Jared Scrivener

Current

• Senior Technical Instructor at IPexpert, Inc.

Past

• Lead Network Engineer – V/Line at Alphawest
• Infrastructure Lead at Foster's Group Limited
• Lead Network Architect - Broadband Connect Infrastructure Program Tender at Bushtel Consortium

• Consulting Systems Engineer at TG Group
• Senior Technical Systems Instructor at Excom Education
• Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games - Team Leader - Network Services at Australian Project and Consulting Services
• Information Technology Officer at Charles Sturt University

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Education

• Charles Sturt University
• The Australian National University

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Industry

Computer Networking

Jared Scrivener’s Summary

My personal goal is to ensure that with applied dedication and perseverance every one of my students will achieve their CCIE certification. Working with a world class team of instructors, course developers and support engineers, led by Wayne Lawson our CEO, that is an achievable goal at IPexpert.

I believe that when teaching someone to become a Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert I should essentially teach them both how to teach and how to learn: the role of an expert is to be able to both implement technology in their area of expertise and communicate their knowledge to others. In the field, CCIEs may provide the final line of support for issues with implementation of Cisco technologies. They may need to design world class networks that span multiple continents. They may need to lead and mentor other engineers. All these functions require both detailed knowledge of technology as well as experience in the practical implementation so that they can adequately manage their teams.

I am a highly skilled network and security systems engineer and instructor specialising in networking technologies with a proven ability to configure, use, maintain and troubleshoot complex networks in highly visible environments with non-negotiable deadlines. Working as a consultant, some of my notable clients have included Fosters, V/Line, Alphawest, and the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games and as an instructor I have trained engineers from many hundreds of major private and public sector institutions.

In my profile, I indicate that I am interested in job opportunities, amongst other things, as I am sure that I never know where the next relationship will come from that can help others and myself achieve their dreams. If you send me job opportunities I have no intention of accepting them myself but I will happily forward them to anyone in my network who has expressed a desire for a such a position.

Please don't hesitate to ask for anything as if I can find a way to help, I will.

Jared Scrivener’s Specialties:

Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert #16983 (Routing & Switching, Service Provider and Security)

Cisco Certified Systems Instructor #30878

Bachelor of Information Technology - Charles Sturt University

Certified Information Systems Security Professional #120793

NSA Information Security (INFOSEC) Professional

Juniper Networks Certified Internetwork Specialist: M-Series

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer: Windows 2000 and 2003

ITIL Foundations Certificate

Jared Scrivener’s Experience

• Senior Technical Instructor

  IPexpert, Inc.

  (Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

  April 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)

  At IPexpert I have the fortunate pleasure to provide training delivery of CCIE RS, Security and Service Provider classes to students from across the world.
  
  In my role as a Senior Technical Instructor, I deliver instructor led training in a number of formats. IPexpert's 5 Day Boot Camp format, blends together an intense coverage of the theory and implementation of networking technologies as well as allowing students to demonstrate their understanding by implementing hands-on labs throughout the course. On the final day, each student is tested with a challenging mock lab to assess their readiness for the real CCIE lab.
  
  Another format which IPexpert offers and I deliver is the 5 day Lab Experience course. On the first four days of the course students implement challenging mock labs, each more content rich and difficult than the real CCIE lab. During these labs and particularly on the final day I have the opportunity to coach and assist each student on the areas where they need assistance in determining which technology to implement to achieve a given task and also fine tune their knowledge by having them teach me back the theory of the technologies which they wish to understand on the white board and honing both their communication skills and detailed knowledge of each technology prescribed for that particular CCIE track.
  
  Additionally, in my role at IPexpert I am responsible for the creation and maintenance of our self study products in the tracks that I specialize in, which include video tutorials of the course theory, audio explanations of technologies and complex training lab scenarios that enable students to learn in a self paced format.
  
  Furthermore, in order to support students and engineers in the field I am one of many contributors to forums including OnlineStudyList.com and Groupstudy.com which are provided by IPexpert and by Paul Borghese, respectively, so that we can continue to ensure that knowledge of network technologies is shared.

• Lead Network Engineer – V/Line

  Alphawest

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; CWO; Information Technology and Services industry)

  April 2007 — February 2008 (11 months)

  Lead Network Engineer and enterprise architect responsible for designing and planning V/Line’s network infrastructure based on projected business goals and which incorporate best-practice network design methods, in close liaison with the sales team, to create workable proposals that ensure successful acceptance and final delivery of the solutions.
  
  Designing the implementation methodology and managing the delivery of all major network changes across Cisco 6500, 3750, 3560 & 3020 series switches; Cisco 2600/2800/3800/877 routers; PIX 535 firewalls; VPN 3000 concentrators; F5 Firepass VPN concentrators; F5 BIGIP load balancers and RSA appliances.
  
