Experience

EML

• Australia
• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Solutions Architect

  • Jun 2019 - Present

  Grow the team and processes to match Business Objectives with Technology deliverables that reliably provide business value.

• Senior Engineer

  • Jun 2012 - Jun 2019

  Manage integration of software development and IT operations together with evolving or redeveloping line of business tools to include more workflow consistency, flexibility whilst addressing the growing needs to capture a broad spectrum of information sources, such as paper, voice, web.Develop Operations Staff to manage level 2 and level 3 service management as well as operational development teams reviewing best practice border and monitoring systems. Direct the evolution of critical systems based on Open Source systems such as OpenBSD, PF, Postfix, Squid, Nagios, Bind, Asterisk.

• Senior Security Engineer

  • Jun 2009 - May 2012

  Review Business Policies and Goals and design border systems to meet the compliance requirement with maximum flexibility to enable business users to be successful in their roles.Role require evolving business practices to meet both technical and business goals.Design a new Mail Proxy service to include a higher rate of rejecting SPAM which saves a lot of lost business resources. Design a new network environment for securing/locking down potentially security breaches through standard business software such as Blackberry's Enterprise Server.Design site-to-site VPN using OpenVPN that connects 3 international sites with 2 domestic sites (independent of existing WAN infrastructure)Design and deploy Asterisk based VoIP network across 3 international sites with 200+ handsets. Introducing Voice Mail to email, incoming fax reception, conference calls, call queues, call groups.Design and deploy convenient tools for business whilst maintaining the highest possible security profile.



Nullcube Enterprises

• Senior Systems Administrator

  • Jun 2008 - Jun 2009

  Manage Border Security systems for clients. Firewalls based on OpenBSD's Packet Filter. Mail Proxies using Postfix, Web Caching Proxies using Squid. Operating Systems monitored and assessed on a daily basis include SunOS 4, Ubuntu Server, OpenBSD. Develop design and deployment documentation for the above systems including toolsets for monitoring performance and stability of systems across multiple clients. Manage Border Security systems for clients. Firewalls based on OpenBSD's Packet Filter. Mail Proxies using Postfix, Web Caching Proxies using Squid. Operating Systems monitored and assessed on a daily basis include SunOS 4, Ubuntu Server, OpenBSD. Develop design and deployment documentation for the above systems including toolsets for monitoring performance and stability of systems across multiple clients.



Ants ICT Services Ltd

• Principal

  • Jan 2003 - Feb 2008

  Principal. Managed a computer consulting business designing/installing WAN and LAN solutions for clients using a broad range of services including SMB File Sharing, Internet Security, and VoIP Solutions. Principal. Managed a computer consulting business designing/installing WAN and LAN solutions for clients using a broad range of services including SMB File Sharing, Internet Security, and VoIP Solutions.



Afe.to Ants

• Co Owner

  • 2003 - 2005



South Pacific Board of External Assessment

• Marker

  • 2000 - 2003

  Paneled with three other markers to mark the SPBEA PSSC Computer Studies examination used in the South Pacific. Paneled with three other markers to mark the SPBEA PSSC Computer Studies examination used in the South Pacific.



Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga, Queen Salote College

• Part-time Teacher

  • 1999 - 2003

  Taught Form 6 Computer Studies and mentored development of staff for Form 5, 4, Lower 5th and Form 6. Provided Network Systems Design maintenance and support. 2000 ~ 2003 was voluntary unpaid work. Taught Form 6 Computer Studies and mentored development of staff for Form 5, 4, Lower 5th and Form 6. Provided Network Systems Design maintenance and support. 2000 ~ 2003 was voluntary unpaid work.



Ministry of Education, Tonga

• Marker

  • 1999 - 2001

  Paneled with three other markers to write and assess practical exercises for the National TSC Computer Studies Prescription. The practical work are exercises performed on the computer by candidates in the topics of Word-Processing, Spreadsheets, Databases, and a teacher selected and designed task.Successfully developed programs to electronically interrogate (assess) student submissions for both Word-Processing and Spreadsheet exercises. This program has been made readily available to schools.

• Consultant

  • 1998 - 2001

  Commissioned to rewrite the National TSC Computer Studies Prescription. Work was completed in that year and accepted into the Prescription in 1999 with updates and reviews in 2000, and 2001.



Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga, Department of Education

• Education Officer

  • 1997 - 1998

  Designing and Implementing staff development programs for the Communications Information Technology needs of the education system and national development. Writing the government national computer studies prescription, assessment procedures, course content material, and running workshops for staff and students. Worked with another three High Schools, Tupou High School, Taufa'ahau/Pilolevu College, Mailefihi/Siu'ilikutapu College. Installed, configured Networked and standalone environments for teaching the National TSC Computer Studies course and SPBEA PSSC Computer Studies courses. Developed and published course materials for Computer Studies including areas of Font Information, Desktop Publishing, File Management, and File Systems.



Dandin Group, Tonga

• Systems Manager

  • 1996 - 1997

  Developed marketing strategy, organisational directions for Moore Electronics Ltd., a retailer of electronic entertainment products and computer systems. Helped the organisation double its sales two years in a row (1995/1996, 1996/1997) in an environment where most organisations were feeling a major downturn in sales. Developed marketing strategy, organisational directions for Moore Electronics Ltd., a retailer of electronic entertainment products and computer systems. Helped the organisation double its sales two years in a row (1995/1996, 1996/1997) in an environment where most organisations were feeling a major downturn in sales.



Tonga High School, Tonga

• Teacher

  • 1994 - 1994

  Developed coursework for level 3 and level 4 high school students. Consulted with other Computer teachers in the country to develop and present a national prescription proposal for computer studies. Work included the planning and construction of the school’s computer laboratory, developing statistical analysis tools for the school’s student assessments and publishing the school’s monthly newsletter and annual magazine. Developed coursework for level 3 and level 4 high school students. Consulted with other Computer teachers in the country to develop and present a national prescription proposal for computer studies. Work included the planning and construction of the school’s computer laboratory, developing statistical analysis tools for the school’s student assessments and publishing the school’s monthly newsletter and annual magazine.



Microsoft

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Business Unit Manager, Systems and Developer Support, PSTG

  • 1991 - 1993

  Sydney, Australia. Responsible for staff planning, service provision and assessing customer service requirements. Presented a number of customer skills courses and ran follow-up programs for the staff. Sydney, Australia. Responsible for staff planning, service provision and assessing customer service requirements. Presented a number of customer skills courses and ran follow-up programs for the staff.



Microsoft Australia

• PSS Unit Manager

  • 1991 - 1993

  Develop and organize staff to provide support services on Microsoft's Operating Systems and Software Development Tools Develop and organize staff to provide support services on Microsoft's Operating Systems and Software Development Tools



Microsoft

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Developer Support Specialist, PSTG

  • 1988 - 1990

  Sydney, Australia. Responsible for software developer support on Microsoft’s XENIX, DOS, OS/2 and Windows development products. Prepared seminars and worked together with developers to help resolve their development problems. Attended a number of courses on development and operating system tools. Sydney, Australia. Responsible for software developer support on Microsoft’s XENIX, DOS, OS/2 and Windows development products. Prepared seminars and worked together with developers to help resolve their development problems. Attended a number of courses on development and operating system tools.