1. Robert Punch CV
Personal Details
Name:RobertJamesPunch
DOB: 19/05/1943
Address:2/27 TennysonRd.,Gladesville,NSW,2111
Phone:M - 0419 241 005 H – 02 9826 2687
Email:bobpunch@telstra.com
Overview
45 yearsworkingexperience inDataCommunications,Telecommunications, ManagedNetworking
Services,InformationTechnologyandAudio &RadioEngineering.The majorityof thisexperience
(30+ years) hasbeen Pre-salesTechnical Consultancyinthe Telecommunicationsandthe
InformationProcessingenvironments.
Education and Training
CompletedAssociate andFellowshipDiplomasinCommunicationsEngineeringatthe Royal
Melbourne Instituteof Technology(RMIT) in1964 and 1965 respectively
CompletedInformationTechnologyDiplomaatthe NSW Institute of Technology (NSWIT) in
1978
Attended alarge numberof 1 to multipledaystrainingcoursesrelatingto productand
technologiesprovidedbyequipmentsuppliersrelevantto myworkingenvironment.These
included:
o Ciscorouting,LAN and Data Centre switching,security,wirelessLAN,remoteaccess
and Data Processingequipment andoperatingsystems
o Juniperrouting,LAN andData Centre switching,securityandremote access
equipmentandoperatingsystems
o RiverbedproductsincludingWAN Optimization
o ArubaWirelessLAN equipment
o Sperry/UnisysSystem80,Unix andMicrosoft PC Data Processinghardware and
operatingsystems
o DEC and othercompaniesmini-computerDataProcessingequipmentandoperating
systems
2. Recent Employment
Employedby Telstrauntil March 2015 for21 years as a Pre-salesDataSolutions Architectsupporting
Telstracustomersinthe followingareas:
Wide AreaNetwork(WAN) specificationanddesign tosuitcustomer’sspecificrequirements
inutilisingTelstra’s datanetworkingandcarriage technologies.Theseincluded
Multiprotocol Label Switching(MPLS) - NextIP,IPMAN,IP WAN and IPVAS,InternetAccess
(InternetDirect), Frame Relay,ATMand point-to-pointDigital Datanetworks.
Specificationanddesign forimplementationTelstra’sManagedNetworkServicestosuit
customer’sspecificmanagementrequirements forWAN routing, WAN Optimisation, Digital
Voice andVideo, LAN andData Centre switching,Remote Access,Secure Access and
WirelessLAN.Thisincorporatedthe utilisation,integrationandmanagementof Cisco,
Juniper,Riverbedandothersuppliers systemsandequipment withinadata networking
environment.
Overall responsibilityforthe Conceptual SolutionDesignwithincustomerproposals
integratingTelstra’snetworkingconstructs,standardandcustomisedmanagedservicesand
data centre hostingtomeetspecificcustomerrequirementswithinthe Data
Communications,Voice Communications and/orInformationProcessingenvironments.
Overall responsibilityforHighLevel SolutionDesign forimplementationof the Telstra
solution integratingnetworkingconstructs,standardandcustomisedmanagedservicesand
data centre hostingtoagreedcustomerrequirementswithinthe DataCommunications,
Voice Communicationsand/orInformationProcessingenvironments.
Integrationof Telstrapartner’sMobile DataapplicationswithTelstra’sMobileDataNetwork
includingmobile EFTPOS,fleetmanagementandmobile accesstocustomermanagement.
Data Solution Architect Role
Proposals
Analyse customerrequirementsanddefine technical solutionutilisingstandardTelstra
networking,managedservicesandhostingproductsandservices.
As requireddefineanyadditionalcustomisedelementstomeetcustomerrequirements
and negotiate withTelstraCustomerServicegroupsorpartnersthe methodand cost to
implement.
Detail the data elements of the solutionwithin aConceptual SolutionDesign including
networkconstructs,hardware equipment,designparameters,managementservices,
monitoringandreportingcomponents.
PeerwithSolutionArchitectsfromotherdomains(e.g.Security,Voice,Call Centre and
Hosting) toincorporate solution detail intoConceptual SolutionDesign.
Respondtoany technical questionsraisedbythe customerorincludedinRFP/RFT’setc.
3. Implementation
Negotiate withcustomertofinalisethe requirements of the technical solutionutilising
standardTelstranetworking, managedservicesandhostingproductsandservices.
Determine anyadditional customisedelementstomeetcustomerrequirementsand
liaise withTelstraCustomerService GroupsorPartnerstoincorporate these elements
intothe implementation.
In conjunction withthe customertechnicalrepresentativesdetail the dataelements
withinaHigh Level Designincludingnetworkconstructs,hardware equipment,design
parameters,managementservices,monitoringandreportingcomponents.
Incorporate detail into HighLevel Designincluded withinthe solutionasprovided by
SolutionArchitectsfromotherdomains(e.g.Security,Voice,Call CentreandHosting)
Incorporate detail intothe HighLevel Design foranyadditionalcustomisedelements
providedby TelstraCustomerService GroupsorPartners.
Interface withthe customertechnical representatives,the ProjectManagementteam,
Telstradetaileddesignersandimplementationteamand, where necessary,Telstra
Partnersto ensure the solutionisimplementedasspecifiedin the HighLevel Design.
Manage any changestothe HighLevel Designordetaileddesignasrequestedbythe
customer.
Major ProjectInvolvement
Propose, actas customertechnical interface,completeHighLevel Design andassistwith
implementationof a2000+ site customermanaged data network integratedwithTelstra’s
NextIPnetworkusingfibre andcopperconnectivityconstructs.
Propose, actas customertechnical interface, completeHighLevel Designandassistwith
implementationof aTelstramanaged services network incorporatingNextIPconstructs,
Ciscorouters,LAN switchesandWirelessLANsacross150+ corporate offices,datacentres
and Australianlocatedoffice sites.
Propose,actas customertechnical interface,completeHighLevel Designandassistwith
implementationof aTelstramanagedservicesnetworkincorporatingNextIPconstructs,
Ciscorouters at 1500+ AustralianlocatedsitesandCiscoroutersandJuniperfirewallsat5
national datacentres.
Act as customertechnical interface, complete HighLevelDesignand assistwith
implementation of aTelstramanagedservicesnetworkincorporatingNextIPconstructs,
Ciscoroutersand LAN switches at70+ Australiandatacentre, corporate officesandoffice
sitesasa sub-setof an integratedInternational network withmanagedCiscorouters
providedbyTelstraGlobal.
Propose,actas customertechnical interface,completeHighLevel Designandassistwith
implementationof aTelstramanagedservices CiscoWirelessLAN across2 large building
sites(200 AccessPoints) includingJuniperbaseduseraccess managementandfirewalled
protectedaccess intothe TelstramanagedbuildingLAN environment.
Propose,actas customertechnical interface,completeHighLevel Designandassistwith
implementationof aTelstramanagedservices highavailability,duplicatedRemote Access
solution.Thisconsistedof Telstranetworkingconstructs,Juniperfirewalled Internetand
data centre connectivity,JuniperSSLanduseraccess management,RiverbedWAN
optimisationandTelstrahostedUserTokenManagementandActive Directory Access
Managementapplicationservers.