  Designing and managing the migration of an MPLS 100+ site network to support multiple telecommunications carriers.
  
  Implementing and managing Tandberg videoconferencing systems as well as providing support for the design and implementation of Enterprise LAN and WAN QOS to support H323 videoconferencing technologies.

• Infrastructure Lead

  Foster's Group Limited

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; FGL; Food & Beverages industry)

  December 2006 — March 2007 (4 months)

  Solutions architect responsible for the design and documentation of the network and server infrastructure required to consolidate Foster’s existing warehouses and to enable the establishment of new major distribution centres throughout Australia. This encompassed provisioning Nortel switches and routing hardware, Cisco Aironet wireless solutions, HP server infrastructure, HP-UX, Citrix, Microsoft servers, and cabling plans to support the applications servicing the new sites for the Warehouse and Transport Management Systems.
  
  Established and managed the vendor relationships from a technical perspective to provide MPLS data carriage and managed network services of the new network infrastructure to meet ongoing organisational needs, working as a peer and engineering adviser to the program manager.

• Lead Network Architect - Broadband Connect Infrastructure Program Tender

  Bushtel Consortium

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Telecommunications industry)

  November 2006 — December 2006 (2 months)

  Lead Network Architect responsible for the design of a BGP/MPLS network based on Cisco 7200VXR/7600 routers to create an ISP for regional telecommunication services across Australia.
  
  Liaised closely with Cisco Systems Sales and Pre-Sales staff to establish all of the design and hardware requirements, creation of BOM and design documentation to create a resilient Cisco MPLS network with high availability involving over 1000 points of presence throughout Australia servicing end customers with WiMAX technology solutions

• Consulting Systems Engineer

  TG Group

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Investment Banking industry)

  October 2006 — October 2006 (1 month)

  Consulting Systems Engineer responsible for providing the designs and architectural direction to the Chief Executive Officer for the use of information technology systems within their organisation.
  
  Designed the network and implemented Cisco switches and routers to provide network connectivity as well as QOS designs for the implementation of Linksys VOIP phones.
  
  Managed the external partner relationships to enable the provisioning of server services, web-hosting and VOIP infrastructure on behalf of the client.

• Senior Technical Systems Instructor

  Excom Education

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Higher Education industry)

  January 2005 — August 2006 (1 year 8 months)

  Senior Technical Systems Instructor and CCSI responsible for delivering authorised Cisco training, primarily the delivery of CCNP, CCIP and CCDP courses.
  
  Provided network designs and managed the implementation of the enterprises Cisco routing and switching infrastructure, including the design of an MPLS WAN and the deployment of its associated multi-layered switching devices to the new and existing regional offices situated around Australia.
  
  Mentored and supported new and existing Cisco technical instructors both on subject matter and technical delivery issues.
  
  Developed and delivered training plans to meet client business needs.

• Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games - Team Leader - Network Services

  Australian Project and Consulting Services

  (Privately Held; Sports industry)

  February 2006 — March 2006 (2 months)

  Team Leader of Network Services for the 2006 Commonwealth Games responsible for fault-resolution of complex Cisco LAN network issues in a very high profile, internationally visible, and time critical environment.
  
  Provided support, assistance and training to my team of Network Support Engineers to aid the resolution of Cisco and Microsoft network services issues in real-time.
  
  Configured and supported Cisco 6500, 3750 and 2950 switches to facilitate the ‘uninterrupted’ operation of the voice and televised video services for the Games.
  
  Designed and configured Cisco solutions to secure the Cisco network infrastructure including switch re-configuration and the configuration of
  CS-MARS, PIX firewalls and Cisco IDS/IPS modules.
  
  Monitored and dynamically configured the Games LAN using Cisco Works LMS to manage the network devices to prevent video and audio dropouts or down-time.

• Information Technology Officer

  Charles Sturt University

  (Higher Education industry)

  August 2002 — January 2005 (2 years 6 months)

  Information Technology Officer responsible for the provision of second and third level network and server support respectively for the Division of Information Technology in a Cisco, Citrix and Microsoft based environment.
  
  Performed problem identification and fault diagnosis on access layer Cisco network switch deployments.
  
  Provided architectural advice on Active Directory and Security Design proposals within the multi-campus network of CSU
  
  Led the Risk Assessment specialist support group.

Additional Information

Jared Scrivener’s Interests:

I have a deep passion for computer networking, data communications and education and a goal to ensure that all people who wish to learn will be taught.

Jared Scrivener’s Honors:

2006 Victorian State Pearcey Award Commendation for “Innovative and pioneering achievement and contribution to research and development in Information Technology”

Jared Scrivener’s Contact Settings

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