| Name: | Ian J. Kennedy |
| Date of Birth: | 23rd May 1964 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Address: |
6 Sidcup Road
Kingstanding
Birmingham
B44 0LG West Midlands UK |
| Date | Qualifications | |
| 1979-1982 | CSE | Home Economics (1) |
| O-Levels | Religious Studies (B) English Language (C) English Literature (E) History (C) Mathematics (C) Physical Science (C) Biology (C) | |
| AO-Level | Additional Mathematics (D) | |
| A-Levels | Chemistry (E), Mathematics (O), Physics (O) | |
| 1982-1985 | B/Tec | HND Materials Technology |
| 1986-1990 | BA(OU) | Computer Studies |
| Date | Duration | Course Title |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 1988 | 1 day | Introduction to the PC and DOS |
| July 1989 | 2 days | Synon/2 Fundamentals |
| March 1992 | 3 days | Novell V2.2 System Management |
| Jan. 1997 | 5 days | Supporting Windows 95 & NT Workstation 4.0 |
| Feb. 1997 | 5 days | Supporting Microsoft Exchange |
| Oct. 1997 | 5 days | Solaris 2.5 Systems Administration |
| Employer: |
A.F. Blakemore
and Son Ltd Longacres Industrial Estate Rose Hill Willenhall West Midlands WV13 2JP |
|---|---|
| Telephone: | 01902 366 066 |
| Period of Employment: | 11th August 1997 - Present |
| Job Title: | UNIX and Networks Administrator |
| Nature of Duties: | Responsible for implementation and support of company Internet connection (inc routers and firewalls) and both Internet and Internal eMail system (using Sendmail and MS Exchange). Responsible for administration of a number of Sun Solaris UNIX systems. Responsible for reorganisation of internal TCP/IP network, including management of WAN links, router configuration, name servers (DNS NIS and WINS) etc. I also have responsibility for the installation and configuration of NT workstations and servers and a secondary role in the general support of PCs. I’m also involved in supporting the telephone exchange (Meridian Option 11) and internal telecomms cabling. |
| Employer: |
Tarmac Heavy
Building Materials Ltd Millfields Road Ettingshall Wolverhampton WV4 6JP |
| Telephone: | 01902 353 522 |
| Period of Employment: | January 1992 - July 1997 |
| Job Title: | Systems and Networks Administrator |
| Date of Appointment: | 1st April 1993 |
| Nature of Duties: | Aid in implementation and documentation of Company-wide networks for PC, Mini and Mainframe systems. Specification, configuration and support of Novell NetWare version 2.2 and 3.12. Specification, configuration and support of Microsoft NT version 4.0. Support for users of SunOS 4.3 and Solaris 2 (e.g. configuring print queues using UniQ). Configuration and support of WAN infrastructure, bridges, routers etc including management of network addressing policies (IP addresses, Novell Network addresses). Introduction and management of DNS. Introduction and management of eMail systems (covering sendmail.cf on Unix systems, Pegasus/Mercury on Novell and Microsoft Exchange on NT). Configuration of PCs as network clients for Novell/Unix/NT under Windows 3.11, 95 and NT. Support for users of the Internet. |
| Job Title: | PC Support Analyst/Programmer |
| Date of Appointment: | 1st January 1992 |
| Nature of Duties: | Support of IBM and compatible PCs and software, including (but not
limited to) Novell NetWare V2.2, Lotus 123 (V2.01 - V3.4 & Windows),
Word Perfect (5.0, 5.1 and Windows), Harvard Graphics, MS-DOS 3.3,
4.01 and 5.0 and MS Windows 3.1. Also Responsible for fault diagnoses
and carrying out hardware upgrades (Memory, Disk Drives etc).
Management of PC maintenance contract. Coordination of PC hardware and software purchasing policy. Promoted April 1993 to Systems & Networks Administrator |
| Reason for leaving: | Reorganization of department and company lead to a loss of focus within the department and a lack of job security. |
| Employer: |
SGS Inspection Services SGS House Johns Lane Tividale Warley West Midlands B69 3HX |
| Telephone: | 0121 520 6454 |
| Job Title: | Assistant Metallurgist - Computer Manager |
| Period of Employment: | July 1984 - August 1991 |
| Nature of Duties: | (At time of initial appointment) Assistant Metallurgist. Operating CNC
lathe for production of Mechanical test pieces. Mechanical Testing of
metallurgraphic samples and other metallurgraphic work.
(1986-1989) Computer Technician, providing support for users of IBM PCs and compatibles. Software support including MultiMate Advantage II, Lotus 123 V2.01, dBASE III+ and dBASE IV. Also fault diagnoses. (1989-1991) Computer Manager, providing PC support. Software support including Word Perfect 5.1, Microsoft Word 5.0. Also support and operation of two IBM AS/400 machines including installation and configuration. Design and production of forms and other stationary using a page description language called ‘Layout’. The development of software applications using dBASE IV. |
| Reason for Leaving: | Redundancy |
I own a number of computers, including IBM PC compatibles and an Amiga 500, which I use mainly for recreational purposes. I enjoy reading, especially Science Fiction, and have a large collection of books. I also collect bookmarks, mostly leather, from all over the world. I enjoy playing Backgammon, and often play opponents from all over the world via the Yahoo Games server. I am also a member of my local church choir.
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