EMAIL: carlvrogers@btinternet.com
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PROFILE
A highly skilled and successful ICT Technician with a strong background in network design and
installation, including network configuration. Experience is complemented by a successful earlier
career as an electronic and mechanical engineer and as a qualified electrician. Demonstrable track
record of resolving issues, whether in software or hardware, and maintaining maximum uptime on
networks. Designed and configured backup systems using USB2 and Backup Assist over the network
onto 14 terabit hard drives per backup set to ensure reliable and consistent backups in the event of
disaster recovery being required.
SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS
• Sourced installed and configured new network costing £300k throughout entire
college, which entailed installing and configuring 12 Windows servers and 850
desktops over the six-week summer break.
• Taught ICT and electronics under the supervision of a qualified teacher. Courses
taught included 772 City and Guilds ICT and, subsequently, OND and HNC.
• Reduced an 80% failure rate to 3% by identifying machine stop sensitivity issue,
designing and manufacturing an additional component to increase sensitivity.
• Project managed the network infrastructure change from co-ax to fibre optic and
the installation and testing of HP switches. The network remains robust and has
100% up time four years on.
CAREER
Feb 2014 to Feb 2015 Houchins Aerospace. Electronics Engineer, PCB assembler and tester. Made
redundant Houchins now closed.
Feb 2011 to Feb 2014 Electronic Module Services (EMS LTD), Electronic Assembly Technician.
Repairing PCs and audio visual equipment.
Freelance IT administration networking, configuration and repair.
Supporting clients via floor walking, telephone, help desk or email.
Electronic/Electrical repair of domestic and industrial equipment.
Various Electrical installation works.
Oct 2004 – Feb 2011 Walmer Science and Technology College ICT Systems Technician
Walmer Science College, now closed. Part of Castle Community College. No previous staff present.

2. • Sourced installed and configured new network costing £300k throughout entire
college, which entailed installing and configuring 12 Windows servers and 850
desktops over the six-week summer break. The desktops were configured using
Norton Ghost, allowing multiple auto image installations necessary to meet the six-
week target.
• Successfully added and fully configured a further 15 servers over the next three
years and put all servers onto UPS.
• Reviewed all software licences and set annual budgets accordingly, including
individual and site-wide licences covering servers, security software, Windows OS
and specialist software.
• Project managed the network infrastructure change from co-ax to fibre optic and
the installation and testing of HP switches. The network remains robust and has
100% up time four years on.
• Installed and updated Smoothwall firewall and Websense internet filtering and web
security software across the college.
Jan 2004 – Oct 2004 Dover Grammar School for Boys ICT Systems Technician
• Appointed to oversee the day-to-day running of the school’s RM Connect 2.4 and
Community Connect 3 network.
• Created a native 2K network to allow the school to change from RM and Windows to
Linux. Subsequently left following the successful completion of this task, returning
to a Windows environment
Aug 2000 – Jan 2004 South Kent College Electronics and Computing Technician
• Taught ICT and electronics under the supervision of a qualified teacher. Courses
taught included 772 City and Guilds ICT and, subsequently, OND and HNC.
• Carried out all necessary network maintenance and set and administered spares
budgets.
• Assembled circuit boards and created faults for students to identify as part of the
learning process. Students were required to investigate these faults in order to
identify and subsequently rectify them.
Aug 1996 – July 2000 Knex Manufacturing Production Engineer
• Set up packaging plant and subsequently improved and upgraded it continually.
• Designed and constructed a packaging machine for filling bags with components.
This involved studying the process then designing the machine digitally, producing
manufacturing drawings and then manufacturing, assembling and testing the
machine. It was then successfully commissioned.
• Reduced an 80% failure rate to 3% by identifying machine stop sensitivity issue,
designing and manufacturing an additional component to increase sensitivity.

3. • Successfully managed a shift team of 30+ production staff, increasing quality levels
and productivity.
EARLIER CAREER
• 1995 – 1996 Maintenance Electrician Novaglen Ltd
• 1992 – 1995 Installation and Maintenance Electrician Self-employed
• 1989 – 1992 Electrician T Heath
• 1988 – 1989 Electrician Bob’s Electrical
• 1985 – 1988 Electrician Smye-Rumsby
QUALIFICATIONS
1985 – 1989 South Kent College of Technology and Canterbury College (day release)
City & Guilds 200 Electrical/Mechanical Engineering (1986)
772 Communication Skills (1986)
236 Electrical Installation Part One (1988)
236 Electrical Installation Part Two (1989)
236 Electrical Installation Part C (1991)
BTEC ONC Electrical/Electronic Engineering (1993)
HNC Electrical/Electronic Engineering (1995)
TECHNICAL SKILLS
IT
• Windows 95, 98, Millennium, XP and 2000 desktop; 2003, 2008 Server operating systems,
including Windows Server 2008 R2; installation and configuration.
• Active Directory, and supporting services
• Norton Ghost - desktop and enterprise editions
• Deployment and support of RM Connect
• Microsoft Office – all releases up to 2007
• CAD, Artwork, Photographic and Video software
M&E
• Installation and development of packaging plant and machinery
• Design and installation of electrical services in domestic, commercial, agricultural and
industrial (lightheavy) premises
• Electrical installation and maintenance of intruder/fire alarm systems and heating,
ventilation, air conditioning and communication systems

4. • PCB design software to produce single- or double-sided PCBs (EDS, Quickroute 4 and Easypc)
• Manufacture of PCBs (using photosensitive boards)
• Experienced in the use of test equipment such as analogue/digital oscilloscopes, frequency
counters, function generators, analogue/digital multimeters and equipment allied to the
electrical installation fie.
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST