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-===== Philip Smith - Career Highlights =====+====== Philip Smith - Career Highlights ======
  
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 Philip Smith has been working in the Internet industry since the early 1990s after catching the Internet bug in the mid 1980s while at University. He runs his own consulting company, PFS Internet Development. Philip Smith has been working in the Internet industry since the early 1990s after catching the Internet bug in the mid 1980s while at University. He runs his own consulting company, PFS Internet Development.
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 Philip was inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame in December 2021. He is a Doctor of Philosophy and has a First Class Honours Degree in Physics. A native of Scotland, he lives in Brisbane, Australia. Philip was inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame in December 2021. He is a Doctor of Philosophy and has a First Class Honours Degree in Physics. A native of Scotland, he lives in Brisbane, Australia.
  
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 Note: WorldCom was the parent company resulting from mergers of the original PIPEX with its parent Unipalm, and subsequent mergers with UUNET Technologies Inc, MFS, and WorldCom. The UK operations HQ of WorldCom was based in Cambridge. Following WorldCom folding in bankruptcy, the UUNET Internet business is now operated by Verizon. Note: WorldCom was the parent company resulting from mergers of the original PIPEX with its parent Unipalm, and subsequent mergers with UUNET Technologies Inc, MFS, and WorldCom. The UK operations HQ of WorldCom was based in Cambridge. Following WorldCom folding in bankruptcy, the UUNET Internet business is now operated by Verizon.
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 +=== July 1996 to January 1998 ===
  
 Head of Network Engineering for UUNET UK and UUNET PIPEX, reporting to the Technical Director. This position had full technical responsibility for the UUNET UK network, including backbone, leased connections, dialup networks (PIPEX DIAL and Microsoft Network UK) and included the two main operational groups in the company. Network Engineering consisted of Network Operations and Network Development – combined both teams had around 60 members of staff. Within Network Operations, there were teams to cover server systems, dialup services, and the 24-hour Network Operation Centre. The Network Development team was a smaller team, reporting to me through team leaders who were responsible for particular development areas. In particular, the leading edge technical development work wais very strong, working closely with vendors such as Cisco on technologies such as IPv6, BGP routing enhancements, and infrastructure design. Head of Network Engineering for UUNET UK and UUNET PIPEX, reporting to the Technical Director. This position had full technical responsibility for the UUNET UK network, including backbone, leased connections, dialup networks (PIPEX DIAL and Microsoft Network UK) and included the two main operational groups in the company. Network Engineering consisted of Network Operations and Network Development – combined both teams had around 60 members of staff. Within Network Operations, there were teams to cover server systems, dialup services, and the 24-hour Network Operation Centre. The Network Development team was a smaller team, reporting to me through team leaders who were responsible for particular development areas. In particular, the leading edge technical development work wais very strong, working closely with vendors such as Cisco on technologies such as IPv6, BGP routing enhancements, and infrastructure design.
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