Summary
Steve Barnett is a versatile systems and telecoms engineer with 13 years of formal experience and a career spanning hands-on telecom switchboard work to modern IT and networking. He has designed, debugged and installed legacy and digital NEC NEAX systems at assembler level while also building Unix- and Windows-based networks and WAN solutions using Cisco equipment. Comfortable as a sole-charge consultant, he has run system administration, firewall and DNS projects, written tender specifications, and managed large install projects end-to-end. Steve specialises in one-off or legacy architectures and is known for rapid self-directed learning from documentation to master unfamiliar technologies. Now based in Northland, New Zealand, he’s currently focused on part-time work while managing a rural 5-hectare property and raising two boys. Outside engineering he makes websites, teaches, photographs and enjoys gaming—skills that reflect a practical, curious and creative problem-solver.
13 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Russian