Key skills, abilities and experiences

Configuring, managing and diagnosing faults on mixed platform IP networks. Installing, configuring and managing software packages under Windows, Linux and Solaris. Working with IP, TCP, DNS, OSPF, IS-IS, BGP, SNMP and other networking protocols. Implementing and configuring network protocols (including DNS, BGP, IS-IS). Developing and enhancing new or existing protocols, from both architecture and implementation perspectives. Rapidly assimilating information - for example protocol specifications or Internet RFCs. Prototyping/developing and modelling in several languages, including extensive use of Python. Willing and able to learn new languages when required. Authoring/co-authoring theses, technical papers, reports and patent applications.

Achievements

Nortel Networks (Software research engineer, 1996-current) Porting (from VxWorks to Linux) and enhancement of IS-IS routing protocol Integration of proprietary routing code with OpenSource routing table manager Analysis of BGP router performance and routing table growth issues Implementing enhanced DNS using Python enabling server selection based on content selection criteria and real-time network performance measures Developed suite of web pages to demonstrate content localisation and personalisation Project demonstrations to senior executives and external customers. University College London (PhD student, 1997-2000, concurrent with Nortel Networks) PhD in Electronic and Electrical Engineering: Free Market Communications. Use of analytical mathematical principles, simulation and modelling to determine how to maximise aggregate network and user utility (satisfaction) across a range of user and traffic types subject to underlying resource constraints. Invented efficient, distributable and rapidly convergent resource allocation techniques and algorithms to implement proportional fairness; some were filed for patenting by Nortel. Transport Research Laboratory (Research assistant, 1993-1995) Assisted in the design and implementation of research related to vehicle and traffic noise; carried out vehicle noise test site assessments for compliance with ISO-10884; tested vehicle and traffic noise in accordance with ISO-11819.

Employment
Employer	Job title	Dates
Nortel Networks	Software research engineer	1996-current
TRL	Research assistant	1993-1995
MAFF	Scientific officer	1992-1993

Education
Level	Results	Subjects / institutions	Dates
PhD	Graduated 10/00	Free Market Communications, UCL	1997-1999
MRes	Distinction	Telecommunications, UCL	1995-1996
BSc	IIi (2.1)	Mathematics, Reading	1989-1992

Publications
Title / publisher	Date
Free Market Communications, PhD Thesis, UCL, 2000	2000
Application of free-market principles to telecoms resource allocation, Electronics Letters, v 35, n 4, 1999	1999
The use of economic and control theory analogies in the design of policy based Dynamic Resource Control network architectures, ITC-16, 1999	1999
Free Market Communications, Transfer Thesis, UCL, 1998	1998
Scalable Optical ATM Networks, MRes Dissertation, UCL, 1996	1996
Various, TRL customer reports	1995

Training courses
Details	Date
DNS configuration and management	2000
Articulating the Business Value Proposition	2000
TCP/IP fundamentals	1999

Personal information and interests
Date of birth	January 1971
Nationality	British
Family	Married, two daughters
Driving licence	Full, clean
Web pages	http://www.priatel.co.uk/
Interests	Church activities, playing piano and organ, photography and travel, learning Slovak

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