Christopher Clark Carrega
Manager Operations
Willemstad
Summary
Results-oriented business leader with more than 8 years of experience in day-to-day business operations management. Effective liaison to key clients, accounts and external business stakeholders. Leverage trends across industries and markets to derive solutions and approaches focused on creating value for customers and profitability for company. Streamlines processes for efficiency and productivity. Well-versed in applying multi-faceted approach to managing safety, operations and productivity across multiple business lines.
Encouraging manager and analytical problem-solver with talents for team building, leading and motivating, as well as excellent customer relations aptitude and relationship-building skills. Proficient in using independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success. Dedicated to applying training, monitoring and morale-building abilities to enhance employee engagement and boost performance.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Languages
Work History
Manager Operations
CORE N.V.
07.2018 - Current
- Managing daily Datacenter operations in a certified ANSI TIA 942 -C Tier 3 datacenter, with additional certifications in ISO 27001, SOC1, SOC2 and ITIL and DCOS
- Managing NOC & SOC teams
Manager Support & Services
CORE N.V.
07.2016 - 03.2018
- Company Overview: Coordinating the Design & Build of the first ANSI-TIA 942 Tier 3 Datacenter on the Island of Curacao
- Coordinating the Design & Build of the first ANSI-TIA 942 Tier 3 Datacenter on the Island of Curacao
- Coordination of the Implementation of APC Rackpods & APC Inrow Cooling Unit
- Implementation of APC Stuxtureware Building Management equipment build on
- Implementation of Dell S series CORE Switching environment
- Implementation of Dell/VMware Software Defined Datacenter stacks running on Vmware & vSAN 6.7
- Implementation of Barracuda Spam & Webfilters
- Implementation and management of 60 WAN Locations build on Fortigate Firewalls routed via OSPF and VPN
- Implementation of Fortigate redundant Firewalls, migration from Checkpoint R80
- Mananging Team of 8 engineers & Helpdesk
- Coordinating the Design & Build of the first ANSI-TIA 942 Tier 3 Datacenter on the Island of Curacao
Sr. Network Engineer
CORE N.V.
04.2004 - 05.2016
- Company Overview: Responsible for the operation of the internal switched network and the Frame-Relay plus ISDN backup connections for 45 locations
- Responsible for the operation of the internal switched network and the Frame-Relay plus ISDN backup connections for 45 locations
- Tasks include: - Responsible for the webhosting load balanced environment - Implementing a Checkpoint firewall environment
- Migration of the Frame-relay network to a DSL in combination with Juniper/Netscreen Firewall/VPN devices, in combination with a wireless backup link
- Management of 150+ Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows 2008, Windows 2012, 2016 & 2019 Servers
- Implementing VMWare Virtual environments fro VMWARE GSX 1.0 to ESXi 7, including vCenter implementations and VMware Esxi Clusters
- Implementation of a disaster recovery, data-vaulting environment for clients based on VMWARE technologies, with online real-time replication- - - Responsible for the security setup internal , external and through extranet connections
- Responsible for the operation of the internal switched network and the Frame-Relay plus ISDN backup connections for 45 locations
Consultant Network, Planning & Design
Aon Holdings
08.2001 - 03.2004
- Company Overview: Responsible for planning and implementing a new network EMEA wide (50 locations) based on MPLS and iVPN technology
- Responsible for planning and implementing a new network EMEA wide (50 locations) based on MPLS and iVPN technology
- Setting up Client to LAN and LAN to LAN solutions based on Juniper/Netscreen Technology
- Setting up centralized internet connectivity for around 50 countries in EMEA based on Checkpoint FW-1 and Nokia security applicances, ISS Realsecure IDS systems, Bluecoat Proxy servers and Websense content filtering
- Planning and coordinating the migration of a Frame-Relay to an MPLS network (25 countries)
- Implementing a SSL/VPN reverse proxy based on Juniper/Netscreen Neoteris IVE with Vasco 2 way authentication tokens
- Setting up a 2 tiered security front-end for the web-hosting environment, using Checkpoint, ISS, Netscreen and F5 Big IP solutions
