Solutions-driven technical leader with 10+ years of success designing and transforming network and IT infrastructures to drive productivity, efficiency, and customer satisfaction. Well-qualified with extensive background and advanced technical skills spanning a full range of network/systems/server engineering, administration, and security.
Successful in partnering with clients, stakeholders, management, and teams to evaluate and transform needs into state-of-the-art technical and data management solutions with a compelling ROI.
Organised, take-charge professional with exceptional follow-through abilities, able to plan and oversee projects from conception to successful conclusions.
Cross-functional leadership and technical skills: talent for inspiring superior team performance whilst coordinating initiatives in deadline-driven environments.
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Romanian (Native), English (Fluent), French (Medium), German (Medium), Italian (Basic) | |
TECHNICAL SKILLS
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Linux, Unix, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Windows 2012R2
Bash/PHP/Perl/Python Scripting Basic level: C/C++, Java
Active Directory, Apache, Squid, Nginx, NFS server, NTP, Tomcat, Samba, FTP (Pure-FTPd, ProFTPD, VSFTPD), Quagga, ExaBGP, BIRD, SNMP (net-snmp), Mysql, PostgreSQL, Oracle, NIS, Email servers (Postfix, Qmail, Sendmail, Exim), Iptables, ipfw, ALTQ, HTB, Bind, Cacti, Nagios, Zabbix, Asterisk, Tacacs, Bacula, Rancid, Chora, Clamav, Spamassassin, Spamd, Webhomer, Bazaar, SVN, Puppet, Git, VMWARE, Xen, KVM/Qemu, VirtualBox, Linux HA, HAProxy, igmpproxy
Cisco, Juniper, F5 Big IP, ZTE ZXA10-C300M DSLAMs, Vyatta, Huawei
Nagios/Icinga, Zabbix, Cacti, Telemetry based systems, ELK/Graphite/Grafana
Shorewall, iptables, ipfw, fwbuilder, Phion Netfence, Cisco PIX, Cisco ASA, Nokia Checkpoint, Juniper SRX
OpenVPN, IPSEC, IPIP, GRE, DMVPN (GRE + IPSEC), FlexVPN, MPLS VPNs (EoMPLS, VPLS, L3VPN, EVPN)
Cisco UCS, Cisco Nexus, EMC Storage (VNX/ISILON), Netflow analysis (Arbor Peakflow), BGP, TR-069, IPTV, Solaris zones, Linux jails, NAS (NexentaStor, FreeNAS), Sun Clusters, Openstack (Mirantis, TripleO), VMWare vCloud
ACME SBC, Cirpack Softswitch
CCIE R&S #43060, JNCIP-ER, RHCE, Solaris, VMWARE VCP, OSCP (Offensive Security), ITILv3, VCE (Verimatix)
International Networking Company handling a variety of fields such as Networking, Security, Cloud, Automation.
Part of the Professional Services team building tailored solutions (Cloud, Automation, Datacenter, Routing) for our customers while also offering on-site support and realizing PoCs for the Sales Team.
Recruited to manage, develop and expand the network infrastructure of Finecom Telecommunications, design business projects for our customers, administer the TV & Voip solutions, provide coaching to 2nd level (Operations) department.
Regional telecommunications provider; provides cable and fiber internet connectivity, analog, digital, IPTV services, B2B services, VOIP solutions.
Recruited to manage, develop and expand the network infrastructure of Finecom Telecommunications, design business projects for our customers, administer the TV & Voip solutions, provide coaching to 2nd level (Operations) department.
Main tasks involve: Leading the design and implementation of a new IPTV project (datacentre technologies, networking, security, load balancing, virtualization – Cisco UCS / VMWare), B2B projects (VPNs, MPLS VPN configuration – CE, PE), System Engineering (Linux installation and configuration of various services, Windows), Security (Juniper Netscreen, Cisco ASA), DTV / IPTV (operating current IPTV platform, spearheading our new IPTV Project in concern with the technical elements), Voip (SBC, Softswitch), FTTH (Ericsson BLM 1500, Huawei MA 5600), Docsis troubleshooting (Cisco UBR 10k CMTS), customizing various in-house solutions (also automation projects), training our 2nd Level Operations Team, acting as deputy Team Leader when the situation demands it.
The role itself is quite challenging and involves both using my varied technical skills and leading the new geo-site redundant IPTV project, coordinating the technical team, tracking the evolution of comprised tasks, managing our suppliers and ensuring deadlines are respected.
International company recruiting people for part-time projects that involve writing questions for various IT related exams.
Wrote questions/scenarios/drag and drop items for the Cisco CCNP SP exam.
Major telecommunications provider; provides fixedline and mobile telephony, Internet, digital television, IT services and networking solutions.
Recruited to customise and expand network infrastructure of Swisscom-owned start-up providing Internet, voice, and IPTV services.
Simultaneously perform systems administration, VoIP troubleshooting, and IPTV development, maximising functionality and security. Provide high level administration and support of Linux server environment encompassing DNS (Bind), DHCP (standalone, failover), Firewalls (Shorewall, FWBuilder), VPNs (OpenVPN), Cacti, Smokeping, Nagios, and Puppet.
