Craig Hammond

Experience

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  H.M.Forces

  Jul 1992 - Jan 2003

  Infantry Soldier
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  Reconis Limited

  Jan 2003 - Oct 2006

  IT Support Analyst

  Contracted to AT&T, Operated in a support environment, responsible for the provision of solutions to resolve hardware and software solutions for around 5000 end users, handled domain/Lotus Notes, IPT and PXB account administration, performed server back-ups, and ensured resolution within Service Level Agreements.

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  Aegis Defense Services

  Oct 2006 - Dec 2010

  Senior IT Engineer

  Played a key role in Project Matrix in Iraq, working alongside the US Department of Defence and US Military Engineers on a major task to rebuild Iraq following the war, focused in IT, telecoms and network infrastructure systems, including Cisco devices, VLANs, VPN tunnels, switches and security.Managed the end-to-end design, configuration, installation, commissioning and handover of multiple systems and hardware across 17 disparate sites and one central hub, build peripheral devices, set up user accounts in Active Directory, installed coax & fibre cabling and deployed all security devices. Show less

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  Project Associates Ltd

  May 2011 - Aug 2012

  Network Engineer

  Undertook comprehensive Network Infrastructure surveys covering environmental, cable & design, provided advice to clients on their network design and delivery, assisted with the re-configuration, and liaised with ISP to drive the commissioning/de-commissioning of major sites.

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  Aegis Defence Services

  Aug 2012 - Sept 2013

  Project Comms/IT Manager

  Joined Project Symphony and held day-to-day accountability for communication, information system and application development engineers, assigned to a project involving the complete set-up of all comms infrastructure across 10 sites in Iraq, with connectivity to a central hub in Baghdad. Handled development of the processes/procedures underpinning business continuity and disaster recovery, managed budget, liaised with Aegis Directorate and department heads to report progress, led sourcing of skilled talent to complete the technical engineering tasks through to final handover. Show less

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  RigNet

  Sept 2013 - Apr 2017

  Telecoms Systems Integrator & Project Engineer

  Assigned to major project for SIPD Majnoon Oilfield, part of a team of two engineers with two system integrators, and contracted to RigNet to drive system commissioning, handover and site acceptance of SDH, PABX, PA/GA, SCS, CCTV, Data network, Wireless Internet and UHF/VHF radio systems. Operated within hazardous and volatile environments, responsible for a small team of engineers and worked across six main sites including a major hub in Basra, maintained schematic drawings, completed corrective and preventative maintenance, and worked closely with Shell Telecoms Lead. Show less

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  Burak Communications & Consulting Company

  Apr 2017 - now

  Senior Telecoms Engineer (Contract)

  Following on from the previous project to deliver new infrastructure and telecoms systems into SIPD, Majnoon Oilfield in Basra, acting as Senior Telecoms Engineer for a small team of four engineers, and responsible for corrective and preventative maintenance for Shell..