Jacob D Gully

Background – Jacob was raised and educated on the Isle of Wight, before studying Mining Engineering at Camborne School of Mines in Cornwall. He served nine years with the British Army in Intelligence and Security roles, during this period he worked on a series of Defense related IT projects.

In 1995 he left the Services to pursue a career in Information Technology. Since this time he has worked exclusively in local government and Healthcare in Systems Support and Network Management roles culminating as Network Manager of the Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Trust.

Key Skills – Ten years experience of network and systems administration, design and implementation, with a wide ranging knowledge of IP networking, hardware, operating systems and application software. IT security, with particular experience of fire walling, VPNs, data encryption and monitoring. Principal strengths include the following:

• TCP/IP Inter-networking
• LAN/WAN design and implementation
• Network management (Openview, Transcend, Clear Vision).
• CISCO router and switch configuration
• Compaq Proliant and IBM Netfinity server hardware
• Wireless networking
• Firewalls (Checkpoint Firewall-1, PIX, Linux Kernel)
• Internet access control software (Websense)
• Bandwidth management and control
• Virtual Private Networks
• Microsoft Exchange, IIS and Proxy Server
• Windows NT4, Windows 2000, Terminal Server, Linux

Related Qualifications:

• Fibre Optics City and Guilds
• Krone Approved Technician
• MS Certified Professional -Networking Essentials, Windows NT 4.0 Svr & Wkstn
• Checkpoint Firewall-1 Certified Security Administrator
• Computer Maintenance City and Guilds

Stephen Courtney

Stephen has lived on the Island for most of his life, obtaining a BSc in Computer Science from Southampton University in 2001.

Prior to joining DataSwift he worked as IT Support for two local middle schools.

Key Skills – over ten years experience with web-server systems and supporting multiple desktop platforms in an educational environment. Main areas of expertise include:

• Cross-platform networking (using Linux/Unix, Windows, Mac OS and others)
• Open-source software solutions (Open Office, Apache, Postfix, MySQL, PHP etc.)
• Group policy management (including MSI software deployment)
• Scripting
• Smoothwall filtering
• Sophos Anti-Virus
• Windows Server 2008 R2 & Windows 7 networks (including migrating from older XP-based systems)

Luke Jeffries

Luke has been working in IT for almost 8 years. In the early part of his career Luke worked for several educational establishments – gaining valuable experience in a number of server and work station platforms as well as networked systems. Over the past two years Luke has concentrated on digital forensics and data recovery.

Qualifications and training:

• M. Sc Information Security and Computer Crime
• BTEC Graphic Design
• GNVQ Information Technology
• Paraben PDA Seizure
• Encase Training
• PAT Testing (electrical appliances)

Key Skills

• Computer Forensics and Data Recovery Techniques using forensic investigation software such as Paraben forensic tools, Access Data UTK and Encase 3,4 and 5.
• Password Recovery and cracking
• System Maintenance (Software and Hardware)
• System building and support of Client, Network and Server systems
• OpenBSD (PF) based firewalls, Linux Based Firewalls.
• Microsoft Windows 2000/3 Knowledge including Active Directory, Group Policies, DNS, DHCP, IIS, Exchange, Update Services, File and Printer sharing and more.
• Linux Knowledge – DNS, DHCP, Apache, SAMBA, Sendmail/Postfix etc.

Josh Dinsdale

With over 8 years’ experience in the serviced IT industry, Josh brings a broad range of skills to the team. As well as industry qualifications such as Cisco CCNA and various MCP’s, Josh’s serviced IT background has also enabled him to develop excellent customer service and project-management skills.

Qualifications and Training

• Cisco CCNA
• Microsoft MCP’s (70-270, 70-290, 70-282)

Key Skills

• Windows Server and Client Administration (Server 2003, 2008 and SBS, Windows XP and 7)
• Remote Desktop Services and Citrix Administration
• Network Management and TCP/IP (Cisco, Netgear, Sonicwall, Allied, various UTM systems and VPN administration)
• Linux and Unix System Administration (Apache, PHP, MySQL – on Ubuntu and Centos)
• Virtualization Platforms (Vmware ESX, Citrix Xenserver, Microsoft Hyper-V)
• Extensive Wireless Networking experience