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Samuels Leimanis

I keep the tech running, the sound clean and the walls straight. IT Technician at God's Family Ministries, HND in Cyber Security, and the person people call when something needs fixing.

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Nationality

LVLatvija

DEDeutschland

Latvian / German

Samuels and a colleague speaking to the room with microphones at a youth evening — preaching

Polaroid of Samuels on a balcony in Malta at dusk

Samuels smiling on a train — on the move

Samuels speaking on stage with a microphone — on the mic

Passport · stamped so farNine places, one home

Glasgow-based, with Latvian and German roots.

homeGlasgowSCO
rootsLatvijaLV
rootsDeutschlandDE
entryWienAT
entryBratislavaSK
entryTürkiyeTR
entryPrahaCZ
entryMaltaMT
entrySverigeSE

01IT support02Cyber security03Live sound04Mixer repair05Web design06Handyman07Events 300+

300+people at events I've organised

HNDCyber Security, West College Scotland

5languages, from English to Ukrainian

2022at God's Family Ministries since

What I do

All my hats

Most people pick one lane. I ended up with four, and they feed each other: the problem-solving from cyber security helps me fault-find a mixing desk, and the patience from painting walls helps me debug a network.

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IT & Cyber Security

Hardware, software and network support, Microsoft 365, backups and keeping systems secure.

Networking
M365
Troubleshooting

See the work →Roll 02

Live Sound & Repair

Mixing live events and services, and opening up broken mixing desks to re-solder them back to life.

Digital mixing
Soldering
Cabling

See the work →Freelance

Web Design

Websites for clients, from the first plan to launch, with the quotes, communication and support handled by me.

Planning
Build
Launch

Ask about a site →Roll 01

Handyman

Painting, wall repairs, fixes and installations. Drag the photos below to see the before and after.

Painting
Plastering
Wall panels
Repairs

See the work →

Roll 01 · Handyman

Before & after

Real jobs, photographed on the day. Drag the handle across each photo to see the room before I started and after I finished.

APainting · Bedroom

White plaster to forest green

Walls prepped and painted in a deep green, with the white skirting and window frame kept sharp.

Job A after: bedroom painted deep green — job Adrag ⟷

Job A before: bare white bedroom with materials on the floor — job Adrag ⟷

BPainting · Window wall

A dark, finished corner

Bare walls and patched plaster turned into one even, deep colour from floor to ceiling.

Job B after: window wall painted dark green — job Bdrag ⟷

Job B before: patched white wall by the window — job Bdrag ⟷

CPainting · Stairwell & landing

Fresh plaster to warm ochre

A tall stairwell painted top to bottom around the feature light, with the white banister and spindles kept crisp.

Job C view 1 after: stairwell painted ochre — job C · 1drag ⟷

Job C view 1 before: plain plaster landing with dust sheets — job C · 1drag ⟷

Job C view 2 after: ochre stairwell with pendant lights — job C · 2drag ⟷

Job C view 2 before: plaster stairwell with pendant lights — job C · 2drag ⟷

Job C finished: ochre landing with white banister — job C · finishedafter

DWalls · Kitchen

Stripped back and rebuilt

Old tiles and damaged plaster taken off, the walls repaired, and the kitchen put back together clean.

Job D after: finished kitchen with repaired walls — job Ddrag ⟷

Job D before: kitchen wall stripped to the plaster — job Ddrag ⟷

Job D in progress: tiles coming off the kitchen wall — mid-jobin progress

EWall panels · Bathroom

Plain painted walls to full-height marble

The whole bathroom fitted with marble-effect wall panels from floor to ceiling, new round mirrors hung, and the basin, grab rail and fan put back on top. Three walls, three before-and-afters.

Job E wall 1 after: marble panels behind the basin and toilet, with a round mirror — job E · 1drag ⟷

Job E wall 1 before: plain white wall behind the basin and toilet — job E · 1drag ⟷

Job E wall 2 after: marble panels around the radiator and basin — job E · 2drag ⟷

Job E wall 2 before: plain corner with radiator and basin — job E · 2drag ⟷

Job E wall 3 after: marble panels with two round mirrors beside the door — job E · 3drag ⟷

Job E wall 3 before: plain wall with a vent beside the door — job E · 3drag ⟷

Roll 02 · Audio

Live sound & repair

Self-taught in audio engineering and soldering. I run sound for services, gigs and big events, and when a mixing desk breaks I open it up and fix it myself instead of sending it away.

