Strengths and Skills

§ Twenty five years of industry experience with forefront technologies.

§ Quick learner with a wide range of practical skills and strong attention to detail.

§ Experienced with diverse skill set from the electronic and security trades.

§ Well versed with PC systems, hardware and software products.

§ Works well independently or in a team environment.

§ Possesses excellent customer service and interpersonal skills.

Professional Experience

Harris Security Systems

June 2008 – Present

Crestview Florida

Trouble shooter & senior service technician.

§ Fault find and repair of Access control, CCTV, IP-CCTV, gate/barrier systems and occasional intruder systems. Extensive use of computer systems.

Compass Security Innovations

June 2006 - June 2008

DeFuniak Springs Florida,

Technical resource and support technician.

§ Remote management and technical support for high end IT based companies security needs.

tasc Digital Control Systems

Aug. 2000 - June 2006

San Jose California & London UK

Cisco Systems embedded Lenel OnGuard administrator and SQL DBA

§ Administration and technical support with global Lenel access control and IP CCTV system, covering America’s and Europe Middle East and Africa.

AC Controls

Feb. 1991 – Aug. 2000

Slough UK

Senior systems engineer for UK & Europe

§ Commission & service CCTV, access control, biometric systems in UK & Europe, customer training and technical support.

Norbain Security

Jan. 1990 – Feb. 1991

Reading UK

Workshop repair engineer

§ Repair to component level, access control, CCTV products. Pre-test and assemble systems.

Modern Alarms

Sep. 1986 – Jan. 1990

Reading UK

Senior field service engineer

§ Fault find and repair Intruder, Fire, Access control, CCTV and Intercom systems, trouble shooter for south UK, technical support to other branches.

Olivers Radio

Sep. 1984 – Sep. 1986

Reading UK

Workshop repair engineer

§ Repair of audio and video equipment to component level, customer telephone support.

Mastercare

June 1980 – Sep. 1984

Reading UK

Workshop TV and VCR bench repair engineer

§ Repair of audio, radio, video recorders, colour/b&w television, compact disk, laser players, musical organs, In Car Entertainment and Atari home computers. All to component level.

Education and Certifications

Diverse collection of formal and informal qualifications pertaining to the role of an Electronic Security Professional

If you can imagine I have worked with systems which ran on dry cell batteries and used an 8 track tape to call the police, on to IP based global access control systems with integrated IP CCTV.
I have picked up a wealth of experience and knowledge along the way.