Paul Fuyane
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Elli Lechtman
Paul is the rare combination of great leadership and great technical skill. He is seen as an oracle of knowledge when it comes to Microsoft and cloud technologies but also as a leader who can guide and mentor juniors and career-driven individuals. I worked with Paul at Global Computing and Telecoms and he was a great resource to guide the technical teams on the projects I managed.
LinkedIn User
It it with great pleasure to have had a manager like Mr. Paul Fuyane. Few people are fortunate enough to have a chance to work with a Leader and Manager as passionate about his team members and outstanding Manager like Mr.Fuyane. I met Mr.Fuyane at my entry-level of technical work consultant position and I was reporting to him as my Technical manager. I was constantly impressed by his exceptional interest in my technical skills growth , grooming and guidance. I was so fortunate to have my first experience consultant role reporting to Mr. Fuyane. Not to mention his welcoming and humble personality that gave me an opportunity to understand that I can make mistakes and learn from those mistakes. He envisioned a lot of growth mindset to the team about the technical consulting space. Mr.Fuyane is the type of leader and manager that does not create followers but create more leader. I would highly recommend Mr.Fuyane for any position he choose and mostly a leading position.
Elli Lechtman
Paul is the rare combination of great leadership and great technical skill. He is seen as an oracle of knowledge when it comes to Microsoft and cloud technologies but also as a leader who can guide and mentor juniors and career-driven individuals. I worked with Paul at Global Computing and Telecoms and he was a great resource to guide the technical teams on the projects I managed.
LinkedIn User
It it with great pleasure to have had a manager like Mr. Paul Fuyane. Few people are fortunate enough to have a chance to work with a Leader and Manager as passionate about his team members and outstanding Manager like Mr.Fuyane. I met Mr.Fuyane at my entry-level of technical work consultant position and I was reporting to him as my Technical manager. I was constantly impressed by his exceptional interest in my technical skills growth , grooming and guidance. I was so fortunate to have my first experience consultant role reporting to Mr. Fuyane. Not to mention his welcoming and humble personality that gave me an opportunity to understand that I can make mistakes and learn from those mistakes. He envisioned a lot of growth mindset to the team about the technical consulting space. Mr.Fuyane is the type of leader and manager that does not create followers but create more leader. I would highly recommend Mr.Fuyane for any position he choose and mostly a leading position.
Elli Lechtman
Paul is the rare combination of great leadership and great technical skill. He is seen as an oracle of knowledge when it comes to Microsoft and cloud technologies but also as a leader who can guide and mentor juniors and career-driven individuals. I worked with Paul at Global Computing and Telecoms and he was a great resource to guide the technical teams on the projects I managed.
LinkedIn User
It it with great pleasure to have had a manager like Mr. Paul Fuyane. Few people are fortunate enough to have a chance to work with a Leader and Manager as passionate about his team members and outstanding Manager like Mr.Fuyane. I met Mr.Fuyane at my entry-level of technical work consultant position and I was reporting to him as my Technical manager. I was constantly impressed by his exceptional interest in my technical skills growth , grooming and guidance. I was so fortunate to have my first experience consultant role reporting to Mr. Fuyane. Not to mention his welcoming and humble personality that gave me an opportunity to understand that I can make mistakes and learn from those mistakes. He envisioned a lot of growth mindset to the team about the technical consulting space. Mr.Fuyane is the type of leader and manager that does not create followers but create more leader. I would highly recommend Mr.Fuyane for any position he choose and mostly a leading position.
Elli Lechtman
Paul is the rare combination of great leadership and great technical skill. He is seen as an oracle of knowledge when it comes to Microsoft and cloud technologies but also as a leader who can guide and mentor juniors and career-driven individuals. I worked with Paul at Global Computing and Telecoms and he was a great resource to guide the technical teams on the projects I managed.
LinkedIn User
It it with great pleasure to have had a manager like Mr. Paul Fuyane. Few people are fortunate enough to have a chance to work with a Leader and Manager as passionate about his team members and outstanding Manager like Mr.Fuyane. I met Mr.Fuyane at my entry-level of technical work consultant position and I was reporting to him as my Technical manager. I was constantly impressed by his exceptional interest in my technical skills growth , grooming and guidance. I was so fortunate to have my first experience consultant role reporting to Mr. Fuyane. Not to mention his welcoming and humble personality that gave me an opportunity to understand that I can make mistakes and learn from those mistakes. He envisioned a lot of growth mindset to the team about the technical consulting space. Mr.Fuyane is the type of leader and manager that does not create followers but create more leader. I would highly recommend Mr.Fuyane for any position he choose and mostly a leading position.
