1. Richard Lindley
Personal Profile
I am an experienced Network Engineer with over 17 years experience and I currently have worked in a
Datacentre for over 9 years. I have worked on mainstream vendor equipment such as Cisco, 3Com,
HP & Fluke. My day-to-day tasks involve the Implementation of new Networks and Network
Troubleshooting.
Key Skills & Qualifications
Skills: Cisco – Switches, Routers, Firewalls, Load Balancers, Ciscoworks / Cisco Prime
Other Firewalls – Sidewinder, Nokia Checkpoint
3Com – Switches
HP – Switches, Openview Network monitoring
Fluke – Optiview Network Analyzer, Network testing tools
SNMPc / Solarwinds monitoring tools
Electrical – Fully qualified Electrician
Qualifications: HNC in Industrial Electronics
Cisco CCNA (lapsed 2003)
City & Guilds 236 (Electrical) – Pt. I, II & C Certificate (design)
Full Driving License
Languages: French – very basic
Spanish – very basic
Most recent position:
Network Engineer at Rotherham Capgemini Datacentre from May 2006 to present.
1st
/2nd
/3rd
line support of 22 outsourced clients including fault queue monitoring. New installations /
amendments of client network infrastructure. On-site visits to client sites when required to resolve
problems and also determine feasibility when requested for new requirements as client business
needs change.
Career History:
Network Engineer (BT PLC) – May 2006 – present
Provide 1st
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/3rd
line support of 22 clients at the Capgemini Centre in Rotherham.
Deliver new changes to client infrastructures dependant on client business needs.
Support Disaster Recovery solutions for clients when required.
Network Engineer (Outokumpu Stainless Steels Ltd) – June 2004 – May 2006

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Provide 1st
/2nd
/3rd
line support for the company across approximately 15 sites nationwide.
Design and Implement changes to ensure the infrastructure was suitable according to growing
business needs.
Support of LAN / WAN infrastructure using vendors such as Cisco, 3Com, HP, Fluke.
Shift Electrician (Outokumpu Stainless Steels Ltd) – June 2003 – June 2004
Support Steel producing processes working on a shift rota.
Work with PLC’s, Low Voltage, High Voltage systems and complex control systems.
Ensure that all processes had maximized uptime buy fault finding, repair and preventative
maintenance.
Network Architect (Avesta Polarit Stainless Steels Ltd) – Apr 1996 – June 2003
Provide 1st
/2nd
/3rd
line support for the company across approximately 15 sites nationwide.
Design and Implement changes to ensure the infrastructure was suitable according to growing
business needs.
Support of LAN / WAN infrastructure using Cisco, 3Com, HP, Fluke.
Computer Engineer (Avesta Sheffield Stainless Steels Ltd) – Jan 1994 – Apr 1996
Provide 1st
/2nd
/3rd
line support for the company across approximately 15 sites nationwide.
Install software on business systems and troubleshoot PC problems.
Involvement in the Implementation of a business-wide move from Mainframe solutions to a business
owned database system.
Experience using relational databases and SQL.
Shift Electrician (British Steel Stainless Ltd) – Nov 1991 – Jan 1994
Support Steel producing processes working on a shift rota / day rota.
Work with PLC’s, Low Voltage, High Voltage systems and complex control systems.
Ensure that all processes had maximized uptime buy fault finding, repair and preventative
maintenance.