Experience

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  Hm forces

  Jul 2000 - Feb 2013

  Management of 40+ personnel including career and personal development coach.Management of a vehicle fleet consisting of over £10m in assets and ancillaries.Dangerous Goods by Road instructor in accordance with current legislative regulations.Joint Asset Management Engineering Solution (JAMES) system administrator.Responsible for Apache Attack Helicopter re-arming and refuelling operations.Supervisor of a 7 man team in a high pressure, safety orientated environment.Ensuring compliance with Health and Safety and FAA regulations in regard to aviation operations whilst still adhering to the tight mission critical time frames. Show less

  • Manager

    Jun 2007 - Feb 2013

  • Lynx Rear Crewman

    Apr 2004 - Jun 2007

  • Regimental Ground Crew/ Signaller

    Jul 2000 - Apr 2004
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  Black box network services

  Aug 2012 - May 2013

  Network engineer

  Preparation and installation of VoIP solutions for a major retail chains new store in Peterborough.Preparation of CISCO Nexus switches for Bank of America in London for installation into their new data centre site.Installation of new hardware into Bank of America's, Merril Lynch branch in Beirut. This included full IOS upgrades from TFTP server and all re-patching of existing network including the link to their ASA.Data eradication for Bank of America, Frankfurt including ASR 1002, 2811, WS-6506-E. This also included password recovery for all systems. Show less

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  Computacenter

  Feb 2013 - May 2013

  Network installations engineer

  Contract switch installations for First Group.This involved installing Cisco 2960 switches and installing all config. It also included re-patching and cable traces.

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  Openreach

  Jun 2013 - Dec 2013

  Installation engineer

  Telephone and Broadband service installations.Fault finding.Line loop unbundling.Overhead wiring including Joint user poles.Ladder and pole climbing.EUSR qualified.Signs, lighting and guarding qualification.

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  Northgate public services

  Dec 2013 - Mar 2017

  Implementation consultant

  Northgate Public ServicesCustomer facing planning and software delivery engineer within the implementation group.Hardware and software configuration including but not limited to Cisco networks, SQL server 2008, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Microsoft Server 2008, Server 2012. Good knowledge of SQL scripting.Knowledge of Python, Java, HTML and CSS.Key member of the implementation and delivery teamLead customer liaison – already with multiple successful deliveries to his credit.Customer system design and pre-sales work.Customer training and design workshops.AchievementsNetwork Rail Three Bridges ROC – Team member in the successful transfer of the live ICC control room to a new operational floor within the ROC.Three Bridges SAT – team member for the site acceptance of the TBROC SPT acceptanceAastra Service Pack Regression and Integration testing – Carried out complete regression testing as a seconded member of the QA team to confirm compatibility of a major Aastra service pack upgrade against proven CallTouch functionality.Rugby/Romford ROC Design – Involved in providing the detailed design for Rugby and Romford ROC designs through to design submissions.East Kent Re-signalling Upgrade, Streatham Re-signalling Upgrade, Norton Bridge Re-signalling Upgrade – Lead consultant for the implementation of the latest phases of signalling, involving expanding the existing hardware, introducing new HMI positions, reconfiguring and providing new customer configurations for CallTouch and maintaining uninterrupted service availability to the existing users.Carrying out site surveys and supplying reports as required across multiple projects for Network Rail.Person In Charge Of Testing for the entire York Regional Operational Centre. This involved trial and testing of the newly implemented software and hardware solution as well as key involvement in customer and management integration to ensure confidence in the system software and hardware. Show less

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  Nec corporation

  Mar 2017 - Feb 2021

  Systems engineer

   Specializing in the implementation and support (3rd line) of Biometric Facial Recognition software for global clients supported by varying complex hardware solutions.  Working with customers, development and pre-sales teams to create complex software and hardware designs based on adherence to strict security based requirements.  Creating comprehensive project documentation packs including design and project management documentation to be digested by diverse audiences.  Customer facing project management for small to medium deployments.  Providing comprehensive bespoke training and instruction on the use of the deployed solution to end users, administrators and system maintainers.  Subject matter expert for global deployments of an industry leading software package.  These solutions currently support numerous global Public Safety customers including security services. Show less

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  Northgate public services

  Oct 2018 - Feb 2021

  Global facial recognition systems engineer

   Specializing in the implementation and support (3rd line) of Biometric Facial Recognition software for global clients supported by varying complex hardware solutions. Working with customers, development and pre-sales teams to create complex software and hardware designs based on adherence to strict security based requirements. Creating comprehensive project documentation packs including design and project management documentation to be digested by diverse audiences. Customer facing project management for small to medium deployments. Providing comprehensive bespoke training and instruction on the use of the deployed solution to end users, administrators and system maintainers. Subject matter expert for global deployments of an industry leading software package. These solutions currently support numerous global Public Safety customers including security services. Show less

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  Ocr labs

  Mar 2021 - Aug 2024

  • Product Delivery Manager

    Mar 2021 - Aug 2024

  • Product Delivery Manager

    Mar 2021 - Aug 2024
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  Idemia

  Aug 2024 - now

  Solutions architect