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Technical Consultant/Manager

Technical Consultant/Manager

Work Experience

Currently: Freelance Consultant/Project Manager Focussed on Mixed NT/Win2K/Linux/HPUX environments with Microsoft and Redhat Linux High Availability Solution Management. Experience in Availability Management, System and Service Continuity Management, Capacity and Storage Management and Tuning, Implementation and Change Management, Configuration Management, Incident and Problem Management procedure design and implementation, most of these in accordance with the Microsoft ESF and MRF recommendations of ITIL and CCTA standards. Specific technical knowledge on Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Server and Advanced Server with implementations of Active Directory Services running on a variety of hardware, including HP, Compaq and Dell. With regard to high availability solutions, I have extensive experience with Microsoft Cluster Server on NT and Win2K (hardware and software certified), Linux Clustering, hard and software RAID solutions on MS NT, Win2K and Linux (Redhat), as well as links to EMC2 and similar storage solutions. On the Networking interoperability side I have experience with systems such as DNS/Bind, DHCP/Bootp, Kerberos and SSL implementations on both MS and Linux. I occasionally give presentations on Systems Management Server implementations and related organizational issues as well as on general Systems Management implementation issues and Knowledge Transfer mechanisms and methods. On the mixed environment side, I have experience with Services for Unix with NFS, NIS, etc., Interix, Sygwin, Reflexion-X and Suite, Hummingbird for the Microsoft side and Advanced Server for Unix (AS/U), PC-NFS, CIFS-9000, Samba and SMBClient based solutions and related protocols such as WINS on the Unix side.

04/2001-09/2001 Freemarkets Inc., (E-SCM company, location in Brussels.)
Manager Information Technology Europe, also responsible for assisting the South East Asian group. Responsible for IT Management of the European staff, serving as liaison between the Local Senior Management and Global IT Management, Strategic and financial planning, administration and management of the European IT affairs and management of the relationships with local user communities. IT includes all hard and software Systems, Lan, Links, Data and Voice. Responsible for further development and maintenance of European Vision and Roadmap, both on the technical development as well as the user support platform. Tasks include introduction and implementation of European and South East Asian high-availability design and implementation and design and implementation of a Global Systems Management solution.

10/96-04/2001 Quest Consultants, (Training, Consultancy and Project Management group.)
As Trainer/Consultant/Manager, I was responsible for the shared management of the organization as well as organizing and delivering predominantly Microsoft courses and seminars (on- and off-site), coordinating and delivering implementation services, consultancy, and trouble-shooting support for a wide range of international customers. The focus has been on NT3.5, 3.51, 4 and Windows 2000 implementations, SMS design, implementation and trouble-shooting, TCP/IP design and implementation, site preparation for Win2000 in pure Microsoft and Mixed Unix/MS environments and implementing various types of Clustering (MS, DEC and Octopus). I have worked as consultant for Hewlett Packard Brussels, dealing with on-site and off-site problems and escalations concerning HP-UX, LM/X, LM/U, AS/U, PC-NFS, Samba and other Unix to MS connectivity tools, implementation and crash-recovery on SMS, SQL server, MS-Exchange, MS Cluster Server, MS terminal Server and other NT, UX, Linux (Redhat and SuSe) related general networking issues as well as in the role of Project Manager and Technical Manager on an international roll-out of mixed environments.


10/95-10/96 Howard Organisation International Ltd., (Technical Consultancy, NL)
Technical Project Manager; responsible for general resource management of several (remote) projects in Europe and the Middle East, mainly in the telecommunications and IT industries. Also served (by choice) as 3rd line support for general Microsoft networking (NT) issues and occasionally delivered NT training and on-site consultancy at several international customers.

7/93-9/95 Own Translation and Documentation company (English <> Dutch).
(Translations, Editing and DTP for several medium sized and large companies.)
Topics: Heavy vehicle technology, Paramedics, Software and Hardware manuals.
Also responsible for implementation, maintenance and improvements on own and several other systems. (Windows NT 3.5 server with Windows for Workgroups machines.)


9/90-6/93: Howard Organisation International Ltd. (Technical Consultancy, NL)
As Regional Director, I was charged with overall responsibility for the maintenance and enhancement of the Account, whilst the German office and staff were being relocated to Eindhoven. This required a great deal of organization with regard to redefining the operations of the Account and training new staff, whilst making every effort to revitalize the struggling Account. Activities included marketing and acquisition, all Client and Contractor contacts, resourcing, recruitment, selection, and all contract negotiations leading to the successful placement of technical specialists on a contract-basis. The region of operation was predominantly Germany, but also encompassed clients in Switzerland, Austria and Scandinavia.

As Assistant Regional Director, I was charged with the responsibility for Client and Contractor contacts, recruitment, selection, contract negotiations and the placement of Technical Specialists on a contract-basis throughout Europe, predominantly in the Benelux region, Germany and Spain as well as for the Australasian region. As Sales and Marketing Consultant, I was responsible for Marketing and Acquisition of new Clients for the company as a whole through mailings, telephone contacts, sales meetings and follow-up activities. I initially focused on the EDP departments within the Banking and Finance industry in Germany, and later expanded into other industries such as Telecommunications, Space/Aerospace, Software Development, Technical Writing and Translations etc.. Regions of operation were the Benelux, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Scandinavia and Indonesia.


1988-1989: Top Deck Travel Ltd., (Australian Adventure travel organization, London)
As Tour Manager/Driver, I led tours with mainly Australian, American and SE-Asian tourists of generally 4 weeks duration or more, throughout South, Central and Western Europe, Scandinavia, and "Eastern-Bloc" countries. Personal travel throughout Australia, China and SE-Asia.


1983-1988: Freelance Tour Manager for several Dutch tour companies. Full operational and administrative responsibility for the tours and related tasks. Tours throughout the whole of Europe from 1 day to several weeks duration.


Education

1995 Microsoft Windows 3.1
1995 Networking with MS Windows 3.1 /3.11
1995 Implementing and supporting NT Workstation 3.5/3.51,
1995 Implementing and supporting NT Server 3.5/3.51,
1995 Microsoft TCP/IP on MS Windows NT
1995 Microsoft SNA Server
1997 Implementing and supporting Windows 95
1997 Implementing and supporting NT Workstation 4.0
1997 Implementing and supporting NT Server 4.0
1997 Implementing and supporting NT Server 4.0 in the enterprise
1997 Implementing and supporting Microsoft SMS 1.X (MCP),
1998 Implementing Internet Information Server 3.0 and Index Server 1.1 (MCP),
1998 Delivering Quality Training HP,
1998 HP/UX Basics and Administrating.
1999 MS Cluster Server hardware and Software on HP Netservers.
1999 MS Terminal Server with Metaframe Extensions.
1999 MS Systems Management Server 2.0
2001 Master of Science and Information Systems at IMI/EBMS (currently finalising)


Skills

Complex technical environment troubleshooting, people management, group and team building, virtual organisation models.

Languages

English, Dutch, German

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