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Symbiosys IT is a technology solutions provider with its head office located in the Western Cape in South Africa, and its European office in London in the United Kingdom. Symbiosys has seen substantial growth since being founded in 2004 and is now supporting organisations in over 36 countries. Symbiosys has the tools, services, skills, and proven track record to be recognised as leading experts in migration services. Over the past 16 years, Symbiosys has migrated more than… Show more Symbiosys IT is a technology solutions provider with its head office located in the Western Cape in South Africa, and its European office in London in the United Kingdom. Symbiosys has seen substantial growth since being founded in 2004 and is now supporting organisations in over 36 countries. Symbiosys has the tools, services, skills, and proven track record to be recognised as leading experts in migration services. Over the past 16 years, Symbiosys has migrated more than 500,000 seats. Migration is a key service for Symbiosys, which also specialises in integration, automation, security and compliance, cyber-security, cloud networking, database management, identity management, end-point management, cloud management and messaging solutions. Symbiosys has a team of experienced people and a strong global presence. Symbiosys understands the human element in technology and forges symbiotic partnerships with its customers, partners, and suppliers, with the common goal of collaborating ‘better together’. Symbiosys has four lines of business, namely: Technical Consulting, Business Consulting, Software and Distribution.Symbionts include:Quest, OneIdentity, Microsoft, Bio-key, PaperCut, Solarwinds, K-PAX, Senseon, Densify and Groundlabs.www.symbiosys.it Show less

Windows 2003, Active Directory, Group Policy, Microsoft Clustering Services, Exchange 2003, ISA Server, IIS, Visual Basic Scripting, SMS 2003Achievements and projects:Involved in the design and implementation of a 2000 site network with 50 000 clients for the Gauteng Department of Education. Personally designed the SMS 2003 architecture for the network across multiple AD Forests. Skills utilised during the creation of the automated deployment of the 2000 Windows Server 2003 servers… Show more Windows 2003, Active Directory, Group Policy, Microsoft Clustering Services, Exchange 2003, ISA Server, IIS, Visual Basic Scripting, SMS 2003Achievements and projects:Involved in the design and implementation of a 2000 site network with 50 000 clients for the Gauteng Department of Education. Personally designed the SMS 2003 architecture for the network across multiple AD Forests. Skills utilised during the creation of the automated deployment of the 2000 Windows Server 2003 servers and 50 000 Windows XP clients included:ISA Server 2000SMS 2003Active Directory (and all related services)Group PolicyVisual Basic and Visual C# ScriptingSymantec Antivirus Show less

Windows 2000, Active Directory, Group Policy, Sharepoint Portal Server 2001, Microsoft Clustering Services, Exchange 2000, ISA Server, Veritas Volume Manager, Veritas Netbackup, IIS, RIS, Windows Server 2003 (Beta3, RC1, RC2 & RTM), MOM 2000, Visual Basic Scripting, Kixtart ScriptingAchievements and projects:• Complete rebuild and redesign of company’s MS Cluster (core infrastructure)• Engen MS Branch deployment site design• Redesigned and scripted MS Server QA… Show more Windows 2000, Active Directory, Group Policy, Sharepoint Portal Server 2001, Microsoft Clustering Services, Exchange 2000, ISA Server, Veritas Volume Manager, Veritas Netbackup, IIS, RIS, Windows Server 2003 (Beta3, RC1, RC2 & RTM), MOM 2000, Visual Basic Scripting, Kixtart ScriptingAchievements and projects:• Complete rebuild and redesign of company’s MS Cluster (core infrastructure)• Engen MS Branch deployment site design• Redesigned and scripted MS Server QA process\procedure• VB Scripting and automation of many functions and reports• Assist with SAP upgrade project & Enterprise Portal• Disaster Recovery of Active Directory, Exchange• Glass Box AD testing• Schema changes and testing of those changes• Redesign of DNS and WINS infrastructure• Windows Server 2003 Upgrades Show less

