Chris Platts - Curriculum Vitae    

107 Brow Crescent

Orpington, Kent.

BR5 4LN

Tel: (01689) 601397 · Mobile: (07967) 718838 · chris@displaced.co.uk http://www.displaced.co.uk/
D.O.B – 28/01/1980

 

 

 


PROFILE: 

A recent graduate, looking for an opportunity to put broad IT and clear communication skills into use in a business or educational environment.  Excellent problem-solving and clear communication abilities, with the intention of making technology work for people.

 

 

SKILLS:

·       Quick to apply prior knowledge when finding solutions, and capacity for self-motivated learning.

·       PC system hardware installation, fault diagnosis and repair.

·       Windows DOS/Win3.11/9x/2000/XP installation and configuration in workstation and server roles where appropriate.

·       Linux system installation and configuration, mainly in server situations.

·       MacOS 9 and X/Darwin installation and support.

·       Experienced with integrating different operating systems and applications in a heterogeneous network.

·       Task automation with batch files, WinScript, AppleScript and UNIX Shell scripts.

·       Configuring network services (SMB, PDC, Apache, Secure Shell, etc), with attention to security concerns and firewall setup.

·       Visual Basic, PHP, mySQL.

·       Use of Office suite applications, database systems and many other user applications.

 

EDUCATION

1998-2002   BSc Computer Systems & Politics (Pass), Oxford Brookes University

 

1996-1998   A-Level English Literature           (A)       Priory 6th Form, Orpington
                    A-Level History                           (D)

                    AS-Level Mathematics                (D)
                    AS-Level Computer Science       (A)

   

1991-1996   10 GCSEs including,              (A* to B)    Priory School, Orpington

                    History, Electronics, French.

 

EMPLOYMENT

Aug-Sept     Network Administrator · Raptor Solutions Ltd. Putney, London.

   2001        

Design & Implement network to enable a contract programmer to work from home.  Linux server, Windows 2k and NT clients.

 

Mar-Apr       System Design  ·  Clockhouse Project Management, Dorset.

               2002

Build a system dedicated to importing and collating digital photos, and linking to an existing database.

 

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Since October 2002, I have been taking part in a project dedicated to assisting people who are new to the Mac OS X platform having switched from Windows or Linux systems.  The http://www.macmentor.org/ site, apart from the usual support forum, aims to match switchers with experienced “mentors” to give one-to-one guidance during the transition.

 

Between 1998 and 2002, I developed and supported a network for a student household.  Key skills acquired included:

 

Fulfilling the requirements for secure, remote administration of a head-less Linux server (serial-port console access, SSH logins and tunnelling, web-based administration software – e.g. Webmin)

 

Providing networked file, print and connectivity resources to a network of disparate platforms.

 

Securing an internal network from access over the internet – configuring a gateway machine’s firewall correctly, without impacting firewalled users’ functionality.

 

I have also gained valuable support experience over many years, having been regarded as the first port of call for friends and family with both hardware and software-related queries.  I hope that I’m able to recommend appropriately, and configure systems and applications to be as usable and intuitive to the user as possible.

 

 

REFERENCES

Mrs. H. Y. Pepperell.

Senior Lecturer, Department of Computing.

Oxford Brookes University (Wheatley Campus)

Wheatley,

Oxford

OX33 1HX

(01865) 484564 · hypeperell@brookes.ac.uk

 

Mr. Richard McSharry

Raptor Solutions, Ltd.

46 Eglinton Road

Greenwich

SE18 4DR

r.mcsharry@raptorsolutions.com