Who Am I
Byron Smith
VoIP Engineer / PHP Developer / Technical Services Specialist
An adaptable, multifaceted and motivated professional who seeks new challenges while maintaining a healthy relationship with a broad range of technologies. Has experience in working long term in many countries and business cultures across the world. With over 15 years of experience, has a proven record for learning and adapting to new technologies within established environments. Courteous, well spoken with exceptional interpersonal skills.
Skillset
Development
- PHP
- Laravel
- Symfony Framework
- jQuery
- Semantic UI
- CSS
- REST
- Perl
- Shell
- Git
- BitBucket
VMWare
- ESXi Server
Telephony
- Asterisk PBX
- SIP
- IAX
- ISDN
- AGI
- AMI
Network
- Cisco
- Routing
- Switching
- ASA Firewalls
- OpenVPN
- ISDN Gateways
Operating Systems
- Windows 10
- Windows Server 2012
- Redhat 6+
- Debian 6+
- macOS
Config. Management
& Monitoring
- Ansible
- Docker
- Zabbix
- SNMP
Database
- MySQL
- PostgreSQL
Experience
Founder – Techaroo 
Current
Mobile Technician – Contracting – Geeks2U
September 2016 - Current
Mobile Technician – Contracting – GeekMobile
August 2016 - Current
PHP / Laravel Developer – Air Aroma International
September 2015 - August 2016
Senior Systems Engineer – Foehn 
September 2011 - May 2015
Technical Services Manager – Foehn
August 2007 - September 2011
Systems Administrator – Royal Borough Of Kingston
March 2004 - August 207
Computer Technician – Kingston College
August 1999 - March 2004
Services
Development
Specialises in scripting, web apps, and web development, with a logical and analytical approach to problems.
Telecommunications
Has the knowledge to design, install, and configure Asterisk-based telephony systems, along with integrating 3rd party applications.
Support
Knowledgable, customer facing, and an eagerness to help others, with great work ethics and attitude.
Monitoring
Proficient in providing monitoring of services through various platforms such as Zabbix, Cacti, and SNMP.
Automation
Approaches repetitive administration tasks with a hands-free thought process with the use of Shell, Bash, PHP and VBS scripting.
Configuration
Can provide sensible configuration management with Ansible, Salt , and server provisioning with cobblerd.
Education
dCAP - Digium Certified Asterisk Professional
2015
The dCAP targets experienced Asterisk professionals. Candidates are expected to possess real-world experience (typically a minimum of 3-24 months), in-depth knowledge of Linux (basic administration, manipulating files and modifying configuration files) and Asterisk experience (installation, Asterisk dialplan format and syntax, connecting to remote sessions, use of basic CLI commands, and registration of VoIP devices). Other recommended skills include basic programming and scripting languages (Perl, Bash, PHP, for example) and an understanding of VoIP protocols.
dCAA - Digium Certified Asterisk Administrator
2015
The Digium Certified Asterisk Administrator (dCAA) program is intended to validate basic competency with Asterisk. It requires general telephony and VoIP knowledge as well as specific Asterisk knowledge related to installing, configuring, and administering an Asterisk system. dCAA certification lasts 2 years and is awarded after earning a passing score on the dCAA examination.
CCNA - Cisco Certified Network Administrator
2010
The CCNA certification has been devised by CISCO and stands for Cisco Certified Network Associate. The certificate validates a professional’s ability to understand, configure, operate, configure and troubleshoot medium-level switched and routed networks and also includes the verification and implementation of connections via remote sites using WAN..
MCP - Microsoft Certified Professional
2006
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) certification validates IT professional and developer technical expertise through rigorous, industry-proven, and industry-recognized exams. MCP exams cover a wide range of Microsoft products, technologies, and solutions.