IT Infrastructure Engineer / MVP
Ireland
- Current
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- Systems & Infrastructure Manager at C Infinity
- IT Professional at Windows Server 2008 (Self-employed)
- Past
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- Senior Infrastructure Engineer at Hosting365
- Contractor at Contractor (Self-employed)
- Senior Infrastructure Consultant at 4sol Ltd
- MS Network Team Leader at Hypo Real Estate Bank International
- Consultant at Wolfe Group
- Consultant at DMR
- Education
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- Waterford Institute of Technology
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Aidan Finn’s Summary
I am an experienced IT infrastructure professional with a history of developing and deploying modern and best practice solutions. I have experience in leadership, design, deployment, maintenance and documentation. I have a proven ability to deploy complete, working and reliable solutions. I enjoy working in a position with large scale infrastructures that enables me to continue to develop my skill set and will allow me to fully utilise my abilities.
I am the first leader of the new Microsoft sponsored Windows Server 2008 User Group (Ireland): http://ws-ugi.spaces.live.com.
I was awared MVP status by Microsoft in 2008 for System Centre Configuration Manager and in 2009 for Virtual Machine: Systems Administration
Aidan Finn’s Specialties:
Windows Server 2008/2003/2003 R2, Windows Vista/XP, Active Directory, SMS 2003/2003 R2, CM 2007, MOM 2005, VMware Infrastructure 3.5/3.
Aidan Finn’s Experience
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Systems & Infrastructure Manager
C Infinity
(Computer Networking industry)
February 2008 — Present (1 year 10 months)
Designing and deploying a brand new server infrastructure from the ground up, including network, servers, storage and management. Technologies include blade servers, Fibre Channel SAN, Windows Server 2003/2008, Hyper-V virtualisation and Microsoft System Center (Operations Manager 2007 and Virtual Machine Manager 2008).
I've been heavily involved in the business side of the company including marketing, public speaking, pre-sales, and authoring. -
IT Professional
Windows Server 2008 (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Computer Networking industry)
December 2007 — Present (2 years )
I've been working on various IT infrastructure things outside of my main job.
- Writing for two items that are to be published later this year.
- Launching and running the Windows Server 2008 User Group (Ireland) http://ws-ugi.spaces.live.com/
- Blogging on http://joeelway.spaces.live.com
- Public speaking: The MS Ireland Windows 2008 launch, IMTC 2008 (W2008 and Branch Office) and PubForum 2008 (Blade, SAN and virtualisation). -
Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Hosting365
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Networking industry)
June 2007 — December 2007 (7 months)
Managed Windows 2003 web servers in the shared hosting infrastructure. Provided escalation point for Microsoft products in customer managed services. Successfully managed and participated in a €1+ million project to deploy HP C-class blades and EVA 8000 SAN with VMware Infrastructure 3.5. Designed and deployed the VMware solution. Provided pre-sales support.
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Contractor
Contractor (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Computer Networking industry)
October 2006 — May 2007 (8 months)
Self employed contractor working on project basis. Work on MS infrastructure projects and have been developing a reputation in MS enterprise management projects, e.g. SMS 2003 and MOM 2005. Also focusing on working with the latest technologies, e.g. CM 2007.
Clients have included: Daiwa Securities, Paddy Power, Allianz, Fujitsu, HP/AIB. -
Senior Infrastructure Consultant
4sol Ltd
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer & Network Security industry)
April 2006 — October 2006 (7 months)
Worked in a pure consultative role with clients on pre and post sales work. Wrote tenders for government projects. Provided consulting for University of Ulster to guide their Windows 2003/AD/Exchange/SMS/MOM migration project. Wrote technical content for public materials.
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MS Network Team Leader
Hypo Real Estate Bank International
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Financial Services industry)
June 2003 — September 2005 (2 years 4 months)
Was responsible for migration from numerous regional Windows NT 4.0 domains to a single global Windows 2003 domain. Solely responsible for the design. Lead a team with 2 other members and centrally managed 170 servers (physical and virtual). Technology deployed by my team included SMS 2003, MOM 2005, Virtual Server 2005, ADS, RIS, DNS, DHCP, WINS, SafeBoot, Trend Micro, PKI, ISA 2000/2004, SurfControl, AdminStudio, SharePoint Portal 2003, SQL 2000, Citrix MetaFrame XP, Legato Replistor and Group Policy. Designed, deployed and tested DR sites. Deployed best practice solutions including delegated administration of Active Directory and computers. Wrote operations procedures. Performed research to always maintain cutting edge solutions and competitive advantage for the business.
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Consultant
Wolfe Group
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
June 2000 — October 2001 (1 year 5 months)
I worked as a consultant working with Microsoft and CA enterprise management products. Worked with clients such as Eircell (now Vodafone Ireland), Dublin Corporation and DVG (Hanover).
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Consultant
DMR
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Computer Software industry)
June 1996 — June 2000 (4 years 1 month)
Consultant working on client sites: Windows NT Server/Workstation, Novadigm EDM, domain & desktop deployment.
Aidan Finn’s Education
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Waterford Institute of Technology
BSc , Applied Computing , 1991 — 1996
BSc in Applied Computing - First Class Honours
Also completed:
National Certificate in Commercial Computing - Merit
National Diploma in Commercial Computing - Distinction- Activities and Societies:
- Classes were 30 hours a week. The rest of the week comprised of studying and projects
Additional Information
Aidan Finn’s Websites:
Aidan Finn’s Interests:
Enterprise Management: SMS 2003/2003R2, CM 2007, MOM 2005 Windows 2008/2003/2000/Vista/XP, AD, VMware, etc. Freetime: Photography, in particular, wildlife. Following the 49ers from 6000 miles away. UFC.
Aidan Finn’s Groups:
MR&D Forum: http://web2.minasi.com
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Amdahl/DMR/Fujitsu Ireland Network -
Microsoft MVP - Group -
Hosting Industry -
Windows Server 2008 User Group Ireland -
ITCREME - Online IT Pros Community -
Microsoft Forefront Products Specialists -
Waterford Institute of Technology Alumni Group -
Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) -
VMware Consultants and Professionals Group -
BizSpark Start-ups and Network Partners, Ireland/Northern Ireland -
Microsoft Ireland Connect
Aidan Finn’s Honors:
MVP (2009-2010): Virtual Machine: Systems Administration
MVP (2008-2009): Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007.
LIPF: Licensiate from the Irish Photography Federation - November 2007.
Aidan Finn’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
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