Work Experience
27/07/2015 – Present
Working on a 6-month project in Bratislava, Slovakia for First Data Slovakia A.s.
24/07/2006–24/07/2015
System Administrator
RaiffeisenBank Bulgaria, Sofia (Bulgaria)
I have started as Windows System Administrator. My main responsibilities: installing new Windows 2000 and 2003 servers; configuring Active Directory domain controllers; setting up new roles for the servers like DHCP, DNS, File and Print services; preparing all equipment for new branches openings; backup of system and user data; to participate in new projects; maintain data center equipment.
Additional responsibilities: firewalls(CheckPoint) administration, middle range storages administration, datacenter servers(HP and IBM), VMware virtualization implementation and planning new equipment.
Then I have worked as VMware/Windows Administrator.
Projects:
– Planning, installation and configuration of virtualized test environment
– Planning, installation and configuration of virtualized production and backup environments
– Virtual Desktop Infrastructure – migration of all users from physical PCs to virtual once
– Windows 2003 Server migration to new versions
– Storage migrations
I work with enterprise versions of products of VMware, Microsoft, HP, EMC and IBM.
Other responsibilities:
– Provide third line user support
– Applying enterprise security policies
– SLA Incident and Problem Management
– Deputize my supervisor when it is necessary
07/02/2004–23/07/2006
System engineer
Ministry of Interior, Sofia (Bulgaria)
Administration Windows NT domain / Active Directory 2003.
Servers and Workstations installation and configuration.
Maintenance and monitoring of local and regional computer networks
Peripheral equipment
Establishment of access control systems and systems for video-monitoring terminals, thin clients, switches and modems setup and management
Troubleshooting system hardware.
Client Information systems installation
All levels user support
01/12/2001–31/12/2003
Co-owner
Riacom, Sofia (Bulgaria)
Subscription support of networks, computer systems and application software
Trade with computer systems, printers, software and networking equipment
Education & Training
13/01/2014-16/01/2014
VMware Horizon View: Install, Configure, Manage [V5.2]
NDB Ltd., Bulgaria
25/11/2013–29/11/2013
VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V5.1]
NDB Ltd., Sofia (Bulgaria)
07/2011
MDOP
Microdoft, Sofia (Bulgaria)
Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack
18/09/2009
VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V4]
NDB Ltd., Sofia (Bulgaria)
08/10/2007–11/10/2007
Check Point Firewall-1 on NOKIA platform
Schoeller Austria, Vienna (Austria)
2007–2007
LogLogic log collector system
LogLogic, Inc., Sofia (Bulgaria)
2007–2007
Polyserve Matrix Server for Windows
Prosper Intelligence, Sofia (Bulgaria)
2007–2007
Designing and Managing a Windows Public Key Infrastructure(PKI)
ITCE Ltd., Sofia (Bulgaria)
09/09/2005–13/09/2005
IBM Informix Dynamic Server Administration
NDB Ltd., Sofia (Bulgaria)
2005–2005
Administration and Maintenance Microsoft Windows 2003 Server – 2273
ITCE Ltd., Sofia (Bulgaria)
15/09/1992–30/06/1997
Computer systems engineer Master
Technical University – Sofia, Sofia (Bulgaria)
15/09/1979–30/06/1990
High-school education
33-th High-school, Sofia (Bulgaria)
Personal Skills
Mother tongue(s) Bulgarian
Other language(s) UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WRITING
Listening/Reading/Spoken/interaction/Spoken productionWriting
English B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
Levels: A1/A2: Basic user – B1/B2: Independent user – C1/C2: Proficient user
Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
Job Related Skills
VMware Certified Professional 5 – Datacenter Virtualization (on vSphere 5)
VMware Certified Professional 4 – Datacenter Virtualization (on vSphere 4)
VMware Certified Professional 4 – Desktop (VCP4-DT)
Computer skills – VMware(5 years):
Planing, deployment and maintenance of vSphere 4/5: vCenter, ESX/ESXi, HA/DRS clusters, FT, SRM, Update Manager, Host Profiles, Standart and distributed vSwitches, PowerCli, Licenses management and vShieldEndpoint.
Virtual Desktop Infrastrucure with VMware View 4.5 / 4.6 / 5.x environment including: vCenter, View Connection Broker, View Composer, Pools, linked clones, applicationprovisioning, desktop optimization and tunning, Persona Management, ThinApp – application virtualization and ThinPrint. Thin/Zero/Fat clients – configuartionand firmware deployment, Teradici PCoIP devices, Wyse device manager.
SSL and Two factor authentication;
– Basic knowledge of Hyper-V;
– Microsoft(11 years):
Installing, maintaning and monitoring Microsoft server and desktop operatingsystems (Server 2008/2003, 2000 Advanced Server, NT4 Server, Windows NT/XP/7).
Active Directory, GPO’s, DNS, DHCP, Printing and Sharing; NT domain
– Storage administration: EMC VNX 5300; IBM DS5020; HP SV 4330; EMC XtremeIO; Pure storage; TinTri T540
– Server security:
VMWare SSL server communication
CheckPoint VPN tunnelling
Microsoft and VMWare operating systems and network security
– Backup:
Microsoft Windows backup using tape devices and file shares.
IBM Tivoli client backup and restore.
EMC Avamar virtual appliance knowledge.
– Data centre infrastructure mainternance and administration
– CheckPoint firewall administration
– Incident Management
– PassLogic(Oracle) Single Sign-On