- Building a routing CORE based on Extreme networks L3 switches utilizing the OSPF routing protocol
- Responsible for planning and implementing a new network EMEA wide (50 locations) based on MPLS and iVPN technology
Consultant WAN & Messaging
Aon Holdings
04.1999 - 08.2001
- Company Overview: Responsible for the Lotus Notes infrastructure in Europe, Middle East and Africa and the mail routing and database replication between the other continents and managing the implemented frame-relay connections connecting the different countries in EMEA
- Responsible for the Lotus Notes infrastructure in Europe, Middle East and Africa and the mail routing and database replication between the other continents and managing the implemented frame-relay connections connecting the different countries in EMEA
- Tasks included:
- Planning and executing the migration from Lotus Notes 4.6 to 5.0 for the EMEA, ASIA and Australian regions
- Implementing Mimesweeper Virus scanning and content filtering on email gateways and hubs
- Keeping the frame-relay connection in a healthy state
- Managing the Aon holdings technical datacenter infrastructure linking with the other continents
- Network consisted of Extreme Network Switches, Checkpoint Firewalls
- Responsible for the Lotus Notes infrastructure in Europe, Middle East and Africa and the mail routing and database replication between the other continents and managing the implemented frame-relay connections connecting the different countries in EMEA
Consultant
Appligate Consultancy
05.1998 - 03.1999
- Company Overview: Designing, Implementing and Maintaining the Lotus Notes Email and Database infrastructures at various companies in the Netherlands
- Designing, Implementing and Maintaining the Lotus Notes Email and Database infrastructures at various companies in the Netherlands
- Troubleshooting and upgrading existing Lotus notes implementations
- Designing, Implementing and Maintaining the Lotus Notes Email and Database infrastructures at various companies in the Netherlands
Windows NT Engineer
4U Flex Partners
03.1997 - 05.1998
- Company Overview: Designing, Setting up and Managing Windows NT4 Servers environments with Windows NT , Windows 95 & Windows 98 Clients
- Designing, Setting up and Managing Windows NT4 Servers environments with Windows NT , Windows 95 & Windows 98 Clients
- Migrating Novell Networks to Windows NT4 Networks
- Designing, Setting up and Managing Windows NT4 Servers environments with Windows NT , Windows 95 & Windows 98 Clients
Education
Automatiseringsmedewerker - Informatie voorziening: IT Engineer
T Stin
09.1996 - 08.1997
No Degree - Economics
HEAO Hanzehogeschool Groningen
09.1995 - 07.1996
MEAO - Business Administration
Tinbergen Economie
08.1993 - 06.1995
No Degree - Computer Engineering
Haagland Techniek
08.1992 - 06.1993
HAVO - undefined
Radulphus College
08.1989 - 06.1992
MAVO - undefined
Triniteit College
08.1987 - 06.1989
HAVO - undefined
Peter Stuyvesant College
08.1984 - 06.1987
Skills
Team leadership
Problem-solving abilities
Operations management
Organizational development
Safety management
Analytical skills
Strategic planning
Excellent communication
Teamwork and collaboration
Courses
Microsoft 365 Fundamentals
Fortigate NSE4 6.0-7.4
Veeam 12
Masterclass Sales
Masterclass Management (Action Coach)
VMware ESXi, vCenter version 4 to 8
Vmware vSAN 6
Certified Data Center Professional (EPI)
Certified Data Center Specialist (EPI)
Timeline
Manager Operations
CORE N.V.
07.2018 - Current
Manager Support & Services
CORE N.V.
07.2016 - 03.2018
Sr. Network Engineer
CORE N.V.
04.2004 - 05.2016
Consultant Network, Planning & Design
Aon Holdings
08.2001 - 03.2004
Consultant WAN & Messaging
Aon Holdings
04.1999 - 08.2001
Consultant
Appligate Consultancy
05.1998 - 03.1999
Windows NT Engineer
4U Flex Partners
03.1997 - 05.1998
Automatiseringsmedewerker - Informatie voorziening: IT Engineer
T Stin
09.1996 - 08.1997
No Degree - Economics
HEAO Hanzehogeschool Groningen
09.1995 - 07.1996
MEAO - Business Administration
Tinbergen Economie
08.1993 - 06.1995
No Degree - Computer Engineering
Haagland Techniek
08.1992 - 06.1993
HAVO - undefined
Radulphus College
08.1989 - 06.1992
MAVO - undefined
Triniteit College
08.1987 - 06.1989
HAVO - undefined
Peter Stuyvesant College
08.1984 - 06.1987
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