Building Cloud as a foundation for enterprise workloads with the Amazon-style scale, elasticity and operational efficiency!Cloud Orchestration and Engineering to advance UNSW Infrastructure and Applications offerings:• DevOps style automation, administration and systems management• Continuous Deployment, Continuous IntegrationInfrastructure as a code in practice - writing automation stories with continuous improvement in scripting and orchestration:• readable (AWS CDK, Python, AWS SDK, AWS CLI, Powershell, BASH)• reusable (Ansible, Terraform, functions, Lambda, modules, scripts, CloudFormation templates)BAU & Projects:• Cloud Platform Engineering• AWS Control Tower, Customisations for Control Tower (CfCT)• Azure DevOps pipelines• Infrastructure code (AWS CDK, Cloudformation, Ansible, TypeScript, Hashicorp Terraform)• System Monitoring Warehouse, ELK (ElasticSearch, Logstash, Kibana)• Migration of Enterprise workloads to AWS• Managed Private, Hybrid and Public Clouds• Windows, Linux System templates: Servers, SOE• Application-aligned infrastructure, SaaS OrchestrationService Delivery Excellence at UNSW IT

Driving Consulting Services forward with• Project-based, consultancy, pre-sales, implementations• Servers, Storage, internetworking design, upgrades and deployments

Leading engineering role in a range of successful international projects:• Nexus, Norwest Business Park, Sydney, Australia• i-Office2, i-City Technology park, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia• SHSTP, Singapore-Hangzhou Science and Technology Park, Hangzhou, ChinaDelivered exceptional business value through:• Consistently meeting project objectives and requirements• Improving operational efficiency by proactive infrastructure management, applying industry best practices and significant enhancements to the core IT systems and services• Driving cost savings with comprehensive system designs and validation, early server virtualization adoption, partnership with Microsoft and Cisco SystemsImproved commercial software development processes, increased workforce productivity:• Design and implementation of multiple infrastructure configurations – development, staging and production environments• Communicating requirements and working closely with developers to enhance line of business applications to ensure smooth integration with Cisco Unified Communication solutions• Deployment of Microsoft Team Foundation Server and SharePoint services – key enabler to the successful team collaboration and streamlining software development cycle• Contributed added value to the company's operations with High Availability and Fault Tolerance solutions – backend SQL database mirroring, Network Load Balancing for web sites and web servicesKey initiatives:• Building demo systems for partners and potential clients – Cisco Shanghai Customer Solution Center, cTrixs International GmbH (Salzburg), Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (MASDAR City)• Seamless upgrade to 64 bit platform for improved performance and scalability• Provision of day-to-day support to internal and external customers – level 3 of escalation, minimizing incident-related business impact• Securing production systems, publishing Internet facing services

Major Projects:• Critical Virtual Servers backup – achieved minimal downtime with custom Visual Basic scripts utilizing MS Volume Shadow Copy• Reduced the time and effort required for company-wide MS Vista SOE deployment with image-based unattended installations utilizing MS Windows Automated Installation Kit• Custom MS ISA Internet and VPN traffic reportingSuccessfully performed the duties and responsibilities:• Ensure uptime for internal and production servers to meet Service Level Agreements; configuration and change management• Administer business critical applications and services – Windows Server, Exchange, ISA , SQL, IIS, Visual Studio, Team Foundation Server, MS Virtual Servers• Monitor performance and availability of systems with IPSwitch WhatsUpGold software and in-house built zsValidate reports• Manage data backups and perform test restorations• Advanced troubleshooting of complex network and system issues• Procurement and evaluating of hardware and software • Assist developers with software configuration, systems security

Petropavlovsk PLC, formerly known as Peter Hambro Mining PLC, www.petropavlovsk.netKey achievements:• Successful Exchange Server migration• Implemented secure wireless network – WiFi Access Points infrastructure, Microsoft IAS-RADIUS Server, WPA-EAP, group policy• Deployment of MS Operations Manager and Systems Management Server – resulted in higher efficiency of monitoring, system management and troubleshootingDemonstrated enthusiasm and passion for technologies, team leading with critical accountabilities:• HP ProLiant Servers, hundreds of Windows Desktops, multiple Active Directory domains and sites, Windows Group Policy• Control of systems security and access, keeping a virus-clean environment with Symantec Antivirus Corporate, coordinate updates• Exchange Server – Front-/Back-End Topology, Routing Groups, S/MIME, MAPI, POP3, IMAP4, SMTP, OWA, RPC over HTTP• Windows Servers, Windows XP SOE• VMware GSX Server, MS Virtual Server Enterprise• Multiple Network Services configuration, management, troubleshooting – DHCP, DNS, WINS, RRAS, IAS, IPSec, Certificates, PKI, EFS• ISA Server, SQL Server, SMS, MOM, IIS, WSUS• Cisco switches, routers; troubleshooting Cisco LRE & VoIP, utilising TCP/IP, Ethernet, xDSL, wireless systems, SMTP, VPN• Manage backups with CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup

• Administer corporate MS Windows network infrastructure • Data backup, disaster recovery, system updates and patching• Organizing tenders for ICT equipment and software; procurement, evaluation and testing, installation, preventive maintenance

Successful delivery of the following IT projects:• Up to 70% increase in performance of line of business applications by deployment of company-wide Terminal Services on MS Windows Terminal Services, Citriх MetaFrame servers, utilising RDP and ICA protocols• Systems migration from Windows NT to Windows Active Directory• Establishment of the Corporate Policies and Standards regarding IT services, Information Security, Data Safety and Disaster Recovery• Modernization of LAN, WAN segments – Ethernet switches, routers• Piloting and deployment of the IP Telephony system utilizing CISCO ATA equipment and with seamless integration to PSTN

Major Achievements:• Design and implementation of system to control and monitor e-mails with embedded reporting• Successful enterprise-wide deployment of Microsoft SQL and Exchange Servers• Redesign of document management system – RESULTED in 30% higher operating performance!