Credentials
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MD-101 Managing Modern Desktops
MicrosoftJun, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Deploying Windows Desktops and Enterprise Applications
MicrosoftAug, 2016- Nov, 2024 -
Advanced Server Infrastructure
MicrosoftMay, 2016- Nov, 2024 -
Deploying Windows Enterprise Devices & Apps
MicrosoftApr, 2016- Nov, 2024 -
Designing and Implementing a Server Infrastructure
MicrosoftApr, 2016- Nov, 2024 -
MCSE - Private Cloud
MicrosoftApr, 2016- Nov, 2024 -
Microsoft Operations Framework
EXINFeb, 2016- Nov, 2024 -
Exam 533: Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions
MicrosoftApr, 2015- Nov, 2024 -
Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions
MicrosoftApr, 2015- Nov, 2024 -
Microsoft Certified Trainer
MicrosoftMar, 2015- Nov, 2024 -
Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions
MicrosoftDec, 2014- Nov, 2024 -
Microsoft Specialist - Server Virtualization with Windows Server Hyper-V and System Center
MicrosoftJul, 2014- Nov, 2024 -
MCSA: Windows Server 2012
MicrosoftNov, 2013- Nov, 2024 -
MCITP - Enterprise Administrator on Windows Server 2008
MicrosoftJan, 2011- Nov, 2024 -
MCTS - Windows 7 and Office 2010, Deployment (*Charter)
MicrosoftDec, 2010- Nov, 2024 -
MCTS - Windows Server Virtualization, Configuration
MicrosoftNov, 2009- Nov, 2024 -
MCTS - Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007, Configuration
MicrosoftSep, 2009- Nov, 2024 -
MCTS - Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007, Configuration
MicrosoftMay, 2009- Nov, 2024 -
ITIL Foundation
AXELOS Global Best PracticeFeb, 2006- Nov, 2024 -
Microsoft 365 Certified: Modern Desktop Administrator Associate
MicrosoftJun, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
MicrosoftJun, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
MicrosoftJun, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate
MicrosoftMay, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
VMWare Certified Professional - VSphere 4
VMware
Experience
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Global Computing and Telecoms
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South Africa
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Cloud Engineering & Architecture Lead - Center of Excellence (COE)
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Sep 2021 - Present
I am a customer success champion as well as a change & adoption advocate to drive customers digital transformation agenda's to ensure we meet the customers goals & objectives. I am technical trusted advisor, passionate about Microsoft's Intelligent Cloud. Responsibilities include:- cloud architecture and implementation features (OS, multi-tenancy, virtualization, orchestration, elastic scalability)- Develop solutions architecture and evaluate architectural alternatives for private, public and hybrid cloud models, including IaaS, PaaS, etc.- Define optimal design patterns and solutions for high availability and disaster recovery for applications- Drive scope definition, requirements analysis, functional and technical design, application build, product configuration, unit testing, and production deployment under both waterfall and agile methodologies.- Provide technical expertise and ownership in the diagnosis and resolution of an issue, including the determination and provisioning of a workaround when appropriate.- Demonstrate leadership ability to back decisions with research and the “why,” and articulate several options, the pros and cons for each resulting in a well-informed recommendation. Show less
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Cloud Solutions Architect Lead: Zero-Trust Alignment | CAF Alignment | Well-Architectured Framework
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Sep 2020 - Aug 2021
My Key Performance indicators are to Drive Microsoft Cloud & Security solutions to solve complex infrastructure problems. Above all our mission is to enable our clients and partners to realize their goals & objectives through technology. We strive to ensure that Microsoft also achieves its goals from a scorecard perspective by driving Co-Sell, FastTrack, Deployment Planning, Training Days & Cross-Sell & Up-Sell Activities and Assisting with Strategic Accounts in both Private & Public Sector.Global Computing & Telecoms is a Microsoft Gold Partner working with our valued customers to realize the value of their Microsoft Enterprise Agreement (EA) by assisting them to Envision, Assess, Remediate, Enable and drive continuous adoption and change management for organizations that deploy Microsoft technologies.My focus is mainly:- Driving the End to End Lifecycle of FastTrack Engagements.- Driving Change & Adoption of Microsoft Cloud Services.- Driving Microsoft Deployment Engagements - Building Relationships in the IT Ecosystem & Business Leaders- Building a healthy sales pipeline, Presales, and Sales activities.- Accountable for Budgeting & Forecasting & Financial Activities.- Manage my team, from a Ramp up cross-skilling & general People Management activities.Technical Skills:- Leading on the design, delivery & implementation of technology solutions.- Ability to engage and enthuse stakeholders about Azure at CTO level and below.- Knowledge of the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF).- Knowledge of Well-Architecture Framework - Knowledge of Azure DevOps Framework- Knowledge of key technical and non-technical considerations for any Azure solution design.- Problem-solving skills.- Written and verbal communication skills, articulating complex concepts and solutions in plain English and diagrams. Show less
