Solutions design and architecture• Pre-sales engagements• Partner engagements• Information discovery• Implementation specifications• Low level designProject scoping• Resourcing• Work breakdown structures• Project definitions• Contracts and statements of work• Risk mitigationTechnical lead for solutions delivery• SAN / storage solutions• Virtualized solutions (converged, hyper-converged and private cloud)• Software-defined storage solutions• NAS platforms• Content platforms• Data governance and compliance solutions• Data protection, replication and migrations• High availability, clustering and disaster recovery• 3DC• Black box solutionsLeadership• Mentorship• Knowledge transfer and skills sharing• Team development• Collaboration• Delegation• InnovationBlack box solutionsScripting and automationInfrastructure analytics, capacity and trend reporting, Presentations and demonstrations

Solutions design and architecture• Pre-sales engagements• Partner engagements• Information discovery• Implementation specifications• Low level designProject scoping• Resourcing• Work breakdown structures• Project definitions• Contracts and statements of work• Risk mitigationTechnical lead for solutions delivery• SAN / storage solutions• Virtualized solutions (converged, hyper-converged and private cloud)• Software-defined storage solutions• NAS platforms• Content platforms• Data governance and compliance solutions• Data protection, replication and migrations• High availability, clustering and disaster recovery• 3DC• Black box solutionsLeadership• Mentorship• Knowledge transfer and skills sharing• Team development• Collaboration• Delegation• InnovationBlack box solutionsScripting and automationInfrastructure analytics, capacity and trend reporting, Presentations and demonstrations

SAN storage design, implementation and managementServer and compute (HP, DELL, Nutanix HCI)Storage solutions (NVMe, flash, hyper-converged, converged, tiered, backup and archive)Virtualization (on premise and cloud)Solutions design, architecture and projectsInfrastructure application development and scriptingCapacity (compute and storage) utilization and trendingData protection, movement and archivingBusiness as usual operationsDocumentationStandbyOperational analytics and problem solvingHigh availability and disaster recoveryResearch and proof of conceptsProblem solvingLeadership• Mentorship• Knowledge transfer and skills sharing• Team development• Collaboration• Delegation• Innovation

Server and SAN storage administration, diagnostics and performance monitoringVirtual and modular storage managementServer and compute (HP, DELL, Nutanix HCI)Storage and volume managementVirtualization (on premise)Data migrationsBackup and recoveryScriptingStorage and capacity reportingProjectsBusiness as usual operationsStandbyDocumentationDisaster recovery and off-site data replicationProblem solving

Responsibilities at Edcon:1. Storage/ LUN Management.2. HBA zoning.3. Install and setup Multipathing for Microsoft Windows.4. Storage allocation to stand-alone and clustered environments.5. Data Snapshot Management.6. Manage and maintain an Open Systems VERITAS Netbackup environment consisting of 1 Master and 5 Media Servers. Configure Netbackup Policies and Retentions for various Application Data, setup Storage Units and Backup Devices, Catalog Backup Policies, Duplications/Migrations, upgrades and maintenance to Netbackup software, Client Reporting, Media management, NDMP Tape configuration and Data Domain setup.7. Perform consolidated snapshots and backup/restore of VMWare.8. Volume Management 9. Setup mirroring in a clustered environment.10, Server Management and Operating System installations.11. Disaster Recovery.12. Change Control and Incident Management.13. Server outage investigations and resolutions.14. Stratus Technologies Certified, manage and maintain 2 ftServer environments.15. Research and development.16. Process Flow Control for Snapshot and Backup automated processes using ASG Zena.17. Microsoft SQL Server Administration.18. 24x7 Standby.19. Batch and VB scripting.20. Project Planning and Implementation.

Microsoft Windows Server operating system support. File and Print services support Server hardware support. hardware diagnostics, driver and firmware upgrades Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, WINS and ExchangeDisaster recoveryServer audits and documentationProjectsWindows updatesGroup policy managementServer console managementServer software installationsFTP site managementReportsProblem solving

Microsoft Windows Server operating system supportFile and Print services support Server hardware support. hardware diagnostics, driver and firmware upgrades, hardware component replacement with assistance from onsite engineers. Active Directory, DHCP and DNS supportServer build and upgrades (OS and application)Backup server diagnosticsServer network troubleshootingHBA firmware maintenance. Problem solvingStandby

Server and network administration and maintenanceDomain registrations, public IPs, routing, VPN and firewall maintenanceMicrosoft licensingEmail and web filteringActive Directory, DHCP, DNS, WINS and Microsoft ExchangeDMZ installationsMitel VOIP managementDisaster recoveryWindows updatesTroubleshooting and problem solving

Workstation installation and troubleshootingUser management with Active DirectoryNetwork managementApplication installationUser mailbox management with Microsoft ExchangeFile and Print servicesServer installation and troubleshootingServer and workstation imagingStandbyManaged workstations in Training CentrePrinter installations

1. Lectured the following subjects: PC Hardware (Year 1, 2, and 3). Electronics (Year 1, 2, and 3). Digital Electronics (Year 1 and 2). Operating Systems (1, 2, and 3). Web Page Design (Year 3). Networks (Year 1, 2, and 3).2. Project Management for Students (Year 3).3. In-Service Management for Year 2 Students.