Christopher Pole Email & Phone Number

Brisbane

Responsibilities:• Design and implementation of network automation.• Integration of network automation services with existing data and service platforms.

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Responsibilities:• Design and implementation of network automation.• Integration of network automation services with existing data and service platforms.

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Responsibilities:• Design and implementation of service availability applications using Python, MongoDB, and Vue.js

Responsibilities (in addition to those listed under Senior Network Engineer):• Lead and manage network engineering team.• Point of escalation for other team members.• Coordination of automation engineers.

Brisbane, Australia

Responsibilities:• Design and implementation of metropolitan Ethernet networks across Australia.• Evaluation and testing of harder vendor platforms, including cross vendor integration validation.• Evaluation and testing of third party NMS software.• Point of escalation for other team members.• Documentation of network design and procedures.• Liaise with channel partners and direct customers to assist with network design and network platform recommendations.• Design and implementation of event and service notification platforms.• Network automation and modeling, coordination of automation engineers.• Evaluation and direction of backhaul connectivity proposals for broadband and radio access network POPs.Key Activities:• Led design and implementation of Brocade MPLS network refresh.• Led design and implementation of Australia wide Juniper MPLS network and oversaw extension of network to NZ, USA, and Singapore.• Design and implementation of Australia wide Brocade IP Transit network.• Design and implementation of NMS API to facilitate integration of customer service data into network automation.• Design and implementation of asynchronous network service deployment API

Brisbane, Australia

Responsibilities:• Design and implementation of network platforms and services to facilitate network growth.• Levels 1-3 support as required, point of escalation for other team members.• Documentation of network design and procedures to facilitate knowledge transfer.• Liaise with channel partners and direct customers to assist with network design, supply product recommendations, and supply support where required.• Provide high-level design requirements and feature requests to APEXn development team for the development of new network management software features to aid in day-to-day activities.• Deploy new network equipment to permit network growth and meet new customer requirements.• Assist with network automation.Key Activities:• Implement and document a Broadsoft based SIP solution for resale to channel partners.• Implemented an improved on-device documentation scheme to aid in day-to-day management and NMS integration.• Design and deploy an Australia wide datacentre network design and equipment upgrade to facilitate future growth and meet customer requirements.• Implemented new network alerting solution to provide targeted, detailed alerts for relevant services to team members.

Brisbane, Australia

Responsibilities:• Design and implementation of new network platforms and services to improve access, security, and business continuity.• Key technical resource for the design and implementation of strategies to merge the networks of multiple Queensland Government departments (DAFF, DTESB, DEWS, DNRM, DEHP and DNPRSR) to form a single cohesive network.• Level 3 escalation for network operations.Key activities:• Planning and implementation of integration of Department of Environment and Resource Management and Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation networks.• Integration of Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sports and Racing network into DAFF network.• Design of a Data Centre Interconnect network for three data centres.• Extension of DWDM ring to additional Data Centre.

Brisbane, Australia

Responsibilities:• Manage WAN consolidation resourcing and activities.• Manage team members.

Brisbane, Australia

Responsibilities:• Manage network incidents and operational support queues.• Manage team members.Key activities:• Management and restoration of state wide service interruption caused by flooding.

Brisbane, Australia

Responsibilities:• The implementation, management, and support of wide and local area network services over diverse carriage.• Management and implementation of network management systems to support AAA services, inventory management, reporting and fault-finding, and on-going management of special purpose devices.• Design, implementation, and on-going management of end-to-end network quality of service to facilitate VoIP, video conferencing, and protection of key business applications. • Management of vendor and client support agreements. • Identification and implementation of new network services and improvements to existing services.Key activities:• Overhauled load balancing environment with a particular focus on modernizing configuration and improving environment management.• Implemented layer 2 MAN services and VRF VPN to facilitate cross-data centre support of redundant firewall infrastructure and service/application clustering/redundancy.• Key technical resource in organization wide upgrade of Cisco 6500 installations to VSS.• Numerous green fields deployments and device upgrade/replacement activities.

Responsibilities:• Support of wide and local area network services.• Management and implementation of network management systems to support inventory management, reporting and fault-finding, and on-going management of special purpose devices.• Management of vendor and client support agreements. Key activities:• Overhauled of network documentation to help improve fault-fix times and ease of maintenance.• Upgrade and improvement of inventory management systems.• Assisted with implementation and testing of of 802.1x pilot program.