Ailsa Mackay Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

London Area, United Kingdom

During my time as an SA I supported businesses and individuals install and configure tooling to collect data on theiron-prem infrastructure, which is then used to create a directional business case containing high-level cost models forsimilar resources in AWS The program aims to provide AWS sellers and end-customers with clear and actionablemigration advice, allowing our customers to make faster and smarter migration decisions.• Presenting AWS cost models to both technical and… Show more During my time as an SA I supported businesses and individuals install and configure tooling to collect data on theiron-prem infrastructure, which is then used to create a directional business case containing high-level cost models forsimilar resources in AWS The program aims to provide AWS sellers and end-customers with clear and actionablemigration advice, allowing our customers to make faster and smarter migration decisions.• Presenting AWS cost models to both technical and non-technical audiences• Licencing scenarios for Windows and MS SQL databases• Exposure to pre-sales and sales worfklows• Internal and external enablement to promote our service, answering questions on how to service works and thecontents of our deliverables to a wide range of audiences Show less

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Completed the Associate Acceleration Plan (A2P) and was promoted to Cloud Support Engineer 1The Associate Acceleration Program (A2P) is designed to evaluate a Cloud Support Associate’s technical knowledge in the fundamentals of their profile and assess their ability to work enterprise cases as an AWS Cloud Support Engineer. The process looks at both technical knowledge and case correspondence quality.

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Supported AWS customers in a number of AWS services, most notably EC2 and EBS.I gained a lot of hands-on experience with core AWS services during my time as a CSA.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

EES Live offers consulting services in a number of ICT-related areas. The projects I’ve been involved in have spanned a wide range of subject matter, including:-Design and commissioning of layer 3 IP networks-Audits of ICT infrastructure, data processing and presentation of findings -Network and information security principles and best practices -Data Center OperationsSkills honed: IP Networks, information security best practices, engineering system design,… Show more EES Live offers consulting services in a number of ICT-related areas. The projects I’ve been involved in have spanned a wide range of subject matter, including:-Design and commissioning of layer 3 IP networks-Audits of ICT infrastructure, data processing and presentation of findings -Network and information security principles and best practices -Data Center OperationsSkills honed: IP Networks, information security best practices, engineering system design, infrastructure auditing Show less

Cape Town

Simulated and studied the behaviour of planar coupled patches using CST Microwave OfficeExplored the possibility of using the electromagnetic effect of coupling to design multiband and wideband antennas for high-frequency applicationsSkills honed: Antenna design and simulation, research, data processing and visualisation, academic writing

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Performed in-depth penetration testing on an internal web application using a number of Kali Linux tools, wrote a report and gave a formal presentation on the vulnerabilities discoveredSkills honed: Linux, Python, pen testing, OWASP vulnerabilities, technical writing, public speaking

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Planned and facilitated tours, lectures and activities to introduce new students to UCT systems during O-week