ACHIEVEMENTS


  • Management
  • Hardware
  • O/S & S/W
  • LAN
  • WAN
  • Design & Prog.

    • * Management:

    • Factory supervisor for Wormald International
      • Responsible for 17 staff.
      • Project scoping, submission and implementation

    • Establishment of a Queensland Service Centre including
      • Technical and sales staff training
      • Co-ordination of personnel and services to ensure effective customer support
      • Planning of work allocation and budgeting of resources for effective corporate returns


    * Hardware:

    • Participant in the commercial design and production of a modular fire and security system

    • Established the IBM NZ, FRU refurbishment plant

    • Installed data, fire and security cabling

    • Provided 2nd-tier field-service support

    • Assembled many small (less than 20 node) and large (greater than 100 node) networks

    • Recommend, price, source, assemble and configure personal computer systems


    * Operating Systems & Software:

    • Installation and support of workstations running a mixed operating environment of :-
      • DOS
      • Windows
      • OS/2
      • Netware
      • HP Unix,
    . . . . . . and a wide variety of client software including :-
      • The full Microsoft Office Suite
      • Lotus
      • Word Perfect
      • Corel, Pagemaker and Paintshop Pro
      • Flowcharting software
      • Citrix Metaframe client
      • Attachmate, Rumba and various other communication packages
      • Various Norton/Symantec applications
      • Crystal Reports
      • Computer Based Training
      • SMS Client

    • Design, testing and deployment of two Standard Operating Environments
      • Unattended Installation scripting using
        • MS Test
        • Visual Test
        • Kixtart

    • Automation of business functions such as :-
      • VB(6) applet design, coding and implementation for data conversion and network messaging functions
      • VBA scripting of data acquisition, validation and upload
      • Proprietary applications scripting
      • Netware login scripting
      • Windows scripting of login, security, and client tasks
      • Network management automation using DOS batch-file solutions

    • Installation and support of Backoffice applications including :-
      • IBM OS/2 CM/2 Server
      • IBM OS/2 DDCS Gateway
      • MS SNA Server
      • MS SMS Server
      • MS SQL and Cluster Servers
      • MS Exchange Server


    * Local Area Networks:

    • Installed and supported various Network Operating Systems
      • 5 to 10-node TenNet networks
      • 60-node IBM OS/2 LAN Server network
      • Multi-ring, 1000+ node, MS PCLP network
      • 120-branch (1200 node) MS NT Server & workstation environment
      • Designed, implemented & managed a multi-ring, multi-server, multi-Brouter, Netware based network
      • Conversion from Windows to Windows NT of 1000-user head-office network

    • Implemented an extensive SNMP network management and baselining system comprising :-
      • Netware server status monitoring & alerts
      • BRouter interface monitoring & alerts
      • HP Openview
      • HP NodeView for node status
      • HP ProbeManager for LAN segment status

    • Resolved complex network errors
      • Retix router broadcast storms
      • Large-scale LAN attached printer drop-outs
      • NetBIOS bridging and timing issues
      • SNA integration issues

    * Wide Area Networks:

    • Administered an IBM SNA architecture over Point-to-Point multi-drop, bridged and switched communications networks

    • Ensured continuous SDLC and Bridged or Routed communications were maintained throughout the intra and inter-state WAN

    • Maintained an intra-state V35/T1 (Radio) link

    • Maintained an inter-state X25 Wide Area Network to Sydney and Melbourne offices

    * Design & Programming:

    • Have performed extensive DOS, Windows (16 and 32-bit) batch programming (scripting)

    • Extensive WinNT scripting

    • Write entry-level VB6 applets for WinNT such as :-
      • Network messaging and phone number quick-finder
      • File format convertor

    • Performed web-site design using HTML, PaintShop Pro and Java

    • Published user and technical documentation of systems

    • Designed and developed technological solutions based on needs analysis

    • Designed Local / Wide Area Networks

    • Designed and implemented a LAN Management (control and reporting) and LAN Analysis System