Anthony Fernando

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Network Engineer

  • Education

    • Sheffield Hallam University

      2005 - 2007
      Bachelor of Science (BSc Hons) Computer Systems Networking Second Class Honors (1st Division)

      Major Subjects• Cisco Network Security 1 and Wireless (FWL) academic modules• CCNA equivalent modules• Embedded Systems Engineering• Real Time Operating Systems• Engineering Management• Economics & Management

    • Sheffield Hallam University

      2010 - 2011
      Postgraduate Computer & Network Engineering Merit

      Major Subjects• Communication Engineering• Network Applications• Object Orientated Programming C++• Advanced computer systems architectures• Communication Media• Business Process Management

  • Experience

    • Transaction Network Services

      Jan 2008 - Jan 2010

      Worked on 24/7 shift pattern in a NOC.Analysing network issues and preparing incident reports/RFO. Contact Telecom providers all over Europe in order to provide a resolution for circuit failures.Working with the local operations team members based in France,Germany, Spain and USA during working hours and fully responsible of their networks during out of hours.Perform testing for new services. Act as a first point of contact to customers for their technical issues. Escalating the incident according to the service agreements.Provided training to Network Surveillance Engineers. Managed the UK based ADSL desk and restore service for the end points. عرض أقل I was involve in pro-actively monitor all PCI DSS certified TNS networks residing in 30 different countries based in UK, Europe and Asia-Pacific.Identification, acknowledgement and troubleshooting of genuine network faults of their card transaction services.Opening trouble tickets pro actively inform the customers and maintain 100% network availability to all the customers.Assign the incident tickets to specific departments and make sure the services is restored back to normal as soon as possible.Conducting customer specific check lists for high priority customers. Involve in enhancements of the monitoring tools to make the monitoring manageable. عرض أقل

      • Network Analyst

        Sept 2008 - Jan 2010
      • Network Surveillance Engineer

        Jan 2008 - Sept 2008
    • Exetel Pty Ltd

      Aug 2011 - Jan 2015
      Telecommunication Service Provisioning

      Administration and coordination of customer network solution migrations, change requests and orders for a leading telecommunications service provider. Respond to customer inquiries in relation to delivery and schedule of Exetel major broadband services.Mobile number porting - Same carrier ports Optus/Different carrier ports Optus, Telstra and Vodafone. Managing Mobile service operation and upgrading to 3G service in to 4. Was responsible of automating the mobile number porting system.Telstra PSTN activation/ PSTN service porting across the suppliers /ADSL and PSTN Services fast transfers across the carriers. Proactive management of the order queue across all Data & Voice teams.PSTN to VOIP porting. Coordination between delivery teams to pro-actively schedule orders. Optus ULL service activation.Exetel provisioning administrator for NBN (FTTH) - The National Broadband Network (NBN) is an Australia wide project to upgrade the existing fixed line phone and internet network infrastructure. Exetel provisioning administrator South Brisbane FTTH migration project (June 2011- December 2012) - Due to the demolition of the South Brisbane exchange (to enable construction of the Queensland Children's Hospital), all broadband and telephone services delivered over copper have been phased out across the South Brisbane exchange area. عرض أقل

    • Commercial Bank

      Dec 2015 - now
      Network Engineer
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Cisco Certified Network Associate Routing and Switching (CCNA)

      Cisco Academy Training Center
      Sept 2007
    • Advanced Linux Administration

      Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology
      Mar 2007
    • Certification of Completion - Understanding Cisco SDA Fundamentals (SDAFND) 1.0

      Cisco
      Apr 2025
    • Cisco Certified Specialist - Enterprise Core

      Cisco
      Mar 2025
    • Configuring Cisco Unified Computing System - v1.0

      Global Knowledge
      May 2022
    • Configuring Cisco ACI in the Cisco Nexus Data Center (CACND)

      Cisco
      Dec 2019
    • ITIL® 2011 Foundation

      New Horizons Central | Computer Learning Centers
      Jun 2018