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Alan
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East Tamaki,
New Zealand
Member Since:
2009/03/22
Industry:
Consulting
Top Skills:
Microsoft Applications
Document Management
Exchange
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Outlook
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SBS
Windows Networking
DHCP
Math / Science
DNS
Active Directory
Office Suites-Other
Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Excel
Linux
Microsoft Office
Windows Server 2016
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Wireless Networking
Office Productivity
Windows Server 2012
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VBA
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Consultant - Strategy / Business / Financial / IT
March 2008 – Present
New Zealand
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University of Warwick
BSc (Hons)
Mathematics & Business
1990 – 1993
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Level 27
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Overall
27
1,545,293
Microsoft Excel
13
389,659
Microsoft Office
12
331,137
Exchange
12
288,116
Outlook
9
189,009
Windows OS
9
184,433
Networking
9
167,517
Active Directory
7
103,744
DNS
6
93,110
Email Servers
6
89,769
Windows 10
6
89,713
Powershell
6
81,208
Microsoft 365
5
68,189
Linux
5
62,357
Security
5
60,315
SBS
5
59,862
Email Clients
5
57,239
VBA
5
52,876
Spreadsheets
4
43,650
Microsoft Applications
4
42,230
Windows Server 2012
4
41,855
Google
4
41,213
Software
4
36,796
Azure
3
31,495
Windows Server 2016
3
30,995
Operating Systems
3
29,392
Windows Server 2008
3
27,389
Google Workspace
3
27,379
Installation
3
26,883
Storage
3
26,496
Android
3
26,030
Windows 7
3
25,494
Microsoft Word
3
25,450
Email Software
3
24,521
Gmail
3
23,671
Windows Networking
3
23,516
Remote Access
3
23,250
Microsoft Server OS
3
23,175
Email Protocols
3
23,007
Routers
3
19,930
PC
3
19,919
iPhone
3
19,900
DHCP
3
19,724
Network Security
3
19,620
Math / Science
3
18,900
VB Script
3
18,430
Scripting Languages
2
17,130
Mobile
2
17,010
Office Productivity
2
15,700
Miscellaneous
2
15,358
Network Management
2
15,102
Linux Distributions
2
15,028
Wireless Networking
2
13,920
SSL / HTTPS
2
13,700
Encryption
2
13,668
Virtualization
2
13,450
Storage Software
2
13,088
IT Administration
2
11,575
Web Browsers
2
11,464
Cyber Security
2
11,236
Laptops Notebooks
2
10,851
Desktops
2
10,775
Linux OS Dev
2
10,700
Windows Server 2003
2
10,595
Hardware Firewalls
2
10,456
Vulnerabilities
2
10,250
Smartphones
2
10,062
Ubuntu
2
9,900
Internet / Email Software
2
9,450
Hyper-V
2
9,280
Shell Scripting
2
9,166
VPN
2
8,800
Dell
2
8,700
Microsoft Access
2
8,550
AntiSpam
2
8,250
Storage Hardware
2
8,008
File Sharing Software
2
8,002
Web Servers
1
7,850
Hardware
1
7,695
Citrix
1
7,650
VMware
1
7,200
Visual Basic Classic
1
6,856
Cloud Services
1
6,850
Cisco
1
6,670
Microsoft SharePoint
1
6,550
Adobe Acrobat
1
6,400
Microsoft Legacy OS
1
6,150
Thunderbird
1
6,100
Disaster Recovery
1
6,050
E-Commerce
1
5,930
Windows Server 2019
1
5,700
Chrome
1
5,650
Printers and Scanners
1
5,550
Windows 8
1
5,482
Databases
1
5,450
Networking Protocols
1
5,400
Veeam
1
5,350
Microsoft IIS Web Server
1
5,300
Web Development
1
5,290
Unix OS
1
5,278
TCP/IP
1
5,248
Programming
1
5,200
Chat / IM
1
5,130
Linux Networking
1
5,122
PDF
1
5,100
Server Hardware
1
4,950
Voice Over IP
1
4,914
RAID
1
4,854
Web Applications
1
4,780
WSUS
1
4,598
Networking Hardware-Other
1
4,500
Peripherals
1
4,400
XML
1
4,400
Microsoft DOS
1
4,380
Network Operations
1
4,166
Network Analysis
1
4,110
AWS
1
4,100
HTML
1
4,100
.NET Programming
1
4,000
Apache Web Server
1
4,000
FTP
1
4,000
Productivity Apps
1
4,000
Visual Basic.NET
1
4,000
Cloud Computing
1
3,900
Images and Photos
1
3,860
Internet Protocols
1
3,834
Python
1
3,800
OS Security
1
3,566
Cell Phones
1
3,474
Domain Controller
1
3,350
Office Suites-Other
1
3,300
System Utilities
1
3,300
Windows Live Mail
1
3,175
SonicWall
1
3,150
Ransomware
1
3,115
Internet Protocol Security
1
3,100
Microsoft SQL Server
1
3,100
Analytics
1
3,000
C#
1
3,000
Java
1
3,000
Microsoft Forefront ISA Server
1
3,000
Microsoft PowerPoint
1
3,000
SCCM
1
3,000
OneDrive
1
2,850
Internet Explorer (IE)
1
2,664
Golang
1
2,660
Telecommunications
1
2,502
MultiMedia Applications
1
2,431
Agile
1
2,400
Fonts Typography
1
2,400
Project Management
1
2,400
Server Software
1
2,300
Network Architecture
1
2,288
IP Telephony
1
2,120
Linux Security
1
2,068
ASP.NET
1
2,000
Adobe Creative Suite CS
1
2,000
Contact Management
1
2,000
Content Management
1
2,000
Document Management
1
2,000
Home Security
1
2,000
InfoPath
1
2,000
Internet Explorer (IE)
1
2,000
Java EE
1
2,000
NetScaler
1
2,000
Programming Languages-Other
1
2,000
Tax / Financial Software
1
2,000