Richard Irish
About Richard Irish
Richard Irish is a Senior Systems Engineer at CALYX, where he has worked since 2021. He has extensive experience in IT infrastructure and cloud migration, having held various roles in organizations such as AvantiGas, Central England Co-operative, and NHS Trusts.
Work at CALYX
Richard Irish has been employed at CALYX as a Senior Systems Engineer since 2021. In this role, he has transitioned CALYX's bespoke products from on-premise to cloud environments, demonstrating his expertise in cloud migration. He specializes in managing Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, and Exchange Online within virtualized environments. Additionally, he acts as a support escalation point for CALYX's Managed Service Provider (MSP) for Microsoft Wintel environments. His contributions include conducting Microsoft application server migrations, such as Team Foundation Server to Azure DevOps and SharePoint 2013 to M365. He has also developed expertise in integrating DocuSign secure signature functionality with SharePoint Online.
Previous Employment Experience
Prior to his current position at CALYX, Richard Irish held various roles across multiple organizations. He worked at AvantiGas as a Cloud Migration Implementation Specialist for three months in 2020. He served as an Infrastructure Specialist at Central England Co-operative for four months in 2019. His experience also includes a year at Hunter Macdonald Ltd as Azure and Wintel Support from 2016 to 2017. Richard has worked in the NHS sector, including roles at Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust and Nottinghamshire Health Informatics Service. His diverse background includes positions at Computacenter, NHS Supply Chain, and InterContinental Hotels Group.
Education and Expertise
Richard Irish studied at Ecclesbourne School from 1989 to 1996. His professional expertise encompasses cloud migration, particularly in transitioning on-premise systems to cloud environments. He has developed skills in managing virtualized environments, including on-premise Hyper-V and VMware. His technical capabilities extend to Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, and Exchange Online. Richard's experience with Microsoft application server migrations further highlights his proficiency in IT infrastructure management.
Technical Skills and Specializations
Richard Irish possesses a range of technical skills relevant to his role in IT infrastructure. He specializes in managing Microsoft Wintel environments and has experience with cloud migration projects. His expertise includes conducting migrations of Microsoft application servers and integrating secure signature functionality with SharePoint Online. Richard has a solid foundation in virtualization technologies, having worked with both Hyper-V and VMware. His role at CALYX involves enhancing IT infrastructure through these specialized skills.