Freelance VoIP Consultant Swindon, Wiltshire, UK
Self-motivated and industrious Senior Engineer with an extensive range of Telecoms, Network and Lawful Interception skills.

| Rating: | Unrated (New) |
| Hourly Rate / Cost: | £50.00 per hour (ex. VAT) |
| Daily Rate / Cost: | £400.00 per day (ex. VAT) |
| Available From: | Now |
| Seller ID: | 324306 |

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CV (Curriculum Vitae) / Résumé
Flexible customer-focused professional with an empathic leadership style. A self-confident Network Specialist with a proven ability to initiate and forge strong client relations at all levels internationally to ensure successful deployments and implementations. With an analytical approach to troubleshooting and an outstanding track record leading teams from the front meeting new challenges with resourcefulness and flexibility.
I have been involved in Lawfull interception covering all forms of Mobile, VoIP and data interception used by telecom carriers, Internet service providers and Law Enforcement agencies. I was involved in both pre and post sales, using my technical knowledge to give sales presentation, work with the customer formulate their needs and then to work with them to implement, test and train them on the solution.
Employment History
(Jun 2009 & ongoing)
Principal Engineer
Swindon/GreenwichProviding IT Consultancy in GSM and VoIP networks in particularly in the field of SIP trunking and IP convergence .
• Assessing new products as to determine their suitability for a clients operations
• Developing quality assurance test plans, documenting and correcting any deviations
• Co-ordinating and participating implementation of solutions with the least impact to the existing infrastructure
(May 1998 to Jan 2009)
Senior Implementation Engineer
WorldwideSS8 provides a mobile messaging and a Lawful Interception solution. With it’s own SS7 stack and SMSC product, it formed a worldwide customer base. In 2001 they were one of the first to introduce an interception solution. It now offers a range that cover all forms of Mobile, VoIP and data interception used by telecom carriers, Internet service providers and Law Enforcement agencies. I was involved in both pre and post sales, using my technical knowledge to give sales presentation, work with the customer formulate their needs and then to work with them to implement, test and train them on the solution
(Jun 1996 to May 1998)
Senior Engineer
Sema Group Telecoms , Reading• Member of a small team supporting Sema’s SMS and Voicemail products across 22 international GSM networks
• Provided expert advice to clients on complex support and performance issues
• Rigorously tested, configured MTP, SCCP, TCAP, MAP layers and successfully installed new software releases
• Customer installation supported via X.25 network
• Consistently ensured exemplary technical support to clients using analytical and trouble shooting skills
(Dec 1992 to Jun 1996)
Senior System Engineer
W.H. Smith News ltd , Swindon• Designated as key team leader, tasked with ensuring the continual operation of critical warehouse equipment
• Successfully managed competing demands and prioritised issues to ensure consistent high quality support
• Personally coached and motivated team members to identify innovative solutions and develop skills
(Jun 1989 to Dec 1992)
System Engineer
Westinghouse Systems ltd , Chippenham• Proved highly adept at maintaining in-house machines including Dec VAX 11/750 and a dual micro VAX II system
• Ensured high quality maintenance of a cluster consisting of Micro VAX II, DEC VAX 3400 and five VAX station 3100s
• Headed the implementation and installation of system and development software, and in-house SCADA systems
(Oct 1984 to Oct 1988)
Analysis/ Programmer
National Advisory Body for Public Sector Higher Education, London• Controlled the Micro VAX II system, report writing, programming and upgrading software
• Regularly commended for excellent work and high levels of efficiency
Education
(Sep 1984 to Jun 1989)
Greenwich
BSc in Mathematics, Statistics & Computing
HNC Mathematics, Statistics & Computing
(Sep 1976 to Jun 1984)
Addey and Stanhope
A - Maths, Biology, Physics, Chemistry
A/S - Maths
O - Math, Biology, Physics, Chemistry
Hobbies
Published photographer and PADI certified rescue diver
Assignment History
(This Seller has recently been shortlisted or contracted for the following people4 assignment)
- Blackberry Business Apps Developer: Blackberry Business Apps Developer required for ongoing development of Blackberry client server applications. Based on html as well as thin and fat client. iPhone and Android experience desirable not essential. Blackberry is a pre-requisite as is experience with Blackberry Enterprise Server. Probably from one to 4 weeks, depending on progress.
Categories & Freelance Skills
IT & Internet
Categories
- Customer Relationship Mgmt
- Hardware
- IT Management
- IT Support
- IT Tools/Middleware
- Networks
- Operating Systems
- Reporting & Analysis
- Security Software/Systems
- Server Software
- Software Testing
- Telecommunications
Skills
- ADSL (Telecommunications)
- Apache
- Blackberry (Telecommunications)
- CDMA (Telecommunications)
- Clarify (Customer Relationship Mgmt)
- Consultancy (IT Management)
- Dell (Hardware)
- DHCP (Networks)
- Fast Ethernet (Networks)
- High End Servers (Hardware - Sun)
- Implementation Management (IT Management)
- Intelligent Networks (Telecommunications)
- LAN (Networks)
- LAN Network Management (Networks)
- Linux (Operating Systems)
- Midframe and Midrange (Hardware - Sun)
- MPLS (Networks)
- Network Management (Networks)
- Operations Management (IT Management)
- OS (Operating Systems - Sun)
- PC Hardware
- Radius (Networks)
- RAID Array Configuration (Hardware)
- Remote Support (IT Support)
- Second Line Support (IT Support)
- Security Standards (Security Software/Systems)
- Server Configuration (Hardware)
- Server Installation (Hardware)
- SMS (Telecommunications)
- SMTP (Networks)
- Sniffer (Networks)
- SNMP (Networks)
- Software Evaluation (IT Management)
- Software Implementation (IT Management)
- Software Upgrades (IT Support)
- Solaris (Operating Systems - Sun)
- Solaris 8 (Operating Systems - Sun)
- Solaris Sparc (Operating Systems - Sun)
- SS7 (Networks)
- Sun (Hardware)
- Sun (Operating Systems)
- Support by E-mail (IT Support)
- Support by Telephone (IT Support)
- Systems Management (IT Management)
- TCP/IP (Networks)
- Team Leadership (IT Management)
- Technical Management (IT Management)
- Telecomms Management (IT Management)
- Third Line Support (IT Support)
- Ubuntu (Operating Systems - Linux)
- VOIP (Networks)
- VPN
- WAN (IT Support)
- WAN
- Wireless Network (IT Support)
- Work Group (Hardware - Sun)
- Workstations (Hardware - Sun)
- X25 (Networks)