Thumbs up next to a repaired Behringer Eurodesk mixer — fixed and working

Black and white photo of Samuels playing drums — behind the kit

Digital mixer software on a laptop with channel faders and effects — mixing a live service

Poster for a Christmas Gig featuring Samuels D. Leimanis — Christmas Gig, 21.12.25

Team setting up cameras and equipment before a church service — pre-service checks

Digital mixer channel strips and routing on screen — levels and routing

Open mixer channel board with connectors exposed for soldering — re-soldering the board

Large analogue mixing desk on the bench with tools — desk on the bench

Roll 03 · IT & Cyber

IT & cyber security

HNC and HND in Cyber Security from West College Scotland. Day to day, I'm the IT Technician who keeps a busy church's systems, accounts and equipment working.

samuels@gfm:~$ whoami
IT Technician · God's Family Ministries
samuels@gfm:~$ cat education.txt
HND Cyber Security   West College Scotland
HNC Cyber Security   West College Scotland
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# on the job since Aug 2024

Technical support for hardware, software and networking issues
Install, configure, maintain and repair IT systems and equipment
Support Microsoft 365 services and troubleshoot problems
Set up backup procedures and help with system improvements
Showed visitors how hacking works at a college open day

Samuels at a West College Scotland open day stand with laptops, demonstrating cyber security — open day demo

Newspaper page headlined Graduates 2026 with Samuels' graduation photo — in the paper, 2026

Roll 04 · People

Events & community

Church Administrator and Community Coordinator since 2022. I organise volunteers and run events for 300+ people, speak in front of big crowds, and help with outreach for people who need it.

Black and white photo of a packed conference hall — A conference I organised300+ people

Samuels and a colleague speaking on stage — youth evening

Black and white close-up of Samuels at a conference — in the room

Inside a city bus — helped a passenger with an EpiPen

Large crowd at a conference in a church hall — the crowd I spoke to

Youth group posing on stage with Samuels in the middle — the youth group

Audience standing in a church hall — Sunday crowd

Black and white photo of a group praying together — praying together

Van boot full of food and wrapped presents — food & presents, ready to go

Event poster for a youth evening and Sunday service — event poster

Black and white photo of Samuels kneeling — a quiet moment

Event spotlight

Charity cocktail evening for CHAS

An event I planned and ran together with Estera Pauce, Event & Music Coordinator, raising money for Children's Hospices Across Scotland. A cocktail-making masterclass, a raffle table full of prizes and vouchers, sharing boards, and a hand-lettered name card waiting for every guest.

With Estera Pauce
For CHAS
Ran masterclass, raffle & food

Leather booth set for a cocktail masterclass with Magners and Bacardi bar mats — set up and ready

Hand-lettered colourful name cards on a table — a name card for everyone

Black and white photo of glasses lined up on trays — glasses lined up

Bartender in an apron leading the cocktail masterclass — the masterclass

Black and white photo of guests mixing cocktails at a table — shaking it up

Raffle table with CHAS balloons, bottles and gift vouchers — the raffle table

Busy room of guests at the charity cocktail evening — full house

Cheese and charcuterie sharing boards — sharing boards

Guests in a booth making cocktails — guests at work

The CV

Experience

Adaptable IT and cyber security technician who's just as comfortable with a crowd of 300 as with a server cupboard. Quick to learn and good at solving problems.

Aug 2024 – present
IT Technician
God's Family Ministries, Glasgow
- Technical support for hardware, software and networking issues
- Install, configure, maintain and repair IT systems and equipment
- Support Microsoft 365 services and troubleshooting
- Backup procedures, technical projects and system improvements
May 2022 – present
Church Administrator & Community Coordinator
God's Family Ministries, Glasgow
- Coordinate volunteers and organise events for 300+ people
- Manage administration and support community programmes
- Communicate with visitors, volunteers and large audiences
Ongoing
Audio & Live Sound
God's Family Ministries and events, Glasgow
- Audio engineering for live sound, music projects and events
- Large-scale events, live music and band coordination
- Repairing cables and large mixing desks
Self-employed
Web Design & Handyman Services
Glasgow
- Design and build websites for clients, from planning to launch
- Client communication, quotes and ongoing support
- Practical handyman jobs, from repairs to installations
- Run my own schedule, customers and workload

Roll 05 · Off duty

Away from work

Travel, good company and the odd silly photo. Malta, Vienna, the Scottish hills and wherever the train goes next.

Samuels on a train platform at night next to a graffiti-covered double-decker train — last train, Vienna

Crystal chandelier under a painted ceiling — chandelier, Vienna

Selfie with a friend on a sunny balcony over the harbour — harbour views

Marble palace hall with chandeliers and painted ceiling — palace halls, Vienna

Blurry photo of Samuels lounging dramatically on a park bench — no thoughts, just bench

Samuels pretending to fight a statue in a museum — a fair fight

Samuels on a night out in Malta — night out, Malta

Painted ceiling of a cathedral — look up

Gothic cathedral nave with stained glass and a crowd of visitors — Stephansdom, Vienna

Samuels crouching on a gravel road with mountains behind — into the mountains

Polaroid of Samuels looking out over the sea at night

Samuels in sunglasses at a dinner table at night — the Italian look

Colourful creative photo collage — a creative edit