Michael Cole

CEO

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia39 yrs 7 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • CCIE certified with extensive network engineering experience.
  • Proven track record in technical project management.
  • Expertise in designing secure network infrastructures.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned Network Engineer with a strong background in Fintech and Telecommunications.

Contact

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Skills

Core Skills

Network EngineeringTechnical Project ManagementTelecommunications Engineering

Other Skills

Network Infrastructure EngineeringVoice & Data network designsNetwork & Security EngineeringData CenterCisco TechnologiesNetwork SecurityJuniperService DeliveryF5 BigIP

About

Retired Network Engineer & Technical Project Manager, currently travelling thru South East Asia. Experienced in cisco, Juniper, Arista, F5 & AWS cloud environments. Specialties: Routing & Switching, Security and Data Centre. CCIE #3118 (Routing & Switching)....from a long time ago!

Experience

@home

Retired

Dec 2025 – Present · 4 mos · South East Asia

Career break

Travel

Oct 2024 – Nov 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo · South East Asia

Transaction network services

Senior Network Engineer

Oct 2008 – Sep 2024 · 15 yrs 11 mos · Sydney area, Australia

  • Payments & financial technology. Buy and sell-side connectivity. Network Infrastructure Engineering. Technical Project Management.
Network Infrastructure EngineeringTechnical Project ManagementNetwork Engineering

Australian trade and investment commission

Telecommunications Engineering

Mar 2007 – Sep 2008 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade (DFAT) and the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade). Voice & Data network designs.
Voice & Data network designsTelecommunications Engineering

Travelling.

Sabbatical

Nov 2006 – Feb 2007 · 3 mos

Macquarie group

Network Consulting Engineer

Jul 2005 – Oct 2006 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Network & Security Engineering.
Network & Security EngineeringNetwork Engineering

Oracle

Senior Network Engineer

Jan 2005 – Jun 2005 · 5 mos

  • Oracle acquired PeopleSoft in Dec '04.

Peoplesoft, inc.

Principal Engineer - Asia Pacific

Nov 1999 – Dec 2004 · 5 yrs 1 mo

  • Network Engineering (Global Team).

Anixter

Network Engineer

Jan 1994 – Oct 1999 · 5 yrs 9 mos

  • Team Lead, Post Sales Network Engineering.

Australian regular army

Commissioned Officer

Jan 1986 – Jan 1994 · 8 yrs

  • Royal Australian Engineers.

Education

Royal Military College - Duntroon

Queen's Commission.

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