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Working with partners to provide resilient & secure Position, Navigation & Time (PNT) systems & services. Part of Chronos' Product Development Group with responsibility for Training including delivery of Chronos' Synchronisation MasterClass™, consultancy on Sync Audits/Network Planning and participation in ITU-T standards meetings. Working with operators and equipment manufacturers on the field-trial & testing/proving/integration of new Sync solutions. Defining & deploying test/verification solutions for MiFID II compliance. Cyber Security focussed looking at mitigations against GPS/GNSS spoofing for critical infrastructure.Detailed knowledge of frequency & time generation & distribution systems including atomic clocks, quartz oscillators, GNSS, SDH/SONET, DWDM, SyncE and NTP/PTP.Current challenges include helping deliver solutions for operators to provide freq/phase/time sync to the edge of their networks to support LTE-A + 5G technologies.Previously: 6 yrs @ Marconi - experience as Network Support Engineer offering Customer Focused 24x7 Emergency Support services to all Major UK & Global Telecoms Network Operators. Including Field Trial and Upgrade support of new products into live networks. Network Synchronisation Guru for Marconi´s narrowband switch.5 yrs @ GPT Ltd - experience as System Design Consultant for Telecoms Network equipment manufacturer.6 yrs @ Plessey Major Systems Ltd - experience of electronic systems hardware design, manufacturability and testing.I am a highly proficient, Degree qualified analytical problem solver with over 30 years experience in Telecoms & IT. Possessing a unique mix of skills; from electronic component level, through hardware and system design, testing & support to network infrastructure installation, configuration, administration, upgrade and support.Specialising in technology development, management, integration & administration on UNIX, Linux, Solaris, HP-UX, Windows & mobile platforms, Information Security and Network Protection.

Listed skills include Gnss, 5G, Precision Time Protocol, Telecommunications, and 48 others.