Luke's Resume

Luke Richardson is currently employed as a Network Architect in London.
- Passionate about all things Network Automation.
- Determined to deliver robust and scalable Infrastructure as Code.
- Adept at working with cross-functional teams to deliver complex projects.
Network Architect
Hello@Lukeoson.com
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Employment History

Luke's Employment in the Technology Industry includes WeWork & Dimension Data.

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dateFormat  YYYY
title Luke's Career Path

section Dimension Data
Project Management & Network Engineer :done, 2012, 2017

section Redstone
Network Engineer :done, 2017, 2018

section Sabbatical
Peace & Quiet :done, 2018, 2019

section WeWork
Network Architect - Global :done, 2019, 2023

section Lloret Control Systems
Network Architect :active, 2023, 2025

Where	When	What	Why
Available for Hire	2024 -	Network Automation	Bring it all together
Lloret	2023 - Present	Network Architect	Rediscover my Roots
WeWork	2019 - 2023	Network Architect - Global	Build Complex Systems at Scale
Redstone	2017 - 2018	Network Engineer & TPM	Prove Myself
Dimension Data	2012 - 2017	PM to Network Engineer	Learn the Ropes

Education

Luke's Education includes a BA in Politics prior to his various Tech Industry roles.

Where	When	What	Why
YouTube	2008 - 2023	> 10,000 hours	Life long learner
University of London	2005 - 2008	Politics BA - 2:1	I should have known better
Bishop Stopford	1997 - 2005	x4 A-levels Grade A	The year they let you retake exams!

This chart shows a timeline of Luke's Professional Certifications and upcoming expiry.

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dateFormat  YYYY
title Luke's Learning Path 

section You Tube 
Stay Curious :active, 2019, 2025

section CCNA 
Cisco Route & Switch :done, 2019, 2022

section JNCIA-Junos 
Juniper Networks Certified Associate - Junos :active, 2020, 2025

section JNCIA-DevOps 
Juniper Networks Certified Associate - DevOps :active, 2020, 2025

section JNCIA-Secuirty 
Juniper Networks Certified Associate - Security :active, 2020, 2025

section JNCIA-Mist 
Juniper Networks Certified Associate - Mist :active, 2020, 2025

section Juniper Associate x 4 
Juniper JNCIA x 4 :active, 2021, 2025 

section JNCIS-DevOps 
Juniper Networks Certified Specialist - DevOps :active, 2021, 2025 

section JNCIS-ENT 
Juniper Networks Certified Specialist - ENT :active, 2023, 2025 

section JNCIS-Mist 
Juniper Networks Certified Specialist - Mist :active, 2023, 2025 

section Juniper Specialist x3 
Juniper JNCIS x 3 :active, 2023, 2025 

section Juniper Innovator
Juniper Networks Innovator :done, 2023, 2024  

section GitLab Associate 
GitLab Certified Git Associate :active, 2021, 2025 

section AWS Certified Cloud
AWS Certified Cloud :active, 2021, 2025 

section Okta Professional 
Okta Certified Professional :done, 2021, 2024 

section GitHub
GitHub Foundations :active, 2023, 2025

section Allied Telesis 
Allied Telesis Professional ENT :active, 2023, 2025

section Lost to Time
Multiple others not stored in Credly :done, 2020, 2025

Verify via Credly and check Luke's Blog for current learning objectives.

Career Achievements

Luke's Career story is of ascending rigour & complexity (1) Smartly Summarised
Lloret Control Systems
- Greenfield Architecture of Cisco, Meraki, Aruba, & Allied Telesis.
  
  At Lloret, i'm regretfully unfulfilled with the industry segment. I'm looking for something more inspiring that embraces the paradigm shift toward Infrastructure as Code.
  
  Network Design mapping Client Specifications to constraints.
  Requirements delivered in strict adherence to defined budget.
  Managed multitudinous stakeholders expectations.
  Built a frame of reference for future project pipelines.
  Delivered in strict adherence to defined timeline.
WeWork
- Key contributor to the global Network Architecture.
  
  Circa 750 Branches spanning >100 Countries with x4 Data Centres in x3 Continents.
  
  Transition the Global Branch Network to Juniper Full Stack.
  Radically reduced outages & increased network performance.
  Accommodations for budget & logistics constraints.
  Enabled the Golden Config for global standardisation.
  Completed refresh of First Generation Branches by 2023.
- Key contributor to the global Network Automation & Orchestration Strategy.
  
  Much nuance here, lessons learnt and all that jazz.
  
  Incorporate the Branch Network into a code pipeline.
  Reduce the time to deploy a change from days to minutes.
  Built block by block. Source of Truth & Assurance first.
  Radically reduce team toil & increased Member MPS.
  Complete the transition to Infrastructure as Code by 2023.
- Owner & Keeper of Nautobot & Netbox Sources of Truth & IPFabric Network Assurance.
  
  Network to Code & IPFabric are wonderful companies - I joyfully advocate for!
  
  Built Nautobot in AWS & IPFabric as distributed On-Premise.
  Accurate Database of >10,000 network devices. No Diff.
  Cross Functional collaboration with DevOps & Security.
  Ensure we have viable Sources of Truth both actual & desired.
  Complete the transition to Infrastructure as Code by 2023.
- Administrative duties of Splunk Cloud Observability & Okta SSO.
  
  An unexpected void following Layoffs - I was eager to help!
  
  Be the gateway for SSO configuration & access in Network Systems.
  Configuration & Access verified by Cyber Compliance Team.
  Training & Documentation for Okta & Splunk.
  Ensured the Network Team had the correct access to the correct systems.
  Completed the transition to SSO Okta for capable Systems by 2023.

Hobbies

Luke's Hobbies occupied much of his twenties as he pursued adventure sports.

Alas, time flies, he is now 38 years old and primarily focused on his career.

Rock Climbing. North Wales Trad.
Mountaineering. Northern India & Nepal.

Luke's life tree looks like this:

➜  Interests tree
.
├── Adventure
│   ├── Mountains
│   └── Rock Climbing
├── Politics
│   ├── Influential-People
│   └── Power-Structures 
└── Technology
    ├── Infrastructure as Code
    └── Network Engineering

Testimonials

Luke's 2022 WeWork Performance Review

If you would like a reference, Brandon Ross would be a useful starting point.

Describe how Luke has successfully delivered business impact:

"Luke is exceptionally good at identifying technology business opportunities and delivering on them. Luke's management of IPFabric and Netbox have been stellar."

Brandon Ross, Network Architecture Director, WeWork

Describe how Luke could work to further elevate their business impact:

"Luke should continue his excellent progress at building relationships with other stakeholders around Wework."

Brandon Ross, Network Architecture Director, WeWork

Categorize Luke's proficiency across each impact driver:
- Luke Takes Actions & Delivers >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Core Strength
- Luke Adapts Seamlessly >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Core Strength
- Luke Thinks Critically >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Exceptional Skill
- Luke Communicates Effectively >>>>>>>>>>>>> Core Strength
- Luke Builds Relationships >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Core Strength
- Luke's Subject Matter Expertise >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Exceptional Skill
- Rate Luke's business impact >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> High
- Rate Luke's cultural impact >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Maximum

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