Szymon Piasecki
Head of DevOps at STX Next- Claim this Profile
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Polish Native or bilingual proficiency
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English Professional working proficiency
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Russian Elementary proficiency
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Michał Szydłowski
I had the chance to cooperate with Szymon for a couple of years in STX Next. We had an opportunity to collaborate on many occasions - starting with managing the projects together (Szymon - DevOps side, myself - operational one), supporting our clients, and working within the same management team on the strategic assignments. I have always valued Szymon's positive attitude toward problem-solving. There were no problems, just challenges that we had to overcome. There was always a way to find creative, outside-of-the-box solutions. Szymon was always keen to find common ground and show a common goal, both to his colleagues and the clients. Szymon is very eager to advise and share his experience with others. I really enjoyed working with him and I am sure everyone who values teamwork above all else will be happy too!
Jakub Grzadzielski, ACC ICF, Marshall Goldsmith Certified Executive Coach
In nearly twenty years of my work as a coach, I have not yet met a leader in the IT industry with such highly developed leadership skills as Szymon's. At this point, I must also recommend his skills in the field of team building and development, as well as customer orientation. Szymon's strength is also that he can inspire his team through a vision and then lead employees through various obstacles. He can also create an ethical and friendly team culture conducive to achieving ambitious goals and challenges. I highly recommend Szymon as an absolutely outstanding leader!
Michał Szydłowski
I had the chance to cooperate with Szymon for a couple of years in STX Next. We had an opportunity to collaborate on many occasions - starting with managing the projects together (Szymon - DevOps side, myself - operational one), supporting our clients, and working within the same management team on the strategic assignments. I have always valued Szymon's positive attitude toward problem-solving. There were no problems, just challenges that we had to overcome. There was always a way to find creative, outside-of-the-box solutions. Szymon was always keen to find common ground and show a common goal, both to his colleagues and the clients. Szymon is very eager to advise and share his experience with others. I really enjoyed working with him and I am sure everyone who values teamwork above all else will be happy too!
Jakub Grzadzielski, ACC ICF, Marshall Goldsmith Certified Executive Coach
In nearly twenty years of my work as a coach, I have not yet met a leader in the IT industry with such highly developed leadership skills as Szymon's. At this point, I must also recommend his skills in the field of team building and development, as well as customer orientation. Szymon's strength is also that he can inspire his team through a vision and then lead employees through various obstacles. He can also create an ethical and friendly team culture conducive to achieving ambitious goals and challenges. I highly recommend Szymon as an absolutely outstanding leader!
Michał Szydłowski
I had the chance to cooperate with Szymon for a couple of years in STX Next. We had an opportunity to collaborate on many occasions - starting with managing the projects together (Szymon - DevOps side, myself - operational one), supporting our clients, and working within the same management team on the strategic assignments. I have always valued Szymon's positive attitude toward problem-solving. There were no problems, just challenges that we had to overcome. There was always a way to find creative, outside-of-the-box solutions. Szymon was always keen to find common ground and show a common goal, both to his colleagues and the clients. Szymon is very eager to advise and share his experience with others. I really enjoyed working with him and I am sure everyone who values teamwork above all else will be happy too!
Jakub Grzadzielski, ACC ICF, Marshall Goldsmith Certified Executive Coach
In nearly twenty years of my work as a coach, I have not yet met a leader in the IT industry with such highly developed leadership skills as Szymon's. At this point, I must also recommend his skills in the field of team building and development, as well as customer orientation. Szymon's strength is also that he can inspire his team through a vision and then lead employees through various obstacles. He can also create an ethical and friendly team culture conducive to achieving ambitious goals and challenges. I highly recommend Szymon as an absolutely outstanding leader!
Michał Szydłowski
I had the chance to cooperate with Szymon for a couple of years in STX Next. We had an opportunity to collaborate on many occasions - starting with managing the projects together (Szymon - DevOps side, myself - operational one), supporting our clients, and working within the same management team on the strategic assignments. I have always valued Szymon's positive attitude toward problem-solving. There were no problems, just challenges that we had to overcome. There was always a way to find creative, outside-of-the-box solutions. Szymon was always keen to find common ground and show a common goal, both to his colleagues and the clients. Szymon is very eager to advise and share his experience with others. I really enjoyed working with him and I am sure everyone who values teamwork above all else will be happy too!
Jakub Grzadzielski, ACC ICF, Marshall Goldsmith Certified Executive Coach
In nearly twenty years of my work as a coach, I have not yet met a leader in the IT industry with such highly developed leadership skills as Szymon's. At this point, I must also recommend his skills in the field of team building and development, as well as customer orientation. Szymon's strength is also that he can inspire his team through a vision and then lead employees through various obstacles. He can also create an ethical and friendly team culture conducive to achieving ambitious goals and challenges. I highly recommend Szymon as an absolutely outstanding leader!
