Rodel Laguisma
Paranaque City, Philippines ●-● -
https://linkedin.com/in/delspaces
Information Technology Engineer, Manager and Mentor with Successful International Enterprise IT Infrastructure
Development and Innovation Experience - Helping Organizations improve Efficiency and Productivity through Technology
Over 21 years of IT Systems and Network Engineering experience specializing in planning, evaluation, and deployment of systems, network and information assets to companies and organizations. Detailed knowledge of Infrastructure design
process and implementation including the application of security tools, Data Center optimization technologies such as
virtualization and containerization, and best practices.
Able to explain complex processes in easy-to-understand terms for non-technical users. Creative, driven and has
demonstrated ability to work with minimal supervision. Very capable of assimilating new skills and information, working
with and supervising a team of specialists and engineers.
Key Skills
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Server and Desktop Virtualization, deployment, operation and maintenance
Network & System Security, Multi-Tier Network Architectures
Authentication & Access Control (Active Directory, Azure Active Directory, SSO)
Regulatory Compliance, Vulnerability Assessments and Risk Management
Database Administration (MSSQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL)
Commercial and Open-source Applications (ERP, CMS, DMS, Elearning Systems) Maintenance and Administration
Identity and Access Management Administration (Users, Groups, Policies and objects in Active Directory & Azure
AD)
Project Management and Manpower Management
Professional Experience
Jun 2017 Feb 2023
Team Lead - Server Engineering
Microsourcing Philippines Inc. Pasay City, Philippines
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Identified key improvement areas in the current IT Infrastructure and evaluated relevant systems
which can improve infrastructure stability, performance and scalability. Redesign server and
networks to comply with security and regulatory standards like SOX, PCI-DSS, and CIS.
Document and presented identified key projects that will significantly improve efficiency on use
of IT Systems.
Managed and configured cloud (Azure) resources. Azure Infrastructure (Compute, Network and
Storage) setup and Management.
Deployed and maintained Windows and Linux-based Infrastructure servers. Automated
deployment and maintenance using Bash and Powershell scripts.
Project Management. Prepared budget and other documentation for approved projects. Liaise
with vendor on the implementation of projects
Influenced decision-making processes that cover IT infrastructure policies, project planning and
budgeting. Involved in policy formulation and procurement of technologies to be implemented on
the client network.
Presented and coordinated Change requests with CAB members as well as to other SVP and VP.
Hired, managed, mentored and developed a highly competent team of Server Engineers that has
proven capable of resolving critical issues efficiently. There were 15 Offshore Infrastructure
Engineers under my Management and mentorship.
Introduced Azure VM automation, automatically powering on and off machines on schedule.
Introduced as well VM instance reservations to further reduce cost by at least 50% the cost
Introduction and implementation of Azure-based VDI solution - Azure Virtual Desktop (previously,
Windows Virtual Desktop WVD). This solution addresses technical requirements for Work from
Home which is a major part of the company Business Continuity Plan.
Proposed and implemented Azure File Share for managing on-premise storage - keeping server
storage footprint within reasonable size. File shares are archived on the cloud and can be restored
to any server on any site as a disaster recovery strategy. Utilizing Azure File Share and Azure File
sync with tiering, we have replaced Distributed File System (DFS).
Implemented container-based (Docker and LXC) infrastructure servers
(https://hub.docker.com/u/rod3lph)
Introduced Site Reliability Engineering principles to Server Engineering Team
Jul 2010 Dec 2016
Senior Systems Specialist
Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) Doha, Qatar
Managed the Systems Specialist Team. Designed, acquired, tested and implemented new organization ICT
infrastructure. Redesigning the network to be self-sufficient from an infrastructure previously designed to
rely and run services from Hamad Medical Corporation and Supreme Council of Health.
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Installed key infrastructure servers such as Domain Controllers, Networking servers (routers,
Filters, DHCP, etc.) and File Servers.
Deployed and Maintained Virtualized Exchange 2010 server farm using Exchange Management
Console and Exchange Management shell (Powershell).
Deployed and Maintained VMWare Esxi and Citrix Xenserver VM hosts farms.
Configured and maintained security related server appliances such as antivirus servers,
patch/update servers, web security (Cisco Ironport Web Security Appliance) and mail security
(Cisco Ironport Mail Security Appliance) security appliances.
Averted major security incidents (intrusion) botnet and mobile hijacking by coordinating efforts
from the affected users, technical support and network team to prevent further communication
between PHCC network and attacker.
Administered PHCC accounts for Qatar National E-learning Portal
Supervised a team of specialists and assist on resolving issues encountered on day-to-day tasks
Provided technical consultation, attends, and influences discussions on Clinical Information
System (CIS) Projects implementations.
Introduced and implemented a Private Cloud File Sharing Service between PHCC, Sidra and HMC.
A solution that addresses the requirement to share files between the 3 organizations without
incurring any significant expense. This service is currently used for Radiology Report Tracking and
Case Referrals.
Consistent member of Technical and Financial evaluation committees for IT-related procurements.
Authored Infrastructure-related Documentations such as Policies, Standard Operating Procedures,
Workflow and Dashboards.
Jul 2007 Jul 2010
IT Systems Engineer (Network & Server Administrator)
Aug 2006 Apr 2007
Executive Technical Support
Mar 2006 Jun 2006
IT Business Development Officer
Aug 2001 Mar 2006
Systems Engineer
Arabtec Construction Co. (W.L.L.) Doha, Qatar
RGV Telecom Consultants FZ LLC Dubai Internet City, Dubai UAE
Unionbank of the Philippines Ortigas Centre Pasig City, Philippines
Unionbank of the Philippines Ortigas Centre Pasig City, Philippines
Education and Certifications
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering – Jun 1996-Mar 2001
Adamson University - Manila, Philippines
Completed with Government Science Scholarship grant
Lean Six Sigma White Belt Certification – 1 Feb 2023
MF Treinamentos - Minas Gerais, Brazil
Certificate details available on request
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Key Technology Expertise
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Server and Client Operating System (Windows, Ubuntu, Redhat, Oracle, Debian, Alpine)
Azure IAAS. PAAS and Microsoft 365 Administration
Azure Virtual Desktop (Azure Virtual Desktop/Application AVD and Cloud PC)
Azure File share + Azure Filesync
Azure VMWare Solution (AVS)
Azure Log Analytics and Automation
Linux and Windows Server Administration
Server Management Automation using Bash and Powershell
DNS, DHCP, Web Services, Certificate Services (PKI, Certificate Authority and ACME) Management
Azure Active Directory and Windows Active Directory (Organization and Object administration, GPO creation)
Azure hosted web applications configuration
Dedicated/Shared/VPS Hosted Web Server Administration,
Asterisk Voice over IP (Voip) and related communications protocols
Server Virtualization (VMware ESX/i, Citrix Xenserver, MS Hyper-V, Oracle VM,Xen and KVM variants, Openstack)
Mobile Device Management (MDM), Endpoint Management, SCCM
IT Governance, Risk-Management and Compliance (GRC)
Project Tracking using Kanban and Scrum
Security tools - Nmap; SSH; TLS SSL Digital Certificates; Next-Generation Firewall and Unified Threat Management
(Untangle, Endian, Astaro/Sophos, etc.); Anti-Virus (TrendMicro Officescan, Symantec, BitDefender, Eset, Sophos,
MS Forefront, etc.); Dedicated Web Filter - Cisco Web Security Appliance(WSA); Dedicated Email Filter - Cisco Mail
Security Appliance(MSA)
Vulnerability Identification and Mitigation - Qualys, Nmap, OpenVAS
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