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• Network design architect (shared responsibility) for the new Intelligent Transport System (ITS) data network to replace the existing ITS legacy environment, used to provide connectivity to all NZTA roadside ITS assets. This included, data centres, transport operation centres, road tunnels, tolling locations, and state highway roadside technologies (CCTV cameras, digital signage, and traffic telemetry solutions), deployed across New Zealand’s roading network.• Provide recommendations and… Show more • Network design architect (shared responsibility) for the new Intelligent Transport System (ITS) data network to replace the existing ITS legacy environment, used to provide connectivity to all NZTA roadside ITS assets. This included, data centres, transport operation centres, road tunnels, tolling locations, and state highway roadside technologies (CCTV cameras, digital signage, and traffic telemetry solutions), deployed across New Zealand’s roading network.• Provide recommendations and thought leadership as to how to best segment the existing network deployment utilising macro and micro segmentation, firewalls, and the various toolsets available via Cisco’s software defined networking solution (SD WAN and SD Access).• Complete the discovery of existing network devices (900 discrete locations, 1400 network devices), reconcile locations against billing and complete an audit of site connectivity methods, device models, services deployed, obtain GPS co-ordinates and metrics for the RFP tender document. • RFP evaluation panel member responsible for interpreting and scoring RFP responses, articulating technology outcomes to key stakeholders, and vendor selection for this large scale network replacement programme (circa $70 million New Zealand dollars over the life of the contract). • Design network solutions to integrate new roading projects (e.g Transmission Gully, Wellington) into the existing ITS network whilst also balancing the needs of both the business and the ITS network replacement project, so as not to incur additional technical debt. Show less

• Provide technical network design, strategy and leadership to Vodafone's enterprise customers whilst helping to balance customer expectations with design considerations in order to meet key project deliverables. This included, o Liaising with customers, understanding business requirements, designing enterprise solutions, preparing statements of work, bill of materials, detailed designs, and time estimations to complete the required tasks.• One of two designated designers for the New… Show more • Provide technical network design, strategy and leadership to Vodafone's enterprise customers whilst helping to balance customer expectations with design considerations in order to meet key project deliverables. This included, o Liaising with customers, understanding business requirements, designing enterprise solutions, preparing statements of work, bill of materials, detailed designs, and time estimations to complete the required tasks.• One of two designated designers for the New Zealand Post network (one of Vodafone's largest and most complex customers).• Implementation and configuration of numerous network devices to add additional routing, switching, VRF functionality. • Provide 3rd level troubleshooting and advanced support to customers, whilst also helping Vodafone's internal support teams to understand and manage the customer.• Derive strategies and methodologies to help simplify day to day operational tasks and configuration management. • Providing key customer reporting / metrics to Vodafone stakeholders (both internal and external).• Helping the wider Vodafone business consolidate physical and logical information for reporting and development purposes. Show less

• Successfully managed a campus wide project to renovate Wimbledon's 42 rack rooms to conform to a site wide standard, creating additional capacity and space for the upcoming Olympics and documenting all networking services to help facilitate rate card service provisioning and reporting.• Physical infrastructure management including the design and implementation (via a 3rd party contractor) of a fully diverse and resilient blown fibre framework.• Successfully developed and… Show more • Successfully managed a campus wide project to renovate Wimbledon's 42 rack rooms to conform to a site wide standard, creating additional capacity and space for the upcoming Olympics and documenting all networking services to help facilitate rate card service provisioning and reporting.• Physical infrastructure management including the design and implementation (via a 3rd party contractor) of a fully diverse and resilient blown fibre framework.• Successfully developed and implemented a service coding system for the campus including the development of service provisioning portals and changing physical service deployment methodologies to minimise first day issues• Configuration management of the vast Cisco switching, WiFi, firewall and routing environments. This encompassed planning, upgrading and supporting the Cisco network infrastructure to facilitate the 7,500 concurrent wired/WiFi users onsite daily during each championship.• Successfully designed a number of network solutions for third parties (broadcasters, photographers and technology providers) to integrate with Wimbledon's changing network infrastructure.• Successfully instigated and managed the relocation of the main TV headend and PA locations for the Wimbledon campus to a new location to allow building works to commence. This required designing a new onsite data centre and re-routing a significant amount of cabling to facilitate the move.• Ensured network connectivity was maintained and monitored during the Championships. Show less

Provide network support to the global infrastructure, including network design and strategic planning, configuration management (Cisco), Data centre establishment/maintenance and Advanced Server Support (Windows/Linux).Key Projects / Responsibilities:• Grass roots IT implementation, including• Establishing the global IT department and associated policies/processes.• Establishing regional data centres and corporate communications.• Implementation of enterprise Email… Show more Provide network support to the global infrastructure, including network design and strategic planning, configuration management (Cisco), Data centre establishment/maintenance and Advanced Server Support (Windows/Linux).Key Projects / Responsibilities:• Grass roots IT implementation, including• Establishing the global IT department and associated policies/processes.• Establishing regional data centres and corporate communications.• Implementation of enterprise Email and directory services.• Implementation of key networking infrastructure and server technologies• Global network strategic design and documentation • Global network configuration management• Active Directory establishment and management• Any other duties required to establish the corporate IT infrastructure. Show less

