Steve manages and oversees the ICT, data management and library functions at the Scottish Marine Institute.

The Information & Communications Technology (ICT) department is responsible for:

• Sourcing, configuring, maintaining and securing all server hardware and systems to provide network and other services to SAMS staff and students  (e.g. servers, virtual environments, switches and network storage).
• Providing network services such as Active Directory, Email services, network file storage, VPN and wireless
• Software licensing, installation, training and support
• Desktop support
• Purchasing advice for PCs and notebooks
• Telephone system (as part of the UHI system)
• Video conferencing equipment
• Printers

Data Management provides data services for contracts, projects and infrastructure and includes:

• database design
• application development 
• web-based data front ends
• GIS & mapping services (ArcGIS)
• data archiving
• data standards (e.g. MEDIN, GEMINI, INSPIRE) support.
• ensuring SAMS meets it’s NERC data archiving obligations

The library at SAMS is for the use of all researchers, students and learned society members. The collection ranges from undergraduate books to rare and old editions of early scientific publications. It is also responsible for providing and maintaining subscriptions to relevant scientific journals and publications.