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Languages
- English — fluent
- Spanish — native
- Japanese — business
Regions
Spain · United Kingdom · Japan · United Arab Emirates
Services
- Hardware & Software Rollouts — end-to-end enterprise deployment across multiple locations
- Fractional IT Operations — senior IT on a contract basis, 2–3 days per week
- Infrastructure Scaling — from chaotic setups to standardized, scalable IT
- Post-Acquisition Cleanup — domain consolidation, user migration, cross-region transport
- Global Team Operations — managing IT teams across APAC and EMEA time zones
- IT Procurement & Asset Lifecycle — hardware sourcing, vendor negotiations, inventory tracking
Project History
- Domain Consolidation & Acquisition Integration — consolidated multiple child domains after an acquisition. Managed user migration, hardware transport, and vendor renegotiation.
- Global Office Deployment & Infrastructure Upgrade — led hardware deployment across European offices. VMware cluster procurement, networking, firewall, and security camera deployment. Multi-floor relocations.
- Regional IT Team Management — managed teams across Beijing, Shanghai, and APAC locations. Technical assessments, staffing coordination, and process design.
Tech Stack
Proxmox VE
Zimaboard
ZimaOS
Ubuntu Server
SSH
VMware vSphere
Hermes Agent
Anthropic Claude
OpenAI ChatGPT
DeepSeek V4
Codex CLI
Ollama
PowerShell
Microsoft 365
Azure Entra ID
Google Workspace
Active Directory
Windows Server
CrowdStrike
Veeam
ServiceNow
Expertise Areas
- IT operations leadership for globally distributed teams
- Infrastructure that scales with headcount growth
- Cross-cultural team management (European, Japanese, Middle Eastern business culture)
- Remote-first operations across time zones
- Vendor and procurement management across global offices
- Post-merger IT integration and standardization
Keywords
IT contractor Dubai · fractional IT operations Dubai · hardware rollout contractor ·
infrastructure scaling · APAC IT operations · EMEA IT management · trilingual IT manager ·
European IT contractor UAE · post-acquisition IT cleanup · remote IT operations ·
VMware infrastructure · Microsoft 365 administration ·
Proxmox homelab · AI agent workflows · Hermes Agent
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