Dave Hope

Current

• Senior Network Manager at Alterian Plc

Past

• IT Networks Manager at Immediacy Ltd
• Customer Services Assistant at Tank Museum
• Network Assistant at Ithium Web Hosting

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Education

• The Purbeck School

Recommended

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Connections

56 connections

Industry

Computer Networking

Websites

• My Blog

Dave Hope’s Summary

An enthusiastic security conscious systems administrator covering all aspects of a corporate network environment.

Specializing in Microsoft technologies whilst retaining a firm grasp on Linux and other platforms.

Certifications:
- Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP);
- Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA);

Dave Hope’s Specialties:

Windows 2003, Active Directory, Exchange, IIS, SQL Server, ISA Server, WSUS, RIS, iptables, Squid, Avaya IP Office, Hardware Maintenance

Dave Hope’s Experience

• Senior Network Manager

  Alterian Plc

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; ALN; Computer Software industry)

  July 2008 — Present (6 months)

• IT Networks Manager

  Immediacy Ltd

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

  November 2005 — July 2008 (2 years 9 months)

  Responsible for all Immediacy IT systems including internal systems (25-30 physical servers), 95+ virtual Servers and 20+ external servers hosted across three datacenters.
  
  My focus was to maintain existing systems and develop an infrastructure capable of expanding with the rapid growth of the business. When Immediacy was acquired by Mediasurface in June 2007 I became responsible for integrating IT systems and expanding infrastructure into EMEA and Asia-Pac.
  
  Internally I was responsible for systems such as Exchange, AD, SQL, VirtualServer (and SCVMM), MDT and all network hardware. Externally this included web hosting services for clients such as Virgin Media, the British Transport Police, Avis and National Express.

• Customer Services Assistant

  Tank Museum

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Museums and Institutions industry)

  April 2004 — November 2005 (1 year 8 months)

• Network Assistant

  Ithium Web Hosting

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  May 2004 — September 2005 (1 year 5 months)

  As a Network Assistant I was involved in the routine monitoring of servers ensuring that over 300 websites that were hosted ran smoothly.
  
  At Ithium I was primarily involved with ensuring their GNU/Linux systems functioned at peak performance.

Dave Hope’s Education

• The Purbeck School

  Enonomics, Business and IT 2000 — 2005

Additional Information

Dave Hope’s Websites:

• My Blog

Dave Hope’s Interests:

Photography, Sea Fishing, Skiing and Boating

Dave Hope’s Contact Settings

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