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Mark Fordham

South Taranaki,Eltham

Summary

I have worked in the IT industry for most of my working life including 5 years as Network Technician for Whangarei Girls High School, before moving onto 4 years as a Fibre Optic/Cabling Technician for Vitel Cabling. After an 18 month stint as a Fire Alarm Tester for Fire Security Ltd I returned back to IT as a computer repair technician for Computer Troubleshooters. After Moving to Taranaki in 2011 I initially worked as the Manager for Pacific string and Gut until the then manager of Transfield learnt of my fibre experience and asked if I would come on board for a new fibre project they were starting. I started at Transfield Services (now Ventia) as a Fibre Tech for the new Ultra Fast Fibre network, after doing Fat build work until the network was commissioned I spent 3 years as a provisioning tech before I was moved over to a scoping role for the remaining 5 years I remained at Ventia, in 2022 I accepted Civtecs offer to work in the primary scoping role for the Taranaki branch to replace the current scoper that returned to Ventia as team leader.

Overview

2026
2026
years of professional experience

Work History

Primary Scoper

Civtec Ltd
05.2022 - Current
  • Employed as primary Scoper for Taranaki Region, Have streamlined the Scoping role over the last year to make it more productive. When no scoping available provided backup help with provisioning and civil
  • Main role was to liaise with customers to finalise the location of their fibre installation and step them through to full installation process, explaining the steps and booking appointments.
  • Health and Safety Rep for 2 years for Taranaki branch.

Build Tech

Transfield/Broad Spectrum/Ventia
05.2012 - 05.2022
  • Employed initially as a build tech for the Ultrafast Fibre Taranaki rollout installing fats and cabinets in the Hawera, Eltham, Stratford, Whanganui and New Plymouth areas, after the buildwork was complete moved onto provisioning tech role for several years then finally scoping/design role before swapping to Civtec to do scoping.

Manager

Pacific String and Gut
02.2012 - 05.2012
  • Manager for Pacific String and gut, staff of 14 producing tennis Racquet strings, left to work for Transfield for the UltraFast/Tuatahi project.

Computer Technician

Computer Troubleshooters
03.2010 - 01.2011
  • Worked as Computer Technician for the Whangarei franchise of Computer Troubleshooters, building, repairing computers and Laptops.

Fire Alarm Technician

Fire Security Ltd, Whangarei
05.2008 - 03.2010
  • Worked for Fire Security for almost two years as a Fire Alarm Tester, duties included monthly Alarm Testing of clients Smoke and Sprinkler Systems, also the sales and training of Fire extinguishers and Fire Suppression equipment.

Fibre Optic / Cabling Technician

Vitel Cabling Ltd
01.2004 - 01.2008
  • Duties included Designing and implementing Structured Cabling solutions for Clients ranging from just a few computers to military contracts and Large Schools with 300+ computers.

Network Systems Administrator

Whangarei Girls High School
1999 - 01.2004

Network systems administrator for Whangarei's largest Girl High School, responsible for over 300 computers.

CEO

Homenet Internet Service Provider
1998 - 1999

CEO of startup ISP (Internet Service Provider) at the start of the internet boom, sold to Larger ISP.

Assistant Caretaker

Hikurangi Primary School
1996 - 1997

Primary role included care of grounds for Hikurangi Primary School, duties included cleaning, mowing, gardening and general maintanance.

Car Salesperson

Budget Car Sales
1989 - 1996

Sole charge Car Sales person for small car sales yard specialising in under 10k cars, primary focus on quality cars delivered to satisfied customers

Automotive Dismantler

KP Wrecking
1988 - 1989

Dismantling cars and providing parts for customers.

Survey Chainman/Draughtsperson

Simpson Shaw and Co
1987 - 1988

Survey chainman and draftsman main role was producing survey documentation for customer

Education

School Certificate -

Current First Aid Certificate - undefined

Level 4 Credits Operating 4wd offroad - undefined

Skills

  • Sound knowledge of IT and Structured Cabling Systems
  • Able to diagnose small to large network bottleneck issues and recommend solutions
  • 17 Years of Fibre Optic cabling experience Including civil, Military contracts provisioning, design and scoping
  • Skilled in engaging with diverse audiences
  • Have developed a way of explaining computer problems and solutions to non technical people without the use of confusing IT jargon
  • Strong verbal and written communication
  • Extensive Sales experience in the IT, Vehicle and Fire Security industry
  • Colleague motivation skills
  • Experience in tutoring and training 1 on 1 up to large groups
  • Focus on delivering results in current role
  • Strong commitment to customer satisfaction
  • Experience on a variety of computer operating systems including Microsoft, various Linux flavours and Android
  • Strong diagnostic skills

Timeline

Primary Scoper

Civtec Ltd
05.2022 - Current

Build Tech

Transfield/Broad Spectrum/Ventia
05.2012 - 05.2022

Manager

Pacific String and Gut
02.2012 - 05.2012

Computer Technician

Computer Troubleshooters
03.2010 - 01.2011

Fire Alarm Technician

Fire Security Ltd, Whangarei
05.2008 - 03.2010

Fibre Optic / Cabling Technician

Vitel Cabling Ltd
01.2004 - 01.2008

Current First Aid Certificate - undefined

Level 4 Credits Operating 4wd offroad - undefined

Network Systems Administrator

Whangarei Girls High School
1999 - 01.2004

CEO

Homenet Internet Service Provider
1998 - 1999

Assistant Caretaker

Hikurangi Primary School
1996 - 1997

Car Salesperson

Budget Car Sales
1989 - 1996

Automotive Dismantler

KP Wrecking
1988 - 1989

Survey Chainman/Draughtsperson

Simpson Shaw and Co
1987 - 1988

School Certificate -

Mark Fordham