Gavin Lodge Email & Phone Number

Great Dunmow, Gb

London, United Kingdom

London

I provide network consultancy and pre-sales services to enterprise clients, including network audits, HLD/LLD design and implementation, focusing on Data Centre and Campus network solutions to maximise network reliability, redundancy and scalability. • Pre/post-sales client engagement, scoping and proposal writing. • Delivery of LAN and WAN networks, integration and greenfield deployments.• Network analysis, recommendation and best practice design.• 10GE multi-layer switching, L2/L3, vPC, MEC, Load Balancing, Dynamic Routing• Network virtualisation, Nexus VDC, Firewall context, VRF, multi-tenancy.• Converged FCoE design and implementation for Nexus 5500.Network Skill SetSwitches: Nexus 90XX, 70XX, 55XX, 30XX,22XX, 1000v Catalyst 29XX, 3560, 3750, 45XX, Routers: 18XX, 19XX, 28XX, 29XX, 38XX, 39XX, 65XX, 7010Security: ASA 55XXWireless: 10XX, 11XX, 35XX Access PointsSoftware: Cisco ASDM, Cisco Any Connect VPN, VMware ESXi 4, MS Windows Server, Radius Routing: Static Routing, RIPv1, RIPv2, EIGRP, OSPF, Policy Based Routing PBR, NAT, HSRP, VRRP, GLBP, DHCP, NTP, SNMP, IP SLA, AAA (RADIUS/TACACS+), Redistribution, Summarisation.Switching: vPC, VSS, FCoE, VLAN, VTP, STP, Trunking, multi-layer switching, Etherchannnel, Security: Site- to-site VPNs, Remote Access VPNs, VPN Client, Anyconnect SSL VPN, Clientless SSL VPN, IPSec, NAT, AAA (RADIUS),Access Control Lists, Traffic Filtering, HA Failover, Transparent Firewall, Security Contexts, IOS Security Features, DMZs.

Melbourne, Australia

I worked onsite at one of Logica’s largest clients in Melbourne, a government run utilities company with over 800 users and more than 200 servers. For the first 2 months I was positioned within a small project team where I was responsible for strategic technical tasks as part of a data centre relocation. For the final month I was asked to design, test and propose a sophisticated network monitoring solution.• Installed and configured Cisco switches and routers - CAT6500, 4500, 2800 and 2960 • Provisioned switchports, VLANs, routing, interfaces, ACL, IOS upgrades and general troubleshooting. • Created Voice VLANs and setup call generation software for Voice testing. • Racked, built and commissioned virtual and physical servers – Windows 2003/08• Racked, built and commissioned Vmware ESXi servers with multiple NICs, VLAN tagging capabilities and SAN storage• Designed rack layout for Wintel/Unix servers, comms equipment and power management.• Completed change requests, design proposals and implementation documentation.• Designed and built a proof of concept network performance monitoring solution based on Solarwinds NPM with IP SLA.

Melbourne, Australia

I was contracted to complete the network design and implementation for a national sports arena. I worked extended hours to meet project deadlines and was given business requirements in which I had to provide solutions. • Designed and implemented a multi VLAN network to facilitate the corporate, voice and WIFI traffic. Supported a the LAN, AD, DHCP and DNS, POS/EFTPOS deployment, patching and switch management, hardware support on HP, Cisco and 3Com equipment.

I worked directly for the IT European Infrastructure Manager where my responsibilities included – Data centre support, server installation, infrastructure maintenance and application support. • Supported Cisco 4500 switches and 2600 routers, Aironet wireless access points, patch management, IOS upgrades• MS Server and VMware virtual environment adminstration, imaging, software installations, BlackBerry support, AD, Exchange, DHCP, DNS, Citrix Presentation server/client.• Project work – Network upgrades, Data Centre installations/racking/patching (ESX host servers, Windows 2008 servers, Dell Power Vault), MC50 PDT upgrade rollout.

(NOC/Field/Projects)•Network design and implementation of Cisco switches/routers, Juniper firewalls.•Windows server 2003/08 installation and administration – AD, DNS, DHCP, WINS, VPN, user account creation/deletion.•Network/Server and desktop troubleshooting, taking ownership of escalated calls and rectifying on an ad-hoc basis.•Call logging and management, adhering to strict SLAs, team leading and giving advice/training to 1st and 2nd line support analysts.•Remote management/control, network monitoring, Firmware/software upgrades, onsite rollouts, unattended installations.•Liaising with ISPs, carriers and 3rd parties regarding network outages and faulty equipment.

•Projects involving design, implementing and maintaining the core network and business systems. Multi-site organisation, managing the infrastructure across 12 sites throughout the UK and Ireland.•Configuring routers, switches, firewalls, VPN Endpoints.•Interface with company employees to resolve technical IT related issues via the phone, email, remote administration and in person.•Primary lead on office moves from an IT perspective, i.e. cabling, comms rooms/rack layout, liaised with service providers, contractors and building management.•Provide 1st 2nd and 3rd line help desk service to office staff and remote workers.•Manage ownership of external domain hosting, registration, and DNS management.•Maintained documentation detailing physical and logical network.•Procurement of WAN communication links and Bri/Pri lines for VPN connectivity.•Seek staff input in determining system/operations improvements and/or needs in relation to the network. Provided end user training where required.•Telecommunications support, PBX, VOIP, LCR setup and configuration, ordering of lines and account management.•AV installations and configuration, LCD/Plasma, Projectors, distributed video/audio.

I worked as part of an IT helpdesk team that provided IT outsourcing to SME’s as well as its parent and sister companies. This role included supporting MS Windows, MS Exchange, Active Directory, user administration, MS Office and TCP/IP networking. As the main field engineer I had to carry out desktop and server maintenance on a daily basis as well as advising the client on how to improve their networks/systems. Whilst onsite I quickly gained a lot of hands on experience and soon found myself becoming part of the pre-sales service.

At Seafood Direct I worked for the internal IT department on a shift pattern rota covering from Monday to Saturday from 8am-8pm. I provided network, server, desktop/laptop support to a large telesales and customer service department. I was given the responsibility of managing the in house Tennyson SOX phone system, phone lines and service providers. I also had to perform out-of-hours maintenance on the network and I was often sent out to the satellite offices throughout the UK to install and upgrade IT equipment. Furthermore I helped maintain the backend database and frontend application which processed customer orders.