Richard H.

I am an experienced engineer and small business owner in the IT industry, providing detailed technical understanding, strategic business acumen, and recognised industry qualifications. I am a native English speaker, and technologically conversant in Spanish, having owned and operated the Spain-based businesses Sol Computers and counterpart venture Gran Alacant Services since 2008 and 2010 respectively. Key Technical Skills ● LAN Administration ○ Remote out-of-band network management ○ Security (IDS/IPS, layering, encryption, segmentation) ○ Database Ops (MySQL, Percona) ○ Multi-vendor deployments (UNIX, MS, OS X) ● LAN Deployment ○ Network architecture ○ Structured cabling ○ HP rackmount server hardware ○ Cisco enterprise switching ● Managed Web Hosting ○ IPv4/6 transition ○ HTTP2 / HTML5 / DHCP6 ○ PCI compliance ● ISP Services ○ Point-to-point PPPoE ○ Ubiquiti antenna installation and configuration ○ 802.11ac UAP administration ○ B2C mail services (hosting, migration, integration) I consider myself an engineer first and foremost; my business ownership and marketing experience equips me with the understanding necessary to meaningfully align my specialist skill set to strategic business objectives with minimal oversight