Engineer Manager

Chris Buck

abnxa1@r.postjobfree.com – 043*-******

Date of Birth 18th of September 1968

Address * ******* ****

Allambie Heights Telephone 043*-******

NSW 2100 Residency UK & Australian Citizen

Summary

During my career I have had a focus on coordination and project leadership with a strong aptitude

toward solutions . I have managed to bring my technical expertise to the table in networking/ support/

software development and other IT solutions.

Please see below for more information.

Summary of skills and exposure

The following information shows the diversity of experience I have gained through exposure to

different industries.

Managing and coordinating technical teams

Managing / coordinating PC and Server rollouts

Managing projects (large – statewide and small)

Designing and building WAN and LAN networks (ATM/ Frame Relay/ TCP/IP)

Training (classroom, small groups and one-on-one)

Implementing network security incl. Firewalls/ VPN tunnels/ gateway products/ Citrix/ TS

Configuring and installing network equipment

Upgrading and migrating servers & software incl. Exchange

Connectivity (e.g. network components/ software/ Apple & PC)

Installation/ configuration of MS network servers (NT4, Windows 2000, Windows 2003)

Installation and configuration of server Apps (e.g. Exchange, SMS, IIS)

Planning and developing database solutions using MS Access

Planning and creating web solutions using HTML and Flash

Developing commercial web sites using HTML JavaScript and Flash

Apple MAC OS9/ OSX configuration/ networking

Career Highlights

Managing network teams during the Sydney 2000 Olympic games at Stadium Australia

Managing teams rolling server solutions across NSW for TRANSgrid (Aus)

Managing all aspects of IT for Executives Online – websites, SEO, databases and coms

Planning, design and building of signaling networks for New South Wales Trains (Aus)

Developing MS Access databases for a number of clients including Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

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Industry exposure

Industry Experience Company(s)

I.T. & T 12 years Incl. IBM, Digital Equipment Corp (Compaq), Microsoft,

Argus Telecommunications

Banking 3 years Lloyds Bank

Law 4 months Adams & Remers

Aviation 1 year Civil Aviation Authority

Education (Training) 6 months Sydney University, Saxton-Lloyd Consulting

Petrochemicals 5 years Fina Plc

Power (Electricity) 3 years TransGrid (Pacific Power)

Recruitment (Executive) 2 years Executives Online

Transport (Railways) 2 years Rail Infrastructure Corporation/ Argus Teleco

Manufacturing (Bricks) 2 years The Lamb Group (2 years)

Education, Qualifications and Training

TMI Time Management

Google Ad-words online multimedia training

CCNA (Cisco certified network engineer)

MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer)

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 – managing and maintaining a server environment

Microsoft Certified Professional + Internet (MCP #1717868)

ATM technology – Siemens - Alcatel, 7470 (36170), 3600, 46020, 45020

IBM ATM 8265, ATM fundamentals

HTML development and Web design, Macromedia Flash Design

NT server 4, Windows ’95, NT server 3.51

Basic VMS, Pathworks 6 client

IBM PCSupport installation and implementation, Disk and Data recovery, Lotus 123 application

development, Advanced dBase programming

Hurstpierpoint College - 6 ‘O’ levels - 2 ‘A/O’ levels & 2 ‘A’ levels in English & Computer Science

Career History

December 2006 to date

Manager Systems & Technologies

Executives Online is an online recruitment service for senior & board level executives

providing permanent and interim placements for the Asia-Pacific market. This role has 3

sides to it.

• Managing the networks, servers, databases, phone systems, global VPN links and all

technical aspects of the business. (www.executivesonline.com.au)

• Business development through marketing design and creation of advertising material

for the web using HTML, Flash, Photoshop and Swish

• Managing Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) for Executives Online Australasia

Key Achievements

Successful implementation of local and wide area network solutions using current

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internet technologies connecting Australia and the UK.

Liaison with vendors/ partners/ affiliates implementing connectivity and links through

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Executives Online

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Design, build and supply of marketing materials in the form of documents/ web

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banners/ HTML mailshots/ graphical mailshots (using flash and photoshop)

Performance monitoring and management of Google Ad-words, Yahoo SM

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Building and maintaining intranet/ terminal services/ exchange

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September 2005 to December 2006

Principal: boxfullofnothing.com

My wife and I swapped roles and I became the “stay at home Dad”. So I started up

boxfullofnothing.com specialising in MS Access database work for home business and SME’s.

Successful implementation of 2 business critical systems in the Northern Beaches

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area. This included meeting and discussing requirements, building and agreeing

budgets and deadlines, software development, user testing and implementation.

