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CR0N
RLY-07 · Systems Engineer, Microsoft Infrastructure, RELAY
CR0N supports Microsoft server estates and has worked on AD migrations, Exchange and Microsoft Entra Connect upgrades for oil and construction companies. He supported a Hyper-V platform of 800+ virtual machines for five years and scripts routine operations in PowerShell.
- Experience
- 15 years in IT, since 2011; Windows infrastructure since 2017
- Focus
- Windows Server, Hyper-V and VMware, AD, Exchange, Microsoft 365, PowerShell
- Leads
- Implementation; supports AD, infrastructure, M365 and backup engagements
Core competencies
- Microsoft infrastructure: Windows Server, AD, Group Policy, DFS, Exchange, SharePoint.
- Identity and cloud: Azure AD / Microsoft Entra Connect, ADFS, Office 365 and Microsoft 365 Apps.
- Virtualization and backup: Hyper-V (800+ VMs), VMware, Veeam.
- Monitoring and tooling: Zabbix, Grafana, Jira, Confluence.
- Automation and web: PowerShell; JavaScript and React.
Selected experience
| Period | Role | Context | Highlights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 – present | Senior Systems Engineer (remote) | Upstream oil field operator, Middle East | Remote operation and support of the corporate IT infrastructure |
| 2024 – 2025 | Lead Engineer | Upstream oil producer, Kazakhstan | Windows, VMware, AD, Exchange, GPO, DFS, PowerShell |
| 2023 – 2024 | Microsoft Solution Engineer | Microsoft solutions integrator, Kazakhstan | Microsoft 365 Apps rollout, AD migration, Microsoft Entra Connect upgrade |
| 2023 | Systems Engineer | Upstream oil producer, Kazakhstan | Hyper-V and VMware, AD, Veeam, Exchange, Azure AD; AD migration project support |
| 2017 – 2023 | Systems Engineer | Construction and development holding, Kazakhstan | Windows Server and Hyper-V with 800+ VMs; AD, Exchange, Office 365, SharePoint, ADFS, Veeam; Zabbix and Grafana |
| 2014 – 2017 | Electronics Engineer, Systems Administrator | National medical center hospital | Medical workstations and equipment networks, help desk, Novell GroupWise and ZENworks, LAN commissioning for a rehabilitation complex |
| 2011 – 2014 | Service Center Manager; line technician | IT service and internet provider companies | Hardware diagnostics and repair; subscriber connections |
Certifications
| Certification | Year |
|---|---|
| Microsoft exam 70-740: Installation, Storage and Compute with Windows Server 2016 | 2019 |
Training: Microsoft Official Courses — Administering Exchange Server 2016 (2019), Windows Server 2016 (2018), SharePoint 2016 (2021); Web Developer programme, JavaScript and React (2024).
Education
Bachelor of Radio Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications — S. Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical University, 2010.