Gary Dixon Email & Phone Number

Canterbury, New Zealand

Timaru District, Canterbury, New Zealand

400+ staff, I.T. & O.T. with 160+ servers, enterprise architecture, cloud. Projects, SRE, R&D, Cyber Security, BAU etc

Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand

Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP)

Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand

Looking after corporate infrastructure including Servers, SANs, Wireless, Switching, security, remote access, VoIP, L2-3 Support

Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand

Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP)

Timaru

Network Infrastructure solutions for ICSC clients in the Industrial Automation Industry. Working with customers big and small where uptime is critical, focusing on redundant network topologies, network security, data integrity, secure remote access, corporate storage, backups, Disaster Recovery, Virtual Platforms etc. We have now designed and built multiple green-field factory sites as well as retro fitting/upgrading others. Not only do we focus on Operation Technology (OT) builds, typically we also design and build the corporate IT network and systems. An indepth commercial understanding of these big sites is essential to delivering successful, highly avaliable solutions, and we take the business centric methologies with us to our smaller customers.- Network Design, working with budgets, OT and corporate IT networking/system requirements for ground up factory/business builds. - Project management, technical team lead - Configuration and implementation of networking equipment including VoIP and WiFi.- Maintenance, maintain customers network equipment, break/fix scenarios.- Proactive monitoring of automation networks and HMIs- Administration, Moves Adds Changes (MACs) for Automation and Office IT- Project work

Timaru

200+ staff, 80+ PCs, 130+ Thinclients, 35+ servers, 11 Remote Sites.- Full Cisco VoIP + CCM, - Wireless/WiFi, Mikrotik, Ubiquities, Cisco WLC- Switching Cisco 6509, Cisco 3750, QoS, VLANs, 10gig ethernet- Security, Firewalls ASA, TMG, VPNs, Digital Certs- MS Hyper-V virtual platform, CSV- Corporate Storage - Fujitsu SANs- Terminal Server 2k8, NLB- Disater Recovery, DPM, HP tape libraries- MS Exchange 2010

Timaru

• Managing day to day operations of front line helpdesk and desktop support.• Follow traditional PC upgrade path building, repairing and personalising PCs.• Assist users in the use of corporate software as required.• Assist in the maintenance and support of servers, PCs and the Council’s LAN/WAN networks.• Mobile Devices: One bridge server, OWA, OMA, PDA’s and WAP phones, T3G and G-trans cards• Assist with the support of the Citrix environment and Microsoft’s Exchange Server.• Assist in TCP/IP and network troubleshooting.• Support staff members and consultants with remote access.

Timaru

• Upgrade and optimise LAN/WAN network infrastructure, network hardware research.• Network Security, audits and monitoring.• Remote Access solutions.• Internet connection technologies.• Network Documentation.• Assist tech support when needed, advanced TCP/IP troubleshooting.• Maintain routed and non-routed environment.

Timaru

Attended 1 year pre-apprenticeship course, then carried out apprenticeship with AC;DC Auto Electrical. Did a stint in the mines in Kalgoorlie in 2000.

Diploma, Computer Networking

2 years full time, with the Diploma heavily based around Cisco Network Academy Training Program to CCNP level.

Education record