Gary Welsh Email & Phone Number

Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom

Bridgend

Nantgarw

MSC Shift Engineer: Providing Networking and Compute technical support to the newly established Managed Service Centre which provides a fully managed service for a wide customer base. Providing 2nd/3rd line support for network devices, maintenance, fault-finding and updating configurations for Routers/Switches as well as cloud support platforms. Troubleshooting Windows Server/VMware environments and Linux servers/environments. Track, monitor and report on all incidents within defined customer service level agreements utilizing commercial tools such as Remedy, Spectrum 9.2 and Service Now

Jcu (Cheltenham)

Member of the Joint Cyber Unit (Cheltenham) hosted by GCHQ, the unit had the role of developing new tactics, techniques and plans to deliver military effects, including enhanced security, through operations in cyberspace.

No 1 Radio School Raf Cosford

Selected for Technical Instructor duties at No 1 Radio School. My main focus was to establish a Cyber training facility with a view to delivering Cyber Awareness and specialist training for Royal Air Force personnel.

Blandford Garrison / Bae Systems Christchurch

Military member of the FALCON interoperability team originally attached to the team to produce the Bi-lateral Interconnection Documents for the user community. Working closely with BAE systems engineers to extract information from the Test Security Instruction, Test Plans and Test Reports to produce the interconnection documents from previous and current FALCON interoperability voice and data trials.Bringing a wealth of experience on military communications systems and system engineering to the team as well as valuable FALCON knowledge gained earlier in the project lifecycle.Now involved of all aspects of the FALCON Interoperability trials, from the initial meeting with system owners of proposed equipment scheduled to be tested to undertaking trial activities. Producing Test Plans and Bi-lateral Interconnection documents on various voice and data systems.

De &S Iss Sai Falkland Islands

Responsible for the administration and maintenance of the servers, workstation, user accounts and peripheral installed on the British Forces South Atlantic Island network. Acting as the single point of contact on the Falkland Islands for liaising closely with several external organisations and Support Authority for consolidated support and operation documentation. Also liaising with external companies and agencies for management and network maintenance during the transfer of these responsibilities to the ATLAS consortium. Managing and supervising the mixed military and civilian team on the customer focused service desk for logging and prioritising of all faults before allocating to other sections for further investigation and solutions in accordance’s with the SLA’s

Bae Systems Christchurch

Applied for and realised a position within the Air Force technical team working alongside the BAE systems consortium supplying the next generation future proof tactical communications system, FALCON.Embedded with BAE engineers to facilitate equipment acceptance testing, Validation and Verification, Quality assurance and logistical support.Involvement in Installation, Integrated Logistic Support and Safety working groups to offer technical expertise, practical experience and understanding of deployed WAN/LAN topologies to effect prompt and efficient solutioneering.Development and testing of the FALCON management system and equipment deployment practices and procedures to meet customer requirements prior to formal acceptance testing.Delivering and producing the Interoperability solution and documentation for military personnel to connect emerging and current systems with utilising different protocols and technologies to FALCON

Tcw Raf Brize Norton

Develop and test new communications equipment and systems to determine suitability for use with the Royal Air Force on deployed operations or exercises.Develop current capabilities to meet new and complex Information Equipment Requirements including scoping and proving innovative ways to improve routine business. Conduct and develop Interoperability trials with NATO and Coalition partners as well as other MOD agencies. Producing code of connection documents for Voice and Data services between the Royal Air Force and its partners.Subject Matter Expert for communication systems and network infrastructure to deployed personnel, produced equipment aide memoirs, work instruction and procedures.

Raf Waddington

Provide training and depth support for ASTOR deployed CIS segment. Deliver the process of fault management to the ASTOR Lan, workstation subsystems and network administrator duties for deployment.Advise management staff prior to the introduction of the CIS segment entering service on all matter of Engineering standards and working practices, Health and Safety and Quality procedures.

Tcw Raf Brize Norton

Defining customer requirements and constraints through liaison with internal/external agencies, ensuring business and operational requirements are delivered and tested to agreed performance and quality targets.Designing network architectures for mobile and flexible information systems delivering integrated high speed data, voice and video including bandwidth link management, for total customer solutions and project managing the task lifecycle whilst managing all associated risks.Responsible for the composition of project teams and balancing technical expertise against capability.The delivery and final role out/commissioning/technical transfer of deployed networks worldwide and acting as the subject matter expert on all deployable systems.Providing leadership, motivation and strategic direction to a team of up to 50 personnel of varying abilities, disciplines and seniority.

Tcw Raf Brize Norton

Managing the day to day running of an exceptionally high tempo Operations cell.Preparing and delivering capability briefs to provide engineering and personnel states to higher command.Configuration Control of unit engineering assets, allocation of assets to meet Information Exchange requests.Liaison between internal, external agencies and higher commands to provide CIS in an expeditionary environment.Co ordination and support to allow the deployment, sustainment and recovery of communications assets providing in theatre CIS to deployed operating bases

Master Of Science (Msc), Advanced Networks

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Ict

Awarded my BSc (Honors) Information and Communication Technologies in December 2012

Foundation Degree, Information And Communication Technologies, Pass