Curriculum Vitae
email: koen.spaenjers@outlook.com
tel: 0032 DIGBEHIJC (please request phone number by e-mail or decrypt it 😃 )
date-of-birth: Some years ago
web: https://spaenjers.be
Motivation
It is my personal ambition to be on the forefront of cloud technology and its affiliated possibilities in the field of Artificial Intelligence, human-tech interactions and building societies.
I have extensive knowledge in and experience with complex IT environments, both domestic and abroad. Examples are manifold and include, yet unlimited, (BE-) government and banking projects, Big Ticket Assessments and SMB clients in Belgium and The Netherlands.
I create leading projects in the field of Zero Touch Cloud migrations, Modern ID transition and Security Aware tenant management
Key Responsibilities throughout My Career
These responsibilities signify my experiences during all these years:
- Provide 3rd line support for any (global) network, device and security related issues according to SLAs by handling both high and lower priority tickets with accuracy and expediting working solutions to team members, services and business
- Schedule automation tasks, troubleshoot and resolve application designs
- Functional analysis of proposed solutions both technical and software based
- Diagnoses and troubleshooting of complex networks (including RDS and DMZ load balancing)
- Communication with peers, counterparts, vendors, staff members and management on all levels
- Creation and maintenance of published documentation as to maintain knowledge
- Facilitate business requirements and translating these into prudent solutions within supposed budgets
- Research new technologies and stay informed about product upgrades, changes and best practices
- Administer, implement and monitor security solutions and policies
- Proactive response to emerging trends
- At client level, internal or cloud oriented, ensuring the overall stability of network systems, including security postures, RBAC roles, MFA, authentication and Authorization
Technical Wallet
- Specialist M365, EntraID, OSD(Cloud) and Intune MDM
- Citrix XenApp Server Management, Citrix PVS Infra
- Load balancing, Content Switching on Netscaler MPX, VPX
- Entra ID, Identity Management, Enterprise Apps and registrations
- TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, Windows Server Domain Intricacies
- Windows Server (2025up) Full Support
- Active Directory, LDAP, LAN Management, Hyper-V
- Azure Tenants, RBAC, Delegation, Authentication, Authorization
- AzureCLI, MgGraph and MsGraph (permissions)
- PowerShell, SSL Qualys, Wireshark, Command Line
- Mac OS / Linux bash
- OpenSource, GitHub Repository and Branches
- Docker (running Open WebUI with Ollama LLM)
- Security (NDES, Cisco NAC, encryption, PKI)
- Deployment Frameworks for App Provisioning
- VMWare PowerCLI on vCloud (Resello Scripts)
- Cloud Offerings including Office & M365 Azure Licensing
- Project leadership in Hybrid/Full Cloud Solutions and Setups
- CSP/MSP Administrator
- Linux Administration (non server)
- Hugo Markdown Site Creator including Web Develpoment (non-monetized)
- PowerApps (I created several internal booking/informational apps and PowerBI portals)
- …
Photography Technical Skillset
- Printing Techniques and Color Callibration on EPSON P-models
- Dark Room Printing on graded paper kinds Ilford, AGFA
- 16mm Bolex P Camera
- Wet Collodion on Thin Plate or Glass
- Fuji XT4 Camera
https://www.fujifilm-x.com/en-us/products/cameras/x-t4/
Learning
Every Day
Experience
System Engineer @ Realdolmen 1999 - 2016
Technical Lead Wintel Deployment for KBC Bank
Citrix XenApp Specialist (remote and on-prem support) 👍
Scripting VBScript, PowerShell, Perl
Citrix PVS Specialist for Managed Services Clients 👍
Design and Technical Architecture across dispersed client infrastructures 👍
Server Infrastructure based on VMWare datacenters
Senior System Engineer Modern Workplace @ Best Desktop Solutions The Netherlands 2016 - 2019
On-prem engineering for several enterprise clients in The Netherlands, including maritime businesses in Schiedam, Rotterdam (Huisman Equipment)
Build deployment frameworks for App Provisioning and 3D software bundles, incl. AutoDesk, Vectorworks, Cinema4D and others (Windows & Mac OS) 👍
Technical Lead APP-V virtualization for ACHMEA Insurance Apeldoorn, The Netherlands 👍
Senior System Engineer @ Dominion Experts 2019 - 2023
SCCM engineer at DE LIJN, Mechelen (1,5 years)
Intune and Modern Workplace Specialist
Product Specialist Intune MDM, including Apple Business Manager and JAMF at Telenet ITS Business (consultancy) 👍
Product Specialist @ TELENET ITS (Azure EntraID, M365, Modern Workplace) 2023 - now
Product Specialist Intune MDM for Telenet ITS Business Clients 👍
Specialist Engineer M365 for several big ticket clients (such as Alfa Sigma, Galapagos, Belgian Government FOD and Municipalities) 👍
Education
International Baccalaureate (British A-levels) - Berg Vidergaende Skole, Oslo, Norway
The International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO), more commonly known as the International Baccalaureate (IB), is a nonprofit foundation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and founded in 1968
The objective of the IB Diploma is to “provide an internationally acceptable university admissions qualification suitable for the growing mobile population of young people whose parents were part of the world of diplomacy, international and multinational organizations” by offering standardized courses and assessments for students aged 16 to 19.
University of Wisconsin, Madison WI, USA
The Department of Art History offers programs leading to the Master of Arts and the Doctor of Philosophy
https://guide.wisc.edu/graduate/art-history/art-history-ma/
RITCS, Erasmus Hogeschool Brussel
Audiovisual Engineer with specialism in 16/35mm Camerawork
Courses and additional Education Tracks
- Cevora Opleidingen Windows Networking Engineer
- Sint-Lucas Brussels, Photography
- Instituut voor Kunst en Ambachten, Mechelen, Photography
Microsoft Certificates (no further interests to acquire MS certifications, I rather concentrate on effective learning tracks)
MCSA Windows Administrator
MS-1xx
AZ-1xx
Bedrijfsvoering en Management, Syntra Antwerpen
Languages
Dutch: Native
English: Native
French: Mediocre
Norwegian: Mediocre