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Michael FRANCIS

Senior system and network administrator
Specialist in IT assets advanced management with 10+ years of experience in systems and network administration, mostly for public organizations and private companies. I am looking for an opportunity to be in a challenging and creative environment where my knowledge could be shared and enriched.
Sierra Wireless / Semtech
ITESCIA
New Taipei, Panchiao, Nouveau Taipei, Taïwan

Professional Background

  • Current status
    Employed
    Open to opportunities
  • Profession
    System, Network Administrator
    Technical Manager
  • Fields
    Cyber Security
    Computer Networking
    Hardware
  • Work experience
    10-15 years (10-15 years relevant)
  • Management
    I've had experience in managing 1-5 people
  • Skills
    IT System and Network administration
    Virtualization
    VMware
    XenServer
    Windows Active Directory
    Linux
    Oracle
    Firewall
    Switch/Router/LB
    Ansible
    NAS
    Cloud Services
    Cloud Computing
    Cybersecurity
    Remote Support
    Monitoring Systems
    DHCP
    VOIP
    SIP
  • Languages
    French
    Native or Bilingual
    English
    Native or Bilingual
    Chinese
    Beginner
  • Highest level of education
    Bachelor

Job search preferences

  • Desired job type
    Full-time
    Interested in working remotely
  • Desired positions
    IT Administrator, IT Analyst, Cyber security, IT Manager
  • Desired work locations
    Taipei City, Taiwan
    New Taipei City, Taiwan
  • Freelance
    Full-time freelancer

Work Experience

IT Support Specialist & Administrator

Jul 2022 - Present
Taipei City, Taiwan
A company specialized in IoT connectivity modules and routers with a 30-year background in the cellular technology space providing device-to-cloud solutions. Responsible for the technical support of approximately 100 employees and contractors at the Taipei, Taiwan location. -Worked in collaboration with the corporate ServiceDesk team and other Field Service and systems Administrator staff in Toulouse, Issy-Les-Moulineaux, Richmond, Atlanta, and India with remote users throughout the world and provided technical skills to the Corporate Network and Data Center Operations Team. -Assisted in user support, both for hardware and applications, and provided for IT projects, including hardware setup, application installation, and the maintenance of WAN / LAN / Wireless / Internet configuration involving the purchase, install, test, operate, upgrade, and maintain hardware, software and managing network accounts based on HR-initiated work requests. -Managed supplies and stock, software license distribution, issued procurement requests as needed, and provided input into the quarterly and yearly expense planning process for anticipated purchases. -Provide general assistance to the rest of the IT and systems organization, including being the ‘remote hands’ for all Data Center Infrastructure work with the Network team and VMWare vCenter Administration. -Assist in the configuration of new deployments as well as upgrades and retirement of existing systems.

IT Service Manager

UNABIZ
Full-time
Oct 2021 - Apr 2022
7 mos
Taiwan
A company specialized in providing customized IoT assets solutions, highly scalable and simple to deploy in different countries like Singapore, Japan, and Taiwan. Designing its own devices from hardware to software solutions. -Analyzed the organization's technology needs and recommended upgrades along with security solutions -Managed the rollout of new software and technologies while maintaining budget and deadlines. -Involved in the negotiation process with potential vendors and ensure the vendors meet the quality standards the organization expects -Built the ticketing system based on Jira Service Management. -Ensured the information system was functioning normally enforcing monitoring tools and key metrics reporting. -Managing various projects involving AWS technologies for both software and server solutions.

IT Consultant in network and system administration

May 2021 - Aug 2021
4 mos
A company specialized in providing greater internet access in mainland China routing clients on high bandwidth alternative providers to get access to popular online services like Netflix, Amazon, and Disneyplus at very high speeds. -Built a low latency project management on Smokeping solution to have a better map on the Linux servers to monitor their latencies and availability in case of network failure. -Used Ansible to deploy installed packages on different Linux servers. -Performed search of services providers for new solutions around the world for fastest and low latencies access for clients.

Senior system and network administrator

Oct 2020 - Dec 2020
3 mos
CMA CGM world leading container transportation and shipping company with 257 shipping routes between 420 ports in 160 countries: 3.15 billion USD; headcount 110000. -Contributed to IT task force: auditing and implementing security measures against virus attacks with Trend Micro’s Apex One for servers and workstations; consolidating and securing resources on VMware VSPHERE.

System and network administrator

Jan 2019 - Oct 2020
1 yr 10 mos
A company specialized in very high-speed broadband connexions (SDSL and fiber optics). -Performed installation and monitoring of Mikrotik and Cisco routers, Ubiquiti Unifi switches, Cisco core network routers (OLT (ZTE) server routers and ASA firewall),3CX VoIP servers and maintaining Data Centers. -Executed installation, configuration, and commissioning of tools such as Xenserver hypervisor for managing virtual servers and solutions such as Zimbra for managing emails in a Linux environment and some Windows servers.

Senior system and network administrator

Apr 2009 - Dec 2018
9 yrs 9 mos
ICS Technologies computer engineering company created from the Systems Engineering Skills of GIG, a company specialized in computing (software, hardware, and consulting) for regional authorities. -Provided services to companies and local government, with 120+ servers and 500+ including customer workstations, installation, assembly, and maintenance of software (finance, human resource) and hardware (VMware virtualization); consulting on the architecture of systems and networks, SLA, backup solutions (Nas, SAN, Cloud, Veeam-backup) and data protection.

System and network administrator

Jul 2003 - Nov 2005
2 yrs 5 mos
Local branch of NHI with 500+ workstations and servers for 1000+ users. -Joined the IT team to design and develop procedures using network monitoring and maintenance tools using a probe (Optiview). Executed deployment, maintenance, and updating of IT equipment even in remote offices. Mostly for IBM-based Servers (iSeries) and Workstations. -Managed an IT team for system and security management projects across all sites for a global virus countermeasure due to massive virus attacks. Wrote test and how-to for tools to clean workstations and server systems efficiently. Implemented Trend-micro Worry-free Business clients/servers antiviral administration tools used by the antiviral referral office.

Education

Non-Degree Program (e.g. Coursera certificate)
Cyber security
2021 - 2021
Activities and societies
Corporate Cyber security advisor
Description
• Identify and analyze cybersecurity issues from an intelligence and economic security perspective • Understand the legal obligations and responsibilities of cybersecurity • Identify and understand threats related to the use of computers and internet networks, private networks of companies, or public networks • Implement security approaches inherent to business requirements • Be able to present technical and legal recommendations to be dealing with possible attacks
Engineer’s Degree
Master in Computer Science
2002 - 2007
Activities and societies
Provided website development, application software, systems projects and network architectures for enterprise applications.