These companies were “Produce to perfection and “Bread on the Run” – both are

aggregators of supplies in their preferred industry and required software to manage

inventory, sales, purchases and provide complex reporting (both companies had

found MYOB could not do what they required and wanted something bespoke).

I also built several websites for local companies (www.weddingsbysylvia.com.au,

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www.manlywestcarnival.com.au, www.gallinospizzeria.com.au)

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March 2003 to September 2005

IT Manager / Project Coordinator - The Lamb Group (UK)

The Lamb group is an umbrella organisation containing 12 smaller companies. Here, I managed,

upgraded and configured their networks. I was responsible for planning, purchasing, building,

configuring, installing, monitoring and troubleshooting of network equipment, server hardware and

software (Windows Server 2003). Responsible for one staff member, 5 remote sites and head office.

Reporting directly to the board of directors.

Key achievements

Managing projects from initial concept to final solution (direct reporting to the board of

directors)

Development of full DRP, testing and implementation including Backups, Recovery options,

written procedures, secure locations etc

Administering & configuring Windows Server 2003 AD domain (DNS/ DHCP/ GPOs etc)

Integration of Apple computers into the Windows network

Maximising traffic throughput and connectivity between PCs and MACs

Planning and purchase of additional DC’s, configuration and maintenance

Administrative duties (users, shares, groups, NTFS security, troubleshooting) etc

Planning and configuring remote VPN solutions for sites – installing and configuring Terminal

Services for Windows 2000 and 2003, remote printing, local and remote solutions

Installing and configuring Citrix Winframe XP & nfuse classic running over MS Terminal Svs

Planning, purchase, implementation and configuration of mail server (MS Exchange 2000)

Migration of Exchange between servers.

Planning and purchase of secure gateway solution (GFI). Installation and configuration of the

GFI gateway – Spam, Content, Blacklists, AV - Reporting

Integration of MAC and PC technologies (inter-connectivity/ shared resourcing etc.)

Creation of over 60 internal policies and procedures (and other documentation!)

Planning and development of MS Access based enquiries system

Managing security for Shares/ NTFS/ Terminal Services/ VPN’s

Planning and development of MS Word based templates system (written in Visual Basic)

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Training course design and build leading to every employee having tailored training plan for

MS products (I also did most of the training)

Liaison with 3rd party supplier of support for future issues after my departure

March 2001 to March 2003

Consultant - Argus Telecommunications – Part of Rail Corp (Aus)

Working for the network design arm of the Rail infrastructure corporation (RIC) designing, building &

supporting network solutions for signaling, CCTV, LAN, travel agencies and other rail related services.

Key achievements

Coordination of meetings at a technical and management level

Planning and architectural design of ATM and Frame Relay network solutions for train control

systems (signaling)

Building test plans and design documents

Project managing solutions through Gantt charts & task lists, management of resources using

MS Project

Configuring and supporting CISCO routers and switches

3rd level support for the ATM and Frame relay WANs & LANs

Integration of Argus work practices through building a common html interface

Creation of over 80 procedures, policies and reports to aid in documenting work practices

Building of an HTML front end to facilitate easy access to tools and documents within the

group

Liaison with Telstra, Fujitsu, Phillips, Siemens, Alcatel and other suppliers and carriers.

July 1999 to January 2001

Network Supervisor / Network Engineer- IBM GSA Olympic Project Office

Network LAN/WAN Engineer for IBM planning, designing and supporting networks for several Olympic

and Paralympic venues for Sydney 2000. During the Olympics I was chosen as a Network Supervisor

and 3rd level support on site at Stadium Australia.

Key achievements

Pre Olympics

Design and build LAN infrastructure for “UIPM Modern Pentathlon”, “Baseball Intercontinental

Cup” and the “Australian Fastpitch Softball Championships” test events.

Project management of all aspects of the build using Primavera and MS Project (coordination

of contractors/ SOCOG/ Venues/ other IBM departments)

Assembling of hardware and all software configurations for the switches & routers.

Supervising SOCOG volunteers

Monitoring and reacting to network issues and liaising with all other groups to ensure integrity

of problem reporting and resolution.

Design and build LAN infrastructure for Baseball and Softball Olympic stadia (built based

around an IBM 8265 (with ATM), LAN and WAN modules, IBM 8271-712s, E24s and 624s.

Creation of documentation and procedures for administering and monitoring the LAN during

the events.

During the Olympics

In July 2000 I became Network Supervisor for Stadium Australia

Managing a broad range of network equipment – 4 local LANs, results systems, commentator

systems, Swiss timing etc.

We were one of 3 “centres” for Sydney Olympic Park using an 8265 with SMF links to all

venues (in addition to our own for running MMF within the venue).

