About Me
Experienced IT professional with expertise in cloud, infrastructure, virtualization, and AI solutions. Proficient in managing Microsoft 365 and the full Azure stack, including Azure Stack HCI for on-premises deployments. Extensive knowledge of Active Directory on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments (as demonstrated by working at Microsoft and other key players in the cloud industry), as well as Windows Virtual Desktop Infrastructure and PKI solutions for AD.
Skilled in containerization with Docker, Docker Compose, and Kubernetes (both k3s and k8s), along with automation using Ansible. Strong background in system automation and orchestration.
Deep experience in virtualization technologies, including VMWare, Citrix/Xen, Hyper-V, and Proxmox VE, with hands-on expertise in maintaining an Azure Stack HCI Cluster for enterprise grade on-premises infrastructure.
Additionally, contributed to the development and deployment of proprietary data and AI solutions, specializing in private LLM model deployments tailored to unique infrastructure requirements.
Expertise in implementing GPU-powered AI solutions with technologies such as Ollama, Open WebUI, Cassandra DB, and Next.js, with additional experience in Java and .NET for specific project scopes.
Known for designing scalable, secure, and high-performance IT environments, integrating cloud native, on-premises, and hybrid architectures to support business innovation.
Since April 2023 I own the company that I founded, ZEROCAT (with its first office in Romania for the software division), and plan to extend to Kenya in 2025 by opening a hardware manufacturing division in Nairobi. Interested in collaboration on B2B basis, as well as regular employment scenarios.
