Kris Alberts
Solutions Architect and Sales Engineer at Intelys Technology Limited- Claim this Profile
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Daniel Steyn
It is rare these days got someone with an in-depth understanding of a technology. Tech changes too fast and is too complex for that. Kris is one of the few old-school specialists that truly understands the product and technology. His design, product recommendation, implementation and subsequent refinement was exceptional- and I don't use the word lightly. The pre-sales and pre-implement design was minutely detailed and considered all the known variables. In choosing a vendor price was not really a deciding factor. Kris' obvious knowledge and expertise (along with the rest of Intelys of course) was a major factor in choosing Intelys over competitors. If Kris is on the team, you're good to go.
Daniel Steyn
It is rare these days got someone with an in-depth understanding of a technology. Tech changes too fast and is too complex for that. Kris is one of the few old-school specialists that truly understands the product and technology. His design, product recommendation, implementation and subsequent refinement was exceptional- and I don't use the word lightly. The pre-sales and pre-implement design was minutely detailed and considered all the known variables. In choosing a vendor price was not really a deciding factor. Kris' obvious knowledge and expertise (along with the rest of Intelys of course) was a major factor in choosing Intelys over competitors. If Kris is on the team, you're good to go.
Daniel Steyn
It is rare these days got someone with an in-depth understanding of a technology. Tech changes too fast and is too complex for that. Kris is one of the few old-school specialists that truly understands the product and technology. His design, product recommendation, implementation and subsequent refinement was exceptional- and I don't use the word lightly. The pre-sales and pre-implement design was minutely detailed and considered all the known variables. In choosing a vendor price was not really a deciding factor. Kris' obvious knowledge and expertise (along with the rest of Intelys of course) was a major factor in choosing Intelys over competitors. If Kris is on the team, you're good to go.
Daniel Steyn
It is rare these days got someone with an in-depth understanding of a technology. Tech changes too fast and is too complex for that. Kris is one of the few old-school specialists that truly understands the product and technology. His design, product recommendation, implementation and subsequent refinement was exceptional- and I don't use the word lightly. The pre-sales and pre-implement design was minutely detailed and considered all the known variables. In choosing a vendor price was not really a deciding factor. Kris' obvious knowledge and expertise (along with the rest of Intelys of course) was a major factor in choosing Intelys over competitors. If Kris is on the team, you're good to go.
Credentials
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Versa Essentials
Versa NetworksJan, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Citrix NetScaler SD-WAN Certified
CitrixSep, 2017- Nov, 2024 -
Small Business Technical Overview
CiscoSep, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
LogicMonitor Certified Associate
LogicMonitor, Inc.Feb, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Aviatrix Certified Engineer - Multi-Cloud Network Professional
AviatrixOct, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
SPSP Silverpeak SDWAN Professional
Silver PeakMay, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Fortinet Network Security Expert Level 3: Certified Associate
FortinetMay, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Fortinet Network Security Expert Level 1: Certified Associate
FortinetApr, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Fortinet Network Security Expert Level 2: Certified Associate
FortinetApr, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Cisco CMNA: Cisco Meraki Network Associate
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HPE Sales Certified - Introduction to Selling HPE Solutions
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Cisco Firejumper: Advanced Threat
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Cisco Firejumper: NGFW and NGIPS
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Technical Programme for Management Development
North-West University / Noordwes-UniversiteitOct, 2014- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Intelys Technology Group
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South Africa
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Information Technology & Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Solutions Architect and Sales Engineer
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Dec 2019 - Present
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Pre Sales and Consultant
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Oct 2016 - Nov 2019
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Internet Solutions
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South Africa
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Technical Product Development Engineer at Internet Solutions
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Mar 2012 - Sep 2016
DIVISION: Business Solutions – CommunicationsOVERALL OBJECTIVE OF JOB:• Research and white paper analysis of new products and features within the communications portfolio.• Translating business requirements into technical requirements.• Develop high level technology strategies.• Managing the technical design, testing, development and delivery of new products including • Documentation and training of operations teams.• Managing technology relationship with vendors and suppliers.• Act as a technical liaison and consultant between business and operations.Recent Projects includes:• Obtaining Microsoft Lync SIP trunk certification for our business unit.• Research and Development work on various use cases involving the eSBC and VoIP gateway produts including Sonus, Audiocodes, Patton and Cisco devices. • VoIP and UC Broadband Strategy. Show less
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VoIP Infrastructure Engineer
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Jan 2009 - Feb 2012
• Manage and own the VoIP core infrastructure including Broadsoft, Acme SBC, Cisco equipment., NMS systems, Capacity planning, Optimization.• New product testing, vendor verification, documentation and Implementation of new products. • Optimization and monitoring of the VoIP infrastructure.• Building and design of new interconnect links with upstream telco suppliers to the IS backbone.• Sign off on solutions architect customer proposals. • Escalation and training path to installs and support engineers. Show less
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Installations Engineer
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Mar 2006 - Dec 2008
• Customer facing installations engineer role.• Deploying customer VPN and VoIP based solutions across the IS ISP's MPLS core network.• Attend customer scoping sessions and implement networking data and voice solutions.• Responsible for end to end configurations/provisioning of Cisco routers, Acme Packet SBC, Quintum, Broadsoft and Cisco PGW devices to deliver a full VoIP solution for customers.
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Cell C
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South Africa
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Telecommunications
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700 & Above Employee
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IP Network Engineer
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Oct 2004 - Feb 2006
• Managing and optimzation of Cell C's corporate LAN/WAN network. • Capacity planning and fault monitoring. • Routing/switching deployment for data center. • Network Security. • Networking administrator • Manage and design portions of Huawei Edge MPLS deployment • Managing and optimzation of Cell C's corporate LAN/WAN network. • Capacity planning and fault monitoring. • Routing/switching deployment for data center. • Network Security. • Networking administrator • Manage and design portions of Huawei Edge MPLS deployment
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Dimension Data
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South Africa
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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IP Network Engineer
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Oct 1999 - Sep 2004
• Field support engineer, responsible for dealing with customer fault troubleshooting and resolution • Onsite engineer for customer Nedank at the technology head office, respnsible for support, installations, uptime of the data centeres as well as the managed WAN infrastructure. • Field support engineer, responsible for dealing with customer fault troubleshooting and resolution • Onsite engineer for customer Nedank at the technology head office, respnsible for support, installations, uptime of the data centeres as well as the managed WAN infrastructure.
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Education
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North-West University/Noordwes-Universiteit
Short Course, Technial Programme for Management Development -
1999 - 2000
Hatfield Business College
IT Diploma, Programming concepts -
1992 - 1997
Nelspruit High Shcool
Matric
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