IT Project Manager seeks overseas role

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Skills keywords: active directory administrator, actividentity administrator, database administrator, project manager, software developer

Short Bio:

I have been working for an International Organisation called ECMWF for 20 years. During my employment, I achieved the followings :
1. Migrated company's paper based documents to Opentext Content Server, which gives access to the whole archive.
2. Created/Deployed the first Windows Domain controller and have been managing the Active directory servers over 8 years.
3. Implemented the strong authentication system ( ActivIdentity) which allows the remote users to login with their tokens.
4. Developed an entity management system, which manages 5000 users over 34 European states.
5. Developed plugins which allows the windows credentials to be synced from the Unix NIS domain.
6. Managed the Company's backup strategy and implemented various solutions for Unix and Windows platforms.
7. Involved in setting up the virtual infrastructure to consolidate the services running on over 100 servers.

Current location:  England, United Kingdom - View on map

Preferred Sector of Employment:  accounting and finance

Spoken languages: English and Turkish

Location I am interested in working: Anywhere

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

• Microsoft Certified Active Directory Administrator

• Opentext Certified EDMS Administrator

• HP-UX System Administrator over 15 years

• Database Administrator (Microsoft SQL, MySQL,Postgresql,Informix, Empress)

• Software Developer (perl,java,javascript,html,visual basic, pascal, scripting languages)

• Certified Software Deployment/OS Provisioning Administrator

• Project Manager

• Windows server (2003, 2008,2012) Administrator

• LDAP Administrator ( OpenLDAP and Active Directory – manage over 5000 users in 34 countries)

• Strong Authentication Administrator ( activIdentity)

• Software Deployment Administrator ( involves creating software deployment packages by using different technologies, ie: advancedInstaller, Landesk )

• Software License Manager ( License DashBoard)

• Training Coordinator for Microsoft Office Applications and Opentext Content Server

• Mail Administrator ( Postgres, Zimbra Collaboration Suite)

• Operating System Deployment Manager ( Linux and Windows, ie: XP,Win7, WinServer2008 – using PXE boot technology)

• VSphere Certified Professional

• NetApp Storage Administrator

EXPERIENCE

ECMWF, Shinfield Park, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom, RG2 9AX 1/1994 – Present (http://www.ecmwf.int)

ECMWF is an international organisation sponsored by 34 European states. ECMWF employs a specialized workforce of over 250 staff and hosts one of the biggest supercomputers in the world. It provides Weather Forecasting products to its member states.

Senior System Analyst

My role is within Computing Department of ECMWF as a Senior System Analyst which is equivalent to management grading structure within the organization. My core duties and responsibilities although not in any specific order of importance are outlined below :

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Involved in all aspects of the software development of the user registration system which provides techniques to administer them in different operating systems, ie: Unix, Winodws OS

• Managed HP-UX servers ( servers, storage, switches, controllers) and dealt with day-to-day issues involving hardware and software problems.

• Provided technical expertise to teams in choosing software products for different purposes, ie : Engineering, Accounting

• Technical advisor in the acquirement of the new technologies.

• Managed projects ( as a project leader and as a technical expert)

• Responsible for managing the user registration of 5000 users spreading over 34 european countries.

• Testing software based on specification defined by various groups and reporting back the outcome of the investigation and recommending the solutions.

• Administering Database servers including Microsoft SQL server on Windows platform, Postgresql,Empress & MySQL in Unix platforms.

• Managing software contracts with various manufacturers, negotiating the terms and conditions and the cost.

• Administering Active Directory servers

• Managed EDMS solutions ( Opentext Content Server for managing documents, Kwiktag for Invoice management )

• Developed software for Incident management & User Registration.

• Provided training courses involving the courses for Microsoft Office products, EDMS user training, and Zimbra Mail/Calendar training.

• Managed the backup strategy and implemented different solutions for Unix and Windows Operating systems.

• Involved in setting up the Virtual Infrastructure and ported many of the servers to Virtualized environment.

• Managed the strong authentication system, activIdentity ( token based authentication) which integrates to our existing infrastructure by using Radius and SAML protocols.

• As a part of the organized risk management strategy is to ensure that the software and hardware is backed up and can be restored within the defined period of time. This responsibility rests with my post

• As a part of my supervisory role I am required to ensure that the staff are briefed on their day to day duties incorporating the appropriate level of professional development. This professional development as part of the organization succession strategy.

• I am a lead officer in the organization ICT procurement process which involves making key decisions on both software and hardware commissioning.

Turkish State Meteorological Office (TSMO), Ankara, Turkey 7/1988-12/1993 (http://www.mgm.gov.tr/)

TSMO is a government organization based in Ankara, Turkey. It employs over 2000 employee in its headquarters. TSMO provides forecasting services to the public sector.

Senior Shift Supervisor

My core duties and responsibilities although not in any specific order of importance are outlined below :

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Managed a support team of operators to monitor the quality of the meteorological observations required by the weather forecasting models.

• Worked as the lead officer to monitor any issues across both software applications and hardware

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Bachelor of Science (Hon), Mechanical Engineering

Middle East Technical University, Ankara/Turkey 7/1993

Master of Science, Information Systems Engineering

Computer Science Department

University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom 12/2000

Microsoft Certification in Active Directory Administration 2006

EDMS System Administration ( Opentext Content Server) 2008

TCPIP Networking by Learning Tree 2009

VMWARE Certification in VSphere Administration 2012

NetApp Filer Storage Administration 2012

ActivIdentity Appliance Administration 2013