GM Technical Consultants - IT and knowledge management for Libraries and Museums

Our consultants have experience in the following sectors:

Grant McDougall

Consultancy work

Freelance

4 years experience of systems administration, web design, business requirements analysis, processes and workflow analysis. Key projects : include procurement work in Qatar for Dell Services, systems management and web design for East Lothian Council. Data Centre installation and network development.


Senior management - Higher Education - Library and Museums.

At Robert Gordon University.

4 years experience of procurement, service development, influencing and negotiating.
Key projects : RFID, Wireless implementation, Shibboleth/Middleware, Kaizen, MIMSY implementation, Metalib, SFX.
Leadership. Restructuring. Disaster and Recovery planning. Museum accreditation.

Service implementation - Public Library

At Aberdeen City Council.

4 years of implementation and management experience - Talis, Peoples Network, CIPFA, Business Objects, TalisPrism, Talismobile, Netloan.
Unix, Linux, SQL Server, Smart cards, print management, filtering software, anti-virus.
Infrastructure design, building design. Fault finding and problem resolution.


Service implementation - FE and Research.

At the University of the Highlands and Islands.

2 years of library management systems implementation experience - developing a library service across the Highlands and Islands.
Data conversion, user requirements, self-issue development, bi-lingual catalogue, establishment of policy and procedure.
Integration of UHI, application of standards to different types of library, including FE and research libraries.

Implementation of a national LMS.

Faculty Librarianship - HE

At Robert Gordon University.

3 years experience of Faculty Librarianship, budget management and tailoring services to user needs.


Assistant Systems Librarian - HE

At Robert Gordon University.

3 years experience of systems development, implementation and IT support for Libraries.

Qualifications:

ITIL v3 – Foundation Certification in IT Service Management – June 2010

Chartered IT Professional (MBCS CITP) – since March. 2009

Chartered Librarian (MCLIP). – since November. 1998

Post-Graduate Diploma in Information Technology with Distinction

University of the West of Scotland (formerly Paisley). 1993/1994.

BA (Hons) 2:1 in Librarianship and Information Studies

Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen. 1988/1992.