Experience

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  Cambric consulting

  Jun 2004 - Oct 2006

  System engineer

  ▪ Support the Server/Storage/Backup infrastructure for the hub site in Brasov, Romania and a small site in Craiova, Romania▪ Ensure the VPN connection between Romania and Salt Lake City, US▪ Participate in or coordinate various infrastructure projects with high impact for the Romanian sites and HQ Infrastructure;▪ Manage the entire hardware infrastructure;▪ Manage the telephony system for the Romanian location;▪ Manage the Sun Solaris servers and workstations;▪ Maintain the company’s projects database and create relevant reports for the business Show less

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  Real hypermarkets chain

  Oct 2006 - Oct 2007

  System engineer

  ▪ Coordinate the server, client and network operations required to ensure the successful store opening. This included the physical store cabling, rack layout, equipment setup based on the given design; ▪ Familiarize with all the process flows used by all departments in the store and become the local level 1 / 2 support ▪ Manage the contracts with local vendors for the IT area

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  Groupama asigurari romania

  Oct 2007 - Mar 2011

  System/server administrator

  ▪ Manage the IT Infrastructure for 50 locations, aprox. 250 devices, spread across the given area in the country, starting at the client devices level and ending with the VPN connections;▪ Supporting the sales organization need for the required uptime of the applications; ▪ Manage the server infrastructure;▪ Coordinate the site relocation projects from the Infrastructure point of view;▪ Implement the new Server/Storage/Active Directory/Email Infrastructure in the 2 Data Centres located in Cluj and Bucharest for the newly formed comany▪ Coordinate the Security Implementation Project targeting 1500+ devices Show less

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  Emerson

  Mar 2011 - Jul 2022

  •The Global Server Operations Manager will assume full responsibility for the operational support of all On-Premise Server and Storage services and their security baseline compliance•Supervise and coordinate direct reports in Asia Pacific, Europe and Americas•Help the business optimise the infrastructure, by leveraging standards, agreements and technologies whenever possible•Drive the Server Operations team to provide increased customer satisfaction•Lead, motivate and coach the teams; set and review objectives in a challenging performance review environment (local HR standards); organise regular performance and improvement meetings with the Director of Operations and other parties•Ensure proper escalation of Server Services related IT Service Desk tickets•Participate or lead formal Service Review initiatives in cooperation with Design Team, Transition Team, Service Delivery Team and others, following-up on resulting Action Plans•Follow and enforce Emerson policies and rules regarding relevant IT management, security, standards and procedures, liaise with other teams when required•Participate in the recruitment and salary review process•Lead annual org review for the Server & Storage Operations team•Manage storage and server related events, incidents, requests, access and problems in an appropriate and effective manner•Follow Major Incidents / Disaster Recovery procedures when required•Creation and implementation of improvement plans when an SLA breach occurs•Ensure the environment is monitored appropriately; support a “follow the sun” methodology•Partner with Service Owner, Server Design Team and Server Transition Teams to improve server infrastructure services•Contribute to the annual IT budget preparation •Participate to costing model definition, assist management of related hardware and software lifecycle and contracts in liaison with IT Asset Management team Show less Manage and coordinate the international Server and Storage Operations Team, consisting of 9 people, locally (Cluj) and remotely ( UK, Philippines). My activities include:- Team management in both administrative and functional aspects;- Leading, motivating and growing the team;- Completing the Performance Process that includes: set and review objectives, regular performance and improvement management, consulting with the IT Server Operations Manager and other relevant parties;- Recruit team members and conduct the interviews in collaboration with local or remote HR as applicable;- Participate in the salary review process;- Contribute to the Annual IT Budget preparation by identifying and illustrating the training, travel and other budget-impacting needs required for the Server Operations team.▪ Make sure the work processes and procedures are globally and consistently applied across the team; ▪ Performing administrative leadership tasks for my team in all the remote centers and enlisting collaboration with local supervisors when needed, with the mention that for the Cluj based team, I am both functional and administrative lead. The admin tasks included monthly time sheets and both leave and cost approvals (e.g. flights, holidays, overtime)▪ Participate in the capacity planning project review and propose people allocation on projects based on the current load and team members’ skills;▪ Propose and follow up on the team training plan per the individual/team development needs and group strategy;▪ Taking part in the Server Infrastructure Services Costing Model definition, including the Hardware & Software lifecycle, Required Contracts and Cost in liaison with IT Asset Management Team.▪ Participate actively in the projects implementation, infrastructure monitoring and improvement;▪ Conducting the implementation of the Disaster Recovery plan for the European Data Center; Show less Manage and coordinate the international Server and Storage Operations Team, consisting of 9 people, locally (Cluj) and remotely (Costa Rica, UK, Philippines). My activities include:- Team management in both administrative and functional aspects;- Leading, motivating and growing the team;- Completing the Performance Process that includes: set and review objectives, regular performance and improvement management, consulting with the IT Operations Manager and other relevant parties;- Recruit team members and conduct the interviews in collaboration with local or remote HR as applicable;- Participate in the salary review process;- Contribute to the Annual IT Budget preparation by identifying and illustrating the training, travel and other budget-impacting needs required for the Server Operations team.▪ Make sure the work processes and procedures are globally and consistently applied across the team; ▪ Performing administrative leadership tasks for my team in all the remote centres and enlisting collaboration with local supervisors when needed, with the mention that for the Cluj based team, I am both functional and administrative lead. The admin tasks included monthly time sheets and both leave and cost approvals (e.g. flights, holidays, overtime)▪ Participate in the capacity planning project review and propose people allocation on projects based on the current load and team members’ skills;▪ Propose and follow up on the team training plan per the individual/team development needs and group strategy;▪ Taking part in the Server Infrastructure Services Costing Model definition, including the Hardware & Software lifecycle, Required Contracts and Cost in liaison with IT Asset Management Team.▪ Participate actively in the projects implementation, infrastructure monitoring and improvement;▪ Conducting the implementation of the Disaster Recovery plan for the European Data Centre; Show less ▪ Coordinate Server and Storage Operations team consisting of 7 people, locally (Cluj) and remotely (Russia and UK). Team management implies both administrative and functional aspects;▪ Participate with input in the performance evaluation and goal setting process for the team members;▪ Ensuring the work processes and procedures are globally and consistently applied across the team;▪ Active involvement in the projects implementation, infrastructure monitoring and improvement processes; Show less ▪ Ensure all new server additions to the Emerson Process Network adhere to the standard configuration. Server Operators are responsible to bring and maintain the server installed base to the standard level defined by the Design Group. ▪ Respect the Change Management Processes for Hardware & Software;▪ Maintain physical servers to the latest current firmware, including administration tools versions;▪ Security: Ensure all European Server are abiding the Corporate Security and Patching Policy, ▪ Provide proper data backup process, monitoring and performing on-demand test restores, including tape management;▪ Deal with Level 2 and 3 tickets covering issues related to access, functionality and performance of the European Sites and European Data Centre Server Infrastructure. Show less

