Name: Stephen Edwards (UK)
Address: Camborne, Cornwall
Mobile/What’s App: +57 3150 778779
Email: stevepedwards@gmail.com
Semi-retired, former BT and Alcatel Telecoms and IT Networks Technician looking for full or part-time Remote IT, Level 1 Tech Support roles. Over 30 years’ experience in IT, data network installations, international subsea optical fibre backbone SDH (DWDM) systems installation, testing and IT Tech Support. In June 2025 I refreshed my IT skills on the Coursera Google IT Support course. I am currently studying for the COMPTIA Network+ exam while on holiday in Cali, Colombia to refresh my Computer Networks FdSc networking degree knowledge and bring me up to 2026 network technology standards. I also run a technical webpage at stevepedwards.today that documents most of my technical knowledge from IT topics to electronics projects that have interested me over the decades. I have been a Linux hobbyist for over 20 years. I intend to return to the UK by February 2026 to take the COMPTIA Network Plus exam and hope to continue in a Network Technical Support or IT hardware installation environment, with a view to studying the CCNA exam at a later date.
I run Server 2022, Win11, and Win10 in Hyper-V, with Ubuntu in WSL2 for my studies.
WORK HISTORY:
Part-time author, Aug 2021- Present
- Currently writing a book about my last 4 years research and experiences of Amazonian plant based holistic medicines in South America
Sciences, Sociology, Anthropology, Philosophy Teacher, Mayatan Bilingual School, Honduras, Sept—Oct 2024
- Teaching US grades 10 – 12 teenagers, aged 14 to 16, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Sociology, Anthropology, Philosophy, class sizes 3 - 18
- Implementing classroom management techniques, multiple choice exam creation and updating software event logging system
Trainee TEFL Teacher, Good Shepherd Sisters, Bangkok, Thailand, June—July 2024
- Created lesson plans and teaching materials, and developed classroom management skills.
- Formulated and procured all teaching materials for teaching a specific language topic.
- Taught beginner and individual students and established a rapport with new students
- Managed equipment and teaching aids.
- 120-hour TEFL training, including 6 hours of observed teaching practice.
Electronics/Mechanical Build Test Technician, Curtis Wright Aircraft, UK (temp covid cover), Apr20-Jun20
- Mechanical builds, repair + automated system testing of factory built and damaged Aircraft Flight Recorder Units
Full time Home Carer
- Responsible for my elderly, disabled mother, Apr 2017-Sept 2019
IT Field Technician (agency contractor)
- Installation + upgrades of Cisco routers from ADSL to DSL Oct16-Nov16
Adult Support Tutor (part-time), Cornwall County Council, UK, March 16 – October 2016
- Created lesson plans and teaching materials for supporting an adult with learning difficulties
- Formulated all teaching materials for teaching functional skills.
- Taught Functional Skills beginner level mathematics to a special needs student suffering dyspraxia.
Adult Support Tutor and IT Administrator, Switch Community Learning, Camborne, UK, July 2015 – March 2016
- Tutored IT courses for adults. From basic Windows OS GUI usage to Introduction to Linux Administration
- IT Administration of 20 x Windows 8 training school PCs using a Linux admin server
- Designed and taught an Interactive 5-Day Linux Introduction Course (updated 2023)
Student, DBS Music College, Sept 2012 – June 2014
- Digital Sound Production, editing and recording techniques using 24 track mixers and Apple Logic Pro software
- Electronic repair and testing of guitar valve amps
IT Technician, Cornwall County Council, Aug 2011 – January 2012
- CISCO VOIP phone systems Installation, Upgrades and Tech Support of the local council´s IP phone network
IT Consultant, IT Technician and IT Trainer, Active Colour Printers (Cornwall, UK ), November 2010 – January 2011
- Kept aged, critical Win 2000/2003SBS servers with custom print software running on minimal budget
- Trained staff, created relevant documentation for IT security policies and practices
Level 1 IT Support Technician, Western Telecom Linux Web Servers, Cornwall, UK, May 2006 – November 2006
- Telephone tech support, UK wide for Best Western Hotel chain clients using Windows XP with Internet connectivity issues
- Documented and escalated a bespoke Linux web access server faults to 2nd line Linux engineer
- Coordinated remote field engineer network repair tasks UK wide
Self-employed computer builder, May 2001 – November 2004
- Home building of Internet sourced motherboards, CPUs and video cards into Windows XP tower units for sale locally
- Installation and testing of the built hardware and installed Windows XP system
Optical Fibre Splicer and Test Technician (Part-time Contractor), Alcatel Submarine Networks, November 94 - September 2009
- Project Management for the setup and testing of high-capacity, international, submarine fibre cable systems (backbone Internet), worldwide
- Trained new staff on specialist system equipment and optical fibre splicing operations on land and at sea
Test Equipment used: OTDR, spectrum analyser, Megger, Light Power meter, multimeter, Optical Fibre Splicer, bespoke repeater monitoring equipment to measure optical power input/output in Dbm (Absolute Power) during ocean cable installation.
British Telecom Data Cable Technician 2A, Westminster District, London, November 1987 – March 1993
- Installation and testing of phone, data and optical blown-fibre cable systems using crimpers, fibre termination kits
- Testing using toners, multimeters, Light Power meters
| EDUCATION: | Foundation Degree in Computer Networking (2-year FdSc/Associate Degree – CCNA Syllabus)
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2010
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| CERTIFICATIONS: | Google IT Support via Coursera – 137hrs, completed in 17 days, May to June
TEFL International TESOL Certification (120 hours - 6 teaching sessions) Vantage TEFL Certification, Bangkok, Thailand |
2025 |
| Functional Skills BTEC Level 2 in Maths, English, ICT (for adult teaching syllabus)
Cornwall Council—Adult Education Centre
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2016
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| QUALIFICATIONS:
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Tools to Teach Training Award -- BTEC Level 4
AET (Award in Education and Training) -- BTEC Level 3 NCFE in Electronic Music Production -- BTEC Level 3 SDH (DWDM Optical Fibre Systems) -- BTEC Level 4 Microsoft Certified Professional -- NT Server 4 A+ CompTIA (Windows/DOS) BTEC ONC Science (Instrumentation/Electronics) |
2015
2015 2012-14 2007 2001 1998 1985 |
Professional and personal referee: Mr Joe Moore, BSc Computer Science, MS Azure Specialist, King's College London: Newquay, Cornwall. joe.yobo@gmail.com