Curriculum Vitae 

Personal Details

 Nationality:          BRITISH                                                               

Marital Status:     SINGLE                           

Qualifications and Education

MICROSOFT Certified in February 2002 as a MCSE 2000 professional

CHECKPOINT Certified in February 2001 as a Security Administrator (CCSA) on FireWall-1

MICROSOFT Certified in June 1998 as a MCSE + Internet professional

MICROSOFT Certified in February 1998 as a MCSE NT4.0 professional

 1991-1994               Oxford Brookes University  B.Sc. (Hons) Computing and Intelligent Systems.

1988-1991               Islington Sixth Form Centre 'A' level Computing, Pure Maths and Stats and French. 1983-1988         Elizabeth Garrette Anderson School  7 GCSEs inc. Mathematics and English.

Formal Training

EAS Computing Message Archiving training for Exchange 2000 in November 2002

Windows 2000 Security course in April 2002

Microsoft Windows 2000 course in December 1999

Microsoft System Management Server 2.0 in April 1999

CCSA Checkpoint FireWall-1 course in March 1999

CCSE Checkpoint FireWall-1 course in March 1999 

Specific Skills

·         Clean full driving licence

·         Specialisation: Internet Security (Firewall and Proxy Servers) consultancy, Windows NT4/2000 System Engineer, Messaging System architect – Exchange 5.5, Exchange 2000, LAN/WAN  (inc. Wireless Networks).

·         SMS Server 1.2 and 2.0: system management, installation, hardware inventory, remote control, and software packaging.

·         Hardware upgrade and troubleshooting IBM Compatible PCs, and Hewlett Packard printers.

·         Design and Implementation of TCP/IP based networks including networked CD tower systems.

·         Data Communication Networks: LAN and WAN design and implementation using TCP/IP, routers, gateways, and switched networks.

·         Scripting Languages such as Microsoft ScriptIt, Wscript, KIXSTART, as well as a good knowledge of DOS Shell (Ms Dos v 3,3 to 6.2).       

·         SSADM version 4 system design methodology and Concurrent Programming techniques

·Formal specification using Z notation, Formal Derivation and JSD techniques

·         Spoken foreign languages: French, Italian: Intermediate

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High-level languages: Visual Basic, C, C++, Pascal, Modula-2, Prolog, XiPlus, KAPPA PC. Programming Skills: Windows API Calls, Help Files, Windows Event-Driven Messaging, and Internet/Communication. Applications:  Ms Office 97/2000 suite, Ms Outlook 97/98/2000, QuarkXpress v 3.3/4.0, Pagemaker v5/2000, Ms Access 97, DreamWeaver 3.0, Ms Foxpro, Lotus Notes, SQL Plus, Paradox, and Dbase III +.                Networking O/S: Windows NT/2000 (Server and Workstation), Windows 9X,  IIS Server 3.0/4.0, NetWare clients, Arcserve 6.5, BackUp Exec, Web Servers and HTML 4.0. 

Protocols: TCP, IP, UDP, HTTP, SMTP, POP3, NNTP, FTP, LDAP, IPX, SPX, NETBEUI, H323, and NWLINK. Security: Microsoft ISA 2000 Enterprise, Checkpoint FireWall-1, Microsoft Proxy Server, MimeSweeper, ZoneLabs ZoneAlarm Pro, and various anti-virus software including Sybari Antigen.

Experience 

February 2002 – until now: I have been working with [snip] as a Principal Consultant. I have worked on a Windows NT 4.0 to Windows 2000 network migration project for the National Audit Office. I migrated Internet Mail system to Exchange 2000. I am currently working on a Novell NetWare to Windows 2000 servers migration using MSDSS in a cluster environment with Windows XP clients for a media company. I am responsible for the design and implementation of the TCP/IP network infrastructure (IP Addressing, DHCP, DNS, NTP, and RIS Server), Server Build design and automated script for Windows 2000 Advanced server install, Group Policies for Windows 2000 and Windows XP clients, delegation of control, customisation of Internet Explorer 6, login scripts, and Firewall and Internet Caching, and VPN solution using Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000 Enterprise. 

April 2001 - August 2001 - Working as a Senior Consultant with [snip] on a contract. Speakerbus is a communication company that sells its own brand of products to financial institutions all over the world. It offers teleconferencing, Intercom, and Video equipment that operate on corporate TCP/IP local and wide area networks. I was working on the global administration network issues, and  I was responsible for the testing and validation of the products. The issues that I worked on included the integration of the systems into the different banking environments (Windows NT/2000 administration), security implications (writing security policy procedures), SQL replication, LAN\WAN connection testing/monitoring and throttling, and backup/recover procedures. 