  • Manager IT - Global Server Operations

    Jan 2020 - Jul 2022

  • Senior Team Leader IT On-Premise Server & Storage Operations

    Mar 2018 - Dec 2019

  • IT Operations Team Lead, Server/Storage

    Jan 2014 - Mar 2018

  • Coordinator IT Server/Storage Operations Europe

    Jan 2013 - Jan 2014

  • Europe and European Data Center Server/Storage Administrator

    Mar 2011 - Jan 2013
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  Flutter international

  Aug 2022 - now

  Infrastructure & platform engineering manager

  As the Infrastructure & Platform Engineering Manager at Flutter International, I am leading a group of talented Infrastructure & Platform Engineers who design, implement and manage Cloud hosted solutions supporting the company strategy to migrate the systems to the Public Cloud.Among some of the key responsibilities:- Leading multiple teams of platform engineers to deliver an optimised developer experience on Infrastructure & Platforms- Overseeing all activities within the teams and coordinating with other teams for operational tasks. - Manage the delivery of strategic projects and developer experience features, working with the Product Owner, through agile methodologies and ceremonies.- Create an amazing place to work where we deliver for business, raise the bar, and ensure everyone is having fun doing it - Ensure alignment of local teams with our global teams delivering on the overall department's strategy - Participation in day-to-day activities with the team leads, providing support to staff to address issues and incidents. - Provide training, mentoring, consulting, and knowledge transfer to team members. - Determining the goals for team members, providing guidance and assistance to achieve goals, and performing annual reviews. - Preventing conflict where possible and resolving it when it does arise. - Ensure company policies and procedures are followed. - Management of inventory and capacity of all cloud resources across the organization - Promote improvements to the processes through automation of manual processes. - Assist in hiring process, compose job description and role profile for candidates; participate in the interview; work with HR on execution of related procedures, including preparing onboarding plan and submitting probation assessment reports. Show less