{\rtf1\ansi \deff0 {\fonttbl {\f0\froman \fcharset255 Times New Roman;} {\f1\fmodern \fcharset255 Courier New;}} {\colortbl\red0\green0\blue0;} {\stylesheet{\fs20 \snext0 Normal;}} {\info {\title Graham North BSc} {\creatim\yr2016\mo4\dy13\hr9\min33\sec28} {\revtim\yr2024\mo3\dy28\hr23\min26\sec52} {\author } {\keywords }{\doccomm Converted from /Sites/brain/html/cvlarge.html by: HTML2RTF v1.1a (revision 1997-11-25_22:25:30_MST_sburke@babel.ling.nwu.edu), by Sean M. Burke (sean@QRD.org)}} \par\pard\pard\sb180{\plain \fs55 Graham North BSc} \par\pard\sb90\li0 This CV is also available online at http://brain.netlinux.org.uk/cvlarge.html \par\pard\li0 \par\pard\li720\bullet MOBILE: +44 (0)779 321 1967 \par\pard\li720\bullet EMAIL: cvreply@netlinux.co.uk \par\pard\sb90\li0 {\plain \v }{\plain \v } \par\pard\pard\sb180{\plain \fs55 {\plain \v }{\plain \v }SUMMARY} \par\pard\sb90\li0 All described below have at least 6 months experience ranging to 20 years: \par\pard\li0 \par\pard\pard\sb180{\plain \fs30 {\plain \v }{\plain \v }Technologies} \par\pard\sb90\li0 Financial E-Trading (ITCH, FIX, MoldUDP), Networks (TCP, UDP, IP, Ethernet, ATM, RIP, OSPF, IS-IS, STP, BGP, MPLS), Cisco, Juniper, RAID, HPC Clusters, Server Farms, Virtualisation/Cloud (ESX, Oracle). \par\pard\li0 \par\pard\pard\sb180{\plain \fs30 {\plain \v }{\plain \v }Support} \par\pard\sb90\li0 Administered many different complex real-time global systems including financial trading systems. \par\pard\li0 More than 10 years in customer-facing support roles on global systems for BBC, Sony, Ericsson, Centurylink, plus others. \par\pard\li0 \par\pard\pard\sb180{\plain \fs30 {\plain \v }{\plain \v }Operating Systems} \par\pard\sb90\li0 Unix: AIX, Solaris, HPUX; Linux: RedHat, SuSE, Debian (from Kernel 2.2); Windows: Server (from NT 3.51), Desktop (from 3.1), IOS, JUNOS. \par\pard\li0 \par\pard\pard\sb180{\plain \fs30 {\plain \v }{\plain \v }Software} \par\pard\sb90\li0 Apache, Tomcat, MySQL, Oracle, MS-SQL, PostgreSQL, Remedy, LAMP/WAMP, Perl, BASH, Java/JavaScript, XML. \par\pard\li0 \par\pard\pard\sb180{\plain \fs30 {\plain \v }{\plain \v }Management} \par\pard\sb90\li0 Due to my maturity and experience I have been considered a team lead or team manager. \par\pard\li0 This included man management: task allocation, performance assessment, also in some roles this extended to hiring and project management. \par\pard\pard\sb180{\plain \fs55 {\plain \v }{\plain \v }COMMERCIAL EXPERIENCE} \par\pard\pard\sb180{\plain \fs30 {\plain \v }{\plain \v }Real Time Trading Platform Engineer/Network Architect (CenturyLink 02/13-01/16)} \par\pard\sb90\li0 {\i Skills: Financial (Nasdaq, NYSE, LSE, BME, TSE, +others, Equities, Derivatives), MetaTrader 4+, ITCH/MITCH, FIX, MoldUDP/MoldUDP64, ATM, RIP, OSPF, IS-IS, STP, BGP, MPLS, Ethernet, Cisco, Juniper, Windows, Linux, C/C++, Multithread/Multiprocess.} \par\pard\li0 \par\pard\li0 CenturyLink (formerly Savvis) provide global hosting and network services to financial and other clients. \par\pard\li0 Hired to provide expert-level technical support for their main financial customer Thomson-Reuters and their customers. \par\pard\li0 Thomson-Reuters customers include RBS, HSBC, Barclays, Lloyds, Meryll Lynch, Ava Kapital, plus many other banks and financial organisations. \par\pard\li0 Develop and provide fixes for network and hosting problems. \par\pard\li0 Work with Thomson-Reuters engineers and management to maintain their customer trading platforms. \par\pard\li0 Required to fix financial multithread/multiprocess applications at kernel/device level to work with customer developers in C++/Java on Linux and Windows. \par\pard\li0 Also required to understand IP, ATM and MPLS networks at CCIE level to work with suppliers on static and dynamics routing global networks. \par\pard\li0 Worked other architects and senior leadership to refine new solutions and manage the customers needs. \par\pard\li0 Required to use Remedy BMS software for incidents and requests. \par\pard\li0 \par\pard\li0 Direct reports:2 Reporting to: Global Senior Manager \par\pard\li0 Indirectly managing approx 50 Engineers workload when required. \par\pard\li0 \par\pard\pard\sb180{\plain \fs30 {\plain \v }{\plain \v }Real-time Platform Architect (Alcatel-Lucent 11/12-01/13)} \par\pard\sb90\li0 {\i Skills: Linux, SMB/CIFS, NFS, DHCP/DNS, Apache, Python, packages, Bash/Awk/Sed, Jenkins/Hudson, Virtualisation.