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Dr Peter Othen |
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12th February 1967
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Phone Numbers |
+44 1865 430900 44 (0) 7775
561845
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E-mail |
petero@c-and-o.co.uk |
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Nationality |
British |
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Overview |
Peter Othen has worked full time in
the IT industry for over a decade, primarily training on a wide range of
Microsoft products, particularly server products. His particular
specialisations are platforms and databases, with an extensive knowledge
of all versions of Windows NT from 3.1 to Windows Server 2003, and
Microsoft SQL Server from version 4.21. Originally working in the public
training arena, Peter started working with Microsoft nine years ago and
for the last six years or so Peter has worked almost exclusively at
Microsoft or their large corporate partners such as HP or Siemens, but
with some work done at a number of banks. Recently he was asked by
Microsoft Global Learning Services to be the lead trainer for EMEA on
the training development for Yukon, the next version of SQL Server. He
also has a particular interest in and knowledge of clustering
technologies, starting twenty years ago when working on a project to
develop nuclear reactor control systems written in Fortran 77 on Digital
Vax clusters. More recently he wrote internal training courses on
Windows clustering for Microsoft and has delivered these courses many
times to Microsoft and their partners. He also has knowledge of Windows
security technologies, being a trainer at Microsoft of their internal
security-related course and presenting to large MCS audiences in a
number of airlift events. He has also been involved in large scale
events for SQL Server, Windows Datacenter Server and High Availability
held at Microsoft in the US.
Peter began full time employment after completing his doctorate at
Oxford Computer Group (OCG), where he was rapidly promoted to Senior
Systems Lecturer, responsible for a team of almost 40 people. In early
1998 Peter left OCG after it’s acquisition by Aris Corporation to form a
training and consultancy partnership with two OCG colleagues, Ian
Cunningham and Julie Cunningham.
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Professional
Qualifications |
Microsoft Certified Professional Qualifications
MCP Exam Passes
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MCSE
MCDBA
MCT
Ex-MCSD (charter, but now lapsed)Almost 30 exam passes including:
Windows 2000 clustering, Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 networking
and AD, SQL Server 2000, TCP/IP
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Skills |
• Proven good fit with Microsoft
corporate goals, ethos and culture.
• Excellent Microsoft systems technology knowledge through 10 years
experience.
• Exceptional SQL Server administration and implementation skills.
• Exceptional skills with Microsoft Windows clustering and High
Availability.
• Exceptional Active Directory and Infrastructure skills.
• Advanced TCP/IP skills including DNS, DHCP and WINS.
• Excellent written communication skills through course and proposal
writing.
• Excellent verbal communication skills through training delivery and
proposal presentations.
• Sound commercial as well as technical acumen from 6 years experience
as a partner in Cunningham and Othen and director of Cunningham and
Othen of Oxford Ltd, a limited company formed 5 years ago at Microsoft’s
behest to manage training facilities at Microsoft Thames Valley Park.
• Good organisation and management skills.
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Experience |
• Consulting:
o Involved at a technical and strategic level in
classroom roll-outs at Microsoft on various hardware platforms, each
individually customised to classroom needs including full documentation
and test.
o Tools used include: Visual Basic Scripts,
Symantec Ghost Images, BAT files, Group Policies, SysPrep, RIS etc.
o Advised Microsoft EMEA GLS on successful
implementation of Compaq 4-node fibre channel cluster systems used for
training purposes.
• Training: Delivery of advanced technical
training to technical support and consulting staff including Microsoft’s
own. Recent subjects taught include:
o Windows Server 2003 Clustering
o Windows Server 2003 Security
o Windows Server 2003 High Availability
o Implementing and Supporting Windows XP
Professional
o SQL Server 2000 Performance Troubleshooting
Methodology
o Microsoft Security Airlift Delivery 2003-2004
• Course and Service Offering Development:
o Co-author of Microsoft GLS internal
training course on DNS
o Co-author of Microsoft GLS internal training
course on Windows NT Disaster Recovery
o Author of Microsoft GLS internal training
course on Windows clustering for NT4 and Windows 2000
o Technical reviewer for Microsoft GLS internal
training course SQL Server Performance Tuning Methodology
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Education |
1992 1988
1984
1982
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D.Phil. University of Oxford. B.Sc.
(Hons) Physics, Imperial College, London
West Park High School, St. Helens, Merseyside
5 ‘A’ levels (Maths, Further Maths, Physics, Chemistry, General
Studies)
10 ‘O’ levels |
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