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Senior Cloud Solutions Architect - Cloud Strategy | Cloud Adoption | Change & Adoption | Projects
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Feb 2018 - Aug 2020
As the Senior Solutions Architect @ Global Computing & Telecoms my key role includes the Evaluation, Design and Implementation of stringent Cloud Platform solutions for Private, Public and Hybrid platforms and strictly align to Security and Governance requirements. Partner Alignment and Co-Sell Opportunities, Accountable for Project Delivery and Driving the growth of the business by increasing the Sales Pipeline and delivering on large projects with cost and timelines. My responsibilities included the following:- Apply technical knowledge and customer insights to create a migration and modernization roadmap with customers using the Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF), in the effort to enable the customer to understand the end-to-end cloud journey.- Collaborate with other peers in the industry in developing complex end-to-end Enterprise solutions on the Microsoft Azure platform. - Ensure all solutions leverage the design and operations guidance from Microsoft best practices.- Run Architectural Design Sessions to build plan for implementing solution –governing design in line with customer business goals and their technical environment.- Be the Voice of the Customer; Share insights and best practices, and connect with Engineering teams to remove blockers.- Troubleshoot technical issues to prove the value of implementation of Azure technologies - Assess the customer knowledge of Azure platform and overall cloud readiness to support customers through a structured learning plan and ensure delivery through partners · Collaborate with others in developing complex end-to-end Enterprise solutions on the Microsoft Azure platform. Show less
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Hybrid Cloud Solutions Architect - On-premises Migration to Azure Workloads (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
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Dec 2016 - Jan 2018
My responsibilities included the following:- Lead client engagements as a Technical Architect/Subject Matter Expert to define technology strategy and introducing innovative solutions through the introduction of Cloud Platforms.- Lead and guide Azure Team at GCT in the Design, Build and Deployment requirements based on agreed customer requirements and specification on technical documentation.- Lead client and stakeholder discussions to understand complex challenges and assist with proposing solutions to meet identified customer pain points.- Own proof of concepts and developing innovative solutions to uncover new opportunities and expand existing relationships.- Ability to think critically and solve business use cases to provide fit for purpose solutions.- Align our DevOps ethos to deliver Continuous Integration / Continuous Development in our cloud delivery processes.My Capabilities include:- Performing Solution Assessment in customer environments and produce Azure Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)- Providing the customer with cost justifications for Migrating Workloads to Azure as opposed to keeping workloads on-premises.- Experience on Infrastructure components such as (Server, Storage, Databases and Network) Discovery, Design, Build and Migration.- Proficiency in the following, Datacenter Migrations, Datacenter Operations Management, Application Lifecycle Management, Technology Lifecycle Management.- Server Operating Systems (e.g. Microsoft Windows Server NT4, 2000, 2003, 2008, 2008R2, 2012R2, 2016, 2019 and 2022)- Management Platforms (e.g. SCOM, SCCM, Window Admin Center, Azure Monitor, Azure Sentinel, Azure ARC, Azure Lighthouse- Security (e.g. Microsoft Zero Trust Model, Azure Defender, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Defender for Endpoints, Defender for Microsoft 365.- Virtualization (e.g. VMWare and HyperV, SCVMM)- Workload Migration tools (Azure Migrate, Double-Take, SPMT, Box, Mover) Show less
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Liberty Group South Africa
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South Africa
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Insurance
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700 & Above Employee
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Solutions Designer | Wintel Infrastructure | Architecture & Design | AD | Exchange | SCCM | SQL
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Aug 2016 - Nov 2016
