System Administrator

• Building, configuring, patching, upgrading and troubleshooting of physical and virtual Linux servers (rack mounts/blades, and VMs) 
• Performs application monitoring and performance tuning 
• Taking care of backup, off-site tape storage, inventory-asset management 
• Investigating, resolving and closing user reported PC problems and application issues through our ticketing system 
• Supporting users in the use of computer equipment by providing necessary training and advice 
• Installing, configuring and deploying new PCs & Servers 
• Providing a high level of customer service always

• Coordinate project management activities, resources, equipment and information 
• Break projects into doable actions and set timeframes 
• Liaise with clients to identify and define requirements, scope and objectives 
• Assign tasks to internal teams and assist with schedule management 
• Make sure that clients needs are met as projects evolve 
• Help prepare budgets 
• Analyze risks and opportunities 
• Oversee project procurement management 
• Monitor project progress and handle any issues that arise 
• Act as the point of contact and communicate project status to all participants 
• Work with the Project Manager to eliminate blockers 
• Use tools to monitor working hours, plans and expenditures 
• Issue all appropriate legal paperwork (e.g. contracts and terms of agreement) 
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation, plans and reports 
• Ensure standards and requirements are met through conducting quality assurance tests

• On-site support with installation, configuration and troubleshooting of systems hardware and software 
• Installing and Configuring Network Infrastructure Devices like Firewall, Switch, Access Point, Server, Desktop and Backup Power Supply 
• Setting up Cloud Backup Storage, Local backup storage drive and monitoring the backup success 
• Weekly and on-call client visits to troubleshoot systems and network for better performance

• Managed a team of 45 employees that generated a total revenue of $36 million Dollars 
• Managed budgets, costs, revenues, schedules, and restaurant operations 
• Communicated workload balance, resource allocation, and change management to ensure sales are meet 
• Coordinated sharing of resources among different locations to ensure coverage was adequate to drive sales and oversee payroll 
• Oversaw the hiring, mentoring, training and motivation of staff to ensure high quality and standards are met 
• Managed inventory, ordering/purchasing and applied appropriate cost control measures 
• Ensured high standards of all health, safety and sanitation requirements are met in accordance with federal, provincial and local standards 
• Generated staff schedules ensuring appropriate coverage to drive sales and overseeing payroll 
• Upheld profit & loss management through cash control/security procedures 
• Maintained inventory, and generated financial reports daily

• Read and interpreted engineering maps and drawings for detailed and accurate inventory of outside plant fiber facilities and service addresses for single family units (SFU), multi dwelling units (MDU), Business (FTTB) and Multi Business Units (MBU) 
• Provided updates on the status of inventory build activities 
• Worked on projects for replacing of copper telecommunication technology with fiber in the province (Fiber to premises and Fiber to business (FTTP, FTTB)). 
• Associate addresses in MARTENS inventory and provisioning product to provide the fiber services. 
• Responded to inquiries on plant or address status, or on the status of design or as-build jobs. 
• Worked with SaskTel resources on the coordination and turn up of FSA's (Fiber Serving Area) within the MARTENS application 
• Administer for the remote access to network through the configuration and distribution of RSA SecurID Tokens a.k.a. Key FOBs 
• Administer for the remote access through the Citrix environment to the network 
• Updated SaskTel E911 with any address additions to the MARTENS application 
• Worked with multiple mapping software's - Network Engineer, Bentley View 
• Maintained and updated variety of databases and tools, such as: 
➢ iCi database -addressing 
➢ WDM - as-build sign off 
➢ FTTP schedule database -design/as-build status/sign off 
➢ EEPS ICM -addressing - accurately track time per task