Paul Richards

North Star Community Trust, London

• Manage server, network, and client infrastructure across the trust
• Lead IT support, helpdesk prioritisation, and technical documentation
• Oversee cyber security hardening across trust sites
• Maintain 3CX telephony system

The Latymer School, Edmonton, London

• Led automation of Windows 10 deployment and rollout of Papercut print management
• Migrated school servers to VMware with Dell SAN storage; replaced HP switch network implementing VLANs
• Delivered new Wi-Fi, CCTV, and telephony systems; set up Munki for automated Mac deployment
• Built and maintained the whole-school timetable, SIMS GCSE/A-Level options process, and room/class allocation for 1,384 students
• Automated user and group provisioning across Microsoft Teams and Google Classroom; implemented VPN access to SIMS during COVID-19

The Latymer School, Edmonton, London

• Maintained on-premise Windows Server, backups, and telephony systems
• Managed Microsoft App-V, Microsoft 365/Office 365, Google Workspace, network firewall, wireless network, and HP switches
• Automated system administration tasks using PowerShell; supported Windows, Mac, and iOS devices school-wide
• Developed the school intranet and web-based systems; managed Papercut print infrastructure and SIMS support

University of Southampton

The Latymer School

A-levels: Mathematics (A), Further Mathematics (E), Physics (C), Geography (B). GCSEs: Mathematics (A*), Information Systems (A*), Science Double Award (A*, A*), English (B), English Literature (C), History (B), Geography (B), German (B), Additional Mathematics AO (B).

Home Access Plus

Open-source school intranet/portal system; contributed to development and deployed it as the staff and student portal.

QuakeNet

Contributed to development and provided user support for QuakeNet, an IRC network that peaked at a quarter of a million online users.

distributed.net stats-html

Contributed to the stats-html project generating statistics pages for distributed.net's distributed computing efforts.

MantisBT

Core developer of MantisBT, an open-source issue tracker/service desk web application used by thousands of organisations worldwide, including academia, the NHS, and the US military.