Brief Summary
I have over 30 years’ experience in the IT industry, most of which has been spent in networking/telecoms in the UK/EMEA and NZ/APAC. I have worked in varied roles such as technical consulting, network design and architecture, pre-sales support, operational support and software engineering/development. I moved to New Zealand in October 2008, where I worked in several roles for over 13 years before relocating back to the UK in March 2022.
My experience has been gained in a wide range of organisations, from start-ups, through enterprises and to large service providers and telcos. I have worked in both team environments and on an individual and independent basis. In recent years, I have also done a lot of my work in the public sector.
My background has a strong hands-on element to it, and as such I get satisfaction from being able to test a design in a lab to prove that it will work before deployment in a production environment. To back this up, I have over 25 years’ experience with Cisco’s IOS, routers and switches, as well as more than 15 years’ experience with Juniper’s JUNOS, routers and NetScreen firewalls.
I very much enjoy customer-facing roles since no two customers are alike, and so the variety this gives is always a challenge that I am keen to take on. Taking part in in-depth technical discussions with customers forms a key part of being able to fully understand their requirements, which is essential to being able to deliver a successful solution.
Latest News and Useful Articles — Updated: 10 May 2024 —
Leaked FBI emails details need for warrantless spying. [Ars Technica]
MLAG deep dive: Dealing with LAG member failures. [ipSpace]
FCC explicitly prohibits fast lanes. [Ars Technica]
Submarine cables must have high-priority protection. [The Register]
UK MoD hacked - blames China. [Engadget]
Your VPN may not be as secure as you think. [Krebs] [Schneier] [Ars Technica]
Germany blames Fancy Bear for 2023 attacks. [The Register]
E2E encryption is already out there. [The Register]
DHCP reservations: active or inactive? [Packet Pushers]
Warrantless FBI searches of US comms drops 50%. [The Verge]
UK bans default passwords. [Schneier] [The Record]
Beijing tightens grip on China social media giants. [BBC News]
Failed NSA spy for Russia gets 22 years. [The Register]
A more comprehensive news/article list can be found on my networks sub-domain here.
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