Willie Smit Email & Phone Number

City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Johannesburg, Za

I am a founding member of this new Tech Start-up company. We are pursuing cloud computing technologies and want to make a difference by demonstrating the capabilities and benefits that cloud computing can bring to businesses.The directors are all ex Microsoft consultants with a broad range of skills in the cloud computing (Azure and Office 365) and datacenter automation (Private/Hybrid cloud through System Center/Hyper-V).Our vast network means that businesses who do not have a… Show more I am a founding member of this new Tech Start-up company. We are pursuing cloud computing technologies and want to make a difference by demonstrating the capabilities and benefits that cloud computing can bring to businesses.The directors are all ex Microsoft consultants with a broad range of skills in the cloud computing (Azure and Office 365) and datacenter automation (Private/Hybrid cloud through System Center/Hyper-V).Our vast network means that businesses who do not have a managed relationship with Microsoft, can benefit through our relationship. Show less

As a consultant, I work with large enterprises to determine their business needs, design and then deploy solutions that will address each of the documented requirements.My specialty includes the following solutions: + Office 365 tenant provisioning and workload migration + Windows Azure IaaS, networks and cloud service provisioning + System Center (SCCM, SCOM, SCSM, Orchestrator, VMM and DPM) + Active Directory consolidation and migration +… Show more As a consultant, I work with large enterprises to determine their business needs, design and then deploy solutions that will address each of the documented requirements.My specialty includes the following solutions: + Office 365 tenant provisioning and workload migration + Windows Azure IaaS, networks and cloud service provisioning + System Center (SCCM, SCOM, SCSM, Orchestrator, VMM and DPM) + Active Directory consolidation and migration + Hyper-VTop 2 projects delivered: + Developed custom Management Packs (MP) for large, well know enterprises and multi-nationals to monitor processes between retail clients and backed systems, between business services and between databases. + Designed and migrated my client's System Centre Configuration Manager 2007 to System Center 2012 Configuration Manager for a 45 000 desktop environment, using mostly the same server hardware. Show less

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Consult with clients to deliver Microsoft System Center products with a focus on Operations Manager.

I am a business partner with a focus on our Microsoft business unit. My duties include consulting with existing and new customers on solutions that they need to address their business requirements. I work with my customers to systematically define the solution requirements and then develop a functional specification of how the requirements will be addressed with the solution that will be deployed.I then design the solutions for the client and implmenent it. The methodology used are… Show more I am a business partner with a focus on our Microsoft business unit. My duties include consulting with existing and new customers on solutions that they need to address their business requirements. I work with my customers to systematically define the solution requirements and then develop a functional specification of how the requirements will be addressed with the solution that will be deployed.I then design the solutions for the client and implmenent it. The methodology used are based on the Microsoft Solution Framework (MSF).Top project delivered: + Completely redesigned and deployed a new IT landscape for a 700 user environment that included: Active D (domain rename and upgrade), Exchange 2007 migration, ISA 2006 deployment, System Center Configuration Manager, System Center Operations Manager, Enterprise Vault, SQL Server database migration, Internet Information Services (IIS) application migration and various other components. This also included a Server and Desktop Standards policy documents. Show less

My tasks included planning, designing and deployment of new Microsoft based systems which included AD, Exchange 2003/2007, SMS/SCCM and MOM/SCOM.I also deployed HP hardware solutions such as MSA1000, MSA1500 and EVA4400 SANs connected to HP BladeSystems

+ Active Directory+ Terminal Server Management (70 Servers)+ Security patch and hotfix deployment+ Disaster Recovery Planning+ Scripting using KiXtart, JavaScript, VBScript, PowerShell + Infrastructure auditing/documenting+ WINS / DNS / DHCP+ Capacity planning+ VLAN planning+ Server Hardware+ Mobile Messaging Solutions+ Microsoft SMS 2003 / Microsoft SCCM+ Microsoft SCOM+ Altiris Deployment Solution+ Dell and HP blade centres+ Windows… Show more + Active Directory+ Terminal Server Management (70 Servers)+ Security patch and hotfix deployment+ Disaster Recovery Planning+ Scripting using KiXtart, JavaScript, VBScript, PowerShell + Infrastructure auditing/documenting+ WINS / DNS / DHCP+ Capacity planning+ VLAN planning+ Server Hardware+ Mobile Messaging Solutions+ Microsoft SMS 2003 / Microsoft SCCM+ Microsoft SCOM+ Altiris Deployment Solution+ Dell and HP blade centres+ Windows Server 2003 (R2) and Windows Server 2008 Show less

+ Ensure operational stability on server hardware, operating systems, supporting systems and other business critical systems.+ Hotfix, security patch and update deployment withAdminister Microsoft Systems Management Server.+ Disaster Recovery Planning and recovery testingSecurity Management with Trend Micro+ Manage desktop environment using SMS 2.0 and SharePoint report writing using Crystal+ Reports and Microsoft Access+ Database design, creation & management+… Show more + Ensure operational stability on server hardware, operating systems, supporting systems and other business critical systems.+ Hotfix, security patch and update deployment withAdminister Microsoft Systems Management Server.+ Disaster Recovery Planning and recovery testingSecurity Management with Trend Micro+ Manage desktop environment using SMS 2.0 and SharePoint report writing using Crystal+ Reports and Microsoft Access+ Database design, creation & management+ Messaging system design & implementation+ Server input-output process design+ Server Recovery Packs+ Develop intranet sites, such as satisfaction survey, development+ Customised logon script design using KiXtart and VBScripting+ Terminal Services Management+ Data guarding by using Veritas Backup Exec+ Infrastructure auditing/documenting+ WINS / DNS / DHCP+ HP ProLiant Server and HP BladeSystem deployment+ HP EVA4000 SAN deployment and management+ Mobile Messaging Solutions with BlackBerry Enterprise+ Manager and LayerOne Show less

+ Application development using Deplhi and VisualBasic+ Website development using ASP, HTML/DHTML, VBScript and JavaScript+ Help file development for in-house application using a CSS Compiler+ Network administration.+ Design and implement LANs and WANs in accordance with customer requirements.+ Cisco router and switch management

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (W2K3)

Bcom, Business Management

Completed 8 modules and was then faced with the realities of life

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (W2K)

A+

CompTIA A+

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (Nt4)

Matric