Matthew Reeves-Hairs

Current

• Director at Willow ICT Limited

Past

• Network Consultant at Serco
• Network Systems Engineer at GlobeCast
• Network Manager at Homeloan Management Limited

• Senior Network Supervisor at Homeloan Management Limited
• Network Supervisor at Homeloan Management Limited
• Analyst Programmer at Homeloan Management Limited
• Programmer at WS Atkins

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Education

• Cheam High

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Connections

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Industry

Computer Networking

Websites

• My Website

Matthew Reeves-Hairs’s Summary

I have worked within the IT industry for approximately 22 years, with a 50/50 split between networking and development. I have been a Manager of a small Network department with 5 staff supporting the network infrastructure and servers as well as working in a consultancy capacity supporting medium and large enterprises. I am a highly motivated individual who seeks to excel in all I undertake.

Matthew Reeves-Hairs’s Specialties:

Network Technologies and Protocols:
• RIP, RIPv2, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP4, MPLS, L2TP.
• Switching: VLAN’s, STP, VTP, Spanning Tree, Layer 2/3 switching.
• Security: VPN and Firewalls
Equipment
• Cisco Router, Switches, PIX/ASA Firewalls, ACS, VPN Concentrators
• Checkpoint Firewall Clusters
• Fortinet Fortigate Firewalls
• Linux Firewalls (IP Chains, IP Tables)
Development/Programming
• Perl,PHP,C, C++,Visual Basic,LabView,LINC 15,80x86 Assembler

Matthew Reeves-Hairs’s Experience

• Director

  Willow ICT Limited

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  September 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)

• Network Consultant

  Serco

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

  August 2006 — September 2008 (2 years 2 months)

  Responsibilities:
  • Produce and implement designs for network installations and upgrades for Serco clients
  • Manage contractor resources allocated to work within my projects
  • Define and recommend best working practice standards for client systems
  • Evaluate systems for suitability of purpose.
  Achievements:
  • High level design and implementation of network connectivity for multi-site SAN system
  • Designed and completed migration of 150+ sites from legacy point to point links to a managed MPLS system.
  • High level design of network infrastructure fro group-wide software asset management system
  • Design and implementation of an NTP hierarchical system across group-wide network
  • Managed roll out of 150+ CISCO ASA firewalls
  • High level design for MPLS network implementation for Glasgow City Council

• Network Systems Engineer

  GlobeCast

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Telecommunications industry)

  January 2000 — July 2006 (6 years 7 months)

  Responsibilities:
  Developing network and communication solutions and services for Globecast and its clients
  Achievements:
  • Designed and implemented remote connectivity standards for clients and staff
  • Installed and supported backbone IP network connecting 2 main offices and 2 Internet data centres.
  • Designed and implemented Video over IP broadcasting systems between UK – Russia and UK – Hong Kong
  • Installed and supported IP backbone via satellite between UK and India
  • Set up prototype video playback delivery system for Orange mobile devices

• Network Manager

  Homeloan Management Limited

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Financial Services industry)

  January 1997 — January 2000 (3 years 1 month)

  Responsibilities:
  • Recruitment and management of 5 staff
  • Service delivery for 400 users across multiple sites
  • Supplier selection
  • Project costing and management.
  Achievements:
  • Designed and implemented ‘Newsline’ a web based news bulletin system to improve staff awareness of business activity.
  • Costed and delivered new structured-cable infrastructure in Head Office
  • Costed, designed and delivered switched network
  • Project managed network and server installation for two remote sites with links back to Head Office
  • Y2K – project managed all network related activities.
  • Implemented desktop rollout to replace 200 dumb terminals

• Senior Network Supervisor

  Homeloan Management Limited

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Financial Services industry)

  1996 — 1997 (1 year )

  • Day to day running of Novell network and line supervision and training of 1 member of staff
  Achievements:
  • Installation and set up of internet email system using Linux
  • Developed secure file retrieval system to enable clients ‘self service’ access to their lending statistics, replacing need for internal staff to produce monthly reports and send out to clients.

• Network Supervisor

  Homeloan Management Limited

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Financial Services industry)

  1994 — 1996 (2 years )

  Responsibilities:
  • Day to day running of Novell network; single site, 15 file servers for 300 users.
  Achievements:
  • Migration of servers from Fleet to Skipton following company take-over.

• Analyst Programmer

  Homeloan Management Limited

  (Computer Networking industry)

  1989 — 1994 (5 years )

  Responsibilities:
  Software development using Microsoft QuickBasic 4.5, Microsoft Professional Basic 7.1, 80x86 Assembler and Unisys Linc 15
  Achievements:
  • Conversion of mortgage processing system from QuickBasic v4.5 to MS Professional Basic v 7.1
  • Development of shared solicitors panel for use in multi-client environment, using Linc 15

• Programmer

  WS Atkins

  (Civil Engineering industry)

  1986 — 1989 (3 years )

  Responsibilities:
  • Software development using Microsoft QuickBasic
  Achievements:
  • Developed software solution for traffic analysis on hand held computers, replacing paper based methods
  • Developed software to log computer usage allowing projects to be crossed billed for computer time, resulting in increased revenue

Matthew Reeves-Hairs’s Education

• Cheam High

  1980 — 1984

Additional Information

Matthew Reeves-Hairs’s Websites:

• My Website

Matthew Reeves-Hairs’s Interests:

Programming, Networking, Kyudo, Engineering, Kit Cars, Wood Working

Matthew Reeves-Hairs’s Groups:

BCS

•    Cisco-Certified
•    Cisco CCNP Network Engineers
•    DMM Curry Club
•    Security Cleared Contractors
•    ML115 Owners

Matthew Reeves-Hairs’s Contact Settings

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• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• reference requests
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