Ian Cunningham CV

	Ian Charles Henderson Cunningham
	Date of Birth	14/th June 1962
	Phone Numbers	Main: 01491 413190 Mobile: 07775 561846
	E-mail	IanC@C-and-O.co.uk
	Nationality	UK National
Overview	Ian Cunningham (MA Oxon, MIITT, MCSE, MCT) delivered his 1st PC training course whilst an undergraduate at Oxford University and is now in his 24th year as a trainer and a consultant. Since 1997 he has been a partner in Cunningham & Othen (C-and-O). Previously he was a director and co-owner of Oxford Computer Group, a consulting and training company which grew to over 100 employees (mostly technical) with Ian as Technical Director and the driving force behind technology, standards and methodology. In 1997, Oxford Computer Group became part of Aris – a Seattle based consulting and training company. Ian’s current specialist area is Microsoft Platforms. His previous areas of expertise have included Project Management (he was lead trainer and principal consultant for Open Plan – a high end project management suite covering, critical path analysis, costing, risk analysis etc. He was also recognised as a leading authority on Superbase (Windows based relational database). He worked in development of commercial customer applications in both these products (as we all as several other platforms).
Professional Qualifications	Microsoft Certified Professional Qualifications MIIT	MCSE Windows 2000 (2002) MCSE (Charter) Windows NT 4.0 (1997) MCP (since 1993) MCT (since 1993) Formerly MSCD (Charter) Over 30 Exam Passes including: Windows 2000 Server & Professional; Windows NT 4.0 Server & Workstation; Active Directory Design; TCP/IP; SMS; Proxy Server Member of Institute of IT Trainers
Skills	● Excellent Microsoft systems technology knowledge through 13 years experience. ● Exceptional Active Directory and Infrastructure skills through 5 years of training advanced courses to Microsoft and partners such as HP Support and Consulting Services. ● Advanced TCP/IP skills through training & network consulting. ● Excellent written communication skills through course, book and proposal writing. ● Excellent verbal communication skills through training delivery and presentations of all kinds. ● A sought after speaker for many events Winner of Microsoft GLS’s “Consistent Excellence Award ” – best rated trainer TAP: “A brilliant final session. Amazing! I wish all technical training was as good”. TAP Examiner – Institute of IT Training
Experience	· Training: Includes delivery of advanced technical training to Microsoft worldwide over a period of 13 years. Subjects taught (highlights): o Windows Vista Directory Services Advanced Networking o Windows 2000/3 Active Directory Troubleshooting o Advanced TCP/IP o Windows 2003 advanced security o Various Windows 2000 courses including Disaster Recovery o Implementing PKI o Windows NT 4.0 Disaster Recovery (author) o MS Security Airlift Delivery 2003-2004 o MOC: Windows 2003, 2000, NT4, NT3.5, NT 3.1 and TCP/IP o Lan Manager OS/2 · Consulting: Technologies (recent) implemented: o Server: Windows 2000 Server installation and configuration o Networking: TCP/IP, DNS and DHCP design and implementation o SMS roll out to city broker o Directory Services: Active Directory design and implementation o Client Deployments: Windows XP deployment using custom RIS images o Firewall and network infrastructure planning · Course and Service Offering Development: o Co-Author of “The Superbase Workbooks”. Windows based relational database o Author of Windows Disaster Recovery Course (Microsoft & Aris) o Author of more than 50 training courses and contributor to many 100s o Co-Author "A Computer Simulation of Tetrahedral Molecules". Mol Phys 1985
Employment History	1997 to present 2003 to present 1999 to present 1985 to 1997 1984 to 1985	Cunningham and Othen of Oxford Position: Partner IP426.COM: Position: Managing Director Cunningham and Othen of Oxford Ltd Position: Director Position: Group Technical Director, Oxford Computer Group Ltd Position: Technical Director & Trainer, Oxford Computer Training Ltd Position: Director & Consultant, Oxford Computer Applications Ltd Daily Information, Oxford Position: “Sociable Boffin”. Computer management, sales, rental
Education	1980-84 1980 1977-79	The University of Oxford - MA Chemistry Part II (post grad) 1984: Physical Chemistry Laboratory – Computer Simulation Tetrahedral Molecules – Published Mol Phys Shaftesbury Grammar School 4‘A’ levels (P Maths, A Maths, Physics, Chemistry) 13 ‘O’ levels (including English, Latin & French)