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Significant enterprise experience working in the commercial, dot com, government, logistics and defence sectors. A results orientated, team player with strong design, commercial acumen and client facing skills. Areas of expertise: • Advisory Consulting and Strategy • Enterprise Architecture Reference Architectures, Blueprints, 'Code to Service'​ based Patterning techniques Roadmaps Traditional Infrastructure scenarios Public Cloud (AWS, Azure) and...

Significant enterprise experience working in the commercial, dot com, government, logistics and defence sectors. A results orientated, team player with strong design, commercial acumen and client facing skills. Areas of expertise: • Advisory Consulting and Strategy • Enterprise Architecture Reference Architectures, Blueprints, 'Code to Service'​ based Patterning techniques Roadmaps Traditional Infrastructure scenarios Public Cloud (AWS, Azure) and Hybrid environments Modern Application Development (CD / CI / CM) in conjunction with DevOps practises Transition and transformation activities, including process reengineering • RFx based preparation. Response or evaluation • Business Case Preparation • Service Design, Product Definition Commercial modelling • Delivery Conscious leadership, team management, mentoring I currently hold the position of Cloud Delivery Lead at Toll. Our team has implemented AWS Public Cloud and DevOps foundations for the organisation. My role requires team leadership to a Cloud Team, ensuring delivery of critical projects, creating and reviewing enterprise architectures, reviewing transitional or transformational based initiatives and consulting to the wider business. I have a particular interest in innovation practices, including idea management and design.Cloud Delivery Lead @ Enterprise Architecture Consulting, Advisory Cloud Based Delivery From September 2014 to Present (1 year 4 months) Director @ From June 2009 to Present (6 years 7 months) Melbourne, AustraliaTechnical Lead @ From September 2010 to December 2014 (4 years 4 months) Melbourne, AustraliaLead Infrastructure Architect @ From February 2014 to August 2014 (7 months) Melbourne, AustraliaInfrastructure Architect @ From September 2011 to February 2014 (2 years 6 months) Melbourne, AustraliaDomain Architect @ Domain Architect in the Enterprise Architecture team From May 2011 to August 2011 (4 months) Melbourne, AustraliaStorage Architect @ CenITex, the Centre for IT Excellence, is a new Information and Communications Technology (ICT) shared services agency, set up as a State body by the Victorian Government to centralise ICT support to government departments and agencies. http://www.cenitex.vic.gov.au/ From April 2010 to June 2011 (1 year 3 months) Melbourne, AustraliaStorage SME @ CenITex, the Centre for IT Excellence, is a new Information and Communications Technology (ICT) shared services agency, set up as a State body by the Victorian Government to centralise ICT support to government departments and agencies. http://www.cenitex.vic.gov.au/ From October 2009 to April 2010 (7 months) Melbourne, AustraliaInfrastructure Specialist @ Singapore - Consultancy work From 2008 to 2010 (2 years) SingaporeSenior Implementation Specialist @ Melbourne, Australia - Project implementation work, with a storage focus - Assist with detailed design documentation From December 2008 to September 2009 (10 months) Melbourne, AustraliaStorage SME @ • Perform infrastructure capacity planning and performance analysis • Help deliver storage solutions utilising ITSM best practices • Create Ready for Operations (RfO) test scripts and operational manuals for level 3 support and operators • Assist with an overall technology strategy for the client • Assist with automated build, disaster recovery techniques and BCP planning From July 2007 to August 2008 (1 year 2 months) London, United KingdomDirector @ London, United Kingdom - Consultancy arm in the UK From 2007 to August 2008 (1 year) London, United KingdomPlatform Lead @ Wellington, New Zealand ‘Trade Me accounts for 69% of all New Zealand’s internet, now produces over 65 million page views per day and was acquired by Fairfax Australia in 2006 for a NZ $750 million deal.' • Team Lead 5 senior level system engineers • Design the next generation server, storage and backup platform • Assist with an overall technology strategy • Perform infrastructure capacity planning and performance analysis • Implement high performing, highly available solutions using caching, SAN/NAS and clustering • Create a standardised, automated build and application deployment • Design and manage a Windows AD domain migration strategy From December 2004 to May 2007 (2 years 6 months) Wellington & Wairarapa, New ZealandTechnical Consultant @ Wellington, New Zealand - Consultancy across storage backup, archive From 1997 to 2006 (9 years) Wellington & Wairarapa, New ZealandSenior Systems Engineer @ Wellington, New Zealand - Storage design and implementation - Designed and managed a Windows AD domain migration strategy From December 2004 to October 2005 (11 months) Wellington & Wairarapa, New ZealandSystems Consultant @ Wellington, New Zealand - SAN recommendations and remediation work - Technical consultancy on storage and backup solutions on new DR site From March 2004 to August 2004 (6 months) Wellington & Wairarapa, New ZealandSenior Technical Consultant @ New Zealand - Storage Area Network implementation - Data Migration work - End point for technical escalation for infrastructure From August 2002 to February 2004 (1 year 7 months) Wellington & Wairarapa, New ZealandSenior Systems Administrator @ Wellington, New Zeakland - Senior Infrastructure tech for MED Corporate - Assist with Active Directory design - Consolidation and migration of File Servers, DNS, WINS, Exchange 5.5 From June 2000 to July 2002 (2 years 2 months) Wellington & Wairarapa, New ZealandTechnical Project Manager @ New Zealand - Technical advice and project management for storage and server replacement project From February 2000 to May 2000 (4 months) Wellington & Wairarapa, New ZealandLAN Manager @ Palmerston North, New Zealand - Manage the infrastructure at both RNZAF Base Ohakea and Nowra, Australia - Hire and manage 6 staff From March 1998 to December 1999 (1 year 10 months) Systems Engineer @ Palmerston North, New Zealand - Server and Network implementation and support From March 1996 to March 1998 (2 years 1 month) B.Tech, Computer Systems Engineering @ Massey University From 1995 to 1998 Palmerston North Boys High From 1992 to 1994 Craig Howe is skilled in: Storage, Storage Area Networks, Disaster Recovery, SAN, Infrastructure, VMware, High Availability, Virtualization, Solution Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, NetApp, Cluster, IT Service Management, IT Strategy, Active Directory