PAExperience

Experience.

Phillip Atkins
phil-atkins@outlook.com 07533 104665 (PA) Newcastle, UK Available for work
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Work experience, qualifications, tools, and practical builds.

A cleaner view of my IT background, hands-on builds, practical engineering work, and the tools I use to solve workflow problems.

Quick Read

  • Background10+ years across IT support, deployment, access management, endpoint work, and practical systems support.
  • Enterprise toolsActive Directory, SCCM, Citrix, ServiceNow, Cisco, Windows, Remote Desktop, and hardware support.
  • Practical buildsDVLA MOT checker, Valet Van platform, Tyne.info, workflow dashboards, APIs, and automation scripts.
  • Current directionIT, automation, and AI systems work that helps teams solve real operational problems.

Recent Work

Motorpoint - Vehicle Prep / IT Initiatives 2025 - present
  • Built a DVLA API bulk MOT checker to flag fleet MOT issues faster.
  • Supported workflow improvements, starter training, and practical on-site IT support.
The Valet Van - Founder / Owner-Operator 2022 - 2025
  • Ran a mobile valeting business while building the production platform from scratch.
  • Covered booking, pricing, payments, customer chat, admin, finance, and reporting.
Balfour Beatty - Deployment Engineer 2019 - 2022
  • Delivered UK-wide desktop migration and large-scale hardware swap projects.
  • Used SCCM imaging, handled user data transfer, and acted as the on-site technical contact.

Earlier IT Roles

Balfour Beatty - IT Service Desk Advisor 2017 - 2019
  • Provided enterprise 1st line support through ServiceNow.
  • Covered hardware, software, accounts, connectivity, Active Directory, Citrix, Cisco, and escalation notes.
Cofely / ENGIE - IT Access Management 2015 - 2017
  • Managed joiner, mover, and leaver access processes.
  • Handled Active Directory permissions, ServiceNow requests, Citrix, Cisco, and account provisioning.
Newcastle College / Kier Group - IT Support 2013 - 2014
  • Provided on-site IT and application support for staff, students, and enterprise users.
  • Troubleshot hardware, software, network, and application issues.

Self-Made Projects and Practical Builds

  • DVLA MOT fleet checkerBulk vehicle status checks using the DVLA API.
  • The Valet Van platformBookings, payments, live chat, admin, finance tools, and reporting.
  • Tyne.info / Car Parts FinderPractical automation and vehicle workflow concepts.
  • Local AI agentsLLM workflows for WhatsApp, voice, images, files, web search, and desktop automation.
  • Automated video pipelineLLM scripting, TTS, Whisper subtitles, FFmpeg, and external media APIs.

Programming, Systems, Automation, Tools and Scripting

Programming and scriptingPython, PHP, JavaScript, Node.js, HTML/CSS, MySQL, MQL5, SQL-style data work

Enterprise IT systemsActive Directory, SCCM, Citrix, Cisco, ServiceNow, Windows 10/11, Remote Desktop, Windows Server

Automation and AIOpenAI API, local LLMs, Ollama, tool-calling workflows, Playwright, Whisper, FFmpeg, workflow automation

Web and infrastructureApache/XAMPP, Linux, Windows, SSH, SSL/HTTPS, virtual hosts, APIs, domain configuration

Support strengthsincident handling, access management, hardware deployment, endpoint support, user training, technical troubleshooting

Qualifications

  • Microsoft AI Foundations - in progress, 2026
  • AQA Diploma in ICT - Level 3, 2011
  • Intermediate Apprenticeship in Business and Administration - 2012
  • OCR ICT Level 2 units in organisations, communications, and technology
  • GCSEs including ICT, English, Maths, and Business Studies