Marius Van Schalkwyk

Experience

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  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
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  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
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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  Fundamentalcomms

  Feb 2017 - now

  Senior Technical Support Services Engineer

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