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Dries Banken, Cloud Solution Architect
My mission is to help companies with their step towards digitalization. This means getting to know companies and people and translating complex technical flows to understandable business terms.
My vision will always be to deliver a future proof and cost effective design that works for the customer and provides addedd value to their business.
Work Experience
August 2021 – Now
Cloud Architect @ Cegeka (freelancer)
Azure Public Cloud and On Premises infra Architecture / Consultancy
DevOps CI/CD and delivering best practices
Developing solutions, assessments and service in the Azure public cloud
Azure Competence Center development
Supporting Presales Architects in RFPs and RFIs
Delivering Cloud Readiness Assessments
Presenting innovative workshops for customers
Building bridges between system operations and developers
April 2018 – August 2021
Solution Architect @ Econocom (freelancer)
I provide Cloud and on premises infrastructure architecture and consultancy to several customers.
I provide the support teams with technical guidance in complex incidents or changes
April 2018 – November 2018
DevOps Engineer @ UgenTec
I was the lead engineer for the Architecture and Governance of the global Azure environment.
I helped developers automating deployments by using CI/CD in Azure Devops
I designed and implemented the Kubernetes Clusters on Azure.
I automated infrastructure deployments.
May 2017 – April 2018
Technical Architect @ Cegeka
As a Technical Architect I was responsible for the IT infrastructure of specific customers. Documentation, asset management, capacity planning, configuration management and continuous improvements are important tasks I performed in this role.
In addition I worked with our customers to offer suggestions and improvements which could be beneficial to their IT environment.
In addition I was the lead in the Competence Center “Public Cloud”
January 2016 – April 2018
System Engineer @ Cegeka
Focus on Azure Consultancy for various customers and projects.
Part of the Competence Center “Public Cloud” where I created best practices to be used as blueprint for existing and new customers.
January 2012 – January 2016
Support Engineer @ Cegeka
Second Line support for various customers. This role permitted me to get experience with a broad range of technologies like Windows Server, Office 365, Citrix, Hyper-V, VMWar ESXI, Networking,..
January 2011 – January 2012
Service Desk Analyst @ Cegeka
I provided first line support for various customers in a broad range of technologies and products. My voice was the first one a customer hears which helped me to develop my soft skills.
My skills
Microsoft Azure0%
Windows Server0%
Virtualization (Hyper-V, VMWare)0%
Workplace (Citrix, Windows Virtual Desktop)0%
Office 3650%
Scripting0%
Education
2007 – 2010
Bachelor Applied Computer Science / PXL
Certifications & Awards
Microsoft Certified Trainer
Microsoft Certified Azure Solution Architect
Microsoft Certified Azure Security Engineer
Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator
Microsoft Certified Specialist
Microsoft Certified Professional
Citrix Certified Administor
Awingu Certified Administrator
Fundamentals of Digital Marketing
Winner Cera Award 2010
My Portfolio
IT Infrastructure and Security Architecture
Azure, IT Architecture, On Premises
Azure Virtual Desktop Deployments
Azure, Workplace
Kubernetes Deployment
Azure, DevOps, Docker, Kubernetes, Scripting
Data Migration to StorSimple
Data, Scripting
