Over the last 13 years I have designed, implemented and supported IT systems in small medium and large environments. As an IT consultant I have been hired to lead or assist with projects ranging from desktop support to designing and implementing mission critical technologies for international companies.  

 With my training and work experience I am able to assist with a variety of network needs. The following is a list of just some of the skills I can bring to your company.

·         Physical office moves

·         Needs  assessment

·         Network Audits (Security, hardware / software Inventory, capacity and performance)

·         Internetwork design (WAN/LAN/Internet/Redundancy)

·         Network design (Active Directory /Security / Messaging / DNS,WINS)

·         Procuring hardware, software and services

·         Installing and configuring hardware for Desktops / Laptops, Servers (Stand alone, Blade and virtual), Data and voice Networking (wired and wireless), Storage (SAN/NAS), Power (UPSs), Firewalls, Remote Access (Citrix / VPN)

·         Installing, configuring and maintaining software for Servers(OS / patch management / server hardening / file and print services / Web hosting / Active Directory / Applications / Storage / Backup and restore / clustering / load balancing)

·         Installing, configuring and maintaining desktops (OS / patch management / Applications / Application deployment / Imaging / bio-metrics)

·         Installing, Configuring and maintaining Firewalls (Cisco / Juniper / Nortel / Checkpoint)

·         Installing, Configuring and maintain storage systems (IBM and HP SANS, Various NAS appliances and servers)

·         Installing, configuring and maintaining network switches and routers (Cisco, Nortel, HP)

·         Messaging implementations (Exchange / GroupWise servers, Anti-spam appliances, Blackberry Server,  Virus detection)