Russell Ashdown has over 40 years experience in communications, network design, project management and related disciplines and has been involved in many successful, unusual and exciting ICT projects in Australia and internationally throughout his career. He is now retired from the ICT industry, but maintains his interest. He will on occasion, involve himself in selected projects that interest him or; can act in a mentoring role.

With a unique background spanning the disciplines of telecommunications, data communications and computer systems, Russell is an experienced ICT professional with considerable knowledge in telecommunications, data communications and integrated networking; hardware and software development; design and support.

With a particular emphasis on the needs of his clients, he displays considerable drive and self discipline and is certainly a dedicated professional. In particular, he enjoys 'tackling' new and complex problems and is particularly suited to designing, specifying and managing the installation of complex communications networks and; solving high level interfacing requirements. He is just as comfortable diagnosing complicated data communications and interfacing problems in existing networks.

Russell has a proven track record in Communications Consulting, the development of systems, voice and data communications networks and in responsible Project Management. Throughout his career, he has often been consulted on communications issues by major technical companies and he takes a personal interest and responsibility for each and every major project in which he is involved.

His years of experience in the ICT industry allows Russell to understand how the underlying hardware interacts with the software and has enabled him to design and implement some of the most innovative communications projects in Australia today. His experience in all facets of the communications and DP industries enables him to appraise current communications requirements and to select the most appropriate technologies to suit each individual situation.

Russell is a member of the IEEE and involves himself in keeping abreast of any new communications issues as they arise.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

With more than 40 years experience in the communications and data processing industries, he has held senior positions in several of Australia's major ICT companies including NEC, Raytheon, STC (now Alcatel), HiSoft Computers (ASD Division) Datapoint Corporation, Electric Signals (Wormald).

As one of three founding directors, he helped to establish Ausnetinfo Pty Ltd before moving to Queensland and opening his own consulting company: Ashdown Communications Management Pty Ltd, which had success in the areas of consulting, project managment, installation of advanced network infrastructure and supply and provisioning of high-end Linux based servers for some of Australia's major corporates.

During his career Russell has provided consultancy, design, project management and support for a number of major organisations, including:

• ACI Glass Packaging (Australia)
• ACI Glass Packaging (New Zealand)
• Aerospace Technologies of Australia (ASTA)
• Ansett Airlines
• Arthur Andersen
• AusDoc
• Boral Elevators
• Boeing
• Brambles Transport
• BTB Pacific
• Clayton Utz
• Coles Myer
• Costigan Royal Commission
• Crown Casino
• Daiwa Securities Australia Limited
• Datapoint
• Deacons Graham James
• GRE Insurance
• HiSoft
• JMJ Fleet Management
• MacDonald Johnston Engineering
• Maroondah Council
• Mitsui & Co
• National Tennis Centre (Melbourne Park)
• NEC
• Nippondenso Australia
• Otis Elevators
• Owens Illinois
• QANTAS
• QUF (Queensland United Foods)
• Rockwell
• Repco
• Raine and Horne
• Telstra DISNET
• Tieman Tankers
• Uniting Church in Australia
• Victoria Police
• Victorian Government, Department of the Premier
• Victorian Producers Co-Operative
• Warwick Fabrics

PROFESSIONAL DETAILS:

QUALIFICATIONS:

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

Russell holds certificates in:

• Electronics

• Integrated Electronic Logic Techniques

• Microprocessors (8085)

• Colour Video Display Systems

GRADUATED:

Chisholm Institute / Monash University

Russell holds:

• Graduate Diploma in Digital Communications
  

ORGANISATIONAL MEMBERSHIP:

• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc (IEEE)

AREAS OF SPECIALIST EXPERTISE:

• AS/400 System Administration
• AS/400 Control Language
• ATM
• C programming language
• Cabling Systems
• Clipper
• Cobol
• Connectivity and Communications for IBM and non­IBM Host environments
• Ethernet
• FDDI
• Frame Relay
• HDLC
• Internet
• Internet Firewalls
• ISDN
• LAN, Token Ring, Ethernet & Arcnet (802.3, 802.4, 802.5)
• Linux
• Lotus Notes
• Network Security
• Novell Netware
• PABX Networking
• PL/1
• Radio Communications (Microwave, VSAT, Satellite Communications)
• SNA Networks
• TCP/IP Networking
• TCP/IP Routers
• Telecommunications
• Token Ring
• Transact-SQL
• Unix
• Voice & Data Integration
• X.25 Networking
• X.400

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