Darren is applying for an advertised IT/telecom role and has extensive experience designing, testing, and implementing networking solutions including data/voice servers, LAN/WAN networks, and wireless networks. He has skills in networking, software technologies, firewalls, routing protocols, security, and remote management. Darren has successfully delivered projects from initial planning through ongoing support, including deploying network infrastructures in data centers and distributed environments. All of his projects were designed and delivered according to best practices. He has experience with technologies such as Cisco, Avaya, Extreme, HP, Juniper, Palo Alto, and Checkpoint.

1. Hi My name is Darren,
I am very interested in the role you have advertised and would like you to review my CV that I have
attached.
For all of my IT / Telecoms career I have been part of a part of a team that has been responsible for the
design test and implementation of small to large scale projects that have included a broad range of
networking solutions including Data and Voice Server systems, LAN/WAN and wireless networks etc.
My skills meet all levels of requirements from in-depth knowledge of networking and software technologies,
firewalls routing, protocols and access controls through to deployment methods and remote management
solutions on a national and global scale. I have utilised my skills to successfully deliver projects from the
initial planning stage through to successful delivery and then subsequent ongoing support and maintenance.
One of the key areas I have worked in is the deployment of network infrastructures in both a Data Centre
and Distributed environments from planning of decommisioning reack space and power requirements to
physical cable inmplementation and then prestatging of equipment conmfiguration and then subsequent
instalation and commisioning in the client site.
All of the projects I have worked on have been designed and delivered always in line with industry best
practices and trusted methodologies allowing the successful deliver to the client.
With My Design, technology, Analysis and Solution delivery Skills (Staging, Test and Deployment), personal
drive and experience I have successfully delivered Data, Voice, Security and WiFi, and Service delivery
Solutions for a wide range of IT and Telecommunications outsourcing contracts consisting of complex Multi
vendor Environments.
Working in both the Data, Voice and Data Centre Arenas security has been at the forefront of my
responsibilities. These responsibilities have included the design and implementation of both physical
(networking and application layers) and procedural (In house process) security policies through employing
ISO/IEC 27002:2005
Key Technical Skills:
Cabling and Data Centre Deployment:
Instalation of Cat5 and Cat6 Cabling harnesses
Instalation of fibre Single and Multimode
Patchng of equipment
Creation of patching Matricies
Updating of documentation
Cable testing
Physical rack instalation
Ensurance of rack air flow cold isle etc (Flow aretes and tempreture control)
Electrical instalation (Duel Supply, PDU's)
Eartbonding and insulation
Toubleshooting of cablin instalations
Wiremapping of existing infrstructure (Migration requirement of tracing, etc.)
Prestaging of products including:
Catalyst Nexus and Catalyst ranges 2000,5000, 6000 and 7000 series 1700, 1900, and 2800 series
Avaya ERS family of networking equipment from Core switch through to edge products
Avaya Wireless family of products
Extreme networks Summit Series of products both standalone and stackable
HP Procurve range of core through to edge family
Juniper Firewall family
Palo Alto Firewall Family
Checkpoint Security Technologies
This included the receipt of the product unpacking, configuration of hardware, Upgrading firmware and

2. applying configurations, testing, trouble shooting ready for deployment in offices through to data centres
Deployment Installation and ongoing support of products including:
Catalyst Nexus and Catalyst ranges 2000,5000, 6000 and 7000 series 1700, 1900, and 2800 series
Avaya ERS family of networking equipment from Core switch through to edge products
Avaya Wireless family of products
Extreme networks Summit Series of products both standalone and stackable
HP Procurve range of core through to edge family
Juniper Firewall family
Palo Alto Firewall Family
Checkpoint Security Technologies
Including day to day administration, trouble shooting house keeping and maintenance both of the physical
and logical elements of the device. Software version control, Vlan configuration, Routing changes, Port
configuration, Port mirrioring (Wireshark Traces), security control, IP Addressing monitoring and remote
management and support of the devices for both ongoing changes to configurations to remote configuration
of new or failed devices.Decommision and removal of devices of products including:
Catalyst Nexus and Catalyst ranges 2000,5000, 6000 and 7000 series 1700, 1900, and 2800 series
Avaya ERS family of networking equipment from Core switch through to edge products
Avaya Wireless family of products
Extreme networks Summit Series of products both standalone and stackable
HP Procurve range of core through to edge family
Juniper Firewall family
Palo Alto Firewall Family
Checkpoint Security Technologies
I hope this gives you a brief overview of my skills and technologies that i have worked with and continue to
work with on a day to day basis.
Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from you in the near future
Darren
Darren Powles
Mobile: +44 744 458 9763
email: darren.powles@gmail.com