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Portsmouth, Gb

Havant, England, United Kingdom

DevOps Engineer working as part of a newly formed automation development team. We are tasked with the installation and development of a new Network Orchestrator which, will help automate time consuming network configuration tasks, reduce human error, and drive cleaner inventory data. Neos Networks ambition is to become a fully Software Driven Network telecoms company. It is currently new to in-house software development, and so, as well as introducing development best practices such as version control, CI/CD and unit testing, my role also introduces Agile working practices to the business.• Web based user interface design and UAT.• Python development, unit and system testing.• Network inventory and performance data manipulation and analysis.• Support and strategy guidance for the new SDN and Orchestration platforms.• Knowledge gathering and storage – helping document the undocumented.• Scrum Master - advocate the use of Agile development task management and prioritisation.

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Hook, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Utilizing my data analysis and manipulation skills, I was responsible for developing web tools and dashboards to help Liberty Global’s Operational teams identify potential network issues, and also develop reports to help mitigate future occurrences. In a similar vein, I also helped improve processes, again employing data analysis, I developed tools to help people work more efficiently:• Frontend HTML5, JavaScript & CSS Web development of user interfaces, forms, and reports. • Backend Python and Node development of data manipulation and federation tools.• MySQL database design of inventory, capacity, and performance platforms.• Identifying situations where network data could help save people time, also identifying opportunities which come from linking systems and data together.• Fault finding and resolution.

Hook, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Working in Virgin Media’s Network Planning team. The role involved supporting the growth of the Virgin Media Core Ethernet & IP Networks, efficient capacity management of existing infrastructure and strategic planning for network upgrades.Responsibilities include:• Having complete understanding of the Virgin Media Network, its topology and asset.• Auditing Network asset with particular focus on keeping asset costs.• Monitoring network component usage and ensuring limits are not exceeded.• Forecasting and planning of capacity projects to resolve any possible future highlightednetwork infrastructure bandwidth or CPU limits are compromised.• Impact Assessment and involvement in high level design decisions for PSN networks.

Working in Virgin Media’s Network Planning team. The role involved supporting the growth of the Virgin Media Core Ethernet & IP Networks, efficient capacity management of existing infrastructure and strategic planning for network upgrades. Responsibilities include:• Having complete understanding of the Virgin Media Network, its topology and asset.• Auditing Network asset with particular focus on keeping asset costs.• Monitoring network component usage and ensuring limits are not exceeded.• Forecasting and planning of capacity projects to resolve any possible future highlightednetwork infrastructure bandwidth or CPU limits are compromised.• Impact Assessment and involvement in high level design decisions for PSN networks.

Crewe, United Kingdom

Southern field network engineer for Cisco Partner, providing 24/7 support for a number of large, corporate, chains and office networks, all running Cisco routing and switching hardware. WAN support across ADSL, ISDN and Serial. LAN support for Ethernet and Fibre cabling.Responsibilities include:• Upgrades and Migrations, upgrading or replacing older network equipment to newer Ciscosolutions, whilst providing minimal disruption to online users.• Fault Calls, ‘on-call’ travelling to customer sites to diagnose and fix network failures,meeting tight deadlines in order to provide fast support callout times.• Implementation and support, network design, configuration and testing.• Communication with BT and other large network service providers, organising line installs,circuit provisioning and cabling.

Southampton, United Kingdom

Providing IT support for a medium sized Architects firm based across two sites:• Configuring and maintaining router and firewall configurations using Cisco 800 seriesrouters, providing secure internet access for the business and DMZ for mail and webservers. Providing VPN connections for in office wireless network users, home workers andfuture inter-office connection.• Designing and implementing the company website, providing dynamic content about thefirm’s projects.

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Working with disabled children in the community and schools, disabilitiesincluded Autism, Hyperactivity Disorder and Cerebral Palsy. Responsibilities include:• Communication with children using alternative methods such as Makaton sign language andother symbol based communication systems.• The integration of the children into everyday community life and learning.• Caring Activities such as bathing, putting children to bed and cooking.

Swindon, United Kingdom

Providing lab support and network engineering assistance to the Technical Marketing Engineers within the Desktop and Mobile Technical Marketing Team, heavily involved in the technical testing activities before the Intel Centrino™ Mobile Technology and mass wireless hotspot launches:• Configuring WLAN access equipment for Hotspot testing and physically installing infrastructure during product rollout at worldwide locations. Some hotspot equipment included Cisco 2600 series routers, 1200 series access points and 2900 series switches, all running Cisco’s IOS software.• Intel ADSL product testing through the lab ADSL network served through Cisco 6015 and Redback DSLAM routers.• GPRS card testing, checking various GPRS cards for compatibility with WiFi, providing valuable data to third party vendors, also working on providing a seamless wireless roaming system between the wireless technologies, configuring MobileIP infrastructure equipment from providers such as Birdstep and Icomera.

Eastbourne, United Kingdom

Customer support for large DIY chain, working at stores in Eastbourne andPortsmouth.• This job taught me leadership and accountability. If I came across a problem or a customerissue that had not yet been taken on, I would take ownership and attempt to find the bestsolution myself, or pass it on to an appropriate member of staff if it proved to be beyondmy capabilities.• I was always eager to learn new skills. As a result, I was trained in many different tasks.These included warehouse management, customer ordering and cash control, as well asother shop floor activities. With such varied skills, I was considered to be an extremelyreliable and valued employee.

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Computer Science, Upper 2Nd

Btec Advanced Gnvq:, Information Technology, Merit

8 Gcse’S Grades A-C Including English, Maths And Science.