Don Cameron - Resume

Summary

System/Security Analyst and Architect with a telecoms and software focus, in technical leadership or pre-sales roles.

Career Description

Don has nearly 30 years experience in the Software Engineering and Telecommunications industries, working in multi-national teams in technical leadership or technical pre-sales roles, in Australia, India (Bangalore), Singapore, Japan, UK, and USA.

Don most recently worked at the National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA) as a Solution Architect, and at Boeing, supporting AIR 5077 5A (Wedgetail AEWC Interoperability Compliance Upgrade) project ramp-up.

Don has worked in the Defence industry on large communications-related Defence Projects, in a System Design Manager, or System Architect role. Examples include the RAAF Air Defence Ground Environment project (radar sensor fusion), the HF Modernisation Project (communications network management), and the Australian Army Tactical Command Support System project. These projects involved significant requirements analysis and design, and also covered Security Engineering and Safety Engineering Management tasks.

A typical role was being the System Architect within an Air Defence Ground Environment (ADGE) studies team, tasked with analysing and incrementally enhancing the RAAF ADGE.

Don's experience also includes developing and delivering technology transfer training, developing system architectures for automated service activation in Telco Operational Support Systems (OSS), and hands-on programming for the rapid production of prototypes and proof-of-concept systems.

In a Solution Architect role with Astracon Inc., Don's experience, and his ability to transfer technology on technical topics with authority, contributed to the establishment of commercial relationships with HP, Cisco, and NTT (Japan). A typical engagement was the on-site interfacing of Java-based service automation systems to Cisco Optical Network Elements; Don developed a prototype on time, and delivered design and code walkthroughs to the customer's satisfaction.

Don has also worked for Telstra, as a Business Analyst in the Strategy and Coordination Group, Computer Support Services, Network Engineering.

Specialties

system security and architecture analysis; system engineering; software engineering; system analysis


Professional Experience

Senior System Engineer, Boeing Defence Australia, 2015

Supporting AIR 5077 5A (Wedgetail AEWC Interoperability Compliance Upgrade) project ramp-up. Tasks included:

Solution Architect, National E-Health Transition Authority, 2011 - 2012

Solution Architect for Electronic Medication Management Team. Tasks included developing detailed business process and system models, for review by the Australian Health System stakeholders. This required a detailed understanding of HL7 standards.

System Architect, Boeing Australia, 2004 -2011

Don Cameron worked in the roles of Design Engineer, acting Safety Manager, Security Engineer, Analysis and Design Team Lead, and System Architect, all in the System Analysis and Integration Team.

A significant achievement was a successful Critical Design Review, providing detailed technical responses over a period of a week to queries from independent internal and external reviewers.

Don's most recent role was the System Architect within an Air Defence Ground Environment (ADGE) studies team, tasked with analysing and incrementally enhancing the RAAF ADGE. This also included presentations to RAAF ADGE operational staff, to provide an overview of the delivered system.

System Analyst, Queensland Health, 2003 - 2004

Technical coordination of teams in a pilot roll-out at QEII Hospital ("all observations and potential issues relating to this site are forwarded to Don Cameron for actioning. Changes in any aspect of the SOE, COE, WMT should not occur without approval of the relevant project managers and Don."). This included technical issue tracking and management (using TestDirector), and managing a Change Control Board for the site.

Developing LDAP Java-based applications through the Novell NDS eDirectory.

Planning for WAN monitoring to assess the impact of infrastructure deployments, and the post-deployment audit process. Developing and documenting improved technical and business processes for workstation management.

Initiating the process for delivery of Enterprise Applications. This involved coordination with application managers, and recruiting specialist technical contract staff.

Solution Architect, Astracon Ltd, 2000 - 2002

Don's responsibilities included:-


Industry Knowledge Areas

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System Architecture, Software Engineering, Requirements Management, Systems Analysis, Systems Design, Security, Technical Documentation, Testing, Program Management, Project Management, System Design, Software Development

Software Languages/Systems

Areas of expertise include:


Education

Most Recent

QUT (Queensland University of Technology): Masters IT (Telecommunications & Security):

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Contact Details

PO Box 857,
Coolum Beach,
Brisbane,
QLD 4573.
AUSTRALIA.

Telephone: +61 (0) 413 208 746
donrcameron (at) gmail.com


Internet


Professional Website: https://www.net-analysis.com
LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donrcameron/
Technical Blog: https://coolum001.github.io/