Michael Lidgett

Network Solutions Architect (IT/OT)

Progility / Communications Australia

11.2011 - Current

Design, implementation and support of a large range of networking solutions to support anything from mission critical communications for radio systems and process control PLC network to large enterprise WAN's and campus LAN's wired, wireless and security solutions
Technologies used in these solutions include but not limited too.
Mission critical mining control networks with sub second recovery ring networks.(Hirschman, Cisco, Moxa)
PtP and PtMP Microwave networks (Cambium, Rad, Radwin, Redline, Siklu, Aviat)
Vehicle mounted mobility networks via wireless mesh and microwave backhaul (Motorola/Extreme/Rajant/Cisco CUWRB, Radwin FIM)
Routed/Switched High Availability networks (HPE\Aruba, Juniper, Cisco, Extreme)
Network Security solutions using Layer 7 Firewalls, IPS, Network Access Control (NAC) Web Filtering, SSL Decryption, IPSEC and SSL VPN's (PaloAlto, Juniper, Aruba, Extreme)
Radio to IP solutions (Motorola Wave)
High availability network design with disaster recovery.(Cisco, HP, Avaya, Extreme, Juniper)
Wireless Networks - Enterprise 802.1x, BYOD and Guest services, NAC. (Extreme,Aruba, Ruckus)
Liaise with sales and qualify sales proposals technically
Maintain technical relationships with clients and identify technical sales opportunities
Maintain existing vendor relationships
Identify and create new vendor relationships to create new sales opportunities within our existing client base
Implement and manage internal networking projects
Review and implement IP portions of solutions from other business units (Radio, UC)
Management, maintenance and troubleshooting of client networks
Developed comprehensive documentation for technical specifications, project plans, and user guides, streamlining communication across teams.
Evaluated emerging technologies to stay current on industry trends, making informed decisions for technology adoption.
Analyzed and on-boarded IT\OT networking solutions to meet diverse customer business and technical requirements.
Implemented monitoring tools for proactive issue detection, reducing downtime due to unforeseen technical issues.
Promoted collaboration between cross-functional teams by serving as a liaison between developers, product managers, and stakeholders during all phases of projects.
Conducted post-sale requirements gathering, analysis and documentation.
Manage a small team of senior network engineers for Enterprise and OT.