Euan Cowieson
I'm just this guy, you know?
I'm a guitarist - playing mostly acoustic these days, but I do pick up my Strat from time to time
I'm a physics nerd - with a penchant for astronomy
I'm a gamer - Xbox Live and nothing else.
I'm a techy - constantly being asked to fix your computer for you
Home Server logon - for the lucky few!
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- Camden Lock http://t.co/Q7SiHigY
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- @n0rman0 I'm putting it down to the fact we no longer design their aero kits! :P
- @BootMagna what time?
- @rachwadetweet Almost certainly not- wonderful musician and my fav acoustic guitarist, but woefully depressing!
- Just saw Avengers. I'll say one thing: go see Avengers! #fb
- @rachwadetweet screams of prop. logic student with a reason to procrastinate!
- @reckless @futurepaul Should we now refer to him as... Pastpaul??
- @rachwadetweet god I miss Scotland!
- @stephenfry Must say I've genuinely missed the 'mist' since I moved to Oxford last year! #scotsanity
- @rachwadetweet JEALOUS FACE
- @superallan v impressed at the beer choices of late! If you like that, find Brooklyn Choc stout. Also anything from Odell! ;)
- Nothing worse that having wet socks at work all day! *facepalm* #fb
- @cartwright_gem I'd add an astrophysicist to that rabble but I'm 300 miles away :(
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- IT Engineer at Wirth ResearchInformation Technology and Services | Oxford, United Kingdom, GBSummarySpecialties: Problem solving and reasoning, methodical approach, logicExperience
- Nov 2011 - PresentIT Engineer / Wirth Research
- Mar 2008 - Oct 2011Bartender/ Shift Supervisor / The Caley Sample Room
- Mar 2010 - Aug 2011Work Experience in Tech Support / Purity ITWorking for Purity IT I've gained valuable experience and skills in some key areas, including: Supporting clients in Operating System specific areas using MS Windows XP/Vista/7 including networking, setting up roaming-profiles and setting server share access Supporting clients with program specific queries in (but not limited to) Microsoft Office & Adobe Photoshop Setting up users on both server and client-PC sides; involving joining domains, configuring Active Directory and setting up users for use of Microsoft Exchange in both Windows Server 2003 & Windows Server 2008 environments Building new PCs (software builds) Restoring PC Images Investigating and troubleshooting hard-drive failure Setting up printers (including networked printers) Troubleshooting networking problems, including setting up routers and networked machines Supporting clients over the phone and using remote desktop software to administer support remotely, where necessary Supporting clients on-site
- Aug 2010 - Aug 2010IT Support in client office-move / Purity ITI worked for Purity IT on an office-move project for one of their clients in Edinburgh Park for 7 days at the end of August 2010. The worked involved (but wasn't limited to); Setting up 100 new machines Restoring data from previous user machines Installing and setting up necessary programs and software, specific to each user Joining on to domain and setting up (existing) user profiles Patch management and networking Supporting users once they had moved in to the new office; providing more general IT support over a range of areas including issues relating to drivers, profiles and missing programs
Education-
2006 - 2008The University of EdinburghBSc in Physics, Astronomy & Mathematics
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Interests:Technology, Gadgetry, Software, Gaming, Music, Guitar