Experience
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STX Next
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Poland
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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400 - 500 Employee
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Head of DevOps
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Jun 2019 - Present
Established and developed a DevOps department from scratch. Implemented self-developed technical recruitment methodology. A new approach for offering DevOps services. Created and nurturing an ethical team culture, based on leadership qualities. Implemented a program supporting matching candidates to clients’ requirements. 4-fold team growth in 3 years. Established and developed a DevOps department from scratch. Implemented self-developed technical recruitment methodology. A new approach for offering DevOps services. Created and nurturing an ethical team culture, based on leadership qualities. Implemented a program supporting matching candidates to clients’ requirements. 4-fold team growth in 3 years.
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Founder, author, publisher, trainer
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Jan 2011 - Present
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O-I
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United States
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Glass, Ceramics and Concrete Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Global Windows Server Technology Team Leader
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Mar 2017 - May 2019
Global Windows Server Technology Team Lead with enterprise responsibility for the operations and support of company server environment (Server Hardware, Server Software, Power Systems, Racks and Computer Room provisioning).Execution of transition of global IT management and support services from the USA to Poland, including knowledge transfer and preserving service continuityAdjusted the strategic roadmap and implemented milestones Leading, coaching, and mentoring other team members Managed server infrastructure moving to a new global design Conducted dozens of technical recruitments in various technical positions Prepared and successfully executed budgets OPEX and CAPEX
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Senior Infrastructure Analyst
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Oct 2015 - Mar 2017
EU Windows Server Technology Team Lead with enterprise responsibility for the operations and support of company server environment (Server Hardware, Server Software, Power Systems, Racks, and Computer Room provisioning).Execution of transition of EU IT management and support services from Switzerland to Poland, including knowledge transfer and preserving service continuityLeading, coaching, and mentoring other team members Managed server infrastructure adjustment to a global standard OPEX optimization
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Atos
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France
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Solution Architect
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May 2015 - Sep 2015
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Allegro
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Poland
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Technology, Information and Internet
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700 & Above Employee
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Solutions Architect
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Apr 2014 - Apr 2015
Acted as team leader as well as technical leader, systems architect, projects leader, and projects manager of solutions based on Microsoft technologies. Microsoft technologies consultant for company staff. Product Owner for Microsoft-based services. Allegro Tech Meeting speaker.Led team of IT engineersManaged consolidation of corporate Active Directory, including designing the solution and preparing the project planSuccessfully designed and implemented an identity management system for the whole Allegro GroupManaged service migration of Microsoft systems to the new data center. Planned and implemented virtualization solutions (VMWare ESXi/vSphere and Citrix Xen) Planned and implemented a central backup solution for Microsoft servers, including coordination of vendors
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QXL
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Poland
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior System Administrator
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Dec 2011 - Mar 2014
Acting as systems architect - solutions based on Microsoft technologies.Certified Professional Scrum Product Owner.Responsible for designing, implementing and managing corporate systems based on Microsoft solutions.Responsible for Microsoft Windows based services (including Active Directory, Exchange), services migrations and consolidations.Author of the project: Active Directory consolidation for CEE region.Author of the project: Windows based services consolidation for CEE region.Author of the solution: Exchange 2010 DAG for Allegro Group. Responsible for designing and implementing migration from Exchange 2007 to 2010 DAG.Microsoft technologies consultant for company staff.Allegro Tech Meeting speaker (2012, 2013).
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Microsoft Systems Specialist
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Dec 2008 - Dec 2011
Responsible for designing, implementing and managing corporate systems based on Microsoft solutions.Co-author many corporate solutions based on Microsoft including Active Directory and Exchange 2007.Author many DR plans, operational procedures and standards.Responsible for high level support for Group web sites based on Microsoft solutions.
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GSK
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United Kingdom
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Windows & Virtual Server Administration and Support
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Dec 2006 - Nov 2008
Responisble for high level support for local IT on Australian and European markets, all aspects of implementing, administering and supporting Windows operating system platforms in company infrastructure, designing and implementing new IT solutions and standards, services migrations. Responisble for high level support for local IT on Australian and European markets, all aspects of implementing, administering and supporting Windows operating system platforms in company infrastructure, designing and implementing new IT solutions and standards, services migrations.
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System Administrator
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Feb 2001 - Dec 2006
Responsible for all aspects of planning, implementing, administering and supporting Windows operating system platforms and Windows based applications in company infrastructure and many clients. Responsible for all aspects of planning, implementing, administering and supporting Windows operating system platforms and Windows based applications in company infrastructure and many clients.
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IT Specialist
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Jan 1999 - Jan 2001
Responsible for all aspects of designing, implementing, administering and supporting Novell and Windows operating system platforms in company infrastructure and many clients.
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Hardware Technician
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Sep 1997 - Dec 1998
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Education
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2019 - 2021
Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Poznaniu
Executive MBA -
1997 - 2004
Poznan University of Technology
M.Sc., Electrical Engineering -
2014 - 2015
Wyższa Szkoła Bankowa w Poznaniu
postgraduate studies, Managerial competences
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