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Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Rotterdam Area, Netherlands

• Building and automating software release pipelines for Windows Server (Core)• Assisting .NET developers in migrating their applications from onsite to AWS• Improving speed, quality and overall performance of the deployment process.• Make sure designed systems that will scale far into the future.• Using monitoring tools to measure and improve application and system performance.• Assisting developers in debugging and resolving application issues.• Automating the deployment process for infrastructure and applications.• Communicating effectively with developers, operations and business stakeholders.• Researching, evaluating and recommending on new technologies and processes.• Evaluating and implementing platform agnostic solutions for deploying applications to the cloud.• Utilizing programming language such as .NET, Python and PowerShell• Using product technologies such as Splunk, Datadog, Ansible, Packer, TeamCity, Octopus Deploy, Github for providing effective solutions.

Rotterdam Area, Netherlands

Amstelveen, Netherlands

Global PowerShell owner for SaaSplaza. Optimal automation of the SaaSplaza platform and services onsite or in Azure. Refactoring of existing automation into more and efficient code. Automation of most of the Microsoft range of server products. Developing portable solutions, implementable in our other departments or other partners platforms.All work is achieved via PowerShell, both using native/product cmdlets and/or hooking into the .NET framework directly.Involved in TAP/CCEP programs with Microsoft, with regular dialog on the testing and reporting to them of projects at their development stage. These are private projects for next releases of software, such as VNext, and occur before preview release stage.Source control and CI, using Gitlab CI build scripts to allow automated deployment and execution of scripts for tasks such as creating or updating Azure content, such as azure automation scripts.Point of reference for any PowerShell queries or help other engineers may need.

Eindhoven Area, Netherlands

Responsible for the software compliancy of workstations with core global standards through software distribution and active troubleshooting. Generation of asset management, deployment, and metering reports for management. Creation and troubleshooting of application and operating system task sequences and packages. Design and use of custom WQL and SQL queries.Development of Powershell (v2 & v3) scripts (command line and .NET Winforms interfaces), for performing custom and normally ConfigMGR only SCCM functions. Generation and submission of deployment plans, technical proposals and process documentation. Liaising with other technical support teams and change management groups.

Utrecht Area, Netherlands

SCCM 2007────────• Creating task sequences for Operating System and Application Deployment• Creating Dell compatible CFI build for partial pre-installation in Dell factory• Software registration and configuration• Deployment to sites• Quality Assurance• General administration• Scripting• Troubleshooting• HousekeepingOperating Systems─────────────• Creating builds for XP/Vista/7• Updating builds and dependencies• In depth support to IT support departments• Client side GPO managementPowershell───────• SCCM cmdlets for computer system management and automation• Bitlocker and TPM activation cmdlets• WMI cmdlets• XML processing• SCVMM cmdlets for virtual machine lifecycle• Migrating VBS scripts to Powershell• XenDesktop cmdletsPackaging───────• Managing the process and inventories• Applications for XP/Vista/Windows 7 and Server 2003/8• Advising and monitoring User acceptance Testing• Quality AssuranceApplications────────• Office 2007 to Office 2010 migration• Testing new releases, patches and upgrades• Managing compatibility issuesGeneral─────• maintaining full documentation of systems, fault resolutions, and incident investigations• liaising with other technical support teams• liaising with development groups to ensure standards are adhered to• establishing effective lines of communication

• Studying for MCITP certification.• Extending Dutch language skills• Refining cooking skills

• Provided advice on recommended strategies for problem identification, documentation, analysis and resolution of virtualization environment

• Developed fully automated XP build image• Application packaging • Programming in Visual Basic and Visual Basic.NET

• Infrastructure related design and support undertakings.• Business proposals• Technical and procedural process documentation• Undertook VMware Infrastructure 3: Install and Configure V3.0 course.• Selected, implemented, and supported pre-delivery messaging security system• Developed applications for portable scanning devices (VB.NET / VB6)• Wintel Support - Front and Backoffice

• Developing silent Windows Installer and executable files for a range of simple to complex applications. • Ensuring compliance to standards for intake, configuring, testing, documentation, sign off, change control, and deployment.

• Technical delivery of the Global COE (Common Operating Environment) infrastructure • Application packages• Customization scripts• Testing, approval, sign off• Documentation• Design and development of custom enterprise solutions• Setup, configured, supported, and documented WSUS implementation

• Transition of the clients workstation environment from the previous support vendors build. • Analysis of the existing workstation infrastructure and build, and documentation • Create of new build that would meet the clients requirements. Support of new build and updating it where required to address additional requirements, • Setup of a global 'Model Office', a development, testing, and release environment governed through defined standards.

• Working in a small team on the design and implementation of a Common Operating Environment, and other infrastructure tasks. • Design of COE• Application packaging. • Documentation and sign off processes• Research and development of project toolsets such as for the reporting of hardware and software • Programming in ASP.NET to deliver a custom web interface for access to the Asset Management database.• Day to day operation, upgrading, support, troubleshooting and reporting for the Unicenter Software Delivery and Asset Management environment.

• Responsible for a small team of IT engineers, providing delivery of desktop support services.• Maintaining achieving service level agreements, staff mentoring and development, and process documentation. • Development of software images for deployment, client and server side scripting, and generic desktop support.

• Initially leading a migration team, from a Windows 95 environment to a Windows 2000 one. • Supported and developed the thin client and thick client environment.• VB programming• Scripting• Application scripting• Intranet development• Application integration• Generic support activities • Obtained Citrix CCA during this period and Microsoft Windows 2000 MCP with qualification in the five core subjects for MCSE accreditation.

• Support of COE machines and associated software (mainly Microsoft applications), with some secondary support of older legacy systems. • Installation and configuration of hardware and software• Undertaking of “out of scope” projects• WISE scripting• Configuration of network printers• Ad-hoc requests.

Computing Science

Higher National Diploma, Computing Science