Personal Details

Date of birth:

24th October 1986

Address:

PO Box 120, Freshwater
NSW 2096, Australia

Email:

resume@matthewsugars.com

Website Address:

www.matthewsugars.com

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Career Objective

Network Engineer

To obtain a position in a medium to large organisation with the responsibility of managing the network and computer infrastructure.

Education

Currently Studying

Information Technology Certificate IV (Networking)

  • Study Commenced 2010
  • Northern Beaches College (night)

Tertiary Education

Information Technology Certificate III (Network Administration)

  • Completed 2010
  • Northern Beaches College (night)

Cisco Network Academy Program - CCNA 1 (Version 4)

Cisco IT Essentials: PC Hardware and Software

  • Completed 2009
  • Northern Beaches College (night)

Secondary Education

Higher School Certificate

  • Completed 2004
  • Pittwater High School

Information Technology Certificate II

  • Completed 2004
  • Pittwater High School

Cisco Network Academy Program - CCNA 2 (Version 3)

  • Completed 2003
  • Northern Beaches College

Cisco Network Academy Program - CCNA 1 (Version 3)

  • Completed 2003
  • Northern Beaches College

In School Achievements

Year 12

  • Software Design and Development - 2nd
  • Design and Technology - 2nd

Year 11

  • Software Design and Development - 1st
  • Peer Support Leader certificate of excellence

Year 10

  • Mathematics (Intermediate) - 1st

Professional experience

Web Developer / Systems Administrator

Boyd Design

  • Duration: 2005 - 2010

Duties:

  • Managing Linux servers running WHM and cPanel hosting software.
  • Centralising the storage of data on an Ubuntu Linux server and maintaining a regular data backup plan and policy.
  • Implementing a maintenance plan for the server and employees computers.
  • Providing training for users and staff for Content Management Systems, Shopping carts and Newsletter managers.
  • Providing helpdesk support for users having difficulties setting up and managing their email accounts.
  • Liaising with programmers to develop large-scale programming jobs in PHP.
  • Working unsupervised for over 6 months at a time.
  • Converting and developed XHTML and CSS coded websites from a design for over 100 clients.
  • Conforming HTML and CSS to W3C recommendations.
  • Researching new methods for Javascript integration using a variety of Javascript frameworks such as jQuery and Prototype.
  • Maintaining manuals and a knowledge-base to provide information on systems that were installed and configured.

Work Experience

12 D Solutions

  • 2004
  • OTEN IT work placement

Import Driver

  • 2004
  • Yr 12 IT work placement

Getronics

  • 2003
  • Yr 11 TAFE work placement

Skills

General

  • Installing, configuring and maintaining Windows and Linux operating systems - including Windows Server 2003, 2008, Windows XP, Vista, 7, and Ubuntu Linux.
  • Installing, configuring and maintaining Active Directory - including configuring users, policies and permissions.
  • Installing and testing New implementations of software and Operating Systems using virtualisation technologies such as VMware and Virtualbox.
  • Physical handling of computer components, including installation and upgrading of hardware.
  • TCP/IP Networking including DHCP and Static IP addressing, cabling and connector termination.
  • Maintaining the security of a network, including wireless security.
  • Providing Help Desk and End-user support to staff and external clients.
  • Configuring User and group profiles, auditing and policy set up in Windows XP.
  • Backing up and restoring hard drives with Symantec Ghost, Microsoft Backup and rsync.
  • Configured Remote servers that have been set up with WHM / cPanel Hosting software, including logging in remotely using PuTTY (SSH).
  • Researching, Planning and documenting changes to software and hardware.
  • Installing and configuring LAMP servers.
  • Experience coding PHP and using MySQL databases.
  • Maintaining a system inventory.
  • Configuring Outlook 2003, 2007 and Express, Microsoft Mail and Mozilla Thunderbird email applications using POP3/IMAP and SMTP.

Software

  • Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007, including Word, Excel, Access and Powerpoint.
  • Dreamweaver.
  • Photoshop and Gimp photo editing software.
  • VMware and Virtualbox.

Computer Languages

  • PHP / MySQL.
  • XHTML.
  • CSS.
  • W3C Web standards.

Currently Learning

  • VBScript
  • Windows Server 2008 R2
  • Microsoft Exchange 2010

Referees

David Cosentino

  • 0408 884 488

Steve Tonkin

  • 0422 311 644

Interests

  • Astronomy.
  • Learning about Linux and its capabilities.
  • Landscape Photography.
  • Snowboarding and bodyboarding.