Identify and document technology innovation/Optimisation/ exploitation. Optimisation of the technology stack through simplification and standardization. Identification of new features that can be used to improve utilization of existing technology. Cost Optimisation of the technology - Determine the current state and design the “to be” infrastructure solutions involving server, storage, security and networks for business and IT Projects. Engage with the Architects to ensure alignment of the designs with the architecture principles and “to be“ architectures. - Determine the costs associated with the proposed Solutions Designs. - Document the designs and obtain approval from business and IT stakeholders - Present the designs to the Design Authority and Security Design Authority. - Ensure that the implementation complies with Liberty's solution design principles - Participate in technology selection and evaluation. - Participate in technology proof of concepts. - Provide SME consultation to support business and the Group Technology Services division. - Keep abreast of technology by conducting relevant research - Engage with vendors on an on-going basis to stay current with solutions/opportunities - Ability to influence and negotiate with stakeholders - Ability to collaborate with my peers and stakeholders in IT Ops. - Contribute to a positive workplace - Take responsibility for our attitudes, actions and development - Maintaining open channels of communication that encourage freedom of expression. - Working as a Team to achieve common goals and drive customer success. - Interacting with respect and dignity by being honest, trustworthy and transparent" Show less
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EOH Microsoft Services a division of EOH Mthombo Pty Ltd
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Johannesburg Area, South Africa
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Senior Infrastructure Architect - Wintel | Azure | Office 365 | EUC | Design & Architecture
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Jul 2013 - Aug 2016
In my role as a Senior Technical Architect on the (Wintel) platform, I was responsible for driving architectural initiatives to support programs and products, defining a shared vision for the technical infrastructure, validating technology assumptions and evaluating alternatives, and designing high performing, secure infrastructure solutions. Additionally, this position fostered strong relationships with Sales and Technical SME's in the Microsoft ecosystem and provided input on MCS customer engagements . I was also an SME for System Center solutions. My responsibilities included: - Designing and implementing enterprise IT Infrastructure components. - To decipher technical IT issues and enablement of effective discussions with technical specialists and business stakeholders. - My primary responsibilities included and not limited to Wintel, Microsoft 365, Azure IaaS, PaaS and SaaS. - Extensive experience implementing and upgrading Compute platforms (Windows, AD) - Experience in migrating workloads from on-premises to Azure including IaaS and PaaS services. - Confident communicator, adept at senior stakeholder management and presentations. - Architect a compelling and competitive infrastructure cloud solution which demonstrates significant and quantifiable value. - Bring operational experience to ensure all solutions are fit for purpose and scalable to meet company strategy - Audit and review existing and future cloud services. - Deliver the strategy and roadmap of how to progress from current mixed on-premise and cloud estate to a "cloud-only". Show less
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Microsoft
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Premier Field Engineer - SCCM | SCOM | Health & Remediation | Proactive | Reactive | Support | TTT
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Jun 2011 - Jul 2013
My role was to provide Onsite Support Services and Incident Prevention Services to Microsoft Premier Customers. Build very successful relationships with customers through the delivery of a high-quality technical engagement in a specific technology area with mine being SCCM/SCOM and Windows Client. Delivery of an excellent service was essential to promoting the Onsite services as the most customer focused offering available. The engagements where either short-term, demand-led or longer term engagements with a dedicated customer meaning I would have been a Dedicated Support Engineer (DSE) for that particular customer. Show less
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iOCO Digital Application Development & Integration
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South Africa
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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100 - 200 Employee
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Senior Infrastructure Architect - Wintel | Azure | Office 365 | SCCM | SCOM | SCVMM | SCSM | SCDPM
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Jun 2008 - May 2011
As a Senior Infrastructure Specialist I was responsible responsible for developing and deploying integrated solutions across various organizations. This role requires a driven, passionate and innovative mind that could perceive the true potential of technology and the value it brings to an enterprise. My role helped to implement our customers vision for its digital transformation initiatives and generate excitement and support whilst innovating with bleeding edge Microsoft technologies such as Active Directory, System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), System Center Operations Manager SCOM, Virtual Server, Exchange Server, SQL Server, Forefront Identity Manager (FIM), Microsoft Sharepoint Services and many more technologies. Show less
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Absa Group
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South Africa
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Technical Support Engineer | Desktop Support | Server Support | Mobility | Blackberry | Exchange
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Jan 2005 - May 2008
