Dave Harvey

Dave Harvey has a diverse work experience in the field of IT. Dave started their career at Bristol Street Motors as a Sales Administrator and later worked as an IT Helpdesk support. Dave then joined Vertu Motors Plc where they served as an IT Engineer, IT Engineer Team Leader, and Senior Infrastructure Engineer. During their time at Vertu Motors, they gained expertise in troubleshooting, network support, and managing a team. In 2015, Dave joined QinetiQ as a Network Engineer and eventually took on roles as Senior Network Engineer, Senior Splunk Engineer, and IT Technical Lead. At QinetiQ, their responsibilities included managing the network estate, monitoring, network automation, and being the SME for F5 Big IP. Dave Harvey's work experience showcases their strong technical skills and leadership capabilities in the IT domain.

Dave Harvey's education history includes the following:

- In 2021, they attended Splunk for a Splunk Infrastructure Overview course.

- In 2021, they also attended Splunk for a Splunk 7.x Fundamentals Part 1 course.

- In 2020, they studied VMware NSX: Install Configure Manage plus Troubleshooting and Operations Fast Track [V6.4] at VMware.

- In 2018, they completed the BIG-IP Application Security Manager (ASM) course at F5 Networks.

- In the same year, they attended Proofpoint University for the Proofpoint Accredited Administrator: Information Protection and Proofpoint Accredited Administrator: Email Protection courses.

- From 2017 to 2018, they studied the CCNA Cyber Ops - SECFND & SECOPS Courses at Cisco Networking Academy.

- In 2017, they completed the BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM), BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM), and BIG-IP: Part 1 - Administration courses at F5 Networks.

- Also in 2017, they attended Palo Alto Networks for the Firewall 8.0 Essentials: Configuration and Management (EDU-210) course.

- In 2015, they obtained a Citrix Certified Administrator (CCA) certification for completing the Citrix NetScaler 10 Essentials and Networking course at Citrix Training.

- In 2015, they attended Areanorth, Newcastle Upon Tyne for an Asbestos Awareness course.

- From 2012 to 2013, they studied CCNA at The Open University.

- In 2001, they obtained a Diploma in Computer Science from The Open University.

- From 1998 to 2000, they studied Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Southampton.

- From 1992 to 1998, they attended Dean Close School, Cheltenham, focusing on Maths, Physics, and Chemistry.

Dave Harvey also holds the following additional certifications:

- Accredited Configuration Engineer (ACE) Exam - PAN-OS 8.0 Version from Palo Alto Networks (obtained year: 2018).

- CCNA Routing and Switching from Cisco (obtained month: September 2013).