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Richard Diver

December 2012

Resume:

Career Experience Technical CapabilitiesPersonal Insight

Richard Diver:

Nov 2011 – Dec 2012

COMPANYVelrada Capital Pty Ltd

BUSINESS TYPEManagement Consultancy and System Integration

INDUSTRYResources & UtilitiesGovernmentHealth Care

SIZE50 - 100

Career Point: Senior Technical ArchitectCloud Strategy, System Center, Virtualisation, Active Directory, Security, Infrastructure

Providing an experienced and trusted voice at the decision-making table. Maintaining technical deliverables and quality standards, driving initiatives to early results to maximise business value

• Lead Technical Architect on a joint project with Microsoft and IBM, producing successful results in a compressed timeframe under intense customer scrutiny

• Design and delivery of a new global data centre architecture, staged roll-out over the next year

• Development of future service offerings and strengthening the Microsoft partnership for Velrada

1995 2000 2005 2010 2015

Infrastructure

•Windows Server / Client

•TCP/IP Networking

•Hardware build / install

•Physical/Virtual Security

•High availability / redundancy

•Data Center design / migration

Active Directory

•Global Scale design / deploy

•Roles and Responsibilities

•Delegation of Administration

•Advanced Group Policy

•Risk Assessments

Virtualisation

•Hyper-V 2008/2012

•Terminal Services/RDS

•Application Virtualisation

•Assessments, Design and Deploy

•Physical to Virtual Migrations

System Center

•Service Management

•Operations Monitoring

•Automation and Self Service

•Proactive remediation

•Capacity management

•Accurate reporting

Cloud Strategy

•Identity and Access Management

•Cloud service architecture

•Industry trend analysis

•Threat/Risk assessment

•Service evaluation and cost models

•Migration preparation

Communications Specialist

ElectronicsCommunicationsSecurity & WarfareLeadershipTeamwork

IT Service Management

Service Desk ManagementTeam LeadershipTraining and MentoringIT Budget and Cost Analysis

Microsoft Infrastructure

Enterprise ScaleGlobal RolloutTroubleshootingBusiness ContinuityDisaster Recovery

Senior Consultant

Solution DevelopmentProduct EvaluationDetailed DesignsBusiness Analysis forROI & TCO

Technical Architect

Enterprise ArchitectureSecurity StrategyTechnology RoadmapsEnvision, Plan, Build, Deploy

Richard Diver:

Royal NavyUK

EDSUK

VariousUK

MicrosoftBelgium, UK, Australia

MethodsUK

VelradaAustralia

Richard Diver:

Jan 2011 – Nov 2011

COMPANYMethods Consulting Ltd

BUSINESS TYPESME Service Innovator and Aggregator

INDUSTRYLocal GovernmentCentral GovernmentHealth CarePrivate Sector

SIZE250 - 500

Career Point: Technical ArchitectSystem Center, Virtualisation, Active Directory, Security, Infrastructure

Lead Architect on joint projects for the deployment and migration of several key Microsoft technologies: Exchange 2010, Lync 2010, SharePoint 2010, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7 & Office 2010.

• Strategic review of technical standards, security procedures and technologies, creation of Enterprise class Identity and Access Management Strategy

• Technical assessment of virtual architecture for “Desktop as a Service” design including potential options for cloud based key components

• Creation and implementation of ITIL processes to support the rollout of a newly developed End User Computing environment

Richard Diver:

Career highlight: Technical WritingActive Directory, Windows Performance, Hyper-V, Sysinternals, Intune

Collaboration, writing and reviews of multiple books, training courses and technical documentation based on Microsoft Technologies

Richard Diver:

April 2010 – Jan 2011

COMPANYMicrosoft Pty Ltd(Australia)

BUSINESS TYPEPremier Services

INDUSTRYBanking SectorLocal GovernmentResourcesUtilities

SIZE10,000+

Career Point: Senior ConsultantDeployment, Windows Server Performance, System Center, Virtualisation, Active Directory

largest customers to provide technical design, strategy and guidance on complex infrastructures, capacity planning and knowledge transfer. Presenting to key influencer audiences.