February 2000 – January 2001: Writing applications in Visual Basic and setting up a website with XML and JavaScript as a freelancer. I have also been conducting researches into how my knowledge in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Expert Systems field could be integrated and applied to security software such as Checkpoint Firewall-1 to make the application more robust. I have also looked at the Checkpoint Firewall-1 SDK and I have been investigating how it could work with an expert system tool such as KAPPA-PC. I have also been looking at COBRA expert system and how it uses the BS7799 security standard for security audit and risk management. 

August 1998 – January 2000: I was a Senior Consultant at Computacenter. I worked with different clients which included the Bank of Scotland, Vodaphone, Rohen-Poulenc Rorer, PPP healthCare, London Underground, Lowestoft College, PriceWaterHouseCooper, Yellow Pages, and E-Crossnet. I consulted in different projects working with one or a combination of Microsoft oriented technological tools (Internet, SQL 6.5 and 7.0, SMS 1.2 and 2.0, Office 2000, Exchange 5.5, Windows NT architecture, Proxy server) and Checkpoint Firewall-1 security product. I was also expected to troubleshoot network and servers problems that were implemented by third parties - carrying out Windows NT administration, Security monitoring using intrusion detection methods, defining security policies, designing security infrastructures with demilitarised zones (DMZ) and Virtual Private Networks (VPN). 

November 1997 – May 1998: I worked for Business Systems Group as a project consultant on three different projects with three companies - the SFA, JPW Data Transfer, and Hillier Parker as a technical consultant. One thing that these three projects have in common is that, a Microsoft Exchange 5.5 server messaging architecture was implemented as well as the rolling out of a combination of Windows 95 and NT clients.  The Hillier Parker project was the largest of these projects, with 7 sites, 15 new NT servers, and 500 clients. All the existing Unix servers were migrated to NT. The NT servers were Compaq 6500 proliant servers with very high specification including RAID 5. As well as being an integral part of the implementation, I also had to design the NT architecture for the 7 sites. I also had to implement SMS on all the sites in order to collect hardware inventory and Remote Control the NT servers and clients on the remote sites. ArcServe v. 6.5 Enterprise version was used as the backup software. 

May 1997 - September 1997: I worked at Kleinwort Benson as a technical engineer on a contract setting up and installing PCs and Laptops. The operating systems are Windows 3.1, Windows 95 and Windows NT connecting to NetWare servers using Netx and VLM and NT servers using GSNW. I had to carry out many communication setups for modems and network clients using packages such as WinFax Pro, Ms Mail Remote, Reflection, Rumba, Termite, Reuters Business Briefings, Netscape Communicator, Monarch, and PC Anywhere. I also had to maintain several HP printer model - IIISi, 4M, 4MX, 5M, 5Si/Mx (adding memory, installing maintenance kit etc..). As well as printer upgrade hardware upgrade and repair was an integral part of the job.

January 1996 - April 1997: I worked as an analyst/programmer, writing applications in Visual Basic 3/4 linked with Ms Access.

December 1994 - December 1995: I worked for Finsbury Communications, a computer consultancy firm in London for one year (1995) as the system administrator. This company specialises in LAN and WAN solutions for the media companies. Our clients included the Mirror Group, McGee oil, and Financial Times. My duties included:

·         Repair and upgrade of PCs and printers, troubleshooting hardware/software/network problems, maintenance of the local area network (network cards, cables), set up and maintain a WAN connection via a router to access the Internet.                        

·         Setting up a Remote Access server for external staff to gain access to the LAN from anywhere in the world using Windows NT RAS, maintaining the internal messaging system - Ms Mail server, and setting up a Web server for the company as well as writing html pages.

I was responsible for the setting up and maintenance of the LAN servers (Windows for Workgroup, Windows NT v3.5 server, 0/S2, LAN Manager). I also carried out other duties such as setting up telephone extensions and installations, programming in Lotus Notes and Visual Basic.

Final Year Project

I designed and implemented a program that advises its users on the PC specification that meet their requirements. It produced a list of the components needed to build the PC, and also provides information on how to assemble the components in order to build the PC. The program was written in a language that allows a combination of knowledge-based (expert system) language to be embedded with high-level language syntax (‘C’) – KAPPA-PC. The application ran under the Windows environment, therefore it inherited the GUI-style interface allowing the system user to use a Mouse or Keyboard to interact with it. This was at a time before GUI programming was considered the norm. Apart from specifying the right PC and components for a user, the program provided a Tutor that teaches the user about the computer, the different components and peripherals. The system also provided a utility that gives the meaning to a catalogue of 104 Computer jargons. The user could select a jargon from a list and the system instantly provides the meaning of the jargon on the screen.

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