Support for over 550 PCs including 10 “trolleys” which were wheeled onto the field of play for

input of results. Part of my responsibility was to ensure feeds from Swiss timing and output to

our results systems and scoreboards maintained integrity (sometimes under extreme pressure

and the gaze of 190,000 people!).

Token Ring network for the Commentator information system which branched out across the

whole stadium and into the IBC (running on 8260 and 8239s).

Network monitoring & fault finding using Tivoli Netview.

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Supervising 3 staff and 7 volunteers

Post Olympics

During the transition phase from Olympic to Paralympic competition I coordinated the network

changes and took a lead in the team checking quality assurance of network diagrams and on-site

checks of physical networks.

The IBM teams role during the 2000 games has been considered the most successful since

IBM first started working with the Olympics.

August - November 1998

IT Consultant - Adams and Remers (UK)

This medium sized Law firm (60 PCs, 6 servers) made the decision to move from Novell to NT. I acted

as project consultant, assisting them in replacing and converting the existing LAN servers to NT as

well as migrating applications and rolling out their PCs.

Key achievements

Aid in the migration of servers from Novell to NT

PC SOE developed and rolled out

Exchange upgrade (from 4 to 5.5)

Advised on changes to mail system to enhance its usability and performance.

Advised and assisted moving bespoke law software across environments and aided the

migrations

Implementation of proxy server (MS Proxy Server 2) with ISDN link for access to another Law

firms intranet and database.

Set up remote access for a number of PCs on the LAN to an external intranet.

Reviewed and repaired backup systems

Advised the creation of a DRP

Help A&R to start building a level of standards into their IT practices. I provided policies and

procedures for the work completed and a set of templates for them to follow.

Documentation

November 1995 to May 1998

Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC Australia – Compaq/ HP) – (AUS)

As part of the DEC outsourcing operation in Australia (DEC OMS) I worked for the Australian

Government Electricity Transmission Company (TRANSGRID) in Sydney.

Key achievements

Technical Project Lead - NT Rollout

I initiated a capacity plan, domain selection and a security review part of which resulted in the

replacement of the existing server hardware (we chose clustered DEC Alpha 1000a’s running

Windows NT4).

I conducted a pilot installation at a site that previously had no LAN. TransGrid’s decision to

continue with the implementation was based on the success of the pilot.

A decision to put in place the basic skeleton structure for SMS was taken and a comprehensive

study of SMS was undertaken, culminating in my decision to install SQL and SMS primary sites

at each regional area with the central site in Head Office. We also chose to implement the

following NT features - DNS, WINS, DHCP and IIS.

This led to the management of 2 x 3 person teams detailed to co-ordinate the strategy,

planning and implementation of a 1000 user statewide NT Domain replacing an existing

Pathworks DEC LAN. Part of our strategy was to upgrade all PCs to a minimum software and

hardware specification within the budgetary constraints of TransGrid. The network contained 8

VMS Alpha, 3 OS/2 LAN manager 2.1 and a number of NT servers dotted around the

organisation. all of which had to remain accessible. Most of TransGrid’s corporate data is held

on VAX mini computers at a data centre and all PCs required access to this data during office

hours (some 24 by 7 access also required). It was also decided (based on DEC

recommendations) to change from the existing protocol set of DECnet and LAT to TCP/IP.

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The careful coordination of Pathworks to NT, PC upgrades and application upgrades was

successfully conducted in 9 separate sites over a 12-month period. The introduction of a small

Intranet with help and automated installation procedures were created for new PCs.

Documentation and formalisation of procedures and policies for the new LAN were created and

published on the Intranet as well as the implementation of a change control process.

During the installation phase TransGrid made a decision to change their Financial software to

Oracle and asked us to implement part of Oracle Financials on the new LAN servers and

upgrade MIMS (to MIMSGUI). This involved close interaction with the development teams

creating scripts for the clients and planning rollout implementation strategies. These were the

first two Client Server applications implemented by TransGrid.

1985 to 1995

I held a number of contract roles for

Civil Aviation Authority Gatwick (UK) March 1994 to March 1995

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Oakhurst Business Systems (UK) June 1993 to November 1993

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Microsoft Australia PTY, Sydney University (AU) 1991-1993

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PetroFina PLC (UK) 1988-1991

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Lloyds Bank Financial Services and Trust Division (UK)

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Other interests and hobbies

Tennis & tennis coaching (I am a qualified Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) coach).

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Skiing - December 1998 to April 1999 I worked with my wife as a ski guide for Silver Ski in

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the 3 valleys, France.

Travel - March 1995 to November 1995 I bought a campervan in Florida and drove to Alaska.

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