Expert Details
IT Solutions: On-Premise and in the Cloud
ID: 739030
Canada
In his current role, Expert is responsible for ensuring the effective operation of technology in alignment with the business objectives of the organization. He is responsible for the planning and coordination of IT solutions as well as providing management and support for daily operational activities. He makes recommendations to senior decision-makers in other departments to identify, develop, implement, and support cost-effective technology solutions for all aspects of the company.
Technical experience:
- Architecting and deployment of HCI & Hybrid cloud solutions: AWS Outpost, Azure HCI (Hub/Edge), Nutanix, StarWind HCI, VxRail, Dell EMC VRTX
- Management and deployment of various SAN and NAS solutions: NetApp, Dell EMC PowerVault, VMware vSAN, Pure Storage, Open-E, MS Storage Spaces, S2D, QNAP, Synology, StorageCraft, StarWind vSAN,
- Designing and deploying SD-WAN for clients across North America with VeloCloud, Silver Peak, FortiGate SD-WAN, Cisco Meraki SD-WAN
- Working with various EDR solutions: Carbon black, Malwarebytes, FortiEDR/EnSilo, CrowdStrike, Windows Defender ATP
- MFA solutions: Okta, Duo, Fortinet MFA, Azure MFA
- Vendor contract management and negotiations
- Technical Solutions architecture and design for Data Center Infrastructure
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year: 2010 | Degree: MS | Subject: Computer Networks and E-Technologies | Institution: Ss. Cyril and Methodius University: Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies |
| Year: 2008 | Degree: BS | Subject: Informatics and Computer Engineering | Institution: Ss. Cyril and Methodius University: Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2021 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Director of IT | Department: Infrastructure |
Responsibilities:Expert ensures the effective operation of technology in alignment with the business objectives of the organization. He is responsible for the planning and coordination of IT solutions, as well as providing management and support for daily operational activities.Expert makes recommendations to senior decisionmakers in other departments to identify, develop, implement, and support cost-effective technology solutions for all aspects of the company. He is also responsible for: • Managing 400+ virtual machines and 100+ physical servers in 4 data centers in North America; • Managing 1,500 servers across North America deployed at customer sites; • Architecting and deployment of HCI and Hybrid cloud solutions: AWS Outpost, Azure HCI (Hub/Edge), Nutanix, StarWind HCI, VxRail, Dell EMC VRTX; • Managing and deploying various SAN and NAS solutions: NetApp, Dell EMC PowerVault, VMware vSAN, Pure Storage, Open-E, MS Storage Spaces, S2D, QNAP, Synology, StorageCraft, and StarWind vSAN; • Designing and deploying SD-WAN for clients across North America with VeloCloud, Silver Peak, FortiGate SD-WAN, and Cisco Meraki SD-WAN; • Working with various EDR solutions: Carbon black, Malwarebytes, FortiEDR/EnSilo, CrowdStrike, and Windows Defender ATP; • MFA solutions: Okta, Duo, Fortinet MFA, and Azure MFA; • Vendor contract management and negotiations; and • Technical Solutions architecture and design for Data Center Infrastructure. Expert is recognized for excellence in developing IT Strategies, business plans, and road maps. Expert has led strong teams of results-oriented IT professionals placed in multiple offices. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2018 to 2021 | Employer: PBS Systems | Title: IT Manager | Department: Infrastructure |
Responsibilities:In this role, Expert was tasked to:• Review, design, and implement IT systems to align and respond to the business requirements of the company and more than 1,000 managed organizations in North America; • Define and design technology solutions to assist the business in meeting its business objective, attracting new clients and achieving overall growth; • Design and implement highly available network and system solutions; • Develop, test and implement technology solutions within agreed timeframes; • Provide technical leadership and act as the highest level of technical support for the infrastructure team; and • Work with external vendors to implement and deliver technology solutions both internally and for external clients. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2017 to 2018 | Employer: PBS Systems | Title: Infrastructure/System Analyst Tier 3 | Department: Infrastructure |
Responsibilities:Expert was responsible for:• Layer 3 support for internet IT infrastructure -- the main escalation point for managed client IT infrastructure (over 1,000 managed client organizations in Canada and the United States); • Layer 3 support for Exchange 2013, Lync/Skype for Business, SharePoint 2013, Office 365, MS SQL Servers, Veeam Backup and Replication, HA Clusters (Hyper-V), FTP, Web Farms and RDS Farms, HCI (Nutanix), BI (Qlik Sense), VPN's, and related resources. Expert was responsible for Security Administration, including: Vulnerability scanning with Nessus and Nexpose, Kaspersky Endpoint Security Advanced, spam filters, risk assessment, access control lists, VPN's, IPSec, Firewalls, Writing security guidelines, documentation and performing security training for end-users. During this time, Expert's Network Administration responsibilities included pfSense, Sonicwall, HP, Netgear, PRTG, and Zabbix. He also worked with the following NLB's: KEMP, F5, Zen (tools for Network Load Balancing). In this role, Expert was also tasked with: • Designing and implementing highly available solutions for internal IT infrastructure -- as well as for remote clients; • database administration (MS SQL 2003-2016, Database Mirroring, Backup and Recovery, HA – AlwaysOn Availability Groups, Migration, Troubleshooting and Performance tuning); and • VoIP, 3CX, Yealinks, and Astra. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2014 to 2017 | Employer: PBS Systems | Title: System and Network Administrator | Department: Infrastructure |