As a Technical IT Support Engineer I provided, a client focused end to end support, fault resolution and a technology coaching service, which ensures the maximum availability, performance and utilization of information systems for the Group Executives and their support staff as well as general user support in the ABSA Banking environment. My duties involved: - Taking ownership of customer issues reported and seeing problems through to resolution - Researching, diagnosing, troubleshooting and identifying solutions to resolve system issues - Aligning to standard procedures for proper escalation of unresolved issues to the appropriate internal teams Show less
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Enterprise Connection
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United States
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Software Development
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Senior Field Support (SLA) Engineer | Server | Hardware | Networking | Exchange | SMS | MOM
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Feb 2004 - Jan 2005
I provided IT end-user support on various components of an IT environment, including but not limited to, HP hardware support, Server Support, software support, SBS Server, Exchange Server, Printer Support, and network support. Being the first point of contact for clients, you are expected to be professional, helpful and to provide assistance with a sense of urgency, regardless of the level of incident. You will aim to exceed the client’s expectations in dealing with any incidents or service requests and you will continuously better yourself through training and research to ensure that you are able to deliver an unrivalled experience for the client’s end-users. As a Systems Engineer in the SLA Division of Enterprise Connection - Handling day to day support calls on Heat and maintenance as EC's SLA customers such as Zungu Investments Company (ZICO), ST Ledger & Viney, Barloworld Equipment and IVECO. Field Support, Systems administration and provided 2nd and 3rd level support and specialist support and site maintenance for all EC SLA customers. Show less
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Capital Alliance Life - Group Solutions
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City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
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Senior Systems Engineer - Wintel | Server | Desktop | Networking | Novell | ZENworks | SMS Packaging
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Nov 2002 - Jan 2004
I was responsible initially for supporting the Capital Alliance Life - Group Solutions Employee Benefits server environments running on Windows NT 4.0 servers. Environments I supported included DEV environment such as DEV, Integration, Prototype, PrePROD and Production environments and largely required support on IIS as these where Web servers that required stability and ensuring these systems where up and running 24/7/365 days. I was also responsible for ensuring Backups and Disaster Recovery was successful and that we could restore data in the even of a disaster. I was also responsible for Day to Day user support calls and Network related support for 3COM Switches, DigiNet Lines, and Routers and Netscreen Firewall issues. Group Solutions also merged back with Capital Alliance and I was in the Support Team that handled Desktop Support, Novell eDirectory, Novell GroupWise, Novell ZENworks and assisted the Server Team with building servers and Novell IntranetWare, Novell Application Packaging with Novell ZENworks. Show less
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TCO Integrators
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City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
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Associate Systems Engineer | Desktop | Windows NT | Windows 95 | SMS | MOM | IBM OS2/Warp
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Jan 1998 - Dec 2000
I started off as a Systems Engineer resource at FNB where we were involved in rollouts to standardize from an IBM Mainframe environment based on IBM Dumb Terminals, we updated Networks from Token Ring to Ethernet and replaced dumb terminals with HP Compaq Deskpro computers as well as Dell OptiPlex PC's running on Windows 95 OS/R2 or Windows NT Workstation, during this era banks where moving toward a Microsoft Client/Server Architecture. We also supported Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 (SMS) for Hardware/Software inventory and Remote Control. During my stint at Standard bank, I worked as Systems Engineer on a major project to standardize all Standard Bank’s desktops to NT4 workstation and the Windows 95 desktop platform. There were a mixed basket of workstation operating systems including Windows 95, Windows 3.11 and IBM OS2/Warp running Terminal emulation software such as PC3270. The upgrade was automated with scripting where a bootable CD were utilized. The script would pick up the network card used (Madge etc...) and then connected to a network share in order to load the OS automatically. Show less
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Education
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1995 - 1997
City & Guilds of London Institute
Associate's Degree, Microcomputer Technology -
1995 - 1998
Speciss College
Diploma in Information Technology, Software & Hardware Engineering
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