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victorlorusso

Systems Administrator with over 20 years experience in the IT field

About Me

Proven success in managing a support team while simultaneously performing System Administrator duties. Working on delivering IT projects, optimizing operations across global environments, while ensuring SLA compliance. Skilled vendor negotiation, system upgrades, and IT governance. Adept at balancing hands-on technical leadership with strategic decision-making to align technology solutions with business goals.

Jurisdiction

Canada

Notable Employer

  • Technical Support Specialist at Laurier University
  • Onsite Support Specialist at University of Western Ontario

Experience

Seniority LevelMid-Senior level
Years of Experience15-20 years
Current StatusActive
System AdministratorPipeline Studios
2022 - Present

• Provide leadership of a team managing global IT operations across 3 international studios, providing high availability • Oversee ticket escalations, workload balancing, and training • Management of Active Directory accounts, including user account access control, implementing GPO policies and DNS configuration • Utilization of PowerShell scripting in Windows Server 2022 • Provisioning of account permissions on our network file system • Implementation of Ninja One software across 3 studios, improving system updates response time by over 90% • Deployment of endpoint management software, greatly increasing the security threshold across the company • Procurement of over 80% of hardware and software IT purchases, managing vendor relationships, aligning IT spend with studio budgets and working with Vendors when assistance is required • Spearheaded projects: Win 11 upgrade, Active Directory 2022 Migration, New VM Server utilizing Proxmox and Rocky Linux • Introduced an inventory and asset management system to improve hardware tracking and budget forecasting • Support of our network infrastructure, including firewall hardening, network switch upgrades, modifying remote access policies and network troubleshooting when required • Connecting users and troubleshooting any Wi-Fi issues • Working with CISO to obtain ISO 27001:2002 certification • Support of Saas implementations, including MS Office 365 and Google Suite • Responsible for scene restores when requested by departments utilizing the rsync command

Technical Support SpecialistNotableLaurier University
2016 - 2022

• Provided end-user support for the entire Branford Campus with 2 other technicians supporting staff and faculty, including network troubleshooting and AV system support • Supported enterprise-level video conferencing (Zoom, Teams, Cisco Tandberg), critical during 100% remote learning • Participated in system upgrades and endpoint security rollouts, improving operational resilience and security by over 50% • Played a key role in preventative maintenance programs that minimized classroom downtime by over 30% • Utilized SCCM for desktop rollout across multiple campuses

Onsite Support SpecialistNotableUniversity of Western Ontario
2004 - 2016

• Delivered Tier 2 support for 300+ users in a high-demand academic environment while providing high level of customer service • Assisted in major IT transitions, including email platform migration, phone system upgrades, and endpoint deployments • Managed lifecycle of IT assets from procurement to decommissioning • Supported the PeopleSoft System utilizing Citrix Client and SQL

Education

Diploma of Network TechnicianCDI College
1999 - 2000

Certification

Total Certifications2

Network +

CompTIA

2021

A+ Certification

CompTIA

2000

Skills

Core skills0
Languages1

Languages

English