SymetrixNetwork, Server & Desktop Systems Administrator
Feb. 2003 - Jun. 2007Johannesburg Area, South AfricaAll aspects related to Network. Server & Desktop support, maintenance and implementation. Primary function(s) - brief: • Disaster Recovery - Management, implementation, configuration, support and maintenance.
• Maintenance and support of numerous small to medium size IT environments and infrastructures.
• Risk Identification, solution planning, configuration and implementation.
• Provide telephonic first line technical support to existing clients as well as internal technical team.
• IT Environment and Infrastructure system trending, analysis and general testing.
• Server and client level Anti-virus Administrator – various AV suites.
• Network support, Load Balancing and Switch Management.
• Multiple Windows Server environment support engineer.
• IT Change Control and Audit Management.
• Assembly, configuration and upgrading of Desktops, Notebooks & Servers.
• General Installation and configuration of hardware & software.
• General troubleshooting of hardware, software & user related issues.
• Installation and configuration of miscellaneous peripheral equipment – including Mobile Devices.
• Analysis, Planning, Design & Implementation of Local & Wide Area Networks – including VPN’s.
• Establishing & maintaining relationships with clients - consulting with clients wrt. hardware and software solutions - based on the financial, strategic information & future organization goals. Key Projects and Achievements: Network, Desktop and Server Support for: The South African Insurance Association, The Ombudsman for Short-Term Insurance, Sony Music SA, Broron Technologies, Select Music Distributions, The Insurance Institute of SA, ACI Worldwide, Associated Marine, The Bio-vaccine Institute of South Africa & Comtech