Phil Wiffen

Current

• IT Engineer at DisplayLink
• IT Consultant at Outridge

Education

• Cambridge Regional College
• Cambridge Regional College
• Cambridge Regional College

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Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

• My Blog
• My Photos
• My Company

Phil Wiffen’s Summary

Young, passionate IT professional. Wide-ranging experience and skills including: Networking, Website development and deployment, Wireless networking (802.11), System building, Server administration, Cisco CCNA, and Linux.

My primary drive and focus is on how IT technologies can contribute to a company's ability to succeed - ideally saving both time and money.

Currently learning:

- Group Policy
- VMware Infrastructure / ESX
- Microsoft Desktop Deployment
- Microsoft Volume Licensing
- Unattended installs
- AutoIT scripting

Currently working on:

- Streamlining DisplayLink's PC deployments though a combination of technologies (Group Policy, AutoIT, Volume Licensing, WSUS, and Unattended installs)
- Consolidating existing under-utilised hardware onto single VMware ESX server.

Phil Wiffen’s Experience

• IT Engineer

  DisplayLink

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

  September 2007 — Present (9 months)

  Alongside the System Administrator, handling all aspects of IT in an SME environment with over 70 employees worldwide.
  
  - Streamlined and automated Windows System setup for new systems.

• IT Consultant

  Outridge

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  August 2007 — Present (10 months)

  Providing part-time consulting in Windows, Linux, Networking, Wireless and Web technologies.

Phil Wiffen’s Education

• Cambridge Regional College

  Course, Cisco Fundamentals Of Wireless LANs, 2006 — 2007

  Currently studying Cisco's Fundamentals of Wireless LANs course, learning everything from Radio Modulation techniques to the weaknesses in WEP.
  
  Modules studied so far:
  1) Introduction to WLANs
  2) IEEE 802.11 and NICs
  3) Wireless Radio Technology
  4) Wireless Topologies
  5) Access Points
  6) Bridges
  7) Antennas
  8) Security.
  
  Modules to go:
  9) Applications, Design and Site Survey Prep
  10) Site Survey and Installation
  11) Troubleshooting, Monitoring, Management and Diagnostics
  12) Emerging Technologies.
  
  
  Currently scoring above 80% per Module

• Cambridge Regional College

  CCNA, Cisco Networking Academy Program: CCNA v3.1, 2003 — 2005

  Represented the local Academy at an information day for students at Cisco's HQ in London, resulting in an interview for a position with Cisco Systems UK (One of six chosen from over 100 attendees)
  
  Exam Results:
  
  CCNA1: Networking Basics: 91.6%
  CCNA2: Routers and Routing Basics: 88.3%
  CCNA3: Switching Basics and Intermediate Routing: 79.6%
  CCNA4: WAN Technologies : 88.2%

• Cambridge Regional College

  AVCE, Information and Communications Technology, 2001 — 2003

  Scored a double B grade in AVCE ICT - equivalent to 2 A Levels. Developed a keen interest in Networks, leading me to study Cisco CCNA at the college.

Additional Information

Phil Wiffen’s Websites:

• My Blog
• My Photos
• My Company

Phil Wiffen’s Interests:

Nintendo, films, digital photography, new IT developments

Phil Wiffen’s Groups:

• LinkedIn UK 1st Million Members - (II) member
•    Cambridge Network member

Phil Wiffen’s Contact Settings

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