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N0HUP
RLY-01 · Principal & Programme Director, RELAY
N0HUP founded RELAY and leads its engagements. Over 30 years in enterprise IT, he ran IT and telecoms for a major Middle East oil field (2,000+ users across 10 locations) and led infrastructure, security and disaster recovery for an international oil company operating in 15+ countries.
- Experience
- 33 years in IT, since 1993
- Focus
- IT strategy and transformation, infrastructure and security architecture, disaster recovery, programme and vendor management
- Leads
- Resilience Assessment, DR Planning, Architecture & Migration, Ongoing Advisory
Core competencies
- Strategy and governance: IT operating models, service management, technology roadmaps, enterprise architecture, due diligence and technology assessments.
- Infrastructure and cloud: Azure and hybrid cloud, data centres, hyperconverged platforms, Cisco networks, Microsoft 365.
- Security and resilience: cybersecurity risk management, firewalls, VPN, PKI, business continuity and disaster recovery.
- Business applications: ERP modernisation to SAP S/4HANA; MES delivery with CI/CD, Agile and DevOps.
- Leadership: teams of up to 30 staff and 100 including contractors; IT budget of USD 35M+; vendor management with Cisco, Microsoft, Dell, Veeam, Huawei and HP.
Selected experience
| Period | Role | Context | Highlights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 – present | Technology Transformation Director, Programme Director | Independent IT consultancy | IT strategy and transformation for energy and industrial clients; operator-transition programmes; resilience and DR strategy; AI and automation; technology assessments and vendor selection |
| 2019 – 2024 | Head of IT & Telecommunications | Upstream oil field operator, Middle East; 2,000+ users, 10 locations | Transformed IT&T operations and cut downtime by 40%; 99% SLA; ERP modernisation to SAP S/4HANA with 30% process-efficiency gain; security incidents down 40%; MES time-to-market down 40% |
| 2017 – 2019 | Infrastructure Department Manager | Oil company technology services centre, Europe | IT systems, network operations and virtualization; 99% online availability; crisis management across data centres and providers |
| 2002 – 2018 | IT&T Infrastructure and Security Architect | International oil company; Europe, US and Russia | Firewalls, VPN, PKI and disaster recovery for upstream operations, headquarters and remote offices; 98.2% corporate uptime; virtualization roadmap |
| 2001 – 2002 | Senior Systems Administrator | Software joint venture, Belarus and Kazakhstan | Unix and Windows systems, Active Directory, Lotus Notes, WAN across 3 locations; cross-border software project |
| 1998 – 2001 | Managing Director, IT Manager | Services group, Eastern Europe | Multi-country operations; lean process improvement cut costs by 25% |
| 1996 – 1998 | Systems Analyst, Software Developer | Industrial joint venture, Belarus | ERP development and implementation |
| 1993 – 1996 | Leading Engineer | National public authority, Belarus | Unix, X.25 and WAN operations; information systems in C/C++ and Delphi |
Certifications
| Certification | Year |
|---|---|
| PMP — Project Management Professional | — |
| Microsoft Certified Professional, Systems Engineer | — |
| ITIL | — |
Training: Cisco, HP, Sun Microsystems and Juniper.
Education
Master's degree, Computer Science — Minsk Radio-Engineering Institute (BGUIR), 1993.