UNIX Consultant at Revera IT Ltd
London, United Kingdom
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- Sun/Solaris Consultant at Revera IT Ltd
- Past
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- Subject Matter Expert /Technical Team Lead at Sun Microsystems
- UNIX Consultant at Thom Ltd
- Education
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- Brooklands Technical College
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Philip Scarlett’s Summary
Having worked in many large UNIX environments worldwide, I have a proven track record as a strong technical lead with extensive experience in both project and production support environments. Over the past 20 years I have gained real-life experience within demanding environments including Investment Defence, Banking, Telecoms, Oil and Gas, Retail and Consulting.
Philip Scarlett’s Specialties:
Sun, HP & Linux
- Solution Design and Administration
- HA Design, Implementation and Administration
- Industry Best Practices
- High End System Design, Installation & Administration
- Documention and training
- Technical Team Lead
Philip Scarlett’s Experience
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Sun/Solaris Consultant
Revera IT Ltd
(Public Company; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
March 2003 — Present (5 years 8 months)
Revera IT Ltd is a UNIX consultancy practice providing specialist Design, Installation and Support Services to many corporations worldwide.
As a Senior Consultant I have personally worked on the following accounts;
* VOCA (formally BACS) - London, UK
* Barclays - Cheshire, UK
* Abbey - London, UK
* HSBC - London, UK
* JP Morgan - London, UK
* Royal Bank of Scotland - London, UK
* VISA - Hampshire, UK
Technologies/Skills used include;
- Solaris up to version 10 (zones, SMF, Dtrace)
- Clustering solutions inc. Sun Cluster, Veritas Cluster and HP's HACMP
- Sun Hardware up to 15/25K
- Veritas Volume Manager, Filesystem, NetBackup
- HPUX up to version 11
- Scripting
- Documentation & Training
- Technical Team Lead
- Associated 3rd Party Products (e.g. Keon, AutoSys, Control-M) -
Subject Matter Expert /Technical Team Lead
Sun Microsystems
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SUNW; Information Technology and Services industry)
July 2000 — March 2003 (2 years 9 months)
While working in Sun's Professional Services organisation I was engaged in roles ranging from technical support to systems design and technical management. In June 2002 I moved from the Professional Services division to become a Technical Account Manager for several key accounts in Alberta, Canada.
Activities during my employment with Sun included,
* Technically managing teams of Project Engineers and independent consultants
* Designing and implementing HA architectures (using Veritas and Sun Cluster)
* Installing and configuring Sun Cluster 3.x
* Installing and configuring Veritas Cluster Server 2.x
* Minimising and hardening of Solaris for secure environments
* Working within existing customer infrastructure (e.g. networks, defined policies)
* Installing and administering E10K and F15K servers
* Installing and administering SunFire server range (F3800-F6800) -
UNIX Consultant
Thom Ltd
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Information Technology and Services industry)
August 1997 — July 2000 (3 years)
Thom Ltd was my UNIX consultancy practice providing specialist Design, Installation and Support Services. I worked on the following accounts;
* British Telecom - London, UK
* AGIP - Aberdeen, UK
* Scottish Power - Glasgow, UK
* Talisman Energy - Aberdeen, UK
* BP - Aberdeen, UK
* Sun Microsystems - Camberley, UK
Philip Scarlett’s Education
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Brooklands Technical College
ONC/HNC, Electro-Mechanical Engineering, 1983 — 1987
I was privileged to be accepted for one of the finest Electro-Mechanical Apprenticeships in the UK with Racal Defence. Over this period I was mentored and guided by many of the leading engineers in this field.
I passed my ONC/HNC theory and practical exams with merits and distinctions.- Activities and Societies:
- Theatre lighting design and operation, Loose head prop for 1st XV school rugby team
Additional Information
Philip Scarlett’s Websites:
Philip Scarlett’s Interests:
- Mountain Biking (getting a little old now) - Walking - Mentoring/Training
Philip Scarlett’s Groups:
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The Professional Contractors Group -
Revera IT Colleague -
OpenSolaris -
Sun Certified Solaris Administrator -
UNIX United Professionals
Philip Scarlett’s Honors:
- Certified Solaris System Administrator (Solaris 10)
- Certified Solaris System Administrator (Solaris 9)
- Certified Solaris System Administrator (Solaris 8)
- City & Guilds in Fabrication & Welding and Electrical Installation
Philip Scarlett’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
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