OLIVER
BERESFORD

CAREER

IT Support Engineer

CURRENT ROLE

IT Support Engineer @ Playground Games Ltd

2023–Present

Sole provider of frontline L2 IT support for an Xbox Game Studio supporting over 100 employees.

  • L2 End-User Support
  • New Starter Provisioning & IT Inductions
  • IT Asset & Inventory Management
  • Endpoint Deployment & Management Stack
  • OS & Application Patch Management
  • Internal IT Tools & Automation Development

ROAD MAP

  • Azure Administrator (AZ104) Certification
  • Terraform Associate
  • Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator
  • ROLE CHANGE: Senior Cloud/Infrastructure Engineer
  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator
  • Azure Solutions Architect Expert
  • ROLE CHANGE: Site Reliability Engineer

CAREER

Previous Roles

Computer Systems Manager @ Animal Systems Ltd

2021–2023

Server design, repair, and sales for a small industrial server manufacturer.

  • Server & Infrastructure Design
  • Technical Sales & Client Consultation
  • Financial Oversight & Invoicing
  • Logistics & Shipping Coordination
  • Customer & Technical Support
  • Stock & Inventory Management

Technical Support Engineer @ Terra Computer Ltd

2021–2023

L2 IT support for the UK branch and customer base of Wortmann AG.

  • L2 End-User & Hardware Support
  • Ticketing System Management
  • In-House IT Support Operations
  • Direct Liaison with German Engineering Teams
  • Corporate & Event IT Support
  • Cloud Service Support

Repair Technician @ Click Tech Repair

2020–2021

Front-of-house and technical operations for a local technology repair business.

  • Front-of-House Operations & Customer Service
  • Device Diagnostics & Repair
  • Hardware & Software Troubleshooting
  • Python-Based Stock Management Tool
  • SEO & Web Development Support