} \par\pard\li0 \par\pard\li0 Alcatel-Lucent provide telecoms and mobile networks world wide. \par\pard\li0 Hired to work on the continuous integration testing systems which are on Jenkins/Hudson. \par\pard\li0 Developed python/bash test scripts for platform builds to test on cloud infrastucture. \par\pard\li0 Worked on existing deployment and testing system to improve coverage. \par\pard\li0 Also worked hands-on fixing bugs in the build to pass tests. \par\pard\li0 System involved fixing package builds. \par\pard\li0 Worked on a Scrum (agile) managed environment. \par\pard\li0 Worked on files in clearcase version control. \par\pard\li0 \par\pard\pard\sb180{\plain \fs30 {\plain \v }{\plain \v }Real-Time System Architect (Qualcomm 02/12-09/12)} \par\pard\sb90\li0 {\i Skills: Debian Linux, Windows, file systems, Apache/LAMP, package management, scripting, virtualisation.} \par\pard\li0 \par\pard\li0 Qualcomm are silicon producers for the mobile phone industry. \par\pard\li0 They needed system provision for a development project. \par\pard\li0 Created and deployed the cloud hosting environment and client machines as per company requirements. \par\pard\li0 All the facilities are company wide services. \par\pard\li0 Hands-on development of software on Linux/Cloud. \par\pard\li0 The client machines were a combination of Windows XP, Windows 7 and Debian Linux. \par\pard\li0 As part of the testing, jobs were run from the Linux to run Windows applications using cross-platform tools. \par\pard\li0 Administered to hand over: Git, Bugzilla, Apache/LAMP, plus other bespoke services. \par\pard\li0 Company filesystems were held on a NetApp filer using Active Directory. \par\pard\li0 \par\pard\li0 Direct reports:1 Reporting to: Program Manager \par\pard\li0 \par\pard\li0 {\b {\i More work history available on request.}} \par\pard\li0 \par\pard\pard\sb180{\plain \fs55 {\plain \v }{\plain \v }EDUCATION} \par\pard\pard\sb180{\plain \fs30 {\plain \v }{\plain \v }Lancaster University, 09/95 - 06/98} \par\pard\sb90\li0 {\i Qualifications: BSc Computer Science} \par\pard\li0 \par\pard\li0 Degree modules included GUI Design, Natural Language Processing, Telecommunications, Presentation & Documentation, Computer Systems Architecture, Communication, High Level Programming, Software Engineering and Databases. \par\pard\li0 Design methodologies used during the degree included OOD (Object Orientated Design), Waterfall Design, Black Box Testing and CASE Tools. \par\pard\li0 UNIX experience included Sun Solaris and SuSE Linux. \par\pard\li0 High level work on Ingress, SQL, C, C++, Visual C++, MFC, Active X, HTML. \par\pard\li0 Designed and built robot devices in assembler, C, C++ on embedded targets with decision making abilities. \par\pard\li0 Designed and wrote device drivers for DIO controllers, RS232 ports and 418MHz RF radio modules. \par\pard\li0 \par\pard\pard\sb180{\plain \fs30 {\plain \v }{\plain \v }Lancaster & Morecambe College of Further Education, 09/94 - 06/95} \par\pard\sb90\li0 {\i Qualifications: BTEC National Diploma Electronic Engineering Course} \par\pard\li0 \par\pard\li0 Passed at distinction (highest) level: Microprocessor Control, Information Technology, Electronic Principles, Electronics and Mathematics. \par\pard\li0 \par\pard\pard\sb180{\plain \fs30 {\plain \v }{\plain \v }School: Heysham High School, Limes Avenue, Morecambe, Lancashire, 09/78 - 03/85} \par\pard\sb90\li0 {\i Qualifications: A Levels, O Levels and CSEs} \par\pard\li0 \par\pard\li0 O Levels: Maths A, Physics B, Computer Studies C, Control Technology B, Technical Drawing C. \par\pard\li0 A Levels: Maths, Physics, Computer Science, Genera Studies. \par\pard\li0 CSEs English II, French II. \par\pard\li0 \par\pard\pard\sb180{\plain \fs55 {\plain \v }{\plain \v }INTERESTS AND HOBBIES.} \par\pard\pard\sb180{\plain \fs30 {\plain \v }{\plain \v }Personal Life} \par\pard\sb90\li0 Keen interest in music, cycling, skydiving, weight training, cars (mechanics) and electronics. Run Linux server for over 10 years at {\plain \v }http://grahams.free-online.co.uk{\plain \v }. \par\pard\li0 \par\pard\pard\sb180{\plain \fs30 {\plain \v }{\plain \v }Other Information} \par\pard\sb90\li0 Nationality: ENGLISH, but also speak some French and German \par\pard\li0 Date of Birth: 01/04/1967 \par\pard\li0 Marital Status: Married with 2 Children and live in Reading, UK \par\pard\li0 >}