Garth Marillier

Garth Marillier

IT Customer Engineer

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  • About me

    Senior IT Support Engineer at HSRC (Human Sciences Research Council)

  • Education

    • Scottburgh High School

      1996 - 2000

      Activities and Societies: Rugby and cricket

    • Varsity College

      2001 - 2003
  • Experience

    • Bytes Managed Solutions

      Dec 2005 - Nov 2010
      IT Customer Engineer
    • Technology Corporate Management

      Nov 2010 - Aug 2014
      IT Customer Engineer
    • Blendcor (PTY) Ltd

      Sept 2014 - Jan 2019

      SAP BASIS DUTIES• Client administration• Analyzing and solving system dumps and system logs• Starting/Stopping SAP R/3• STMS • Authorizations - create users, assign roles and profiles• SAP Systems SQL 2012 backups• SPAD • Daily checks• SAP OSS • SAP Background jobs administration• SAP systems logo and screen administration• SAP licensing administration • SAINT and SPAM • RTCCTOOL• Creating IT requisitions in SAP• SAP Service Market Place• SAP Download ManagerIT DUTIES• Finance Management – R10m budget per annum- Manage team finances - Capex and expense budgets• Mentoring of junior staff- Delegating appropriate IT duties / Tasks to junior staff.- Mentoring and tutoring staff on technical issues.• Provide technical and non-technical support to internal/external users and vendors• Helpdesk management • Manage customer SLA• Hardware and software setup, support and troubleshooting• IT stock levels – buying all IT equipment, managing vendors for the infrastructure• Print Solutions – procure, implement, install and manage• IT asset register management • IT policies management• Support systems management disciplines including software & hardware change requests• Maintains overall health of the LAN, multi-function devices & server environments • Develop, monitor and maintain service level agreements (SLA) with customers• Lead problem solving and trouble-shooting initiatives• Design, Implement and Maintain IT and related systems Infrastructure• Ensure that all infrastructures meet business requirements with regards to adequacy, efficiency and company policies• Ensure that the server environments are protected from high risks• Ensure that equipment is maintained to attain maximum business up time• Ensure that systems information is secure and business continuity is maintained• Maintain contact with new developments and motivate improvements• Microsoft Server 2012 administration• VMware vSphere Client 5.5 administration Show less

      • IT System Analyst

        Jan 2018 - Jan 2019
      • SAP Basis Analyst (Certified)

        Sept 2014 - Dec 2017
    • HSRC (Human Sciences Research Council)

      Apr 2019 - now
      • Senior IT Support Engineer at HSRC (Human Sciences Research Council)

        Jul 2022 - now
      • IT Support Engineer

        Apr 2019 - now
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Microsoft Certified Professional

      Bytes Technology Group
      May 2004
    • ISC2 Candidate

      ISC2
      Nov 2024
      View certificate certificate
    • HP Accredited Platform Specialist

      HP
      Nov 2006
    • Cisco Introduction to Cybersecurity

      Cisco Networking Academy
      Nov 2024
    • Toolkit for Cybersecurity Professionals: Cybersecurity Fundamentals

      Alison
      Oct 2024
    • Certificate in PC Engineering

      Varsity College
      Mar 2002
    • SAP Certified Technology Associate - System Administration (MS SQL DB) with SAP NetWeaver 7.0

      SAP
      Jun 2016
    • Diploma in Information Technology - Networking

      Varsity College
      Mar 2003