Responsibilities:In hisrole as System and Network Administrator, Expert was responsible for:• Systems administration (Windows Server 2000-2012, Active Directory, WDS, WSUS, FTP, IIS, Print Servers, Web Servers, Group Policy, DHCP, DNS, IIS, Hyper-V); • MSP Tier 3 Support for over 1,000 remote clients; • Tier 3 Support for Enterprise Application Servers, such as Exchange Server 2010/2013, SharePoint 2010/2013, Veeam Backup and Replication; • Security Administration (creating and implementing IT Security Policy with several sub-policy documents, Security Analysis, Risk assessment and internal penetration testing, security training for over 250 users, Creating documentation and awareness program, Managing Kaspersky Endpoint Security for over 250 users); • Security tools: Nexpose, Nessus, Kali Linux, Security Onion, Nmap, Nikto, and others; • Managing internal SPAM filters (Barracuda, Xeams); • Network Administration (pfSense, Sonicwall, HP, Netgear, NLB's); • Database Administration (MS SQL 2003-2016, Database Mirroring, Backup and Recovery, HA - AlwaysOn Availability Groups, Migration, Troubleshooting and Performance tuning). |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2013 to 2014 | Employer: Government of R. Macedonia | Title: Senior Systems Engineer | Department: Secretariat for Legislation |
Responsibilities:Expert was responsible for IT network and system administration, as well as the design and implementation of systems. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2010 to 2013 | Employer: Government of R. Macedonia | Title: Senior Database Administrator | Department: Secretariat for Legislation |
Responsibilities:Expert was responsible for the management of database systems. |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2010 to 2014 | Agency: Government of R. Macedonia | Role: Senior Systems Engineer and Senior Database Administrator | Description: Expert served the Government of R. Macedonia as Senior Systems Engineer and Senior Database Administrator, respectively, for four total years. |
Career Accomplishments
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| • Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrat • Microsoft 365 Certified: Messaging Administrator Associate • Microsoft 365 Certified: Security Administrator Associate (MS-500) • Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate (SC-300) • Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate (SC-200) • Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Administrator Associate (MS-700) • Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500) • Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) • MS-100 Microsoft 365 Identity and Services • MS-101 Microsoft 365 Mobility and Security • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate • Cisco Certified Network Associate Cyber Ops (CCNA Cyber Ops) • (ISC)²: Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) • Ethical Hacking and Countermeasures (CEH), EC-Council License • CompTIA Security+ SY0-401 • Information Security Foundation based on ISO/IEC 27002, EXIN • Cybersecurity: Technology, Application, and Policy–Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) • ITIL v3: Foundation (Syllabus 2011), EXIN License • Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) – Desktop Infrastructure • Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA): Windows Server 20012 • Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP): Enterprise Administrator • Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP): Database Administrator 2008 • VMware Certified Professional 6 – Data Center Virtualization • Dell - Information Storage and Management Version 4.0 • Dell - Associate - Cloud Infrastructure and Services Version 3.0 • Dell - Associate - PowerEdge Version 1.0 |
Additional Experience
| Training / Seminars |
|---|
| Implementing Cisco Cybersecurity Operations (SECOPS), CISCO Azure Stack HCI, Fast Lane Data Domain DD Boost Configuration and Troubleshooting Dell EMC - Data Domain Solutions Design Dell EMC - Integrated Data Protection Appliances Solutions Design Dell VxRail Appliance 4.7.XXX Administration FortiGate Infrastructure 6.2, NSE 4, Fortinet Implementing the NIST Cybersecurity Framework NSE 7 SD-WAN 6.4 - Fortinet Palo Alto Firewall Installation, Configuration, and Management, Stanly community college VMware CarbonBlack Cloud Endpoint Standard VMware NSX SD-WAN by VeloCloud Deploy and Manage VSPHERE: Install, Configure, Manage, SAIT |
| Vendor Selection |
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| Dell EMC, HPE, Fortinet, OKTA, Microsoft, AWS, VMware |
Fields of Expertise
cloud computing, Cloud Operations, application security, Cyber Incident Response, cyber security, cyberspace, 5G mobile networks, broadband network, LAN/WAN interconnection, computer network, computer network security, computer architecture, content delivery network, Gigabit Ethernet Network, Fibre networks, DellEMC, Cisco, Fortinet, Sonicwall, HCI, AWS, Azure, Veritas, wasabi, Veeam, Azure Sentinel, sd-wan, BitSight, Vanta, Syxsense, 3CX, Ubiquiti, Dell EMC Data Domain, StarWind, Netgear, pfsense, VMware, netwrix, object storage, system architecture, nessus, qualys, Malwarebytes, carbon black, EDR, SIEM, Data Security, Microsoft SQL Server, Aruba, HPE, Asana, QNAP, Synology, Qlik, Cisco Meraki, Okta, Cisco DUO, Azure MFA, Fortinet MFA, FortiAnalyzer, Windows Defender ATP, WiX, Citrix, Tethr, BitWarden, Elavon, Zebra, Lexmark, A-LIGN, Barracuda