A self-motivated IT Professional with 15+ years of IT experience related to Customer Support, System Analysis, Consulting, Technical Support, Deployments, and Hardware/Software knowledge
Highly knowledgeable using Linux and Unix operating systems
Layer 1-2 Network Troubleshooting and deployments
Highly knowledgeable in working with various IT-used hardware
Excellent Interpersonal skills
Excellent problem-solving abilities
Strong work ethic, reasoning, judgment, and decision-making skills
Advanced documentation skills
Highly involved Team Player
Fluent in reading and writing English and Dutch
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Data Center Operations Team Lead
Leaseweb USA Inc.
01.2021 - Current
Overseeing the operation of four PoPs and managing their Engineers.
Coordinating all Data Center infrastructure operations & projects to meet organizational needs
Responsible for interviewing, hiring, training, and mentoring Data Center staff while offering daily coaching, leading performance reviews, and offering constructive feedback
Closely work with management teams to plan, develop, coordinate and execute technical strategies aligned with client's vision, mission, and purpose
Tracking of employee attendance and performance, including addressing problems quickly to prevent long-term habits
Monitoring and maintaining environmental metrics
Delegating and coordinating daily DCops tasks to employees to ensure optimal efficiency
Senior Data Center Operations Engineer
Leaseweb USA Inc.
01.2012 - 12.2020
Responsible for guiding a group of over 8 Engineers through their daily tasks
Highly involved in overseas company expansions
Worked in and maintained overseas Data Centers
Monitoring and maintaining environmental metrics
Problem management
Bridge function between Sales and Technical team
Training new engineers
Wrote department procedures
Project management: Managing (sub)projects
Sales/Customer consultancy
Responsible for Quality control
Planning of daily tasks and Projects
Progress monitoring
Provisioning Engineer
Leaseweb Global Services
05.2009 - 12.2012
Installed, relocated and decommissioned server equipment in the Data Center
Installed and configured various Operating Systems and third party software.
Assisted customers within the Data Center
Upgraded/downgraded server equipment (memory, hard disks, etc.)
Handled and processed RMA hardware (replacing hardware and handling all relevant administrative matters)
Tested equipment according to set standards
Identified problems and proposed structural solutions for them quickly and efficiently
Rectified software problems that are reported by internal as well as external customers
Consultant for Sales-department and customers
Highly involved in overseas project development and execution
Identified and reported problem devices and replaced defective parts.
Technical Support Engineer
Leaseweb B.V.
04.2008 - 05.2009
Identified structural problems and proposed solutions to them quickly and efficiently
Rectified software problems that were reported by internal as well as external customers
Implemented changes according to updated procedures
Identified hardware problems and notified them to the support team
Upgraded servers per customers request (software, OS and applications)
Informed customers about fault report progression and supplied feedback about the cause and actions taken to rectify the problem
Assisted colleagues in resolving problems
Field Support Engineer
Device ICT Recycling B.V.
01.2008 - 04.2008
Installed Peripherals and Computer systems in businesses
Processed and transferred personal customer data to new systems
Transported new and used computer hardware to business locations throughout the Country
Assembled and refurbished computer hardware
Executed customer requested Data-destruction
Education
Technical And Vocational Education And Training (MBO) - Information Communication Technology
ROC Nova College
Haarlem, The Netherlands
2004
Skills
CISCO Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
Linux LPIC-1 (2017)
Ticket management systems Jira/SAP C4C
Strong analytical skills
Local remote systems support
Project management
Document management
Optimization and performance tuning
Technical help desk experience
Quality control
Progress monitoring
Sales/Customer consultancy
Excellent problem-solving skills
Leadership and Team-management
Planning and Coordination
Self-Motivated
Hiring and On boarding
Inventory Management
Data Center environmental monitoring
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Operating Systems: UNIX/Linux, Windows XP/ME/2000/Vista/7/8/10/2008/2012/2016 Centos, Ubuntu
Applications: MS Office 2016-21, MS 365, RT: Request Tracker, Grafana, SCP, Putty, SMARTCTL, ipmitool, Jira, SAP, SAP C4C, Netbox
Successfully implemented company procedures in global sites located in the Netherlands, USA, Germany.
Successfully created and submitted improvements in company software that improved work efficiency, energy savings and customer satisfaction.
Successfully project managed and executed PoP site-build in Miami, FL to open up the South East market.
Successfully project managed the migration of 500+ production servers, between and within Data Center locations in CA.
Oversaw and assisted in site-to-site migrations of 2,000+ production servers in OR, VA, TX, CA, AZ to reduce financial impact and improve customer experience.
Languages
Fluent in Dutch and English
Timeline
Data Center Operations Team Lead
Leaseweb USA Inc.
01.2021 - Current
Senior Data Center Operations Engineer
Leaseweb USA Inc.
01.2012 - 12.2020
Provisioning Engineer
Leaseweb Global Services
05.2009 - 12.2012
Technical Support Engineer
Leaseweb B.V.
04.2008 - 05.2009
Field Support Engineer
Device ICT Recycling B.V.
01.2008 - 04.2008
Technical And Vocational Education And Training (MBO) - Information Communication Technology
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