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Personal Information
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Date of Birth: 09 Jul 68,
Status: Married, Children: Two, Health: Good, Nationality: British
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Objective
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Challenging supervisory position
with potential for promotion. Working with and within the computer networking
industry
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Summary of Qualifications
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13 Dec 00
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Sylvan Prometric
Oxford examination centre
Passed
Cisco CCNA exam.
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11 Dec 00 – 12 Dec 00
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Cable & Wireless
College
Westwood Heath, Coventry
IP
security overview for technical staff course. Technical introduction to IP
security
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02 Oct 00 – 06 Oct 00
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Geo Train
Maidenhead
Cisco
BSCN course. Advanced operation
and configuration of Cisco routers and switches.
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17 Jul 00 – 21 Jul 00
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Geo Train
Maidenhead
Cisco
ICND course. Basic operation and
configuration of Cisco routers and switches.
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20 Jun 00 – 23 Jun 00
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Telindus Knet training
centre
Newbury
Juniper
M40 internet backbone router course covering
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M40 architecture and configuration
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Junos routing policy
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Troubleshooting with JUNOS software
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Traffic engineering using MPLS.
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05 Jun 00 – 06 Jun 00
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Nortel Networks Training
Centre
New Southgate, London
INM
operators course. Operations of
the INM system to manage the Nortel TN64X, TN16X add and drop multiplexers.
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07 Jun 00
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Nortel Networks Training
Centre
New Southgate, London
Trail
Management for INM operators course.
Use of the Trail Manager application to provide SDH circuits on Nortel
network elements.
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05 Jun 00 – 06 Jun 00
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Nortel Networks Training
Centre
New Southgate, London
INM
operators course. Operations of
the INM system to manage the Nortel TN64X, TN16X add and drop multiplexers.
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22 May 00 – 26 May 00
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Nortel Networks Training
Centre
New Southgate, London
TN64X
operations & maintenance course.
O & M on the STM64 SDH add and drop multiplexer.
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15 May 00 – 19 May 00
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Nortel Networks Training
Centre
New Southgate, London
TN4XE
operations & maintenance course.
O & M on the STM4 SDH add and drop multiplexer and the associated
EC1 management system.
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10 Apr 00 – 14 Apr 00
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Nortel Networks Training
Centre
New Southgate, London
TN1X
operations & maintenance course.
O & M on the STM1 SDH add and drop multiplexer and the associated
EC1 management system.
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20 Mar 00 – 24 Mar 00
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Marconi Training Centre
New Century Park, Coventry, CV3 1HJ
MSH
80/84 O&M course. Covering
the operation and maintenance of the Marconi MSH 80/84 digital cross connect
and the associated MV36/38 management system.
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29 Nov 99 – 30 Nov 99
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Cable & Wireless
College
Westwood Heath, Coventry
SDH
introduction for technical staff course covering the theory of SDH.
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7 Jun 99
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Defence Management
Training Centre
RAF Innsworth. Gloucestershire
Principles
of Project Management self study course.
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26 Apr 99 – 30 Apr 99
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GeoTrain
Hemel Hempstead
CISCO ICRC
course. Operation and
configuration of basic Cisco routers.
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21 Jan 99
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Sylvan Prometric
Oxford testing
Centre
Passed Microsoft Networking essentials exam .
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2 Mar 98 - 27 Mar 98
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Marlborough
Communications Limited
Dovenby Hall, Balcombe Road, Horley,
Surrey, RH6 9UU
Operation, maintenance and 1st line repair of
the Rapidly Deployable Communications System (RDCS). A 1 kW HF transceiver
site.
