Wayne Hamilton, Developer in London, United Kingdom
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Wayne Hamilton

Verified Expert  in Engineering

Network Architect and Developer

London, United Kingdom

Toptal member since February 27, 2024

Expertise
PythonSystem SecurityMicrosoft DevelopmentMathematicsTerraformWindows DevelopmentLinuxSlack DevelopmentVisioVisual Studio DevelopmentAWS
Bio

Wayne is a dynamic network architect and engineer with over 20 years of experience. He has worked on various complex projects within the financial sector, designing and implementing large-scale multi-service network infrastructures. Wayne is continuously refining and updating his technical skills through ongoing research, keeping his abilities at the forefront of the network industry.

Portfolio

Pico
Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Multicast...

Experience

  • Network Architecture - 20 years
  • Routing and Switching Protocols - 20 years
  • TCP/IP - 20 years
  • Network Engineering - 20 years
  • Service Providers - 15 years
  • Ultra-low Latency Networking - 10 years
  • Cloud Networking - 5 years
  • Python 3 - 3 years

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Windows, Linux, Slack, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Office, Visual Studio

The most amazing...

...project I've been a part of involved defining the strategy and network architecture for Pico's next-generation service provider network infrastructure.

Work Experience

Network Specialist

2016 - 2022
Pico
  • Defined the network strategy and architecture for Pico's next-generation service provider infrastructure and oversaw the design and deployment of over 50 data centers across the Americas region, EMEA, and APAC.
  • Designed and implemented the company's co-location, low-latency, and high-performance network infrastructure for the EMEA region.
  • Led the design of Euronext exchange's "IT3 Bergamo" co-location network. This project required my team to design a high-performance, low-latency, and co-location exchange network infrastructure.
Technologies: Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Multicast, PIM-SM, PIMSSM, PIM, Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP), Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), Segment Routing, Optical Networks, TCP/IP, Wireless Protocols, Time Synchronization, Network Security, Network Architecture, Network Engineering, Network Consultancy, VXLAN, Ultra-low Latency Networking

Experience

Sports Trading Network Optimization

This project involved designing a new low-latency co-location trading system across several data centers and cloud providers. I created and deployed a proof-of-concept (POC) environment, which was used to determine the optimal location for the trading system. The POC infrastructure and new co-location environment required expertise in low-latency network design, high-performance cloud, hybrid-cloud infrastructure, and routing and switching protocols.

This project represented an important initiative for the sports trading desk, which intended to become the market leader within the low-latency sports trading industry. The goal was to provide the sports trading desk with the lowest latency trading infrastructure and offer the business a sustainable edge over competitors within the sports market.

Education

1996 - 1999

Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics and Computer Science

Goldsmiths University - London, United Kingdom

Skills

Tools

Time Synchronization, Terraform, Slack, Microsoft Visio, Visual Studio

Languages

Python 3, Python

Platforms

Windows, Linux, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Other

Network Architecture, Network Engineering, Ultra-low Latency Networking, TCP/IP, Routing and Switching Protocols, Service Providers, Network Consultancy, Cloud Networking, Statistics, Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Multicast, PIM-SM, PIMSSM, PIM, Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP), Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), Segment Routing, Optical Networks, Wireless Protocols, Network Security, VXLAN, Applied Mathematics, Discrete Mathematics, Computer Science, Network Analysis, Microsoft Office, Mathematics

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