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Jeremy G.

Jeremy G.

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  • About me

    Sales Manager at piVac Africa

  • Education

    • Computer Training Institute

      2006 - 2007
      IT Engineering A+, N+, iNet+, Security+, MS Server 2000, Wireless Networks and Security

      Completed most of the base Comptia certifications, A+, N+ Security+, Linux+, CWNA, iNet+

    • St Johns College Houghton

      1999 - 2001
      Std 8 IEB

    • Parkview senior school

      1995 - 1998

    • Damelin

      2001 - 2003
      IEB Matric

    • University of the Witwatersrand

      2004 - 2004
      BA English and Philosophy

      Activities and Societies: Wits Fencing Club - Secretary Wits Role Playing Society - Member Wits Anime Club - Chairman and Treasurer MecShrub British Humour Society - Member Studied English Literature, Classics, Philosophy and International Relations.Was also Treasurer of the Wits Fencing Club and Chairman of the Wits Anime Society

  • Experience

    • CTP - Caxton Publishers

      Jan 2007 - Mar 2010
      Network\Linux Engineer

      IT Help desk – telephonic and remote support for users. First line support for HP-UX and Microsoft servers. Installation and administration of Linux servers and services: DNS, mail, proxy and NMS. IT hardware support. Administration of the company WAN + individual branch LANs. Cisco Catalyst series network devices Deployment and administration of Kaspersky Enterprise Security.

    • Automated Outsourcing Services

      Mar 2010 - Aug 2011
      Linux\Network Administrator

      Providing 2nd tier server support for all linux systems: Oracle Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Enterprise and CentOS. Administration of AOS' virtualised server environment: VMware Vsphere and OracleVM hosting mixed Linux and Windows guests. Firewall administration – Checkpoint and pFsense. Disaster recovery planning and mitigation through the successful planning and implementation of remote recovery site, including mirrored infrastructure and realtime data replication. Configuration and support of all network infrastructure: HP 3Com 4800, 4600, 4200 layer 3 switches. First line support for NetApp SAN storage infrastructure. On site LAN administration of multiple subnets, including 8 DMZ's. Support for MS Exchange 2003.I helped plan and implement the roll out of Storwize STN 6800i compression switches(IBM Real Time Compression Technology) within the AOS environment. Show less

    • Scope Technologies

      Aug 2011 - Jan 2012
      Sys Admin

      Maintained and monitored all servers and solutions, Asterisk PBX VoIP communication between sites. Managed on site LAN and hardware devices.

    • Pasco Risk Management

      Jan 2012 - Aug 2012
      IT Consultant

      Responsible for all IT infrastructure and systems:HP Procurve switches, Juniper NetScreen firewall/gateway devices. HP ProLiant servers & related hardware RAID configurations and solutions, employed as physical host devices for virtual environment. VM environment build on Xen Hypervisor and hosting Novell SuSE Linux Enterprise Server and Novell OES virtualised guests.End user devices(desktops/laptops/tablets) primarily running Novell SuSE Linux Desktop, RIM BlackBerry handsets, integrated with Novel Open Worksuite and managed through a BlackBerry Enterprise Server(BES). Forensic responsibilities include installing AccessData's Forensic Tool Kit(FTK) software package on individual workstations and laptops, as well as full eforensic lab installations, including custom server clusters for distributed processing. Show less

    • Information Security Architects

      Aug 2012 - Jan 2013
      It Security Engineer

      Provide high level technical support, as well as training for client's engineers and end users on Check Point Security Solutions. Installation, monitoring, maintenance, auditing and documentation of client environments & systems, including firewalls, IPS, VPN, Endpoint Security, Web Filtering and Email Security.

    • Motte & Bailey Solutions

      Nov 2014 - now
      Owner

      IT hardware, network and CCTV installation and management services.

    • Red Bird Solutions

      Nov 2016 - Oct 2019
      Phone Sales Agent

      B2B calls within the engineering sector selling advertising space and soliciting white paper & technical article submissions for The Engineer's Technical Handbook.

    • PiVac Africa

      Oct 2019 - now
      Sales Manager

      PIAB Vacuum Automation and Conveying systems.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • First Aid Level 1

      Pulse Point Training (CI551 Dept. Labour reg. number)
      Aug 2010

    • First-Aid Level 2

      Pulse Point Training (CI551 Dept. Labour reg. number)
      Aug 2010