
Network Security, & Messaging Specialist at ihotdesk
United Kingdom

Network Security, & Messaging Specialist at ihotdesk
United Kingdom
11 years commercial IT experience in many differing sectors from software houses, to local government, to outsourcing and consulting services.
Love technical challenges.
Network security products, messaging solutions, documentation and procedures. Infrastructure design and management
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
May 2003 — Present (5 years 3 months)
I am a network security and messaging specialist for ihotdesk.
I'm primarily responsible for delivering technical projects for our clients.
This involves the whole project lifecycle, from concpet & design through to delivery and completion.
As well as being involved with projects, I am also heavily involved in the support of our existing clients. I specialise as both a network security, and messaging specialist.
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Computer & Network Security industry)
July 2002 — June 2003 (1 year)
During this 12 month period I completed several short term, and one medium term contract all over the East Anglia region, helping companies with their overall network, and network security issues.
Offering assistance with products such as Checkpoint Firewalls, Cisco Pix, Cisco switches and routers, linux ipchains, wireless network security, and other miscellaneous network scenarios.
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; ACCL; Information Technology and Services industry)
1999 — 2002 (3 years)
Accelrys purchased synomics to add to it's portfolio. The Synomics skills were brought in to offer additional services and software to the Accelrys client base.
At Accelrys I was a member of the UK IT team. We were responsible for providing IT support to the entire EMEA region.
I was involved in the company wide migration to a new messaging platform, a site-relocation and consolidation. As well as providing day to day support for users throughout the region.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
April 1999 — June 2001 (2 years 3 months)
At Synomics I was one of two systems administrators responsible for maintaining the mixed infrastructure, including AIX, Solaris, & WinNT.
1992 — 1997
I am currently heavily involved with the Apache HTTPD project, recently being asked to join the HTTPD PMC, working mainly on the documentation and support of users. I recently join the freenode staff team. Offering support to other IRC users. Outside of my IT interests I enjoy photography, playing & teaching others to play the drums, and driving.
Apache,Freenode