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7 Jan 98 - 16 Jan 98
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Marlborough
Communications Limited
Dovenby Hall, Balcombe Road, Horley,
Surrey, RH6 9UU
Component level repair on:
- TCS-5B Chirpsounder transmitter
- RCS-5B Chirpsounder receiver
- Operation of 4280A Chirpsounder
transceiver
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12 Aug 97 - Ongoing
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DGICS Interactive Learning
Centre
BOD Bicester, Oxfordshire
Self study certificates in:
- Networking Principles
- Transmission Media
- WAN Fundamentals
- LAN Fundamentals
- OSI Fundamentals
- Data communications
- Protocols and Internetworking
- Protocol 94
- Windows 95
- Windows NT4 Workstation
- Windows NT4 Server: Basic Configuration
- Windows NT4 Server: Directory Services
- Windows NT4 Server: Configuration and
Administration
- Novell Netware 4.1: Accessing basic netware
services
- Windows NT4 Server:: Managing
users and groups
- Windows NT4 Server: Sharing and securing
network services
- Windows NT4 Server: Monitoring and auditing
resources
- Windows NT4 Server: Managing printing
- Windows NT4 Server: Network Configuration
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13 Jan 97 - 11 Feb 97
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Standards and Training
Flight
TCW, RAF Brize Norton
Brutus Course
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4 Dec 96 - 5 Dec 96
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Training Support and
Education Centre
RAF Brize Norton
Instructional Techniques (Classroom
Instruction) Course
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22 Jan 96 - 2 Feb 96
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Standards and Training
Flight
TCW, RAF Brize Norton
RTTS Introduction course
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3 Jul 95 - 28 Jul 95
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Nortel Limited
Nortel Training Centre, Maidenhead, Berks
Meridian 1 switch technician course.
Installation and maintenance of Northern Telecom's family of Meridian
telephone exchanges
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20 Mar 95 - 31 Mar 95
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Trade Management
Training School
RAF Locking
Trade Management 1 course
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6 Mar 95 - 17 Mar 95
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Airman's Command School
RAF Halton
General service 1 training course
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23 Jan 95 - 8 Feb 95
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No1 Radio School
RAF Locking
Assimilation Training. Introduction training
to airfield radar's, airfield navigation aids and air defence radar's.
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22 Jun 93 - 25 Jun 93
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US Department of the
Navy
HQ AFCENT, CRSG/CLD, Brunnsum, The
Netherlands
PC Maintenance and repair course
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5 Nov 87 - 19 Jun 89
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No1 Radio School
RAF Locking
- BTEC NC in Engineering
- Qualified in component level repair on UK/FRT
618 1 kW HF Tx
- Qualified in component level repair on H1140 1
kW HF Tx
- Qualified in component level repair on H1542 HF
drive unit
- Qualified in board level repair on PRS 2282 HF
receiver
- Qualified in basic fibre optic repair
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Work Experience
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Apr 01 – Present
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Cable & Wireless
Global
Network Operations UK & Europe, 26
red Lion Square, London, WC1R 4HQ
Transition Manager
- Preparation and
submission of business cases for drawdown funding.
- Driving the delivery
of the European transmission and data service operations centers to
align with a new global
operating model
- Preparation of
project plans using MS Project 98.
- Working with
facilities, finance, operations, IT, procurement etc to ensure delivery
and to overcome issues
- Managing a £600k project
budget, tracking status of PO’s and goods received..
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Jan 01 – Nov 01
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Cable & Wireless
Global
Network Operations Europe, 26 red Lion
Square, London, WC1R 4HQ
OSS/BSS Implementation Manager
- Managing a team of 5
OSS specialists.
- Gathering European
Operational requirements for OSS/BSS systems
- Feeding European
requirements into the Global delivery agencies.
- Working with the
delivery agencies to ensure smooth and timely delivery of required
systems.
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Jul 00 – Jan 01
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Cable & Wireless
Global
Network Operations Europe, 26 red Lion
Square, London, WC1R 4HQ
Development Manager IP Security
- Deputising for
Director IP Operational Development, at VP meetings.
- Defining a training
plan for my team
- Liasing with Global
security teams.
- Providing the
interface between European Operations and acquired ISP’s in Europe.
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Oct 99 – Jul 00
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Cable & Wireless
Europe
Network Operations Europe, Waterside
House, Bracknell, Berks
Network Engineer
- Provisioning international
circuits from VC12 to VC4, on Marconi MSH84 digital SDH cross connects
using the MV36 element manager.
