Chris Halsall Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Targeted C and Perl development.

The Cloud.

Technical:1. Responsible for technology analysis, evaluation, purchase recommendations and installations for:1.1. 3.5 GHz WiMAX wireless network.1.2. 10.5 GHz wireless backhaul.1.3. Telephony Class 4/5 Softswitch.2. Performed commissioning testing of international submarine fibre system.3. Key participant of overall Barbados network design; responsible for RF planning.4. Responsible for commissioning all -48 volt and most AC power systems.5. Responsible for network security posture.Leadership:1. Retention and leadership of initial technology team members.2. Was the company spokesman during the build-out-phase.

Technical:1. Designed and built-out of a Barbados-wide 5.8 GHz wireless WAN.2. Wrote many custom software components for network resiliency and monitoring, including custom Linux kernel code.3. Implemented a database driven Internet web site for client and equipment tracking.Leadership:1. Let a technology team consisting of three system/network administrators.2. Was the first point-of-contact for all technical matters.3. Trained and supported field operations personnel in radio installation procedures.

Technical:1. Wrote many custom software systems for system management and client billing.2. Regularly seconded to government agencies and corporations for database driven web-sites.Leadership:1. Assisted with the creation and management of one of the first ISPs in Canada.2. Created and led a department focusing on web-site development.3. Public speaking and lecturing on Internet and Open Source related topics.4. ICT focused bi-weekly column in the Victoria Business Authority newspaper.5. Founding executive member of the Web Enthusiasts Association of Victoria (WEAV) and the Victoria Linux Users Group (VLUG).