curriculum vitae  

Personal information

Name

Whitehead, Brian john

Nationality

British/English

Date of birth

19 June 1966

Work experience

• Dates

april 2002 to date

• Name and address of employer

Siemens Business Services GmbH & Co, OHG, Mannheim, Germany.

• Type of business or sector

• Occupation or position held

Teacher of English/Attending Higher Education Course

• Main activities and responsibilities

Attendance at mySAP Supply Chain Management course held at Siemens in Mannheim since 29 March 2004. Teaching English (part time) as a Foreign Language to Germans

 • Dates

October 2001 to april 2002

• Name and address of employer

Alcatel Contracting, Hannover, Germany

• Type of business or sector

Telecommunications

• Occupation or position held

Installations Project Manager

• Main activities and responsibilities

Liasing between Customer (Deutsche Telekom) and Subcontractors to ensure the correct installation of equipment for DTAG within a given time period. Handling of 5 small projects per week. Reporting to Management on a daily basis. Surveying of sites before any Infrastructure build, with customer and Subcontractor.

 • Dates

 JULY 2000 to September 2001

• Name and address of employer

Level 3 Communications, Frankfurt, Germany

• Type of business or sector

Telecommunications

• Occupation or position held

Project Manager/Engineer

• Main activities and responsibilities

Project Managed the build of a Nortel OpTera Ring with Germany using DWDM and SDH Technologies. Responsible for Subcontractors. Project Managed the initial build of Digital Cross Connectors in Hamburg. Site visits to all German sites for testing and inventory checks. Completed testing of all the Equipment with assistance from Nortel Staff. Also completed testing of Managed Modem circuits before passing circuits to Local Operations.

 • Dates

 April 1999 to july 2000

• Name and address of employer

COLT Telecom, Frankfurt, Germany

• Type of business or sector

Telecommunications

• Occupation or position held

Network Project Manager/Senior SDH Engineer

• Main activities and responsibilities

Helped Integrate the MSH84 into the COLT Metro Networks within Germany. Briefed other departmental staff on the current developments of the SDH Network. Contact point between Marconi and COLT Europe. Helped with planning of MoM into the Frankfurt Network. Assessed the implementation of STM64 equipment into the Metro Network, including testing and RFI documentation. Professional and helpful contact with Suppliers, local and European.

 • Dates

 December 1997 to march 1999

• Name and address of employer

Eastern Group Telecom, Ipswich, England

• Type of business or sector

Telecommunications

• Occupation or position held

Senior Network Controller

• Main activities and responsibilities

Managed the EGT Network using various monitoring systems such as EMOS, INM, eNM and Newbridge. Briefing of prospective customers on the facilities provided by the NMC, and the processes and procedures in place to ensure no disruption to customer services. Studied proposed outages to ascertain risk management. Main point of contact for Marconi (GPT). Use and programming of PMR equipment.

 • Dates

 February 1997 to december 1997

• Name and address of employer

Fibernet Group (TANet), Paul Street, London, England

• Type of business or sector

Telecommunications

• Occupation or position held

Network Controller

• Main activities and responsibilities

Briefing Directors on the current developments of the SDH Network, and how it can be managed and serviced from one primary location. Providing customers with information on the facilities TANet provided, and how TANet could benefit them. Operation of the Customer helpdesk, liasing with customers and Engineers to rectify faults with the agreed SLA's. Aided the start up of the NMC by developing shift rosters and procedures. Checking out checks on Customers VPN's.

• Dates

 MAY 1995 to january 1997

• Name and address of employer

HM Forces, Hereford, England

• Type of business or sector

Government

• Occupation or position held

Communications Centre Shift Leader

• Main activities and responsibilities

Accountable for the engineering and maintenance of a Communications Network, utilising British Telecom private leased lines and Satellite communications for the secure passage of Voice and Data Communications. Manipulation of ISDN Networks for Data Transfer. Responsible for the safe custody of Cryptographic Material and Equipment.

 • Dates

 march 1985 to maY 1995

• Name and address of employer

HM Forces, various locations within Germany

• Type of business or sector

Government

• Occupation or position held

Communications Centre Shift Leader/Detachment Commander

• Main activities and responsibilities

Maintaining a Mobile Communications System using Defence Communications Network Procedures, including the use and manipulation of Store and Forward message switching. Running of a Restricted access Communications Centre using HF radio Telegraphy, Facsimile and Voice communications. Maintaining Cryptographic accounts.

Education and training

• Dates

march 2003 to date

• Name and type of organisation providing education and training

Siemens Business Services GmbH & Co, OHG, Mannheim, Germany.

• Principal subjects/occupational  skills covered

SAP Supply Chain Management

• Dates

 april 1999

• Name and type of organisation providing education and training

Marconi Communications, Genoa, Italy

• Principal subjects/occupational  skills covered

MSH 84 Installations and Maintenance MV 36 and MV 38 System Administrators Course

• Dates

december 1998

• Name and type of organisation providing education and training

Nortel Communications. London, England

• Principal subjects/occupational  skills covered

TN 64 and TN 16 Fast track Course INM (Preside) Administrators Course

• Dates

February 1998

• Name and type of organisation providing education and training

Newbridge Networks, Wales

• Principal subjects/occupational  skills covered

Newbridge 3600 Multiplexer Course Newbridge 46020 Administrators Course

• Dates

February 1997 to april 1997

• Name and type of organisation providing education and training

GPT Coventry, England and Fibernet, Aldermaston, England

• Principal subjects/occupational  skills covered

EMOS System Administrators Course SMA16/4/1 Control and Operations Course Company Run Introduction to Networking Course

Personal skills

Mother tongue

English

 Other languages

 German

• Reading skills

Very good

• Writing skills

good

• Verbal skills

very good

Organisational skills   

able to liaise with customer, third parties and management able to work within budgets and time limitations

Technical skills  .

SDH, PDH, DWDM, WDM  and Computer literate

Driving licence(s)

Full and Clean (European)

availability

NOW