An entrepreneurial type with who loves to cause a stir in pre-revolutionary markets. Fascinated by Software Defined Networking and the next generation of IT network infrastructure which could reshape the way we use the internet. Currently working on something in this space.

Chief Executive Officer @ Luma Networks is an innovative startup in the Software Defined Networking space. Founded late in 2013, Luma is building a disruptive SDN controller and currently has a functional prototype. From November 2013 to Present (2 years 2 months) Guest Lecturer @ Guest lecturing in Software Defined Networking From April 2014 to Present (1 year 9 months) Chief Technical Officer @ Mobsource is a market place that provides a meeting point for carriers and providers of international data networks to sell their idle or spare bandwidth anonymously. Our customers can buy the bandwidth via our Network as a Service (NaaS) which offers a “pay as you go” service model for international point-to-point data connections, This is replacing the old IPLC, MPLS, and Ethernet lines with a brand new way of working that is more reliable and up to 80% cheaper. Whats more, we do not have long-term contracts and NO minimum commitments for usage. Customers will have unprecedented control through the extensive mobsource control interface and will be able to control every aspect of their network from ordering more switch ports or provisioning more international L2 Links - They also have complete control over their BGP peering sessions. From January 2013 to June 2013 (6 months) Infrastructure Manager @ Maintaining all server infrastructure running a website with over 300,000 active users and countless media coverage. Lead a project migrating server infrastructure from a traditional hosting platform to cloud computing architecture. From July 2012 to April 2013 (10 months) Chief Technology Officer @ Build, developed and tested a network using 802.11 wireless technology that covered the entirety of the Sydney basin. This network is currently still active and has been serving customers for the past 2 years. From April 2010 to May 2011 (1 year 2 months)

Alexander Turner is skilled in: Network Architecture, Servers, Start-ups, Cloud Computing, Network Security, Network Design, Networking, Entrepreneurship, Data Center, Linux, Network Engineering, Cisco Technologies, MySQL, Juniper, Web Applications, MPLS, Software Defined Networking, Telecommunications, Management