• Onsite, customer facing technical consultancy to Microsoft’s Premier customers

• Strategic guidance to deploy Windows 7 to a global user base with multiple languages and application requirements

• Resolved serious security issues with a customer infected with the Conficker virus

• Delivered presentations and training to improve troubleshooting, enhance security and performance

Richard Diver:

Career highlight: Productivity TrainingUK, France, USA, New Zealand and Australia

Creation and delivery of advanced workshops for increased personal productivity & work/life balance

Richard Diver:

Apr 2008 – Mar 2010

COMPANYMicrosoft Ltd(United Kingdom)

BUSINESS TYPEPremier Services

INDUSTRYBanking SectorLocal GovernmentLaw EnforcementService Provider

SIZE10,000+

Career Point: Subject Matter Expert (Consultant)Active Directory, Deployment, Windows Server Performance, Virtualisation

Specialist support, strategic guidance and design review for the implementation of multiple Microsoft products, providing best practice guidance for improved reliability & performance.

• Consultant for Active Directory and Windows Server/Client to the Metropolitan Police

• Reactive support for several critical outages for customers across Europe

• Worked as part of a global team to develop specialist training in advance Server Performance and Troubleshooting

• Speaker at multiple Microsoft events including TechEd, TechReady and Technical User Groups

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2.3 Data Medium

2.2 Data Type Display Only

3G Corporate WiFi LANWANBroadbandPublic WiFi

Keyboard & Mouse DataPrinting

2.1 Interface HTTP/SRDP Email

1.4 Presence OfflineOnline Available Busy Away

1.5 Location Public Corporate SecureHome Partner Site Remote Site Corporate Unsecure

Form factor Capabilities

Personal Fully Managed

Cost

1.1 Physical Device

1.2 Access Layer Smart PhoneDumb Terminal Full OSEmbedded

3.1 Security & Access Management (Sec aaS)

IdentityMulti-Factor

Authentication

VideoVoice

IPSec VPN

4G

IM

UAG / NAP

3.5 Desktop (DaaS)

Operating System

Terminal Services

VDI

3.4 Software (SaaS)

Web Services

Websites

Applications

Virtualised Application

Legacy

Productivity Corporate

Exchange

E-Mail Calendars Contacts

Line of Business

Collaboration

Auditing Authorisation

3.2 Management & Automation

MonitoringAutomation Management

3.3 Infrastructure (IaaS)

Data

Applications

Synchronisation

1.5 Offline Capability

Other Ports

1.3 Security & Management Anti-Malware System Management Remote Wipe Disk EncryptionPatch ManagementLocal Logon

Data SANLocal Server

StorageSQL DBNAS

Operating System

Virtualisation

W2K8 R2 - FullW2K8

R1W2K3

R2W2K8 R2 - Core

Hyper-V VMware

Direct Access

2.4 Network Security Unencypted IPSec ...

File Encryption

Richard Diver:

Career highlight: Technical VisualisationsSolutions Architecture, Virtualisation, Service Mapping, ITIL processes

Development of visualisations for simple communication of complex issues and systems. Conceptual, physical and virtual IT infrastructures, processes and solutions

Richard Diver:

Feb 2007 – Mar 2008

COMPANYMicrosoft Belux(Belgium)

BUSINESS TYPEConsulting Services

INDUSTRYDefenceGovernment

SIZE10,000+

Career Point: Infrastructure SpecialistActive Directory, High Security, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008

Member of an Enterprise Architecture Management team responsible for the improvement of the Windows server based infrastructures across globally dispersed data centres and multiple remote sites.

• Managed strategic tasks which improved operational efficiency and developed standardised AD forest deployments in compliance with strict security standards

• consolidation of domains, implementation of advanced Group Policies and Delegation of Administration

• Early testing of the Windows Vista operating system with knowledge transfer to other teams