Dave Duncan Email & Phone Number

St Neots, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

David is a Chartered Engineer, Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology and has specialised in the design and installation of wide and local area networks. He is experienced in managing complex networking projects, communicating and negotiating with all levels of management/stakeholders and liaising with suppliers.

Data Centres: designed and supervised installation of the networking infrastructure for UK and US Data Centres (infrastructure based on Cisco Nexus range of switches).Remote Offices: designed networking infrastructure for sites located in the EMEA, Asia-Pac and Americas regions.Wide Area Network: designed and developed WAN strategy based on MPLS and Internet VPN technologies.Voice: designed various elements of corporate voice infrastructure including the corporate global dial plan.IP networks: designed global subnet addressing scheme for corporate data centres and remote offices.Network management: implemented global system to monitor and control network devices such as routers, switches, WAN accelerators etc.Network team: manage team of network engineers located in the US, UK and India.Documentation: Authored network design guides, standard operating procedures, site documentation.

Wide Area Network: designed and developed network based on Frame Relay and (latterly) MPLS technologies.Internet VPNs: Installed site-to-site VPNs to carry email traffic.Network integration: Project managed the network integration of various European subsidiaries, including Bell + Howell, Secap and Danka.Site moves: Managed the networking infrastructure for several UK and European site moves.Network management: Implemented system based on MRTG and SolarWinds.Intellilink: Installed and configured firewalls and LAN infrastructure for Pitney Bowes’ global Internet-based ‘Intellilink’ service.Request For Proposals: Prepared RFPs for various aspects of the comms infrastructure; actively involved in subsequent tender appraisals and supplier negotiations.Intranet: Installed infrastructure for pilot Intranet system.National voice network: Project-managed installation of voice network to link UK offices.

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Financial systems: managed team of engineers and programmers developing a network-based system to provide dealers with fast access to financial services such as provided by Topicline and RMF. Customers included Brown Shipley, Quilter Goodison, Walker Crips, Goodbody Stockbrokers and Invesco Mim.Mainframe interface units: active member of team that developed specialist interface units for various mainframes including IBM, Unisys and Burroughs.Voice and data networks: designed integrated voice and data networks for various financial customers such as Brown Shipley.Auction house network: designed a LAN-based system to switch terminal lines between mainframes for Sothebys in Bond Street.Site surveys: conducted network site surveys for various clients including the CEGB.

Office Automation: Designed and installed various DTI-funded office automation systems.Satellite communications: Organised and co-ordinated technical aspects involved in linking a series of government-funded exhibitions in Europe via satellite.LAN systems: developed various LAN-based systems such as a network print server.Sales support: provided pre- and post-sales technical support for clients such as Spanish Army HQ in Madrid; Royal National Institute for the Blind; Kyle Stewart and Shell Oil.

Bsc (Hons), Electrical Engineering

C&G Full Technological Certificate, Telecommunications

Technician Engineer's Certificate in Electronics and Communications (Distinction)

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