Surname
Kennedy
First Names
Myles Brendon
Address
10 Willow Rd
Newlands
Cape Town
7700
Telephone
(+27) (82) 8818 605
Fax
(+27) (21) 614 511
Nationality
RSA
Date of Birth
30 / 4 / 1974
Place of Birth
Cape Town, South Africa
Marital Status
Single
Parents
Mr. & Mrs. Kennedy, Cape Town
Health
Good, 6ft4, 75kg
Languages
English & Afrikaans, German (partial)
Hobbies
Photography, The Outdoors, Cycling, Guitar, Technology,
Internet, Travel
School Involvement’s
Science Society Committee member
Hiking Society Committee member
3rd Team Hockey Player
Participated in Science & Mathematics Olympiads
Established school computer lab
Assisted with automating Gala & Sports Day events
University Attended
University of Cape Town (full-time)
University Degree
Graduated with Bachelor of Business Science (with Information
Systems Honors) from UCT on 15th December 1995
1990 Joined
Myles Ahead cc as a Member
Responsible for PC &
software maintenance
Products included ‘clone’
and ICL PC’s, giving me a thorough understanding of PC design
and functionality.
1991 Joined
Prolan as a Technician
Responsible for PC, software
and LAN support
Products included Compaq
PC’s & File-servers, various vendors’ LAN hardware
and Banyan, Novell and Microsoft NOS’s.
1992 -1995 Worked
part-time for Prolan (now Computer Alliance)
Worked as a technician
during the vacation times of my varsity period. This included a
three month on-site placement doing help-desk support and workflow
development (utilizing Beyond mail).
1996 to current
Working at Persetel QData Networks (ex QData Networks, ex
Computer Alliance) full-time as a Pre-Sales Consultant
Consulting: I
am primarily focused with pre-sales consulting for our sales teams,
and handle RFIs, Investigations, Demonstrations, Pilots and initial
installation proceedings. The main workload lies with consulting
to, and investigating solutions for clients. In responding to an
RFP, I would identify the appropriate technology, design a solution
and draft a technical motivation. This work is usually accomplished
as part of a team.
Project Management:
Project management forms part of my job function during network
implementation. I was responsible for project managing a nation-wide
rollout of X28, X25 and routed sites (utilizing Chase terminal servers,
Duxbury PADs and Welfleet routers). I was also responsible for the
network management reporting for this network, as well as network
reconfigurations.
Technologies:
The following technologies and products featured frequently in my
experience at Computer Alliance (1
= low, 5 = high):
Hardware : Compaq
PC’s4, Servers3 &
Laptops4; Other PC’s (incl.
‘clones’)4
Operating Systems
: DOS5, Microsoft Windows4,
UNIX2, Novell3,
Banyan Vines3, MacOS2
Network Management
: Optivity2, Openview2,
NGC Sniffer3
Remote Access
: 3Com3, Bay2
Routers : Bay5, Retix3, Motorola4, Cisco3, IBM4
Switches : Bay5, IBM4, Cisco4, 3Com3
Hubs : Bay4,
3Com4, IBM4,
Cisco4, Other4
LANs : Ethernet4, TokenRing3, ATM3
WANs : DIGINET4, Frame Relay4, Wireless4, Dial-up4
Development Tools
: PowerBuilder4, Visual
Basic2, AR Remedy3,
BeyondWare4
Applications
: Word5, PowerPoint5, Excel5, Visio5, BeyondWare4
Technology :
IP4, Voice3
Microsoft MCSE (Exchange
& NT) (1998)
Learning International
: Professional Sales Presentations (10/12/1996)
Sniffer
University : Ethernet and Token Ring Network Analysis and Troubleshooting
(21/11/1996)
Sniffer University :
Troubleshooting with Expert Sniffer Network Analyzer (12/11/1996)
Troubleshooting IBM Token-ring
Networks (11/10/1996)
Cisco Pro SupportPro
Certification (11/6/1996)
Cisco Pro SalesPro Certification
(11/6/1996)
Motorola 6520 / Vanguard
/ 6560 Post Sales Certification (15/3/1996)
Novell Netware 4.0 Administration
(11/5/95)
Microsoft Windows v3.1
Certified Product Specialist (1/2/1996)
Beyond Mail Advanced
Training
Remedy AR Helpdesk System
Training
Microsoft MCSE (in progress)
IBM Flying University
product training on internetworking products
Bay Networks Barracuda
training
Frequent product training
courses
