NOTE: Please do NOT contact me with job opportunities unless the work is in
either Rochdale or Central Manchester with a salary in excess of £100,000 ;-)
David John Wylie CEng MIET
A highly experienced professional engineer, with over 20 years expertise in
Internet Service Provider network architecture, software development
and communications systems. Possesses in-depth knowledge covering a
broad spectrum of technologies, coupled with excellent project
management and organisational skills.
Employment History
1998 - present |
Zen Internet |
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In the role of Principal Engineer for this UK Internet Service Provider,
responsibilities include all technical aspects of the company
strategy; overall authority for the network infrastructure; highest
level network architecture and design; capacity planning; equipment
selection and technical appraisal of new business opportunities. As
the primary driver of network expansion, a massive increase in
capacity and geographical scope was engineered, to produce a
multi-gigabit international network with tens of thousands of DSL,
leased line, IP transit and co-location customers.
Additionally, the role involves working closely with other members of senior
management; liaising on technical matters with various teams within
the company; performing candidate selection and technical
interviewing for roles within the Engineering team; dealing with
providers of high-end network equipment and specifying key
communications links.
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1985 - 1998 |
WANG Global (Formerly known as BISS, Originally Syntek Ltd.) |
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Working as a Senior Consultant for this UK based software house, a large
number of projects were undertaken to provide bespoke solutions to a
wide range of corporate clients, mainly in the telecommunications and
commercial sectors. Systems were developed using a large variety of
hardware platforms, operating systems, programming languages and
development methodologies.
Project Management responsibilities included sizing, costing and bid support;
project planning and tracking; client liaison and management
reporting; team leadership; requirement and functional
specifications; change control and quality control. Technical duties
included consultancy; system design specifications; module design and
coding; test specifications and system testing.
For more details, see the full list of projects.
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Skills Summary
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Networking
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ISP Network Architecture, resilient high level design, capacity planning
IP based network protocols running over Ethernet, SDH,
etc. Routing protocols including BGP and OSPF
Routers and switches and from Juniper, Redback, Foundry and Cisco
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Project Management
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Project management, planning, tracking, control and reporting
Requirements analysis, functional specification, technical architecture and design
Client liaison, change control, quality control (to ISO9001)
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Software Development
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Structured Design, Object Oriented Design, Rapid Application Development and Prototyping
Languages including C, scripting (Perl, Shell Scripts, etc.), Java, Pascal, C++ and SQL
Operating Systems including Linux, other Unix variants, MS Windows, VMS and many others
Internet and Intranet languages including HTML and JavaScript
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General
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Exceptionally well organised and highly self-motivated
Good at presenting and grasping complex issues, with an ability to acquire new expertise very rapidly
Broad and in-depth industry background
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Professional Status
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Institution of Engineering and Technology
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MIET
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Corporate Member, Chartered Electrical Engineer
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Engineering Council
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CEng
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Chartered
Engineer
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Courses and Training
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Project Management
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Industrial Society
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"Leading Computer Project Teams"
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Quality
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BISS
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"Introduction to Quality Management Systems"
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Technical
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Manchester University
Pittman
Syntek Ltd.
Syntek Ltd.
Learning Tree
Learning Tree
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"Visual C++ Programming"
"Object Oriented Analysis and Design"
"Real time programming"
"Software design methodologies"
"Java Programming"
"Advanced Java Programming"
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Education
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University
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1981 - 1984
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Kings College London: BSc (Eng.) Honours in Computer Systems and Electronics
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'A' Levels
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1981
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Physics (A), Chemistry (B), Computer Studies (A), Mathematics (C), General Studies (A)
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'O' Levels
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1979 - 1980
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Eight subjects
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Personal Information
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Date of Birth
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19th January 1963
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Driving License
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Full, clean
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Status
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Single
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Interests
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Mountaineering
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Active member of the Manchester based Karabiner Mountaineering Club
Rock climbing (leading to HVS 4c)
Walking and scrambling in the Pennines, Peak District, Lake District, Wales and Scotland
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Science
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Member of the Astronomy Centre, Todmorden
Particular interests in Cosmology, Relativity and Quantum Physics
General interest in most aspects of science and technology
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Music
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Enjoy a wide range of music from classical to popular
Eclectic CD collection
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DIY
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Development of the Mountaineering Club hut in North Wales
Construction of the Astronomy Centre Observatory
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