ROBIN APPOLIS
Collaboration Engineer L4
Cape Town,WC
Summary
Collaboration Engineer L4 | Team Lead | Solutions Architect | Consultant PROFILE An individual who acts as a resource to others. Leads by enabling all team members to use their skills. Uses impersonal analysis of data to reason logically from cause to effect to resolution. Contributes to a team by providing both critical vision and insight persevering. I am self-motivated and driven to achieve personal and business-related goals and strives to achieve and maintain vendor appropriate skills/relationships.
Supportive Team Lead with 3 years of experience leading production teams. Expert in following detailed production schedules with distinguished history of maximizing productivity.
Overview
1
1
year of post-secondary education
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Team Lead/Consultant)
Cisco, Polycom
Cape Town, Western Cape
06.2018 - Current
- Implement, Support and Troubleshoot, and, Video Conferencing equipment.
- Assist/Consult with design and services with respective teams.
- Ability to troubleshoot complex Audio Visual and Video Conferencing solutions.
- Draft statement of requirement documents which contains information for successful implementation.
- Required information included in the document consists of technologies such as Network, AD, Server, Bandwidth etc.
- Take ownership of highly complex integrated solutions and manage it to completion.
- Consult on all Audio Visual and Video Conferencing solutions.
- Client facing and engagement with respective business unit owners.
- Triple Play, Exterity and PADS4 Digital Signage and IPTV platforms.
- Crestron Masters Certification (end April 2021).
Collaboration Engineer
Dimension Data
01.2012 - Current
Collaboration Technical/Solutions
01.2014 - 05.2018
- Design Audio Visual Solutions comprising of boardrooms, auditoriums, digital signage platforms, IPTV platforms, retail solutions and the likes.
- Design Polycom and Cisco Video Conferencing solutions.
- Collaborate with various business units Solution Architect’s to produce a cross platform integrated solution for clients.
- The solutions typically consist of Networking, IP Telephony, Collaboration, Contact Centre, End User Computing and Data Centre technologies.
- Manage POC’s and drive customer success through a drafted UAT.
- Costing of the above-mentioned solutions.
- Workshop the solutions with contractors to map requirements etc.
- Proposal writing and RFP/RFI responses.
Video Conferencing Technical Engineer
Polycom, Cisco
01.2012 - 01.2014
- Install Video Conferencing equipment.
- Install, Configure and manage, and, Video Conferencing Infrastructure.
- Service and Maintain large global enterprise clients.
Education
2008 – Matric 2010 – Cisco Certified Network Associate Certificate -
2010 – Server+ Certificate - undefined
2010 – Cabling Network Infrastructure - undefined
2011 – Cisco Certified Network Professional Certificate - undefined
2012 – Cisco Video Conferencing Advanced Video Solutions - undefined
2012 – Crestron Digital Media Certified Designer (AV) - undefined
2013 – Polycom Video Conferencing Infrastructure Configuration Level 3 - undefined
2013 – Polycom Video Conferencing Infrastructure Security and Firewall Level 3 - undefined
2013 – Cisco Certified Network Professional Voice Part 1 2016 – Extron Practical Audio in AV Applications Training Course 2018 – Implementing Cisco IP Telephony and Video Part 2 -
Cisco
2018 – Implementing Cisco Collaboration Applications 2018 – Troubleshooting Cisco IP Telephony and Video 2018 – Zoom Sales Certification 2018 – Zoom Technical/Partner Integration Certification 2018 – Polycom Video Conferencing Infrastructure Web Suite Pro 2019 – SAFe Agile Leadership Course 2020 – Crestron Masters Technical Architect (MTA-C) -
Cisco
Crestron Masters Sales Associate -
Creston
Crestron Masters Sales Associate (MSA-C) -
Creston
Breaking News RPBNITEX218 Deploying and Supporting RealPresence Platform VE RPPVEATEX301 Essential Virtualization Skills EVEX008 - undefined
Online Polycom Assessments - Deploying And Supporting RealPresence Platform VE
Polycom
01.2012 - 01.2013
Online Polycom Assessments - Breaking News RPBNITEX218
Polyvom
Online Polycom Assessments - Essential Virtualization Skills EVEX008
Polycom
Online Polycom Assessments - RealPresence Clariti Sales RPPCLEX102
Polycom
Online Polycom Assessments - Introduction To Voice And Video Technologies RPPAV
Polycom
Online Polycom Assessments - RealPresence Clariti Sales Certification RPCOS100
Polycom
RealPresence Services Specialization For Field Sup - RealPresence Services Specialization
Polycom
Skills
Team leadership and collaboration
Teamwork and contribution
Strong IT background
Strong communication (written and verbal), presentation, listening, collaboration, demonstration and consulting skills
Expertise and hands on technical experience
Additional Information
Abrie van der Merwe | T: +27 83 635 9251 | T: +27 486 5688 | E: Abrie.vandermerwe@dimensiondata.com
Timeline
Team Lead/Consultant)
Cisco, Polycom
06.2018 - Current
Collaboration Technical/Solutions
01.2014 - 05.2018
Online Polycom Assessments - Deploying And Supporting RealPresence Platform VE
Polycom
01.2012 - 01.2013
Collaboration Engineer
Dimension Data
01.2012 - Current
Video Conferencing Technical Engineer
Polycom, Cisco
01.2012 - 01.2014
RealPresence Services Specialization For Field Sup - RealPresence Services Specialization
Polycom
Online Polycom Assessments - RealPresence Clariti Sales Certification RPCOS100
Polycom
Online Polycom Assessments - Introduction To Voice And Video Technologies RPPAV
Polycom
Online Polycom Assessments - RealPresence Clariti Sales RPPCLEX102
Polycom
Online Polycom Assessments - Essential Virtualization Skills EVEX008
Polycom
Online Polycom Assessments - Breaking News RPBNITEX218
Polyvom
Breaking News RPBNITEX218 Deploying and Supporting RealPresence Platform VE RPPVEATEX301 Essential Virtualization Skills EVEX008 - undefined
Crestron Masters Sales Associate (MSA-C) -
Creston
Crestron Masters Sales Associate -
Creston
2018 – Implementing Cisco Collaboration Applications 2018 – Troubleshooting Cisco IP Telephony and Video 2018 – Zoom Sales Certification 2018 – Zoom Technical/Partner Integration Certification 2018 – Polycom Video Conferencing Infrastructure Web Suite Pro 2019 – SAFe Agile Leadership Course 2020 – Crestron Masters Technical Architect (MTA-C) -
Cisco
2013 – Cisco Certified Network Professional Voice Part 1 2016 – Extron Practical Audio in AV Applications Training Course 2018 – Implementing Cisco IP Telephony and Video Part 2 -
Cisco