Almond Au
IT Architect at IBM Global Services
- Location
- Toronto, Canada Area
- Industry
- Information Technology and Services
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Almond Au's Overview
- Current
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- IT Architect at IBM Global Technology Services
- Past
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- Part-time Faculty - School of Computer Studies at Georgian College
- Network Specialist at IBM Global Services
- Database Analyst/Coordinator at Contractor
- PC/LAN Technician at PC Gate Computer
- Education
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- Ryerson University
- Ryerson University
- Recommendations
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5 people have recommended Almond
- Connections
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291 connections
Almond Au's Summary
Almond Au is a Certified IT Professional with more than five years of versatile experience in pre/post sales solution design. He is competent individually and in cross-functional teams supporting the full project cycle from strategy to implementation.
Mr. Au holds undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Computer Science and Engineering and has in-depth knowledge of disaster recovery, network engineering, and virtualization; he demonstrates strong leadership potential and has compelling evidence of achievements with an integration focus on industry products including Microsoft, VMware, Cisco and IBM.
Almond Au's Skills & Expertise
Almond Au's Certifications
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Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
- Cisco Systems
- License CSCO11154680
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Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)
- Microsoft Corporation
- License 3699730
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IT Specialist - Systems & Infrastructure
- The Open Group / IBM Corporation
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IT Service Management (ITIL Foundation)
- Examination Institute for Information Science (EXIN)
Almond Au's Experience
IT Architect
IBM Global Technology Services
Public Company; 10,001+ employees; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry
January 2008 – Present (4 years 5 months)
- Technical consultant experienced with more than 90 clients projects specializing in design and implementation of complex infrastructure solutions for dedicated data centers and managed service environments
- Strong project management skills in leading matrix teams to tackle requirements gathering, solution design, technical due diligence, cost evaluations, technology transition/migration and architectural documentations
- Strong experience with enterprise infrastructure designs in different sectors (government, transportation, retail, manufacturing, insurance), security compliance audits, business impact analysis, technology recovery planning, and system/network design
- Strong knowledge of storage technologies (SAN, NAS, iSCSI, SVC, FC replication, etc.)
- Strong knowledge of network infrastructure technologies (OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, BGP, Spanning Tree, VTP, DHCP, DNS, etc.)
- Hands-on experience with implementation of Cisco routers (2800,3600,3800,7200), firewalls (PIX525,ASA5520) and switches (35xx,3750,4500,6500), IBM servers (rack-mount, blade centers), IBM storage (DS4500/nSeries), Windows Server 2003/2008 Active Directory, VMware ESX 3.5/4.0, various enterprise backup (EMC/Symantec) and network management applications (Avocent/Fluke)
Part-time Faculty - School of Computer Studies
Georgian College
Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry
2011 – 2011 (less than a year)
Taught Network Security (COMP2077) covering firewalls and VPN.
Taught OS Security (COMP2073) covering system policies and security management.
Network Specialist
IBM Global Services
Public Company; 10,001+ employees; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry
January 2008 – December 2009 (2 years)
- Managed the campus network infrastructure in supporting more than 100 Cisco switches, routers and network devices including 2900, 2950, 3550, 3560, 45xx, 65xx, 25xx, 26xx, 28xx, 7513, 7206, 3640, 3661, 3845, PIX525, ASA5520, ASA5550, etc.
- Led the design & implementation of an integrated solution for remote console access using Microsoft Active Directory, IIS Web Service, Cluster Service, Cisco ASA, Cisco SSL VPN and IBM FastT Fibre-Channel disks
- Led the network security project to achieve ITCS 104 compliancy; performed audit, reporting, mitigation and resolved all issues found
- Maintained and supported a campus network for disaster recovery and test exercises consisting of various IBM, HP, Sun, and Cisco devices
- Participated in meetings and conference calls to support more than 200 customers; created detailed documentation to capture topology, configuration and system interdependence
- Subject Matter Expert in all tasks related to planning, design, implementation and maintenance of the entire BCRS network infrastructure
Database Analyst/Coordinator
Contractor
September 2006 – December 2007 (1 year 4 months)
- Operations support responsible for database management and information reporting of IT assets (procurement, usage, & disposal), customer relations and fund raising campaigns
- SQL reporting and batch/script updates to Oracle databases. JSP front-end testing and back-end data verification. Working knowledge of Maximo Asset Management.
- Revised asset management procedures in accordance with ITIL best practice for service support & delivery
- Coordinated and supported a web-based training program consisting of technical courses, preparation for certifications and language programs
- Participated in the testing and implementation of a major upgrade to the core-switch architecture; revised configurations to implement spanning-tree
PC/LAN Technician
PC Gate Computer
September 2004 – March 2006 (1 year 7 months)
- Assembled customized Intel/AMD computer systems to suit different needs.
- Resolved hardware errors; fixed component conflicts and incompatibilities.
- Performed network troubleshooting and diagnostics; corrected issues with DNS, Firewall or hardware connectivity failures.
Almond Au's Education
Ryerson University
Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Computer Networks
2007 – 2009
Hands-on training and lab exercises involving Cisco equipment. More than 300 hours (and counting) of practical experience designing, configuring, and troubleshooting Cisco 25xx, 26xx, 28xx, 29xx, 2950, 35xx, 65xx; Windows 2003 Server, Red Hat Linux, and etc.
Advanced knowledge and theory in data communication, Routing/Switching, Wireless Communications, Network design/management and etc.
Final Project: Design & Implementation of a secured distributed network with fast convergence and LAN transparency using L2TPv3 over IPsec VPN.
Ryerson University
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science
2003 – 2007
Additional specialization in Management Science (Project Management).
Final Project: Online Document Management System (CMS) using RedHat Linux, MySql, PHP & JavaScript based on AJAX paradigm and the Open-Source LAMP platform.
Almond Au's Additional Information
- Groups and Associations:
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Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA), 2005-Present Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2007-Present
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- Honors and Awards:
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-IBM Emerging Leader – Top Technical Talents, April 2010
-IBM Service Excellence Award, June 2009
-IBM Ovation Award - "Design and Install of Remote Console Solution", October 2008
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