Andy Bekkers
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Niall Porter
Andy’s attention to detail, developed over the course of his career to date is both highlighted in his work and the personal development he has taken over that time. I first began working with Andy when he became part of the greater Complex Solutions team at Verizon Business and most recently I have been his line manager here in the Netherlands. In all of that time he has been one of my main sources for informed technical information on all things voice in the IT world. With his background no one could quite as well articulate the customer drivers for the change from Legacy PBX to IP telephony better than Andy as he himself had take the same journey. But this is not the only string to Andy’s bow and during the last 18 months as his manager I have seen him handle issues as diverse as how we can manage an unmanageable network and defining what is and isn’t possibly commercially on v-sat. It goes without saying as I type this into a text box on Linked-in that I would recommend Andy to any future employer, and if they were to employ him they would find they had got a conscientious and dedicated employee who not only has the certificates but is able to use them to a daily basis to benefit of his company and customers.
Dolf van der Haven
I have worked with Andy in different ways over the years: first when he was a Voice/VoIP engineer in my team, later when he was a Solution Development Manager. Andy is a conscientious and thorough person who knows how to balance the priorities of customers and internal groups. He happily works across various countries and cultures and his direct way of communicating helps to clear up fuzzy situations. It is a pleasure to work with Andy.
Niall Porter
Andy’s attention to detail, developed over the course of his career to date is both highlighted in his work and the personal development he has taken over that time. I first began working with Andy when he became part of the greater Complex Solutions team at Verizon Business and most recently I have been his line manager here in the Netherlands. In all of that time he has been one of my main sources for informed technical information on all things voice in the IT world. With his background no one could quite as well articulate the customer drivers for the change from Legacy PBX to IP telephony better than Andy as he himself had take the same journey. But this is not the only string to Andy’s bow and during the last 18 months as his manager I have seen him handle issues as diverse as how we can manage an unmanageable network and defining what is and isn’t possibly commercially on v-sat. It goes without saying as I type this into a text box on Linked-in that I would recommend Andy to any future employer, and if they were to employ him they would find they had got a conscientious and dedicated employee who not only has the certificates but is able to use them to a daily basis to benefit of his company and customers.
Dolf van der Haven
I have worked with Andy in different ways over the years: first when he was a Voice/VoIP engineer in my team, later when he was a Solution Development Manager. Andy is a conscientious and thorough person who knows how to balance the priorities of customers and internal groups. He happily works across various countries and cultures and his direct way of communicating helps to clear up fuzzy situations. It is a pleasure to work with Andy.
Niall Porter
Andy’s attention to detail, developed over the course of his career to date is both highlighted in his work and the personal development he has taken over that time. I first began working with Andy when he became part of the greater Complex Solutions team at Verizon Business and most recently I have been his line manager here in the Netherlands. In all of that time he has been one of my main sources for informed technical information on all things voice in the IT world. With his background no one could quite as well articulate the customer drivers for the change from Legacy PBX to IP telephony better than Andy as he himself had take the same journey. But this is not the only string to Andy’s bow and during the last 18 months as his manager I have seen him handle issues as diverse as how we can manage an unmanageable network and defining what is and isn’t possibly commercially on v-sat. It goes without saying as I type this into a text box on Linked-in that I would recommend Andy to any future employer, and if they were to employ him they would find they had got a conscientious and dedicated employee who not only has the certificates but is able to use them to a daily basis to benefit of his company and customers.
Dolf van der Haven
I have worked with Andy in different ways over the years: first when he was a Voice/VoIP engineer in my team, later when he was a Solution Development Manager. Andy is a conscientious and thorough person who knows how to balance the priorities of customers and internal groups. He happily works across various countries and cultures and his direct way of communicating helps to clear up fuzzy situations. It is a pleasure to work with Andy.
Niall Porter
Andy’s attention to detail, developed over the course of his career to date is both highlighted in his work and the personal development he has taken over that time. I first began working with Andy when he became part of the greater Complex Solutions team at Verizon Business and most recently I have been his line manager here in the Netherlands. In all of that time he has been one of my main sources for informed technical information on all things voice in the IT world. With his background no one could quite as well articulate the customer drivers for the change from Legacy PBX to IP telephony better than Andy as he himself had take the same journey. But this is not the only string to Andy’s bow and during the last 18 months as his manager I have seen him handle issues as diverse as how we can manage an unmanageable network and defining what is and isn’t possibly commercially on v-sat. It goes without saying as I type this into a text box on Linked-in that I would recommend Andy to any future employer, and if they were to employ him they would find they had got a conscientious and dedicated employee who not only has the certificates but is able to use them to a daily basis to benefit of his company and customers.
Dolf van der Haven
I have worked with Andy in different ways over the years: first when he was a Voice/VoIP engineer in my team, later when he was a Solution Development Manager. Andy is a conscientious and thorough person who knows how to balance the priorities of customers and internal groups. He happily works across various countries and cultures and his direct way of communicating helps to clear up fuzzy situations. It is a pleasure to work with Andy.
Experience
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euNetworks
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United Kingdom
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Telecommunications
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200 - 300 Employee
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Sr. Sales Engineer
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Jan 2022 - Present
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Sales Engineer
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May 2017 - Dec 2021
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Interoute
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United Kingdom
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Telecommunications
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200 - 300 Employee
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Sales Engineer - Service Provider
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Sep 2012 - Apr 2017
Technical and commercial support in the pre-sale stage for RFx and quote requests. Services: High capacity (10G DWDM - 100G DWDM), Dark Fiber, Colocation, Ethernet service and more. Technical and commercial support in the pre-sale stage for RFx and quote requests. Services: High capacity (10G DWDM - 100G DWDM), Dark Fiber, Colocation, Ethernet service and more.
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Verizon Business
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Solution Consultant
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May 2012 - Sep 2012
Solution Consoltant in the PMO for one of the largest accounts. Providing advice on new services and existing services.
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Solution Development Manager
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Feb 2008 - May 2012
Develop and co-ordinate custom solutions that are tailord to customer requirements in line with the capability, strengths and weaknesses of the company’s product portfolio.
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CNE Engineer/Project Manager
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2002 - 2008
Customer Network Engineering, Project Management - responsible for all technical requirements of non standard request and making sure design are made and approved.
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Switch Engineer
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Oct 1998 - 2002
All the daily work on Nortel DMS and Ericsson AXE switches
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Global One
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Telecommunications
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1 - 100 Employee
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Switch Engineer
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Jan 1997 - Oct 1998
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Education
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1991 - 1995
Inholland University of Applied Sciences
yes, Telecommunications -
2021 -
MEF-CECP
MEF Carrier Ethernet Certified Profesional -
2018 - 2018
Ciena
CE-A, Carrier Ethernet - Associate -
2017 - 2017
Ciena
OC-A, Optical Communications - Associate -
2010 - 2010
ITIL
ITIL V3 Foundation -
Togaf
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2011 - 2011
CCDA
Cisco -
CCNA
Cisco
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