Education

I am mostly self-taught, I grew up too poor to enter into academia. I had 2 almost full-time jobs while in School. From Grade 8 to 12, I went pretty much straight from school to work. Even still, I spend a lot of time learning. I’ve always been an obsessive reader, and never seem to run out of curiosity. I’d have probably still been in Uni if I’d had the means when I was young. I have done a tonne of industry training and certifications, many of which were not that relevant and some that seemed more like punishment rather than as a means to improve my skills for the benefit of the business. I won’t mention those. Instead, these are the ones I chose or found truly useful.

Certifications

Year	Institution	Certification
2015	Torque IT (JHB; RSA)	VMware vSphere: Install; Configure; Manage
2013	DataDirect Networks Training (London)	DDN GridScaler Administration
2013	IBM (Qatar)	GPFS: Parallel File System Administration
2012	Obsidian (RSA)	Red Hat Certified Engineer; RHCE RapidTrack Grade: 300/300
2012	Obsidian (RSA)	Red Hat Certified System Administrator; RHCSA
2011	U2U Microsoft (Belgium)	Microsoft SQL Administrator (USQL2A)
2010	U2U Microsoft (Belgium)	Microsoft PowerShell 2
2010	U2U Microsoft (Belgium)	Microsoft Exchange 2010 Administration
2010	U2U Microsoft (Belgium)	Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Power User
2010	U2U Microsoft (Belgium)	Microsoft AD 2008 Advanced Administration
2000	Dimension Data (JHB)	Concord Network eHealth Administration
2000	Dimension Data (JHB)	Spectrum Network Analyzer Administration
2000	Dimension Data (JHB)	NetCool Administration
1998	Academy of Computer Education (RSA)	SCO UNIX Master ACE
1998	Digi International (RSA)	Eriksson Router Configuration and Support
1998	Digi International (RSA)	DigiPort Terminal Server Configuration and Support
1996	Intec College (RSA)	Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer NT 4
1995	Intec College (RSA)	Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer NT3.51
1994	Lyttelton Manor High School (PTA)	Matriculated

Certificates

# Skills Matrix