John Harrison

Past

• MIS Software Application Technical Lead at AT&T Labs, Inc. - Research
• Perl Developer at Cartesian
• 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
• St Kentigern College
• Mulberry Grove School

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Connections

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

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John Harrison’s Summary

Working as a freelance consultant in the UK since 1999, after 10 years as a permanent employee in technical roles in NZ.

9 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, telecoms, technology, 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

• MIS Software Application Technical Lead

  AT&T Labs, Inc. - Research

  (Public Company; T; Telecommunications industry)

  February 2008 — January 2009 (1 year)

  Software Development and Application Support for systems processing telecommunications transaction data on Solaris & Linux platforms.

• Perl Developer

  Cartesian

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Telecommunications industry)

  2009 — 2009 (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; C; Financial Services industry)

  August 2005 — December 2005 (5 months)

  Provided Perl Developer services to EMS (Enterprise Management Systems) team.
  
  Responsible for writing several major applications in Perl for reporting and process automation involving large amounts of Sybase database and SNMP work. Assisted with generation and process improvement of reports coming from mainframe.

• 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

  (Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

  January 1995 — December 1995 (1 year)

  Datacom Services / Microsoft Product Support Services
  Product Support on Windows 95 & Office products (Word & Excel)

• 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

• St Kentigern College

  1985 — 1986

• Mulberry Grove School

  1976 — 1983

  http://www.mulberrygrove.school.nz/

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