Mentored and evaluated team members as I became the team leader of our small networking/systems department which had a total of 3 members.
Stepped into role of company’s 1st employee, charged with hiring staff and launching technical operations for Romanian branch of Swisscom partner, Acceleris. Provided IT consultation and technical support for systems/network operations and security under Linux, Solaris, and Windows environments. Migrated and continued Swisscom investment project previously started with Airbites, including design, configuration, and maintenance of local data centre including firewalls and VPNs. Planned and coordinated all Airbites Data Centre projects, aggressively meeting project milestones whilst managing budget, resources, and time constraints. Recruited, trained, and coordinated 4 team members. Provided pre-sales support and delivered technical presentations at industry events.
Largest GSC in Romania, supporting global telecom operators such as Vodafone-NL, Mobistar Belgium, Base Belgium, Yoigo Spain, etc; 1000 employees.
Provided decisive leadership and direction for 19 team members across 4 different international projects (Vodafone Netherlands, Mobistar Belgium, Base Belgiu, Yoigo Spain). Resolved escalated issues involving Cisco (ASR, 7600, ASA), F5, Bluecoat, Juniper, and Redback network equipment, Linux and Solaris operating systems, SGSN and GGSN telecom technologies. Organised internal, governance, and change management meetings to ensure compliance with ITIL standards. Permanent monitoring of KPIs, actively identifying motivational factors for employees, training needs and assigning the budget as per priorities of these factors.
Provides security & networking solutions, SAP & custom software for large corporations and government entities.
Planned and executed all phases of complex projects focused on design and implementation of Cisco-based networking solutions for key clients such as Dacia – Renault Pitesti, Arcelor Mittal (Sidex), and Mechel. Partnered with stakeholders, managers, and teams to define business requirements and specifications for project implementation. Analysed business, system, and security requirements, and customised implementations based upon Linux OS. Analysed and recommended modifications to maximise capacity and ensure a scalable environment while minimising cost. Provided post-implementation training and support. Forged and managed productive client relationships.
Co-founded successful start-up; positioned for profitable sale in 2005 after reaching 2000 client margin.
University of Economical Studies, Faculty of Cybernetics, Statistics & Computer Science, Romania
University of Bucharest, Faculty of Mathematics & Computer Science, Romania'
Solaris Administration I, Solaris Admin II, Solaris Clustering, Legato Networker Backup
Ericsson ∙ Project Management Course, Project Management Institute
Database Administration I & II, Oracle RAC - Real Application Clusters'
International company recruiting people for part-time projects that involve writing questions for various IT related exams.
Wrote questions/scenarios/drag and drop items for the Cisco CCNP SP exam.
Major telecommunications provider; provides fixedline and mobile telephony, Internet, digital television, IT services and networking solutions.
Recruited to customise and expand network infrastructure of Swisscom-owned start-up providing Internet, voice, and IPTV services.
Simultaneously perform systems administration, VoIP troubleshooting, and IPTV development, maximising functionality and security. Provide high level administration and support of Linux server environment encompassing DNS (Bind), DHCP (standalone, failover), Firewalls (Shorewall, FWBuilder), VPNs (OpenVPN), Cacti, Smokeping, Nagios, and Puppet.
Mentored and evaluated team members as I became the team leader of our small networking/systems department which had a total of 3 members.
Stepped into role of company’s 1st employee, charged with hiring staff and launching technical operations for Romanian branch of Swisscom partner, Acceleris. Provided IT consultation and technical s...
Stepped into role of company’s 1st employee, charged with hiring staff and launching technical operations for Romanian branch of Swisscom partner, Acceleris. Provided IT consultation and technical support for systems/network operations and security under Linux, Solaris, and Windows environments. Migrated and continued Swisscom investment project previously started with Airbites, including design, configuration, and maintenance of local data centre including firewalls and VPNs. Planned and coordinated all Airbites Data Centre projects, aggressively meeting project milestones whilst managing budget, resources, and time constraints. Recruited, trained, and coordinated 4 team members. Provided pre-sales support and delivered technical presentations at industry events.
Largest GSC in Romania, supporting global telecom operators such as Vodafone-NL, Mobistar Belgium, Base Belgium, Yoigo Spain, etc; 1000 employees.
Provided decisive leadership and direction for 19 team members across 4 different international projects (Vodafone Netherlands, Mobistar Belgium, Base Belgiu, Yoigo Spain). Resolved escalated issues...
Provided decisive leadership and direction for 19 team members across 4 different international projects (Vodafone Netherlands, Mobistar Belgium, Base Belgiu, Yoigo Spain). Resolved escalated issues involving Cisco (ASR, 7600, ASA), F5, Bluecoat, Juniper, and Redback network equipment, Linux and Solaris operating systems, SGSN and GGSN telecom technologies. Organised internal, governance, and change management meetings to ensure compliance with ITIL standards. Permanent monitoring of KPIs, actively identifying motivational factors for employees, training needs and assigning the budget as per priorities of these factors.