Bio

Infrastructure Solutions Architect with 20 years of broad IT experience in the retail, manufacturing, telecommunications, and recycling industries. Proven track record in both greenfield architecting and transformative programmes in established organisations. I have worked in the areas of network and systems engineering, I have knowledge and experience of the following technologies: Microsoft Operating Systems Microsoft Active Directory Linux operating systems Cisco routers and switches, including Catalyst 6500 and Nexus 5000 series Checkpoint Firewalls - Nokia platform, including clustering Internet technologies i.e. e-mail, domain name system I have achieved the following qualifications: VMware Certified Professional 5 (VCP5) Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Enterprise Administrator Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Server Administrator Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE 2003) Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) PRINCE2 Practitioner ITIL v3 Foundation Specialties: • Windows Server Operating Systems • Active Directory • Microsoft Exchange • Microsoft Clustering - SQL Server / Exchange • Microsoft Terminal Services Citrix XenApp (Presentation Server) • Virtualisation - VMWare / XenServer / Hyper-V • Local Area Networks - Data Centre and User Access • Wide Area Networks - Routing and Physical Lines • Server Hardware - IBM / DELL / HP / EMC SANs and Storage • Anti-Virus and Anti-Spam Technologies • Active Directory Design • Disaster Recovery