Petru Zaharia
Ingénieur Systèmes & Réseau
Self-taught to Information Technologies (Network, Systems, Architecture), I have a 8-year IT experience. Currently working as a Network Engineer for Openwave, one of the world's leading innovators of software applications and infrastructure for the mobile market.
I'm part of a international team in charge of managing and improving Openwave's world-wide, customer-facing network infrastructure.
Personal characteristics:
• Analytical : processing input data and summarize relevant information, factors, patterns, tendencies and relationships.
• Curious : seeking to know how and why things work the way they do.
• Innovation driven : in search for improvement for things around me as well as myself.
• Sociable : user-friendly :), easy user contact, guidance and communication.
• Self-critical : objective view of myself. ;), accept critical comments & views.
Spoken & Written Languages : English, French, Romanian
Interested in:
- Proposals pertaining to my domain(s) of expertise & my location.
AND
- Medium-length missions (up to several months) in France & abroad.
LinkedIn profile:
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36 contactsMissions:
- Remote Business Unit relocation (Madrid): technical requirements & implementation.
- Network operation & support for 5 European offices.
- Helpdesk: network support for 30 world-wide offices.
- VPN Implementation & migration: Project management, migration of 200 world-wide users
- DNS Operation
Technologies: Ethernet (Fibre & Copper, VLAN 802.1Q), GSM, UMTS, TCP/IP, LAN, VPN, 802.11, Cisco 18xx/29xx/36xx/37xx/ASA 55xx, HP 26xx/28xx/34xx, Linux 2.6, SunOS 5.8, BIND 8, SNMP, Nagios, Cacti, Big Brother
Business trips in Europe & North America
Missions:
- Lights & Set set-up
- Actor guidance
- Director's technical assistant
- Cameraman
Technologies: DV, DV-CAM, HDV, Sony (PD110, DSR-PD150/170, HVR-Z1), Panasonic DSR-570WSP
2004 - 2006Missions:
- Business Unit relocation: in charge of technical coordination, planning & implementation. Network design, coordination with different actors (network & electrical cabling, ISP, movers) of different steps to be accomplished for minimal downtime.
- Hosting platform set-up: two datacenter set-ups (Toronto & Paris). Network and Electrical redundant design, rack infrastructure installation and cabling.
- QoS monitoring: World-Wide Wireless Telecom monitoring solution deployment.
- Implementing a scalable statistics solution for the hosting platform.
- IT server & client pool management and maintenance
- Asset Manager: IT Assets and R&D investments. Budget reporting, CTO Decision Helper, Suppliers contact.
- Inventory and documentation of the hosting platform
- Improvement of the production platform monitoring and alert system.
- DNS Management.
- Backup management.
Technologies: Ethernet (Fibre & Copper, VLAN 802.1Q), GSM, TCP/IP, LAN, VPN, 802.11, Cisco 18xx, HP 26xx/28xx/34xx, Linux 2.4, Windows 2003/2000/XP, TinyDNS, Veritas Backup Exec, SNMP, SiteScope, Zandan, Awstats
Business trips in Europe & North America
2002 - 2002Missions:
- IT Server & Client pool maintenance in 5 French cities
- Database server administration, in-house developed software debugging.
- Citrix server administration.
- POP/SMTP server administration.
- Backup
Technologies: TCP/IP, LAN, VPN, SMTP/POP3, MS-SQL, Windows 2k/NT4/9x, Citrix Metaframe, ARCServ, PC Anywhere
Business trips in France
2001 - 2002Missions:
- Heading new systems deployment for Francs to Euro switchover in 40 restaurants around Europe
- IT client pool maintenance
- Backup
Technologies: TCP/IP, VPN, LAN, RTC, AIX, Windows 2k/NT4/9x, Lotus Domino, ARCServ, PC Anywhere
Business trips in Europe
2001 - 2001Missions:
- Help users to configure Internet connections.
- Troubleshoot issues, update the knowledge database.
- Running satisfaction inquiries.
Technologies: TCP/IP, ISDN, RTC
2001 - 2001Missions:
- Helpdesk support for the Microsoft Office solutions.
Products: Office 97/2000 (PC), Office 2001 (Mac)
2001 - 2001Missions:
- Deployment of in-house developed software for medical databases in hospitals and medical cabinets around France.
- Debug & Support, Planning Updates, Client follow through.
Technologies: Windows NT4/9x, MacOS 8/9
Business trips in France
2000 - 2000Missions:
- Installation, configuration and troubleshooting of client personal computers.
- Following problem detection procedures, finding appropriate solutions, update knowledge database.
OEM Systems: HP, Compaq, Apple, Packard Bell, Continental Edison