1. Curriculum vitae
Biagio De Giovanni
Address: Wiensberg, 17.
47574, Goch, Germany.
Phone: +49 172 2153901.
Office: +49 2824 978 2521.
E-Mail: biagio.degiovanni@ncia.nato.int
Date & Place of Birth: 20th of December 1970,
Glarus, Switzerland
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Technician (Info Systems Administration Air C2) April 2015 – Day
NCIA Detachment – CSU Uedem, Germany
Technical expert responsible for the installation, integration, programming, and administration
of Air Command and Control Systems (ACCS) and Fielded Air C2 IS in support of local HQ.
Also is the key technical expert for all other Functional Systems running on UNIX based
operating systems. (Oracle Solaris, Linux RedHat, VMWare ESXi, HP-UX)
Responsible for the day to day System Administration (SA) of the Hardware (HW) and Software
(SW) of all ACCS Core equipment (servers, workstations, network devices and peripheral
devices)
These include:
- Oracle Solaris Servers and Solaris Zones for Workstations
- MS Windows Servers
- Veritas Cluster
- Solaris Cluster
- Oracle 11g RAC
- Configuring Cisco Switches and Routers
- Configuring Cisco PIX Firewall
- LDAP Configuration
- VMWARE ESX
Cooperates in beta testing of new versions of supported system software and provides
appropriate feedback to the parent Sector and assigned System Manager. Support
implementation of configuration changes.
Analysis and implementation of user requirements, taking actions towards optimizing the
assigned AIS systems to meet particular user or operational requirements.
2. Establishes, supervises and executes proper preventive maintenance plans. Responsible for
providing suggestions for technical requirements for future projects impacting both the
Hardware and Software of Air C2 AIS and other Functional Systems running on UNIX based
systems.
Ensures all technical and service oriented documentation pertaining to assigned system is
prepared, properly stored and kept up-to-date. Ensures Configuration Control data is reported
to AIS section in a timely manner.
Provides technical guidance on all assigned hardware and software to other technicians of the
section. Leads troubleshooting efforts on assigned systems as required. Provides assistance
with system fault resolution to the local Service Desk.
Responsible for the technical part of the training plan for section technicians to assist in the
development of a high level of technical knowledge, ensuring quality of service and continuity
of technical skills. Responsible for the execution of initial training - On Job Training (OJT) for
newcomer personnel.
Support Graphics Head. July 2012 – March 2015
Tactical Leadership Programme, Albacete, Spain
1. Head of Support Graphics Section at Tactical Leadership Programme (TLP)
These include:
- Managing all Printing and graphics device (printers, scanners, Photo/Video Cameras,
etc.)
- Usage of Falcon View Software for Printing Maps needed for the pilots during the
Flying Courses.
- Production of all Printed Material needed during the Courses (Welcome Package,
SPINS, ACO, Certificates, Photos, etc.)
- Burning and Distribution of Optical Support (DVD, CDROM)
- Responsible of Buying and managing of all Office Supplies.
- Use of Software of Photo and Video Editing needed to produce to Photo/Video products
during the Courses.
- Oversees to all Graphics section Activity in order to give assistance of all the needs of
the Participants of the Academics/Flying Courses and to all the TLP Staff
Infosys Administrator/Air C2 IS Principal Technician. Sept 2010 – June 2012
NCSA Sector Naples, Detachment Poggio Renatico, Italy
1. Responsible for the day to day System Administration (SA) of the Hardware(HW) and
Software (SW) of all AIS Core equipment (servers, workstations, network devices and
peripheral devices) for NATO Classified and Unclassified networks.
These include:
- MS Windows Servers
- UNIX Servers (Solaris, HP-UX)
- VMWARE ESX
- File servers and controlling access to network shares.
- MS Exchange
- MS Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
3. - SMS and Enterprise Management Server
- Print servers
- Anti-virus and Spyware
- Managing Active Directory Services (Domain Controller, Group and Security Policies,
DNS, etc) as well as DNS and DHCP servers.
