John Harrison

Past

• Perl Developer at Labs
• Perl Developer at NXP Semiconductors
• Perl Developer at Cambridge University Press

• Perl Developer at Philips Semiconductors
• Perl Developer at Citigroup
• Linux Consultant at Mobix
• Perl Developer at French Thornton
• Contractor at Morse Group
• Perl Developer at CACI
• Unix Security‭ & ‬Systems Engineer at Gilbarco Veeder-Root
• Perl Developer at WarnerCo CGD
• Unix Specialist (Consulting to Cable & Wireless) at Atos KPMG Consulting
• Internet Application Developer at Quadriga Worldwide
• Unix Specialist / Perl Developer at Morse Group (Consulting to Vodafone)
• Perl Developer at Demon Internet
• CAE Support at Philips Semiconductors
• Unix Consultant at Acuma
• Internet Development Engineer at Cable & Wireless
• Senior Unix Consultant at Cable & Wireless
• Unix Shell Scripter at KPMG
• Operations Analyst at NZHIS
• AFIS/Unix System Administrator at New Zealand Police Information Technology
• Technical Services at Microsoft Product Support Services
• Avionics Tradesman at Royal New Zealand Air Force

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Education

• 2TTS RNZAF Wigram
• Mulberry Grove School
• St Kentigern College

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Recommended

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Connections

178 connections

Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

• John Harrison's Homepage

John Harrison’s Summary

Working as a freelance consultant since 1999 following 10 years of working in technical roles as a permanent employee.

8 years of (often project based) contracts & my thirst to keep learning more have gained me experience in a wide range of different technologies, work environments industries including; banking, technology, telco, media, health, law enforcement, military.

I have developed a love of variety & a taste for challenges both technical & logistical.

I take pride in being able to finish roles knowing I've added value to my client's business. It is important to me to be able to leave my mark in a positive, beneficial & meaningful way at each site I work on, both for my own satisfaction & also so I will be remembered well & sought again when new tasks arise.

John Harrison’s Specialties:

Perl Development (10yrs), Linux & shell scripting (13yrs), Linux / Unix business application development & support. Internet technologies. Technical mentoring, supervision & training. Quick to adapt to & learn new environments & technologies. Professional with a strong customer focus.

John Harrison’s Experience

• Perl Developer

  Labs

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  2008 — 2008 (less than a year)

• Perl Developer

  NXP Semiconductors

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  2007 — 2007 (less than a year)

• Perl Developer

  Cambridge University Press

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  2006 — 2006 (less than a year)

• Perl Developer

  Philips Semiconductors

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  2006 — 2006 (less than a year)

• Perl Developer

  Citigroup

  (Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)

  2005 — 2005 (less than a year)

• Linux Consultant

  Mobix

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  2005 — 2005 (less than a year)

• Perl Developer

  French Thornton

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  2005 — 2005 (less than a year)

• Contractor

  Morse Group

  (Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)

  2003 — 2004 (1 year)

• Perl Developer

  CACI

  (Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)

  2004 — 2004 (less than a year)

• Unix Security‭ & ‬Systems Engineer

  Gilbarco Veeder-Root

  (Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)

  2004 — 2004 (less than a year)

• Perl Developer

  WarnerCo CGD

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  2002 — 2004 (2 years)

• Unix Specialist (Consulting to Cable & Wireless)

  Atos KPMG Consulting

  (Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)

  2003 — 2003 (less than a year)

• Internet Application Developer

  Quadriga Worldwide

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  2003 — 2003 (less than a year)

• Unix Specialist / Perl Developer

  Morse Group (Consulting to Vodafone)

  (Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)

  2003 — 2003 (less than a year)

• Perl Developer

  Demon Internet

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  2002 — 2002 (less than a year)

• CAE Support

  Philips Semiconductors

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  2002 — 2002 (less than a year)

• Unix Consultant

  Acuma

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  2001 — 2001 (less than a year)

• Internet Development Engineer

  Cable & Wireless

  (Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)

  2000 — 2001 (1 year)

• Senior Unix Consultant

  Cable & Wireless

  (Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)

  2000 — 2000 (less than a year)

• Unix Shell Scripter

  KPMG

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  1999 — 2000 (1 year)

• Operations Analyst

  NZHIS

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  1997 — 1999 (2 years)

• AFIS/Unix System Administrator

  New Zealand Police Information Technology

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  1995 — 1997 (2 years)

• Technical Services

  Microsoft Product Support Services

  (Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)

  1995 — 1995 (less than a year)

• Avionics Tradesman

  Royal New Zealand Air Force

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  1989 — 1994 (5 years)

John Harrison’s Education

• 2TTS RNZAF Wigram

  Avionics Technician 1990 — 1993

• Mulberry Grove School

• St Kentigern College

Additional Information

John Harrison’s Websites:

• John Harrison's Homepage

John Harrison’s Groups:

Great Barrier Island

•    Facebook.com
•    Cable & Wireless Alumni
•    Wellington, NZ

John Harrison’s Contact Settings

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