Kim Holviala
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English Full professional proficiency
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Finnish Native or bilingual proficiency
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Credentials
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VMware VCP6-DCV
-Feb, 2017- Nov, 2024 -
Designing NetApp Solutions (DNS)
-Oct, 2015- Nov, 2024 -
NetApp Accredited Techincal Sales Professional
-Oct, 2015- Nov, 2024 -
Nutanix Platform Professional (NPP4)
-Apr, 2015- Nov, 2024 -
Silver Peak Certified Expert (SCTP)
-Apr, 2015- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Vasanko, Lda
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Portugal
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co-Owner and Founder
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Dec 2021 - Present
IT/DevOps consulting to customers. Main focus in physical servers, storage, networks, backups, virtualization, clustering, databases, monitoring, automation, DevOps, CI/CD and generic workstation support. IT/DevOps consulting to customers. Main focus in physical servers, storage, networks, backups, virtualization, clustering, databases, monitoring, automation, DevOps, CI/CD and generic workstation support.
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Cegid Cloudware
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Portugal
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Information Technology & Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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DevOps Specialist
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Sep 2019 - Jun 2021
System administration, automation, network configurations, performance and problem monitoring, backups and other tasks necessary to make sure the company's servers continue providing reliable 24/7/365 service for customers. System administration, automation, network configurations, performance and problem monitoring, backups and other tasks necessary to make sure the company's servers continue providing reliable 24/7/365 service for customers.
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Holviala Consulting
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Finland
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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Owner
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Feb 2007 - Dec 2019
Doing all kinds of IT consulting to various customers. Main focus in physical servers, storage, networks, backups, virtualization, clustering, databases, monitoring, automation, DevOps, CI/CD and generic workstation support. Doing all kinds of IT consulting to various customers. Main focus in physical servers, storage, networks, backups, virtualization, clustering, databases, monitoring, automation, DevOps, CI/CD and generic workstation support.
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NetNordic Finland
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Finland
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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System Specialist
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Oct 2015 - Nov 2017
At Konehuone I was responsible for architecting, implementing and administering customer server environments including network and SAN storage confgurations. I worked with various hypervisors like VMware, XEN and KVM, servers from Lenovo and Nutanix and storage from IBM, Lenovo and NetApp. At Konehuone I was responsible for architecting, implementing and administering customer server environments including network and SAN storage confgurations. I worked with various hypervisors like VMware, XEN and KVM, servers from Lenovo and Nutanix and storage from IBM, Lenovo and NetApp.
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Exclusive Networks Finland
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Finland
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Computer and Network Security
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1 - 100 Employee
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System Specialist
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Apr 2015 - Sep 2015
At Exclusive Networks I worked in techical presales selling NetApp, Nutanix and Silver Peak. At Exclusive Networks I worked in techical presales selling NetApp, Nutanix and Silver Peak.
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Tori.fi, Schibsted Suomi Oy
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Finland
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Online Audio and Video Media
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1 - 100 Employee
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System Administrator
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Oct 2012 - Mar 2015
At SCM I architectured and implemented a new server solution for running the online classifeds site Tori.fi with enough capacity to be a TOP-3 website in Finland without slowing down. I also handled all of the day- to-day server administration tasks and monitoring. In addition to running things in Finland, I installed servers for Segundamano.com.mx, rearchitectured Bikhir.ma and helped and trained system administrators in half a dozen SCM countries. At SCM I architectured and implemented a new server solution for running the online classifeds site Tori.fi with enough capacity to be a TOP-3 website in Finland without slowing down. I also handled all of the day- to-day server administration tasks and monitoring. In addition to running things in Finland, I installed servers for Segundamano.com.mx, rearchitectured Bikhir.ma and helped and trained system administrators in half a dozen SCM countries.
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NMusic
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Portugal
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Software Development
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System Administrator
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Jan 2014 - Feb 2015
At NMusic I rearchitectured and reimplemented their existing server solution used for streaming music to both desktops and mobile devices (the backend for MEO Music). I also handled all new server installations and day-to-day system administration tasks in cooperation with NMusic technical staff located in Porto, Portugal. At NMusic I rearchitectured and reimplemented their existing server solution used for streaming music to both desktops and mobile devices (the backend for MEO Music). I also handled all new server installations and day-to-day system administration tasks in cooperation with NMusic technical staff located in Porto, Portugal.
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Descom Oy
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Finland
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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System Specialist
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Aug 2007 - Sep 2012
At Descom DCS (former Konehuone Oy) I was responsible for architecting, implementing and administering customer server environments including network and SAN storage confgurations. I also trained classes in Unix, Linux and VMware. At Descom DCS (former Konehuone Oy) I was responsible for architecting, implementing and administering customer server environments including network and SAN storage confgurations. I also trained classes in Unix, Linux and VMware.
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IBM
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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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IT Specialist
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Aug 2004 - Aug 2007
At IBM I was responsible for administering about 150 AIX, Linux and Solaris servers and clusters. At IBM I was responsible for administering about 150 AIX, Linux and Solaris servers and clusters.
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Meridea Financial Software
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Software Development
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System Manager
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May 2002 - Jul 2004
At Meridea I was responsible for administering two dozen AIX, Solaris and Linux servers. I also handled backups, network and routing confgurations, mobile connections and most frewalls. At Meridea I was responsible for administering two dozen AIX, Solaris and Linux servers. I also handled backups, network and routing confgurations, mobile connections and most frewalls.
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IBM
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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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System Administrator
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Jan 2001 - Sep 2002
At IBM I was an AIX administrator partly responsible for about one hundred RS/6000 SP cluster nodes and around dozen stand-alone RS/6000 servers. At IBM I was an AIX administrator partly responsible for about one hundred RS/6000 SP cluster nodes and around dozen stand-alone RS/6000 servers.
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Regex Oy
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Finland
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Software Development
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System Administrator
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Oct 2001 - Apr 2002
At Regex (now merged with Endero) I was in charge of all the workstations (Windows NT/2000), servers (Linux/Windows), security and internet connections. I also helped as a part-time consultnat with customer projects. At Regex (now merged with Endero) I was in charge of all the workstations (Windows NT/2000), servers (Linux/Windows), security and internet connections. I also helped as a part-time consultnat with customer projects.
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Webmaster
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Mar 1999 - Jun 2001
I helped to start the company and designed and built the first four versions of Uranus.fi recruitment site. I also built and installed all office workstations and servers (Windows NT), web/mail/dns servers (Linux) and handled all internet connections. I helped to start the company and designed and built the first four versions of Uranus.fi recruitment site. I also built and installed all office workstations and servers (Windows NT), web/mail/dns servers (Linux) and handled all internet connections.
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Nomis Oy
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Finland
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Software Engineer
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Jun 1998 - May 1999
At Nomis I did software projects for customers mostly in Visual Basic, Excel, perl and C. I also designed and implemented software for a barcode reader for use in inventories and shipment handling. At Nomis I did software projects for customers mostly in Visual Basic, Excel, perl and C. I also designed and implemented software for a barcode reader for use in inventories and shipment handling.
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