Current
  • Sun/Solaris Consultant at Revera IT Ltd
Past
  • Subject Matter Expert /Technical Team Lead at Sun Microsystems
  • UNIX Consultant at Thom Ltd
Education
  • Brooklands Technical College
Connections
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Industry
Information Technology and Services
Websites

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

  • Sun/Solaris Consultant

    Revera IT Ltd

    (Public Company; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    March 2003Present (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 2000March 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 1997July 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

  • Brooklands Technical College

    ONC/HNC, Electro-Mechanical Engineering, 19831987

    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:

  •    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


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