Information About Steven - Bellshill trainer

Personal Description:

I have been working in IT disciplines for 30 years and i am at present a Lead Technical Consultant for a large Technology company. I am based in Scotland near Glasgow. I have designed and built thousands of technical solutions all over the world.

If you are trying to get into the world of Computer Networking or Security or are nearing the end of an IT or computing degree and wish to pursue a career in Networking or Security i can help you gain the skills you need to nail the interview and get the role you want.

I can give you real hands on guided experience with a wide range of technologies you will find in this line of work, starting from absolute scratch. You may even already have some academic understanding of Computer Networks and Security. I can show you how these skills are put into practice in the real world. I aim to give you practical hands on experience with real equipment. Skills such as… Understanding the different technologies out there.
Planning, designing and building a computer network from scratch.
Securing a network with firewalls.
Implementing advanced Networking features such as Quality of Service and Site to Site VPN's
Building networks in the Cloud (Microsoft Azure)
Building virtual networks with virtualisation technologies like VMWARE
Troubleshooting at an advanced level

I have a vast array of skills, only some of which is listed here

Cisco routing and switching
Cisco firewalls
Palo Alto firewalls
Fortinet Firewalls
Microsoft Azure
Wireshark
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Unified Communications
Project management
Design diagramming

Training Experience:

I have been training and mentoring Junior engineers on the job for around 10 years.

Training Approach:

Primarily it will be lab based. Which means hands on with the equipment you will encounter in the real world, however i will also impart upon you the skills and experience i have gathered over the last 30 years which may range from how to manage a difficult situation or customer, or how to approach a project and deal with project stakeholders.

I have access to all the physical and virtualised networking equipment you would need. You don't need anything other than your laptop. I really love to share my skills and i love teaching willing students.