Chris H.

Experience

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  SWITCHMODE POWER SUPPLIES PTY LTD

  Dec 1992 - Sept 1993

  Electrical Technician and Storeman

  This position involved the inspection, repair and packaging of linear and switchmode power supplies.

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  Leo Rogaly and Lewis Pty Ltd

  Nov 1993 - Dec 1993

  Electronics Technician

  This position involved the component level and mechanical repair to computerised engraving machines.

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  JNA Telecommunications Ltd.

  Mar 1994 - Jul 1998

  This position involved providing professional technical services to customers for the network support of their data networks. My dealings were mostly with the Cisco series of routers and switches, the Satelcom MegaPAC LAN/WAN communications processor range and the JNA Telecommunications product range. Projects have included the commissioning and remote monitoring of the FAI Life Insurance Society data network using Cisco routers and the installation and configuration of two 148-port JNA AS100 digital circuit switches for the GTech Australasia Corporation of behalf of the NSW Lotteries. Show less

  • Customer Support Engineer - Field Services Group

    Nov 1997 - Jul 1998

  • Electronics Technician

    Mar 1994 - Nov 1997
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  Lucent Technologies Bell Labs innovations

  Jul 1998 - Aug 2000

  This position involved providing professional technical services to customers for the network support of their data networks. This position replaced the position below with the additional responsibility of providing remote second and third level advice and service support from the Technical Assistance Centre to customers. My dealings were mostly with the Cisco series of routers and switches and the Ascend range of access products. JNA Telecommunications was purchased by Lucent Technologies in July 1998 and my position was the same as when I was employed by JNA Telecommunications.

  • Network Support Engineer - Technical Assistance Centre Access Group

    May 2000 - Aug 2000

  • Customer Support Engineer - Field Services Group

    Jul 1998 - May 2000
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  Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority

  Aug 2000 - Nov 2000

  Network Engineer

  This position involved the network support of the infrastructure owned and maintained by the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority, with the focus being the management of the infrastructure at the Australian Technology Park. My dealings were with Cisco 1603 and 2610 routers and the Cisco Catalyst 5000 and 5500 series switches. I was also involved in the integration of the Darling Harbour Authority data network into the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority network infrastructure when the two companies were combined. Show less

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  AC3

  Nov 2000 - Jan 2001

  Network Engineer

  This position involved the network support of the infrastructure owned and maintained by the Australian Centre for Advanced Computing and Communications and the connections into customer data networks. My dealings were with a Cisco 7204 router and Cisco Catalyst 2900 series switches.

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  Marconi PLC

  Mar 2001 - Jul 2003

  Network Operations Centre Specialist - Operations Shift Leader

  This position involved the network monitoring and support of several Australian companies. My dealings were mostly with Cisco routers ranging from the Cisco 800 series up to the Cisco 4500 series and some Nortel based products. I was also the primary engineer for Elders Limited where I was involved in the configuration, testing and delivery of Cisco routers for new and existing sites. At the time the Elders Limited data network contained over 320 Cisco routers across Australia ranging from Cisco 801 and 805 routers at remote offices to Cisco 2610 routers at regional offices and Cisco 3640 routers at the head office. Show less

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  IBM

  Jul 2003 - Nov 2013

  Network Management Professional - Network Services

  This position involved the network support of several global companies and Australian federal government departments. My dealings were mostly with the Cisco series of routers and switches, ASA firewalls and wireless access points, F5 Networks BIG-IP load balancers, Riverbed Steelhead appliances and Packeteer PacketShapers. For a number of years I was involved in the support and disaster recovery testing of the Australian Border Force network infrastructure at their two Sydney data centres. I was also involved in the dispatching of new work for my team. This included providing my team and department, account and project management teams and other support teams with information when required and acting as the first point of contact and leadership of the team as required. Previous to this I was in a member of the team responsible for the shaping and quality of service of WAN traffic to and from IBM sites within Australia and across Asia Pacific and was the acting wireless subject matter expert for the IBM wireless network within Australia and across Asia Pacific. Show less

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  Telstra

  Dec 2013 - Feb 2017

  This position involved the network support of several Australian federal government departments. My dealings were mostly with the Cisco series of routers and switches, Nexus, ASA firewalls and UCS manager, Juniper firewalls and F5 Networks BIG-IP load balancers. Network Services in IBM Australia was outsourced to Telstra in December 2013 and my position was the same as when I was employed for IBM. I was also responsible for the assignment of quote, detailed design and consultation service requests to the network architects in my team.

  • Technical Expert - Network Gateway Operations

    Apr 2016 - Feb 2017

  • Network Management Professional, IBM Account - Managed Networks and Security Services

    Dec 2013 - Apr 2016
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  Leidos

  Feb 2017 - Mar 2018

  Network Data Communications Analyst Senior

  This position involved the network support of the Australian Department of Defence, which included the transition of the existing network infrastructure into eleven Australian data centres and three international data centres. My dealings were mostly with Cisco Nexus, ASA firewalls, CSM and UCS manager and Palo Alto Networks firewalls. I was also involved in the transition of the Standalone Network Remediation Program from the Australian Department of Defence to Leidos Australia and the ongoing support of the network infrastructure. Show less

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  Communications Design & Management Pty Limited

  Apr 2018 - Nov 2019

  Network Engineer

  This position involved the network support of the Australian Department of Defence and several Australian companies. My dealings were mostly with Fortinet firewalls and Juniper switches.

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  Sliced Tech

  Nov 2019 - Jul 2021

  Systems Engineer

  This position involved the network support of the infrastructure owned and maintained by Sliced Tech and the connections into and support of customer data networks. My dealings were mostly with the Fortinet range of products, such as FortiGate firewalls, FortiMail, FortiProxy and FortiAnalyzer, MikroTik routers, Juniper switches and Dell switches.

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  Macquarie Telecom Group

  Jul 2021 - May 2023

  Project Services Engineer

  This position involved the network support of the infrastructure owned and maintained by Macquarie Government and the connections into and support of premium customer data networks, such as the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, the NSW Department of Communities and Justice, the Federal Court of Australia and Geoscience Australia. My dealings were mostly with the Fortinet range of products, such as FortiGate firewalls, FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer, HPE switches, Cisco switches and Juniper switches. Show less

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  Verizon

  May 2023 - now

  Senior Network Security Engineer