Experience

I have 11 years of IT experience.

October 2008 - June 2010	LGC Limited	London
Infrastructure/Projects Contractor

• Primarily, working in with the internal infrastructure team upgrading and supporting current systems including.
  • Virtuialising existing servers.
  • Integration of newly acquired companies.
  • Manage Citrix XenApp Farms.

• Products supported:
• NetWare 6.5
• GroupWise 7
• Windows Server 2003
• Windows XP
• Microsoft Exchange
• Citrix XenApp Server 5 fro Windows 2003
• Citrix Provisioning Server
• VMware Infrastructure 3.5
• VMware vSphere 4
• HP Hardware
  • HP EVA 4400
  • HP C7000 Blade infrastructure
  • HP ProLient Servers
• Cisco base LAN
• Cisco ASA Firewalls
• MPLS WAN
• BES

May 2007 - Jan 2008	Halliwells LLP	Manchester
Infrastructure Contractor

• Primarily, working in with the internal infrastructure team upgrading and supporting current systems and helping consolidating their Manchester offices from five in to one new office.
  • Also help in a GroupWise to Exchange migration.
• Products supported:
• NetWare 6.5
• ZENworks 7
• GroupWise 7
• Border Manager 3.7
• Network Associates McAfee Anti Virus
• Windows Server 2003
• Windows XP
• Citrix Presentation Server 3
• Novell Access Manager

June 2001 - May 2007	Telamon Systems	Wokingham, Berkshire
Systems Engineer

• Primarily, providing a highly responsive on-site support service to Telamon's customers. The customers range from small businesses to large multination organisations in the private sector and local goverment, education and other NFP's in the public sector.
  • In addition, some project work, comprising product evalutation and testing, network configuration and design, and integration, pre-installation testing and documentation of the planned design and associated migration process.
  • Plus, supporting Telamon's own internal systems.
• Products supported:
• NetWare from 3.x
• ZENworks from 2
• GroupWise from 5.5
• Border Manager from 3.5
• Sophos Antivirus
• Network Associates McAfee Anti Virus
• Windows 2000
• Windows Server 2003
• Windows XP
• Citrix MetaPrame/Presentation Server from 1.8
• Blackberry Enterprise Server 4.0

July 1997 - June 2001	Logical Networks	Slough, Berkshire
Support Engineer

• Supporting internal users on a national network built around:
  • Novell NetWare with some Windows NT 4 added for Exchange 5.5.
  • A WAN infrastructure and Internet connection consisting of Frame Relay and Leased Lines using Cisco Routers.

• Migrating the network from Novell NetWare 3 through 4 to 5.

• Implementing Novell ZENworks and Novell Border Manager.

• Migrating email from Microsoft Mail to Microsoft Exchange 5.5 across multiple Windows NT 4 Domains.

• Products supported:
• Novell NetWare 3, 4 and 5
• Novell ZENworks
• Novell Border Manager
• Windows NT
• Microsoft Exchange 5.5
• Cisco Routers and Switches

Achievements

I have been involved in several company moves varying from 100 to 800 people, including moving 800 people from five offices in to one new office.