Marius Van Schalkwyk

Marius Van Schalkwyk

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Technical Support Services Engineer

  • Education

    • President High School

      1977 - 1981
      Matric Mathematics 10

      Activities and Societies: Rugby , Cricket and Fishing

    • President High School

      1977 - 1981
  • Experience

    • Telkom SA

      Jan 1982 - Dec 1985

      Technician in ChargeOutstations , Open Wire routes , TransmissionSupport on 23 Groups of SOR 18 Transmission System on OutstationsUnderground Cable Support and Town Layout and PlanningBuilding of Komagas OutstationTransmission Support on Garies, Hondeklipbaai and Kleinsee Training in Outstations , transmission , Underground cabling , Switching and Telecommunication Area PlanningSubscribers Outdoor Plant Training Telecommunications Telkom SA A-Course , B-Course and C-CourseTraining in Maitland U/G cablesTraining in Vasco SwitchingTraining in Cape Town Installations

      • Technician

        Sept 1983 - Dec 1985
      • PupilTechnician

        Jan 1982 - Aug 1983
    • Telkom Namibia

      Jan 1986 - Nov 1994

      Overseeing and working closely with the 4 Chief Technician in the Northen Namibia regions . Grootfontein , Otavi , Katima Mulilo and Rundu. Responsible for all vehicle transport and maintenance expenditure .Responsible for Transmission maintenance and installation expenditures . Yearly budget proposals and execution there-off . Total personnel 245 . Responsible for introducing and providing Technical Training and Introduction of Black Empowerment into Telkom Namibia .Responsible for the training of Black Telephone Exchange operators into the Technical Field as well as the promotion and new salary structures for the successfull personnelIntensively part of the Management responsible for the Independent structure of Telkom NamibiaPlaying an constructive role in the planning and construction of the automation of the towns OTAVI , Rundu and Katima Mulio from Mechanical to Automated exchanges . Show less Chief Technician responsible for all Transmission , Open wire solar stations , 54 Personnel , 24 vehicles , Exchange Trunks , Auto transmission routing in an area of 1200 km's , stretching from Pungu Valley to Katima Mullilo .Responsible for the SADF Transmission telecommunications in remote areasResponsible for all open wire routes , maintenance and fault findingResponsible for all under ground cable ,Telcommunication distribution and ConstructionAssisting in Oshakati and Enhana areas Show less

      • Manager

        Feb 1989 - Nov 1994
      • Chief Technician

        Jan 1986 - Jan 1989
    • Mechtel Namibia

      Dec 1994 - Nov 1997
      Company Owner

      Sub Contractor for Siemens NamibiaInstallation and Support of All Siemens PabxSolar Power Sub contractor for Dept of Agriculture of NamibiaPower Standby Plants , Klockner and Muller Control Circuits as well as Diesel SupportSub Contractor for Telecom Namibia , Transmission

    • Grintek Telecommunications

      Dec 1998 - May 2000
      Voice Support Engineer

      Planning and Installation of all 7 SARS sites - AVAYA/Nortel SARS sites in Western CapeCable Planning and Cutover of all SARS sites (Bellville , 90 PLein , Customs , Bellville-Training, Worcester Parlement and Paarl)Installation of Vodacom Techno Center Nortel MeridianSARS support of all 7 SARS sites

    • BCX

      Jun 2000 - Feb 2012
      Senior Technical Engineer

      Support, Installation and Upgrades of AVAYA / Nortel at SARS all 7 Sites , RMB , Momentum , Woolworths , Sanlam and Mweb. • NORTEL Passport 4450 installation and maintenance• NORTEL Meridian 1 Small and Large System Administration (11C , 51C , 61C , 81 C )• AVAYA Call Pilot RLS 4 , 5 , 6 Integrated mail voice • AVAYA CS 1000S IP telephony solution (Meridian PABX )• AVAYA CCTS 6 Contact Centre Admin and Installation• AVAYA CS1000 RLS 5 , 6 , 7 , 7.5 • Avaya Aura Contact Centre 6 installation and Maintenance• AVAYA CS1k Rel 6 Installation and Maintenance• AVAYA CS1k Rel 7.5 Installation and Maintenance• SIP , VOIP Telecommunications• AVAYA voice Rel 7.5 Show less

    • Atio

      Apr 2012 - Dec 2016
      Senior Network Engineer

      Support and Installations of AVAYA / Nortel Product Range at SARS all 7 Sites , RMB , Momentum (CPT and JHB, AACC upgrades , SIP integration , CS1K Upgrades Rel 6 to 7.5), Maitland Fund Services (CS1K upgrades), Millners Dental ( Voip installation on all 4 sites and CS1K Upgrades) and Nampower Namibia (Upgrades)• NORTEL Passport 4450 installation and maintenance• NORTEL Meridian 1 Small and Large System Administration (11C , 51C , 61C , 81 C )• AVAYA Call Pilot RLS 4 , 5 , 6 Integrated mail voice • AVAYA CS 1000S IP telephony solution (Meridian PABX )• AVAYA CCTS 6 Contact Centre Admin and Installation• AVAYA CS1000 RLS 5 , 6 , 7 , 7.5 • Avaya Aura Contact Centre 6 installation , support and scripting• AVAYA CS1k Rel 6 Installation and Maintenance• AVAYA CS1k Rel 7.5 Installation and Maintenance• SIP , VOIP Telecommunications• AVAYA voice Rel 7.5• E-Gain Show less

    • Fundamentalcomms

      Feb 2017 - now
      Senior Technical Support Services Engineer

      Unified TelecommunicationsCloud Based VOIP Telecommunications InstallationVOIP , SIP Telecommunication SupportHosted PABX SolutionsSIP Solution SupportMikrotik , LTE Telecommunications

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • AVAYA NETWORKS

    • CERTIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION TECHNICIAN

    • CHAIR PERSON in DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS - US

    • NORTEL MERIDIAN CS1k

    • NTSC 3

    • NTSC 4

    • NTSC 5

    • NTSC 6

    • TRAIN THE TRAINER

    • National Diploma in Telecomunications

      Jan 1982