Key Projects / Responsibilities:• Provide quality project management for the following infrastructure projects:- Upgrading the Linux kernel and associated clustering software used to host the live Oracle database backend (hosted across 3 SANs); - Migration of all existing EDI hardware/software solutions to a scaleable fault tolerant solution;- Provide a fault tolerant DNS resolution tier for all CPF websites;- Migrate remaining MySQL database across Oracle (project… Show more Key Projects / Responsibilities:• Provide quality project management for the following infrastructure projects:- Upgrading the Linux kernel and associated clustering software used to host the live Oracle database backend (hosted across 3 SANs); - Migration of all existing EDI hardware/software solutions to a scaleable fault tolerant solution;- Provide a fault tolerant DNS resolution tier for all CPF websites;- Migrate remaining MySQL database across Oracle (project later put on hold). - Progress the replacement of existing web transaction servers (i- prompt) to a new “highly” fault tolerant hardware platform without affecting brokers.• To ensure any technical solution developed meet current / future IT standards.• Provide quality advice to aid with strategic planning of technical systems.• To provide a technical liaison between business customers and outsourced IT. Show less

Key Responsibilities:• Key business liaison between application owners (Supply Chain and Finance) and the IT organization.• Provide a consolidation global view of the Supply Chain IT systems, including the interfaces with other GSK systems so as to create an accurate picture of the number of applications migrations required.• Provide detailed scoping and documentation of the existing Supply Chain NT4 environments, presenting the various migration options complete with cost versus… Show more Key Responsibilities:• Key business liaison between application owners (Supply Chain and Finance) and the IT organization.• Provide a consolidation global view of the Supply Chain IT systems, including the interfaces with other GSK systems so as to create an accurate picture of the number of applications migrations required.• Provide detailed scoping and documentation of the existing Supply Chain NT4 environments, presenting the various migration options complete with cost versus benefit analysis.• Investigate, plan and document proposed NT4 migrations adhering to the standardised shared service architecture.• Complete project initiation documentation to gain business approval to commence application migrations • Raise appropriate change controls and motivate the various IT and business elements to meet key project milestones as outlined in the scoping and planning phases. • Monitor migration progress and address the various technical/resourcing issues. Show less

Key Responsibilities:• Provide quality 3rd level system support and troubleshooting for Close Premium Finances, Windows 2000 and Active Directory, Linux (basic support only), Lotus and Cisco based environments.• Key technical support for onsite CPF helpdesk.• Strategic planning, including installation, configuration and documentation of new and existing systems.• Capacity planning, system standardisation and implementation of highly resilient systems.• On call system… Show more Key Responsibilities:• Provide quality 3rd level system support and troubleshooting for Close Premium Finances, Windows 2000 and Active Directory, Linux (basic support only), Lotus and Cisco based environments.• Key technical support for onsite CPF helpdesk.• Strategic planning, including installation, configuration and documentation of new and existing systems.• Capacity planning, system standardisation and implementation of highly resilient systems.• On call system supportKey Projects/ Achievements• Standardised and cleaned up existing Lotus notes environment and established Lotus notes clustering for increased availability.• Consolidation of legacy Raptor firewall and router based DMZs under a pix pair, ensuring the migration of services did not adversely affect the business.• Streamlined Cisco PIX configuration, and re-created VPN profiles to ensure security was maintained. Show less

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Key Responsibilities:• Provide 3rd level server, desktop and helpdesk support.• Management of the NZ IS department, including employee performance reviews and remuneration.• Project management of all NZ IS technical projects.• Senior management reporting, budget formulation, cost centre management, vendor management and procurement.• Strategic systems planning for the New Zealand and Asia Pacific region, including SAP installations and planning.• Key driver of Asia… Show more Key Responsibilities:• Provide 3rd level server, desktop and helpdesk support.• Management of the NZ IS department, including employee performance reviews and remuneration.• Project management of all NZ IS technical projects.• Senior management reporting, budget formulation, cost centre management, vendor management and procurement.• Strategic systems planning for the New Zealand and Asia Pacific region, including SAP installations and planning.• Key driver of Asia Pacific and Global initiativesKey Projects/ Achievements• Successfully implemented a continuous improvement program. • Created and implemented a standard operating template for all of Asia Pacific’s PC equipment using Zen 3.2 (later adopted globally). • Project lead for key global projects • Replaced and configured NZ wide LAN infrastructure and with layer 3 Cisco switching technology. Show less

Key Responsibilities:• Level 3 Desktop/Server troubleshooting, including; Novell servers and NDS, NT4 servers/domains, exchange servers, Terminal Services/Citrix, SQL Servers.• Responsible for all northern based servers, including the supervision of the northern IS support team. • Co-administering southern servers, including Lotus Notes, and Linux DNS servers.• Providing software support for MS Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000 and XP, Microsoft Office 97 & 2000, MS Outlook 97, MS… Show more Key Responsibilities:• Level 3 Desktop/Server troubleshooting, including; Novell servers and NDS, NT4 servers/domains, exchange servers, Terminal Services/Citrix, SQL Servers.• Responsible for all northern based servers, including the supervision of the northern IS support team. • Co-administering southern servers, including Lotus Notes, and Linux DNS servers.• Providing software support for MS Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000 and XP, Microsoft Office 97 & 2000, MS Outlook 97, MS Exchange Server 5.5, SAP 4.0/4.6D client, NAV CE• Remote administration of servers & workstations via PC Anywhere 9.0 and rconj.• Creation of Symantec Ghost 6.5 Enterprise Edition images; built base & full image sets Show less