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David Levenson

David Levenson

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Innovative Leader | Cloud & Virtualisation Strategist | Transforming Financial Enterprises Through Innovation

  • Education

    • Tshwane University of Technology

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      National Certificate : Computer Science Computer Science

  • Experience

    • Nedbank

      Mar 2006 - Jan 2013

      • System Engineer - Specialist

        Jul 2012 - Jan 2013

      • Server Support Engineer

        Mar 2006 - Jun 2012

    • JSE

      Feb 2013 - May 2018

      Directed the deployment of Nutanix Hyper-Converged Infrastructure, achieving a 30% cost reduction and improved trading reliability.Implemented private IaaS solution, delivering a new self-service Private Cloud platform for Africa's largest stock exchange.Developed disaster recovery protocols to ensure zero failover errors in VMware environments.

      • Platform as a Service (PaaS) Specialist

        Aug 2017 - May 2018

      • System and Virtualisation Specialist

        Feb 2013 - Jul 2017

    • Discovery Limited

      Jun 2018 - now

      Manage next-generation Hybrid IaaS Cloud platforms, supporting over 40 million international customers across 29 countries.Introduced best practices for virtualisation and cloud technologies, aligning IT solutions with strategic goals.Led the development of a cloud skills education platform for 800+ IT staff, enhancing organisational readiness for the Cloud Era.

      • Hybrid-Cloud and Virtual Infrastructure Operations Manager

        Jul 2020 - now

      • Senior Virtualisation Engineer - Team Lead

        Jun 2018 - Jul 2020

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Amazon Web Services Solutions Architect Associate

      Amazon Web Services (AWS)
      May 2018
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    • VMware Certified Professional 6 - Network Virtualization (VCP6-NV)

      VMware
      Jul 2016
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    • VMware Certified Professional 5 - Data Center Virtualization (VCP5-DCV)

      VMware
      May 2012
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    • VMware Certified Advanced Professional 5 - Data Center Administration

      VMware
      Jan 2013
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    • VMware Certified Professional 6.5 - Data Center Virtualization

      VMware
      Dec 2018
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    • VMware Certified Professional 4 - Data Center Virtualization (VCP4-DCV)

      VMware
      Oct 2010
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    • Amazon Web Services SysOps Administrator - Associate

      Amazon Web Services (AWS)
      Sept 2019
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    • VMware Certified Professional 3 (VCP3)

      VMware
      Apr 2010
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    • VMware Certified Advanced Professional 4 - Data Center Administration (VCAP4-DCA)

      VMware
      Apr 2012
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    • VMware Certified Professional 6 - Data Center Virtualization (VCP6-DCV)

      VMware
      Feb 2016
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  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to David Levenson
      Recognition - 2023 Recognised by CTOs from Discovery, Vitality UK, and VMware Middle East for leadership in hybrid cloud strategy
    • Awarded to David Levenson
      Speaking Engagement - AWS Summit Johannesburg - 2022 Presented on Hybrid Cloud solutions for enterprise resilience.
    • Awarded to David Levenson
      Speaking Engagement - AWS Transformation Day - 2022 Discussed digital skills for the 4th Industrial Revolution.
    • Awarded to David Levenson
      Nedbank Individual Achiever Award Nedbank Awarded to top 2% of individuals within Nedbank Group TechnologyReceived for a project to replace hundreds of backend physical servers servicing ATM infrastructure, which involved multiple change controls over a 12 month period. Nedbank Achiever Award is given to individuals who performed in an outstanding manner. Each nominee's endeavor will have culminated in an accomplishment with a magnitude, significance and impact which warrant recognition
    • Awarded to David Levenson
      Nedbank Team Achiever Award Nedbank Received for work done on a project focused on the rationalisation and Virtualisation of servers within the Nedbank Data Center environment (VMware 3.5 implementation)