
System and Network Engineer at Kewego
Paris Area, France

System and Network Engineer at Kewego
Paris Area, France
Mastering various technologies related to systems and networks.
Dynamic person, like to work in a team. Good adaptive capabilities in technology and working environments.
Installing, configuring, exploiting and maintaining various operating systems (both Windows and Linux/Unix administrator), network adapters and software.
Operating systems :
- Workstations: Microsoft Windows, Linux and FreeBSD
- Servers: Microsoft Windows, FreeBSD, and Linux
Networks :
- TCP/IP protocols
- Tunneling and secured networks
- Routing and Switching
- Firewalling
- Proxy
Software and technologies :
- Microsoft environments expert : Active Directory, Exchange, IIS, ISA Server, Terminal Server and Office suite. CA ARCServe. Antivirus : Norton Corporate, CA eTrust and Kaspersky. Virtualisation : VMWare Workstation, Virtual Server and VirtualBox.
- Linux/Unix environments : OpenLDAP, Lighttpd, Apache, PureFTPD, Nagios, Postfix, Samba, Bind, Zimbra, etc...
- Web-based Applications : OCS Inventory NG, GLPI, eGroupWare
Please see above section ;-)
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
September 2007 — Present (1 year 11 months)
System and Network Engineer for Kewego, european leader in online video hosting (40 employees in France, 10 splits in the subsidiaries in 5 countries)
- Installing and managing a high-demand architecture with more than 100 servers splits in 2 datacenters, mostly running on FreeBSD, but also some on Ubuntu and NetBSD (using LVS, Lighttpd, MySQL, NFS, Memcache, Sharedance, Sphinx, etc...)
- Troubleshooting system and network issues on the production platform, but also on developments platforms
- Supporting developers for their developments integrations in the technical infrastructure
- Installing a LDAP based SAMBA Domain (PDC and BDC)
- Managing a Postfix/openLDAP email server
- Installing and managing Flash Media servers on Ubuntu
- Deploying an HD videoconferencing system in 5 countries
- IT management of headquarters and subsidiaries
(Privately Held; Pharmaceuticals industry)
September 2006 — September 2007 (1 year 1 month)
Computer Technician then project leader in the firm Help-Line, on behalf of the subsidiary company of Almirall, a pharmaceuticals company (300 employees in France, 3000 worldwide)
- Managing a complex multisided and multi-domain Active Directory
- Managing two Exchange servers
- Ensuring the computer park maintenance in the main site (only 30 computers)
- Managing a complete migration plan from Windows/Exchange 2000 to 2003 (Technical references, Tasks scheduling and Documentation) with 60 computers and 11 servers
- Writing the computer system exploitation documentation and procedures
- Auditing the safety of the information system, upgrading the security policy
- Working in an International environment, weekly reporting to the Spanish Headquarters
(Information Technology and Services industry)
October 2005 — June 2007 (1 year 9 months)
Writer for specialized websites such as Generation-NT and Tous Les Réseaux
- Writing technical articles about computers and new technologies
- Writing working tips to improve or personalize Windows (through register modifications, tools...)
- Writing installation and configuration tutorials for Linux applications (IPCop, Nagios)
- Attending press conferences and providing articles after
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
September 2004 — September 2006 (2 years 1 month)
Maintenance Technician then project leader and IT Manager for API Provence association (100 employees, 14 sites spread over two French departments)
- Structuring and implementing secured networks adapted to the needs in order to centralize data
- Managing the computer park (80 computers and 5 servers)
- Installing a directory system (Microsoft Active Directory 2003)
- Anticipating the computer system instability problems with the Nagios monitoring tool
- User familiarization policy
Specialized Master , Networks and Telecommunications , 2007 — 2009
http://www.telecom-paristech.fr/en/
License , Computer Systems and Networks Security , 2006 — 2007
http://www.u-psud.fr/en/university/iut_d_orsay.html
DUT , Computer Sciences , 2004 — 2006
http://portail.unice.fr/jahia/Jahia/site/iut/pid/10256
- Driving License : Cars and motorbikes, international driving license pending - Languages : French (mother tongue), and English (fluent with a working knowledge of IT vocabulary) - Hobbies : New technology, film, bowling, spending time with friends, racing sports fan. Former race commissar in the fireman department for the Monaco Formula 1 GP - Sports : Swimming, biking, boxing, alpine skiing, and go-kart. But also some extreme sports like hydro speed, canyoning, rafting, rock climbing. - Travels : United States, Turkey, Egypt, Spain, Senegal, Brazil, England, Tunisia, French Guyana, Italy