Jon Pennycook

Current

Integration Engineer at Fujitsu Services

Past

European Messaging & Security Specialist at Infotec Europe BV
Project IS Manager at Psion PLC
Group Messaging & Groupware Specialist at Psion PLC

Applications Support Analysis & Development at SEI Macro Ltd
Word Processor Operator at Intertek Testing Services
Radiology Porter at Leicester General Hospital
Temporary Food Operative at Bourne Salads

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Education

MIS Corporate Defence Solutions
Tech-Connect
Psion PLC

QA Training
Trainers Ltd
Macro Marketing Ltd
QA Training
University of Leicester

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Information Technology and Services

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Jon Pennycook’s Experience

Integration Engineer

Fujitsu Services

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

October 2007 — Present (1 year 2 months)

Currently assigned to Public Sector Flex (http://www.fujitsu.com/uk/industries/government/flex).
* Integration of server-based applications in a shared services environment, with customers operating at different security clearances
* Primarily off-the-shelf applications for Windows servers and Group Policies
* Worked on customer demonstration rig, based on VMWARE, to build a proof-of-concept environment
* Operating to tight deadlines, and willing to work far beyond normal office hours
* Troubleshooting (at 4th line) during implementation of applications
* Hands-on experience with installation in a secure data centre
* Spent roughly a week, including weekend, in a secure data centre to assist the installation team
* Awards for delivering first successful customer demo and delivery of product to deadline
* First successful demonstration to customer, and subsequent demonstrations as other customers signed-up
European Messaging & Security Specialist

Infotec Europe BV

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Printing industry)

December 2003 — October 2007 (3 years 11 months)

(formerly: Danka Europe Ltd, now: division of Ricoh Europe)
* Migration to single Active Directory/Microsoft Exchange forest.
* Integration of European subsidiaries onto MPLS WAN/IPSEC VPN, with Checkpoint firewalls, integrated into global WAN.
* Maintenance, evolution, and 3rd line support for AD, messaging (Exchange, Outlook, mobile email), WAN, VPN (both site-to-site and client), web proxy, antivirus, DNS across Europe.
* Main point of contact for providers/maintainers: MPLS WAN, Internet, Checkpoint firewalls, VPN, BlueCoat web proxy, mail filtering, DNS, UK telecoms
* Part of design team for splitting a multi-domain AD Forest following demerger from Danka group.
* Part of design and implementation team for 20,000-seat infrastructure rollout to support Oracle rollout.
* Linking of Lotus Notes/Domino with Exchange following takeover by Ricoh.
* Work with virtual 2nd/3rd line support team based in multiple countries.
Project IS Manager

Psion PLC

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; PON; Information Technology and Services industry)

April 2002 — November 2003 (1 year 8 months)

* Responsible for specialist IS requirements of new mobile phone software development start-up (Psion Software, now part of Visto), particularly from Engineering and Marketing Depts
* Responsible for Telecoms (both fixed and mobile) and Internet Connectivity for multiple offices of the Psion Group
* Select suppliers, and manage account relationship, for Internet and Voice Service Providers, Firewall and PBX maintainers
* Maintain Checkpoint Firewall 1/Nokia IP 330, mobile network operator APN
* Manage the Development and Demo LANs for the Engineering and Marketing functions of the company, and build all servers required
* Hardware/Software purchasing
* Helped to plan an office move with only 3 weeks notice. Later cancelled, however voice and data on-time.
* Planned another office move, focusing on the company's comms needs, plus the requirements of the Engineering and Marketing Departments for move of their specialist equipment and LAN. Also selected network cabling installer.
Group Messaging & Groupware Specialist

Psion PLC

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; PON; Information Technology and Services industry)

July 1999 — April 2002 (2 years 10 months)

* Responsible for overseeing the Groupwide Lotus Notes/Domino-based messaging and groupware system, plus filtering mail relay.
* Migrated from legacy mail systems to Lotus Notes R5 across Group
* Main contact point with ISPs and firewall maintainer, including defining security policies for firewall.
* Responsible for anti-virus policy and software in UK companies.
* Technical contact on Group Intranet committee, responsible for the Domino-based Intranet server.
* Minor development and bug fixes on Notes applications developed in-house and by external companies.
* Maintained and centralised systems such as SSH, VPN, Usenet News, and DNS
* Responsible for Telecoms for multiple divisions
* Member of acquisition integration team
* Departmental representative on Redundancy Consultation Committee.
* Instrumental in the integration of Unifed Messaging System with Lotus Domino email system.
* Developed new Acceptable Usage Policy for Email system.
* Managed change of ISP
Applications Support Analysis & Development

SEI Macro Ltd

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Semiconductors industry)

January 1998 — July 1999 (1 year 7 months)

(also known as Macro Marketing Limited)
* Lotus Notes/Domino system administration, minor development plus user support.
* Systems administration and user support of Intranet.
* Main point of contact for Internet Service Provider.
* Applications software support (mainly Microsoft).
* Remote users support: laptop hardware, software and connectivity.
* Help desk cover on an ad hoc basis to provide optimum cover.
* SQL/COBOL development on Tandem system.
* Hardware/software purchasing.
Word Processor Operator

Intertek Testing Services

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

1996 — December 1997 (1 year)

Typing of reports for textile testing laboratory
Radiology Porter

Leicester General Hospital

(Government Agency; Hospital & Health Care industry)

1996 — 1996 (less than a year)

Providing services around the conveyance of customers between wards and the radiology/ultrasound facilities.
Temporary Food Operative

Bourne Salads

(Public Company; Food Production industry)

1994 — 1996 (2 years)

Food cutting solutions

Jon Pennycook’s Education

MIS Corporate Defence Solutions

Bespoke course on Checkpoint Firewall 1/Nokia IP platform 2003 — 2003
Tech-Connect

Microsoft courses 2003 — 2003

* Implementing and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services
* Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange 2000
* Supporting Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Server
Psion PLC

GPRS System Overview 2002 — 2002
QA Training

Internetworking with TCP/IP 2000 — 2000
Trainers Ltd

Domino R5 Development Update 1999 — 1999
Macro Marketing Ltd

in-house training 1998 — 1999

* Communication with Confidence
* Tandem/SQL/COBOL Development
QA Training

Lotus Notes/Domino courses 1998 — 1999

* Domino Programming Update R5
* Domino R5 Administration Update
* Introduction to LotusScript in Notes/Domino
* Lotus Notes/Domino R4.5 System Administration
University of Leicester

BSc. (Hons), Physics with Astrophysics, 1993 — 1996

Workshops:
* Digital & Analogue Electronics
* Fortran-77
* Careers
* Microprocessors & Computational Physics
Project:
* Computational Modelling of Dust Clouds in Quasars

Activities and Societies:

IndieSoc member, showed prospective students around the campus, webmaster for VP Comms Students Union candidate manifesto (he won the election)

Additional Information

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Jon Pennycook’s Interests:

Science, technology, science fiction, space technology and its history, listening to music, frequent contributor and regularly suggest improvements to websites (e.g. MusicBrainz and Answers.com)