Hi, my name is

Miguel.

Jack of all (IT) trades.

A passionate IT Engineer. I assess resources, implement systems and troubleshoot issues.

About Me

I am a systems engineer with a passion for system administration and cloud computing. I have a technical background in computer science, and have a strong interest for several other areas of IT. I am currently working as a systems Engineer at Urban Sports Group in Berlin, Germany. I’m a big fan of travelling, learning new languages and I have lately took on 3D modelling. Here are a few technologies I've been working with recently:
  • Google Workspace
  • Okta
  • Kandji & JAMF Pro
  • Azure & Intune
  • Python
  • HTML/CSS/JS

Experience

IT Systems Engineer - Urban Sports Group
Aug 2022 - present
I am currently working as a systems Engineer at Urban Sports Group in Berlin, Germany. I am currently working on implementing MDM for the whole company and restructuring their network infrastructure. I’m also responsible for many other SaaS/PaaS and build documentation on those products.
IT Technician - Miniclip
Oct 2020 - Aug 2022

I worked as a IT Technician at Miniclip in Oeiras, Portugal. I worked on and supported several projects, including:

  • Supported the design of the network, AV and security infrastructure for a newly-built, ~500 PAX capacity office.
  • Implemented Sharepoint as the go-to tool for team collaboration, and trained several team leads on the tool.
B2B Technician - Abreu B2B
Jan 2020 - Aug 2020

In a multinational travel organization like Abreu, with thousands of B2B clients, my main responsabilities were:

  • Conduct performance tests per client in order to ensure the correct use of the system (Booking API);
  • Monitor metrics in order to guarantee a good system performance and stable connection;
  • Prepare reports to support the commercial areas in order to identify business opportunities for Abreu Online;
  • Certify, test and monitor new purchase connections in order to ensure system stability depending on clients’ traffic through the API.

Education

2014
BSc Computer Science
ISCTE-IUL, Lisbon
Completed 120/180 ECTS towards a BSc in Computer Science.
2020
Sonicwall Training Course
WelcomeWeb - Official Sonicwall Partner
I took the official Sonicwall Training Course on configuring, maintaining and security Sonicwall firewall and router appliances, as part of an ongoing networking training provided by the company.
High School
EPL - CPEA
GPA: 17 out of 20

Projects

Advent of Code
Advent of Code
Advent of Code is an annual set of Christmas-themed computer programming challenges that follow an Advent calendar. I'm hoping to participate every year and have my own solution code on Github.

Talk to me!

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