Ian supports the whole of the IfM Engage team in their IT and communication needs, alongside the existing Engineering Dept. IT structure.

EXPERTISE

Ian’s areas of expertise include:

• Hardware and software support for Windows and Mac OS computers
• Hardware and software support for Android and iOS Smartphones
• Microsoft 365 administration
• Information technology innovation, roadmapping and strategy
• Creative problem solving

HIGHLIGHTS

Ian holds a Biotechnology degree from the University of Strathclyde where his thesis was in the biodegradation of oil waste using microbial inoculations. This was later supplemented with a Diploma in Immunology at the same institution. Ian worked in the reproductive biology field with the MRC and later in Harley Street and Bourn Hall Clinic near Cambridge.

Later he was a Biochemist technician on Cambridge Science Par and in this role ‘strayed’ into the IT support world developing as an IT technician before becoming the IT manager at a busy building company in Cambridge for many years. A recent agency 15 month contract as IT officer with Health Education England (NHSE) gave him valuable ‘large organisation’ experience.