Exchange 2000; Windows 2000; Active Directory; ISA Server; SQL Server 2000; IIS 4, 5; Windows XP; Share Point Portal Server 2001; Backup Exec; IBM HardwareAchievements and projects:Ran Windows 2000 and Exchange 2000 Environments. External Consulting• Met all conditions of Service Level undertakings with clientsCreated a sustainable networking environment to facilitate the following projects:• VPN solutions for clients (ISA Server)• Implementation of a hosting… Show more Exchange 2000; Windows 2000; Active Directory; ISA Server; SQL Server 2000; IIS 4, 5; Windows XP; Share Point Portal Server 2001; Backup Exec; IBM HardwareAchievements and projects:Ran Windows 2000 and Exchange 2000 Environments. External Consulting• Met all conditions of Service Level undertakings with clientsCreated a sustainable networking environment to facilitate the following projects:• VPN solutions for clients (ISA Server)• Implementation of a hosting environment• Exchange 2000 and Windows 2000 network• Share Point Portal Server 2001 document management solution Show less

Exchange 2000; Windows 2000; Active Directory; ISA Server; SQL Server 7; IIS 4, 5; Citrix; Windows NT4; Backup Exec; Compaq Hardware; Intel HardwareAchievements and projects:Ran Windows 2000 and Exchange 2000 Environment for the Western and Eastern Cape Region. Oversaw Web hosting environment. External Consulting consisting of design and implementation.• Re-engineered Backup strategy for Cape Town network• Part of team which redesigned hosting environment• Consulted in… Show more Exchange 2000; Windows 2000; Active Directory; ISA Server; SQL Server 7; IIS 4, 5; Citrix; Windows NT4; Backup Exec; Compaq Hardware; Intel HardwareAchievements and projects:Ran Windows 2000 and Exchange 2000 Environment for the Western and Eastern Cape Region. Oversaw Web hosting environment. External Consulting consisting of design and implementation.• Re-engineered Backup strategy for Cape Town network• Part of team which redesigned hosting environment• Consulted in countrywide design of new Windows 2000 environment• Created and implemented an Exchange 2000 and Active Directory disaster recovery plan covering all possible disaster scenario’s for the region Special Projects:• Design and Implementation of a specific client’s Exchange 2000 environment Show less

Novell NetWare 4.11 & 5; NDS; Lotus Domino, Notes 4 - 5.01; Microsoft Windows NT 4; Exchange 5.5; RightFax; SQL 6,5 & 7; Windows 2000; Active Directory; Exchange 2000; IIS 4, 5; Microsoft Proxy 2; Backup Exec; Compaq Hardware; Intel Layer 3 Switches; IBM Hardware; NEC HardwareResponsible for function of internal networking environment as well as external consulting, consisting of design, implementation and project management of network solutions.• Met all conditions of Service… Show more Novell NetWare 4.11 & 5; NDS; Lotus Domino, Notes 4 - 5.01; Microsoft Windows NT 4; Exchange 5.5; RightFax; SQL 6,5 & 7; Windows 2000; Active Directory; Exchange 2000; IIS 4, 5; Microsoft Proxy 2; Backup Exec; Compaq Hardware; Intel Layer 3 Switches; IBM Hardware; NEC HardwareResponsible for function of internal networking environment as well as external consulting, consisting of design, implementation and project management of network solutions.• Met all conditions of Service Level undertakings with major clients• Effective redesign of development and production network environments• Stabilization of Domino mail environmentSpecial Projects:• Designed and implemented all aspects of Bandwidth Barn Infrastructure (Switching, Exchange 2000 in ASP configuration, Windows 2000, Active Directory)• Implementation of Right Fax for online shopping company• Design and implementation of NDS and Novell networking environment• Implementation of SQL server for a major financial institution Show less

Windows 95, 98, NT4, Novell NetWare 3.12, Novell NetWare 4.11Projects consisted of network maintenance, desktop support, installation of machines and applications, cabling etc.

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Activities and Societies: Swim Team Couldn't do mathematics then, still can't!

Education record

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer NT4 Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer 2000 Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer 2003 Microsoft.