John Allison
About John Allison
John Allison is a Systems Administration Manager at ADLINK Technology, where he has worked since 2016. He has extensive experience in IT management, having previously held positions at New College Nottingham and The Labour Party, and he has a strong educational background in Computer Science.
Work at ADLINK Technology
John Allison has served as the Systems Administration Manager at ADLINK Technology since 2016. In this role, he manages the development testing infrastructure, which includes the design and installation of over 80 physical servers utilizing KVM and ESX hypervisors. He oversees the administration of core applications such as O365, Confluence, JIRA, Git, Jenkins, and Artifactory, ensuring that updates are applied effectively. Additionally, he is responsible for creating services on Amazon AWS and managing the associated ongoing costs. His leadership also includes overseeing the migration project from the Mitel telephone system to Microsoft Business Voice (Teams).
Previous Experience in IT Management
Prior to his current position, John Allison worked at New College Nottingham as the Head of IT Technical Systems from 2002 to 2013. During his tenure, he implemented the Proxmox Hypervisor, which facilitated centralized and clustered management of the virtualization estate at a low cost. He also held the position of Support Analyst at The Labour Party from 2014 to 2016, where he contributed to IT support services. Earlier in his career, he worked as a Technical Advisor at The Techguys for one year in 1995.
Education and Expertise
John Allison has a solid educational background in Computer Science. He studied at Peoples College, where he achieved the NEMAP Access to HE Diploma (level 3) from 1992 to 1994. He also attended Longlands College, earning the NCC Certificate in Computing from 1989 to 1990. Currently, he is pursuing a Higher National Diploma in Computer Science at Nottingham Trent University, a program he has been enrolled in since 1994. His education has provided him with a strong foundation in IT systems and management.