IT Service and Support Manager with Master’s Degree specialised in IT solutions, networks, security, servers, Service Desk, and Project Management. Recent success supporting and maintaining client’s infrastructure & Service Desk functions ensuring on-time / to-scope solution delivery within UAEs’ reputed innovative marine geophysical company delivering high-end towed streamer data acquisition and imaging services from Pole to Pole. Highlights include:
• 15+ years of wide hands-on experience in IT Service Desk (ITSM processes model and methodology), server administration, firewalls and antiviruses, CCTV, LAN/WAN architectures, access control and IT security systems
• Holding 10+ records in Project Management & Delivery across different industries and various business areas (Oil & Gas, Maritime, Financial Institutions, Hospitality, Supply Chain, etc)
• Certified for offshore work and off-site projects worldwide. Deep knowledge of seismic and maritime IT operation’s needs, PPE and EHSQ best practices.
• Conducting three port calls for systems maintenance/upgrade. Seaman’s record book holder can sail with vessels
• Recognised for technical planning & decision-making that enhance efficiency, productivity within agreed SLAs
• Highest Performance Year on Year (YoY) based on annual reviews and recommendation from all previous jobs.
CORE COMPETENCIES AND TECHNOLOGIES
Systems Administration ♦ LAN\WAN ♦ VCS ♦ Virtualisation ♦ High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) Solutions
Inventory management ♦ IT Asset Management ♦ Patch Management ♦ Business Relationship Management ♦ IT Change management
Customer Service ♦ Process Improvement ♦ ITIL Service Management ♦ Technical Troubleshooting ♦ Performance Monitoring
♦ Wireless ♦ CCTV ♦ Systems Integration ♦ Backup and Restoration
Desktop and Laptop maintenance ♦ Web\CMSs ♦ Printing ♦ Mobile Device Management ♦ Security ♦ Penetration Tests
Project Management ♦ Team Coordination and Collaboration ♦ Languages (fluent Russian and English, basic Romanian and Ukrainian)
Snapshot of Technologies:
Windows Server 2012/2016 (Clustering, AD, Exchange, Group Policy, HA/HP, IIS, DNS, DHCP print/terminal services)
Linux Server (gateway, web, file, backup, multimedia broadcasting, DHCP, samba, postfix/qmail)
VSAT and Telecoms ♦ Inmarsat Fleet 77 ♦ Iridium satellite connections
Intellian v240m antennas ♦ Sealink Sealink iDirect \ Intellian VSAT Mediator
ManageEngine Service Desk ♦ Desktop Central ♦ ADManagerPlus ♦ Office 365 ♦ Exchange ♦SharePoint
♦ Hyper-V ♦ ESXi ♦ HP and Dell Rack Servers ♦ Storages NAS ♦ Dropbox Enterprise
Cisco Meraki ♦ PaloAlto ♦ Mikrotik ♦ Ubiquiti Networks ♦ Hikvision ♦ Alcatel PBX
DLP ♦ Encryption ♦ End Point Protection ♦ Kaspersky ♦ Sophos ♦ Symantec
MFA ♦ Mobile Device Management ♦ Dark Trace Monitoring
Veeam ♦ rsnapshot ♦ Kali (Backtrack) Linux
MS Teams (administration) ♦ Skype For Bussines ♦ Crestron ♦ Extron ♦ Cisco TelePresence
Wordpress ♦ MODX ♦ Joomla
EDUCATION
Master’s degree in Science and Computer Engineering. In total, three specialties in IT (Diploma is legalized in the UAE)
FREE INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MOLDOVA (ULIM), CHISINAU, MOLDOVA 02/2013
Certifications & Courses (Full list available on request):
ITIL v3 Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management 04/2016
DUG Seismic Processing. Clustering, nodes, network storage, software (Perth, Australia) 2019
Microsoft. MS-100: Microsoft 365 Identity and Services 2019
Basic Offshore Safety Induction & Emergency Training (BOSIET) 2019
Sea Survival & First Aid 2019
Fire Prevention and control / Defibrillator / CPR Operator 2019
Helicopter Safety & Underwater Escape OSM12 (HUET) 2019
Business English B2 level. Eton University 2019
VMware VTSP 2016 03/2016
VMware VTSP - BC (Business Continuity 5.8) 03/2016
Veeam Sales Professional (VMSP) 02/2017
RST-700 RES Automation Sales Champ 02/2017
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) In progress
Korea IT learning (KoIL) (Seoul, Korea) 01/2014
Innovating Teaching and Learning of European Studies in IT (INOTLES) (Brussels, Belgium) 06/2014
Crossmedia und Qualitätsjournalismus (Passau, Germany) 10/2014
Routing Registry Training Course 08/2011
LIR Training Course 06/2011
MikroTik User Meeting in Moldova 06/2013
Microsoft Innovation Day 2013 11/2013