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Focused, Driven and Dependable, a Creative Thinker with over 20 years of IT experience. I have worked for Multinational Companies to Startups and have run three of my own businesses. I have gained a wealth of experience in Technical Support, Programming, Networking, Database Development, Web Design and Project Management.Headhunted as part of the initial team responsible for building Richard Branson's Record Company V2 Music. This included the Installation and Management of the Lotus Notes Groupware Systems worldwide. I went on to start a business with a colleague PEKPAK. A Personal Emergency Kit for outdoor sports. In addition to the kit, I developed a Medical History System 'Medic' providing online access to Medical data should the subscriber be found in trouble or unresponsive. During my time as a Consultant, I developed an Electronic Press Kit on an Enhanced CD Rom for the Gemma Hayes Press Campaign. The Record Label (Source/Virgin) was recognised with an award for this innovation.In 2006, I successfully built my own Web Development and Hosting business SIGMA INTERNET which I went on to sell in 2010 as a going concern.The last 15 years I have spent developing my Photography business and am widely recognised as one of the leading Wedding Photographers in South West Scotland.Having recently passed EC Council Certified Ethical Hacker CEH v11, CompTIA Security+ and CompTIA Network+ certificates I intend to move back into the IT industry and more specifically into the CyberSecurity field. More recently I increased my knowledge of Information Security, with 2 months of accelerated learning, covering the implementation of the ISO27001 standard.Keen to start developing hands-on pentesting skills, I have been working through labs on the Hack the Box website.I am confident that my enthusiasm to develop my skills in information security, alongside my years of experience will make me a valuable member of the team.I am looking for a Cyber Security Analyst or Jnr Pentester role to allow me to develop my skills within an information security environment.SKILLSApplicationsBurpsuite, Metasploit, Maltego, Nmap and Nessus.LanguagesPHP, Python, MySQL, HTML, XML, CSS, Lotus Notes, DBase 3+, Dbase 4, Clipper 5, Focus and COBOL.Operating SystemsKali Linux, Unix, OSX, Windows 3 to Windows 10 and Apache.Creative ApplicationsPhotoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator, Premiere, Davinci Resolve, MS Office, MS Visio and Wordpress.Other InterestsMusic, Cycling, Guitar, Yoga, Sea Kayaking and Drawing.

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