Summary:

• Certified in Solaris System and Network Administration
• Oracle (Sun) Sun Ray, SGD and VDI installation skills
• VMware vSphere and View installation, configuration and troubleshooting skills
• Red Hat Linux skills – Networking, Scripting, System Administration
• Experience with Windows XP, Win 7 and 2003/8 Server in a multi user desktop environment
• Experience in demonstrating, piloting and deploying virtualised desktop architectures
• Experience with open source software such as Apache, Tomcat, James and JBOSS.
• Sun hardware knowledge, including Sun Storage and SAN connectivity
• Sun Microsystems Mail Server, Calendar Server and Directory Server installation skills
• Networking skills, including F5 Load Balancers, Nortel Switches and Solaris IP Filter
• Experience with Relational Database systems, MySQL, MS SQLServer
• Certified Java Programmer
• Experience in Java development including Eclipse, Jbuilder, Swing, Spring, Hibernate, web apps, JSF, JDBC, RMI, XML, J2EE
• C++, C#, .NET, Unix Shell Scripting experience
• Nine years customer-facing pre-sales experience
• Certified Prince2 Practitioner P2R/314048
• Highly motivated with strong written and verbal communication skills
• Fast learner with the ability to deliver under pressure

Employment Details

Confidential– Self Employed (Jan-2009 to Present)

Typical Responsibilities:

• Pre-sales support for Sun Channel Partners.
• Virtual Desktop/Thin Client Solution Architecture.
• Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Training. Training on deployment of Sun Ray Server Software, Secure Global Desktop, VMWare and session manager/connection software.
• Thin Client Infrastructure Deployment utilising Sun Ray Server Software, Secure Global Desktop, VMWare.
• VDI and Server Based Computing Architecture Design.
• Sun Ray Session Broker Development using Java, Java Server Faces, Apache Tomcat, Sun Ray Server Software, C# .Net, Unix Scripting, Visual Studio, Eclipse.

Notable Projects:

• VDI Deployment for a Bradford Housing Association. Sun Ray/SGD, Sun’s VDI Broker, 7410 Storage Nodes, Virtual Box virtualisation.
• Sun Ray deployment for NICEIC using VMware View as the VDI platform.

Confidential– Sun Desktop Team (Jan-2008 to Jan-2009)

Typical Responsibilities:

Provide technical expertise in the Sun Ray desktop arena in a pre-sales capacity. Install and support pilots and proof of concepts around Sun Ray and Windows integration. Deploy Sun Ray, SGD and VDI into production environments.

Typical Software:

Sun Ray, SGD, VDI, Solaris, MS Windows 2k3 and XP Pro, VMWare ESX & Workstation

Confidential– Technology Centre Consultant (Oct-2005 to Jan-2008)

Typical Responsibilities:

Build demonstration virtual infrastructure for all vendors\' products, including Sun Microsystems, F5, Nortel, VMWare, Oracle, Tandberg, Juniper, CommVault, EMC. Host technical workshops and proof of concepts. Installation and Configuration of hardware and software solutions at customers\' site. Assist the Solution Architects in designing hardware and software solutions ready to be taken to market. Provide demonstrations and proof of concepts. Install and support pilots at customers\' sites. Provide technical expertise during pre-sales meetings. CRM roll out to all divisions with in the business. Integration of CRM and Quoting Tool.

Typical Software:

Sun Ray, SGD, Solaris, MS Windows 2k3 and XP Pro, Jbuilder, Eclipse, Tomcat, Sun\'s Web Server, Red Hat Linux, Sugar CRM, MySQL, VMWare ESX & Workstation, Nortel JDM

Confidential– Integration Centre Manager (Aug-2004 to Oct-2005)

Typical Responsibilities:

Manage a small team of Solution Engineers. Hold meetings with vendors to negotiate installation of products into the Integration Centre. Pitch the Integration Centre to prospective customers. Build demonstration infrastructure for all vendors’ products, including Sun Microsystems, F5, Nortel Networks, Tarantella. Build proof of concepts and support on site pilots. Development of web based quoting tool.

Typical Software:

Sun Ray, SGD, Solaris, Red Hat Linux, F5 BigIP

Confidential– Solution Engineer (Jan-2002 to Aug-2004)

Typical Responsibilities:

Build demonstration infrastructure for all vendors products, including Sun Microsystems, F5, Nortel Networks, Tarantella. Build proof of concepts and support on site pilots. Build Sun Ray and Tarantella demo crates for sale to Partners. Develop ‘Portal in a Box’ proposition.

Typical Software:

Tarantella, iPlanet Software, Sun Ray, Window 2000

Confidential– Technical Build and Support (Sept-2000 to Jan-2002)

Typical Responsibilities:

Build company infrastructure. Deploy iPlanet Mail/Calendar server, Samba Windows Domain and roll out Windows 2000 laptops. Deploy Sun Ray desktops. Development of a Call Logging System.

Typical Software:

Sun Ray, Windows 2000, Solaris CDE, Samba, iPlanet Software, StarOffice, Jbuilder, Java

Qualifications

Certified Java Programmer
Solaris 8 Certified Network Administrator 
Solaris 8 Certified System Administrator 
2 year BTEC National Diploma in Computing and Information Technology
1 year City & Guilds in “C” Programming
6 GCSEs A-C (1xB, 5xC)