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# Luke Tainton

## I'm a

# About

## About Me

Here's where you can find me.

- Email: luke@tainton.uk
- GitHub: luketainton
- LinkedIn: luketainton

Drop me an email if you'd like a copy of my CV.

## Education

September 2016 - July 2020

## Bachelor of Science with Honours, Computer Networks

Birmingham City University

Achieved a First Class Honours, covering topics such as network design and administration, Python programming, and consultancy. Extra-curricular activities included attendance at The Things Conference in Amsterdam and travel to Wuhan, China (both in 2018).

## Experience

September 2020 - Present

## Site Reliability Engineer

Cisco Systems

Working as part of Cisco IT's Network Engineering and Operations team. I specifically focus on process automation, while also focussing on Wired/Wireless access, and hardware-based home VPN solutions. I have experience in:

- Cisco Catalyst Center
- Cisco Meraki
- Python & Netmiko
- ServiceNow
- Git workflows
- CI/CD

October 2019 - July 2020

## Student Demonstrator

Birmingham City University

Provided classroom lab support to students in the first and second years of their undergraduate course in the area of Cisco Networking.

July 2018 - September 2019

## Network Engineer Intern

Cisco Systems

Placement year as part of my degree, supporting Customer Experience testing labs. I developed my programming and network management skills, creating various automation tools for use within project testbeds or lab infrastructure.

October 2017 - May 2018

## Student Demonstrator

Birmingham City University

Provided classroom lab support to students in the first year of their undergraduate course.

June 2015 - September 2016

## IT Support Engineer

Zodiac Seats UK (now Safran Seats GB)

Provided local/remote IT support and managed desktop deployment projects. Also managed deployment of a revamped digital signage solution around the facility.

## Awards & Certifications

For Cisco certifications, please see the related Credly badge for up-to-date expiry information.

11 Feb 2026

## Cisco Certified Network Professional Automation

Cisco Systems

CCNP Certificate | Credly Badge

AUTOCOR Certificate | Credly Badge

ENAUTO Certificate | Credly Badge

18 Apr 2025 - 18 Apr 2028

## ITIL® 4 Specialist: Monitor, Support and Fulfil

PeopleCert

Certificate

16 Apr 2024/span>

## Cisco Certified Network Professional Enterprise

Cisco Systems

Specialism: Enterprise Automation and Programmability

CCNP Certificate | Credly Badge

ENCOR Certificate | Credly Badge

ENAUTO Certificate | Credly Badge

31 May 2021 - 11 Apr 2028

## ITIL® 4 Foundation

AXELOS

Certificate

June 2020

## Microsoft Azure Fundamentals

Microsoft Corporation

Certificate | Credly Badge

# Contact

## Contact Me

Want to have a chat? Just drop me a line!

### Email

luke@tainton.uk