Personal Description
A highly experienced Network professional with over 10 years experience in the design, build and support
fo complex global enterprise networks.
Currently holding a Bsc (Hons) in Network Management and Design from Robert Gordon University and various
Cisco and Microsoft professional level certifications.
With a proven track record of leading the design and implementation of complex global network services
across
on-premise, cloud and hybrid environments.
Work Experience
Network Architect - Amach/Aer Lingus - Contract
April 2024 - Current
Supporting Amach and their end client Aer Lingus during their network transformation journey to a cloud first architecture.
Career Break - Traveling South East Asia
December 2023 - April 2024
Took time out to travel East Asia and visiting 8 different countries learning about new cultures.
Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Davies Group - Contract
June 2023 - November 2023
6 months contract providing Senior Network Engineer and Network SME services. As part of the
contract I delivered:
The design and implement of a solution to integrate a key US acquisition into the Davies global network.
The creations of an automated PowerBi dashboard showing current complaint state for the global network.
An audit of existing configuration standard and provided guidance on best practices that were not being
followed, security improvements, and scalability issues.
Technical Lead Global Network Transformation - The Weir Group
April 2021 - May 2023
At The Weir Group I worked as the Technical Lead for their Global Network Transformation project
My key achievements from the project are:
Led a team of 6 engineers in the delivery of Weir’s global network transformation covering design and
implementation of
a new SD-WAN and Cloud environment spanning 180 sites, 3 CNX locations and 12 Azure regions globally.
Consolidated Weir’s legacy WAN which comprised 13 different regional WAN services to a single
standardised Meraki SD-WAN
solution removing Network support silos and building a truly single Network Team across all regions and
divisions of The
Weir Group.
Redesigned the Azure networking landing zone to simplify the design while improving the security posture
and
encompassing IAC to enable self-service by the cloud team.
Built out a project delivery pipeline which covered how projects were delivered and handed over into BAU
support across
the Networking function.
Improved visibility of the health of Network services by improving Solarwinds Monitoring and building
out new
integration between Service-now and the Meraki Platform including auto-ticketing for key events and
building out a CMDB
to accurately track events to the correct devices.
Implemented DevOps principles using Terraform, Python, and Azure DevOps Pipelines to add automation to
Network Service
provisioning and configuration with the reduction of estate wide changes being made in minutes instead
of days and new
service provisioning in hours instead of weeks.
Design and implemented Azure network services for Weir’s cloud product Synertrex utilising all cloud
native products
following DevOps principles.
Senior Network Engineer - Entain Group (previously Ladbrokes Coral Group)
Jan 2018 - May 2021
I joined Ladbrokes Coral Group as a Senior Network Build Engineer working within the platform delivery
team working on
the company’s network transformation project.
My key achievements from the project are:
-
Transformed the company’s ~3500 retail locations in the UK from two fully managed MPLS services to an
inhouse Meraki
Auto-VPN solution leading to the business having improved service, flexibility and reduction in the time
to market of
new services to the retail estate.
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The build out of new POP locations in the UK as the core interconnect between the companies on premise
and cloud
environments.
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Lead the Network involvement for the company’s new in-house built EPOS and Self Service Betting Terminal
from design to
implementation.
Network Engineer - Raymond James Investment Services
July 2017 - Dec 2017
During my time at Raymond James I worked as a Network Engineer providing 3rd line support and project
implementation for
their European network which included Security, WAN and Data Centre services.
My key achievements from the project are:
-
Implemented various security recommendations for spoke locations to reduce risk of non-company devices
connecting to the
network.
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Proposed routing changes to resolve long standing performance issues when the region’s primary circuit
into the
company’s core WAN was down.
-
Improved Solarwinds setup to include daily reporting, automated configuration backup and configuration
change
comparison.
Network Analyst - Apache Corporation
Jun 2011 - June 2017
During my time at Apache North Sea I worked as a Network Analyst providing BAU and Project support for
their North Sea
Region across Networks, Security, and Telephony.
My key achievements from the project are:
-
Apache's aquisition of Exxon Mobil's North Sea assets focusing on telephony integration.
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Build out of new greenfield office for 700 Users and on-prmise Data Center.
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Build out of new DR facility to provide redundancy across all regional services.
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Divestiture of Apache's mid-stream assets.