- Provisioning
international circuits on the Alcatel 1661 & 1664 SDH add and drop
multiplexer
- Providing team
leadership functions for a group of 10 other engineers.
- Implementing a Europe
wide training program for 100+ engineers. Defining the process for training, arranging with
external training organisations to provide dedicated courses
- Standing in for the Manager
of Network Operations at meetings.
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Nov 94 – Oct 99
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Field Communications
Squadron
Tactical Communications Wing, RAF Brize
Norton
JNCO
- Shift supervisor on exercises and operations.
- System engineering on transportable
communications systems from all over the world back to the UK
- Maintenance and operation of voice and data
circuits over satellite, HF, VHF, UHF, land lines, fibre optic and
microwave links.
- Providing on the job training to new
technicians
- System management and configuration of Meridian
Option 11 switch.
- Setting up microwave relay heads.
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Operation Jural
TCWDET Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
NCO i/c Technicians
- Responsible for supervising three shifts of
technicians.
- Providing Commander British Forces Jural with
communications back to the UK using a tactical satellite ground
terminal.
- Systems engineering and maintenance of :
- Telegraph
- Modems
- Multiplexers
- Telephones
- Facsimile
- Fibre optic WAN
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Operation Decisive Edge
TCWDET Gioia Del Colle, Italy
TCWDET Palermo, Sicily
NCO i/c Technicians
- Responsible for supervising three shifts of
technicians.
- Providing RAF detachments with communications
back to the UK over land lines.
- Systems engineering and maintenance of:
- Telegraph
- Modems
- Multiplexers
- Facsimile
- Multiple data circuits
- LANS
- Liaising with local agencies to resolve faults
on the land lines.
- Controlling mobile phone assets.
- Maintenance of UHF / VHF / HF ground to air
communications.
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Operation Determinant
TCWDET Libreville, Gabon
Communications Specialist
- Providing secure voice and data transfer over
land lines and inmarsat.
- Carrying out communications site survey in
preparation for main body deployment.
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Engineering
Co-ordination Section
Field Communications Squadron, Tactical
Communications Wing, RAF Brize Norton
NCO i/c FCS Eng Co-ord
- Supervising a team of technicians to carry out scheduled
servicing of all major squadron communications assets.
- Issuing and co-ordinating job cards.
- Liaising with external agencies to arrange
repair of faulty RTTS equipment.
- Tracking major communications assets.
- Providing the squadron with an up to date
technical library.
- Providing support for exercises.
- Testing of equipment due to be despatched to
operational sites.
- Control of POL.
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Operation Deliberate
Forge
TCWDET Vicenza, Italy
Technical Manager
- Providing Commander British Forces Italy with
communications to the UK via land line.
- Providing RAFDET Aviano with communications to
the UK over land line.
- Systems engineering and maintenance of
the following:
- Facsimile
- WAN
- Telephone
- Multiplexers
- Modems
- PC to PC data transfer
- Liaising with NATO communications staff and
other RAF detachments for the installation and activation of data
circuits.
- Controlling the mobile phone assets
- Supporting all stand alone PC's and detachments
NT4 workstations.
- Controlling all hire cars
- Advising the commander on communications
issues.
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Nov 91 - Nov 94
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Computer Sub-Section
CRSG/CLD, HQ AFCENT
Computer Maintenance Technician
- Component and board level repair of
- PC's
- Printers
- VDU's
- Plotters
- Peripherals
- Modems
- On site repair of users PC's throughout
Europe
- Manufacture of PC's to users requirements
- Installation of PC's and LAN workstations
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Jun 89 - Nov 91
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Ground Radio and
Installation Squadron
RAF Henlow
Bench Technician
- Manufacturing of cables
- Installation of communications racks
- Populating printed circuit boards
- Manufacturing communications ancillary
equipment
- Working with designers to overcome problems
between design specifications and manufactured items
- Maintenance of station backup communications
system
All work carried
out to AQAP1 standard
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Educational Qualifications
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The Thomas Peacocke
School
Rye, East Sussex
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