Experience

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  Commerce queensland

  May 1999 - Jun 2004

  Information technology officer

  Provided desktop, server & network support along with project work. Provided solutions and recommendations for systems, network and design.

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  Citec

  Jun 2004 - Jul 2006

  Network security officer

  Network Security role for Education Qld. Managed 1300 sites and core network services. Main tasks/projects were develop SLA monitoring system, develop router security management system and deploy WAN management devices.

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  Swarm logic

  May 2006 - Sept 2012

  Senior information security consultant

  Consulting/Contracting to a number of clients regarding; Security, Infrastructure, Network Design & Project work. Also involved in technical training around the Asia Pacific region.

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  Motor accidents authority

  Sept 2009 - Nov 2010

  Network engineer/technical project manager - contract

  Provided expert advice and project management skills.Projects completed:- Remote access via SSL VPN to all staff- Setup of 2 remote offices with WAN Acceleration- Deployed Video Conferencing solution to 3 sites over WAN

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  Macquarie telecom

  Apr 2011 - Oct 2011

  Network specialist - contract

  Provide support for NOC to Tier 3 support staff for core hosting network. Worked with Juniper MX and ISG2000 using VRF, Routing Policy, VPLS, MPLS, Core BGP and Internet routing, Firewall and IDP.Main tasks:- Complex Problem Resolution- Project Work- Mentoring & AdHoc Training- Incident Escalation

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  Juniper networks

  Oct 2011 - Dec 2011

  Systems engineer - contract

  Provide sales support to Enterprise Team and technical advice and design to customers for top quality network & security solutions.

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  Westpac

  Mar 2012 - Sept 2012

  Senior infrastructure technical lead - network & security - contract

  Providing Project related Design, Documentation and Implementation of secure networks

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  Macquarie telecom

  Oct 2012 - Mar 2015

  Network specialist - hosting operations

  I provided support for NOC to Tier 3 support staff for core hosting network. Operated and maintained 3 data centre networks. Developed a DDoS strategy and implemented a regular security maintenance program.

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  Atlassian

  Apr 2015 - Aug 2024

  Principal network engineer

  I have completed multiple data center builds, global network optimisation with BGP and MPLS dealing with 3rd party providers. I have delivered Data Centre migrations and DDoS mitigation. Enabled cloud migration over AWS direct connects along with hybrid on-premise/cloud. Manage network devices using Ansible, Terraform and Python.