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🎯 IT Consultant Freelance | Infrastructure · Cybersecurity · Virtualization
With over 15 years of experience in enterprise system and network administration, I support Algerian SMEs and organizations in securing, modernizing, and optimizing their IT infrastructure.
My certifications: MCSA 2012/2016 · VMware VCP-DCV · Fortinet NSE 4
What I concretely do for my clients:
🔒 Security & Firewall — Deployment and administration of FortiGate clusters (rules, web filtering, application control, site-to-site VPN)
🖥️ Windows Server Infrastructure — Active Directory migration, WSUS deployment, DHCP Failover, DNS, Exchange
☁️ Virtualization — Hyper-V and VMware vCenter clusters with SAN/NAS integration, Veeam and SCDPM backup
💾 Storage & Backup — SAN installation (Fujitsu DX100S3, Brocade FC), iSCSI RAID5 NAS, critical backup strategies
🛡️ Endpoint Security — Centralized antivirus management (Kaspersky Security Center, Symantec, McAfee ePO)
Some projects completed:
✅ AD DS 2003 → 2012 Migration with multi-site remote controllers for an industrial company
✅ Hyper-V 2012-R2 cluster + SAN deployment in a critical datacenter environment
✅ FortiGate 100D cluster implementation with satellite VPN for low-connectivity areas
✅ VMware vCenter 6.5 + vSphere Data Protection deployment in a high-availability environment
French
Native or bilingual
English
Conversational
Arabic
Native or bilingual
Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km), Lyon (up to 50km), Marseille (up to 50km), Montpellier (up to 50km), Bordeaux (up to 50km)
Experience
- ORSYS formationTrainerEDUCATION AND E-LEARNINGOctober 2022 - Today (3 years and 8 months)Paris, FranceTrainer specialized in Microsoft technologies, virtualization, storage, and networks
- openMentorEDUCATION AND E-LEARNINGJanuary 2019 - December 2024 (5 years and 11 months)Paris, FranceMentor for students in the System and Network Administrator and IT Technician tracks
- Schneider ElectricCybersecurity ConsultantENERGY AND UTILITIESFebruary 2021 - Today (5 years and 3 months)Montpellier, FranceAudit, Deployment, and troubleshooting of on-site infrastructure
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Education
- Higher Technician in IT and Network MaintenanceIprec (Paris)2006
- BTS Industrial ComputingLycée Jean Jaurès (Argenteuil)2006
Certifications
- NSE 4 - FortiOS 6.2Fortinet2021
- VMware Certified Professional - Data Center VirtualizationVmware2021