- Configuring Cisco Switches and Routers
2. Administers Command and Control systems and applications including applicable Air
Control Systems, the NATO Interoperable Real-Time information System (NIRIS) and Joint
Tactical Chat (J-CHAT). This includes:
- System administration, control and optimization tasks.
- Data backup and restoral
- Tracks and reports System Configuration
- System performance monitoring and reporting
- User account management
- Fault isolation and restoration
3. Administers other Air C2 related systems (i.e. ITC) and Maritime System (MCCIS)
4. Configuring and managing of Virtual Labs for Exercises and/or Classroom using VWMARE
ESX environment
5. Administers and Configures Oracle 10g/11g Database for the Integrated Command and
Control Software (ICC) and Oracle 11g RAC on ACCS (Air Command and Control System)
6. Responsible for the SA of the Storage Area Network (SAN) to include routine tape back up
of the SAN, as required by the SLA and local Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
Manager of NAS storage devices where create & maintain a big number of RAID Volume
and file systems (UFS & ZFS) later shared as NFS resources
7. Maintains system configuration and control for AIS core equipment and related services, in
accordance with established standards and policies. Ensures that any change to the IT
baseline is captured accurately and forwarded in a timely manner.
8. Provides system security for AIS Core Services through user accounts and assigned
system access, in accordance with security regulations.
8. Assists Head (AIS) in the execution of the Squadron Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity
Plans for AIS Core Services. Also assists in the execution of the AIS Core Release
Management program to include rollout and rollback planning and execution.
9. Supervises and executes proper preventive maintenance plans. Develops scripts to
automate SA processes.
10. Provides assistance with system fault resolution to the local Service Desk when required.
Infosys Administrator March 2000 – August 2010
Combined Air Operations Centre 5 (CAOC5) Poggio Renatico, Italy
1. Responsible for the day to day System Administration (SA) of the Hardware(HW) and
Software (SW) of all AIS Core equipment (servers, workstations, network devices and
peripheral devices) for NATO Classified and Unclassified networks.
These include:
- MS Windows Servers
- SUN Solaris Servers
- File servers and controlling access to network shares.
4. - MS Exchange
- MS Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
- SMS and Enterprise Management Server
- VMWARE ESX
- Print servers
- Anti-virus and Spyware
- Managing Active Directory Services (Domain Controller, Group and Security Policies,
DNS, etc) as well as DNS and DHCP servers.
- Configuring Cisco Switches and Routers
2. Administers Command and Control systems and applications including applicable Air
Control Systems, the NATO Interoperable Real-Time information System (NIRIS) and Joint
Tactical Chat (J-CHAT). This includes:
- System administration, control and optimization tasks.
- Data backup and restoral
- Tracks and reports System Configuration
- System performance monitoring and reporting
- User account management
- Fault isolation and restoration
3. Configuring and managing of Virtual Labs for Exercises and/or Classroom using VWMARE
ESX environment
4. Administers and Configures Oracle 9i/10g Database for the Integrated Command and
Control Software (ICC)
5. Responsible for the SA of the Storage Area Network (SAN) to include routine tape back up
of the SAN, as required by the SLA and local Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
Manager of NAS storage devices where create & maintain a big number of RAID Volume
and file systems (UFS & ZFS) later shared as NFS resources
6. Maintains system configuration and control for AIS core equipment and related services, in
accordance with established standards and policies. Ensures that any change to the IT
baseline is captured accurately and forwarded in a timely manner.
7. Provides system security for AIS Core Services through user accounts and assigned
system access, in accordance with security regulations.
7. Supervises and executes proper preventive maintenance plans. Develops scripts to
automate SA processes.
Intel Officer / ADP Technician 1998 – 2000
Air Forces Operational Command-Operation Centre, Poggio Renatico (FE), Italy
Intelligence Office at the beginning then moved to C4 Section as Windows System
Administrator, Integrated Command and Control (ICC) System Administrator; Oracle Database
Administrator.
Responsible for the System Administration (SA) of the Hardware and Software of all ADP
equipment (servers, workstations and peripheral devices). These include: MS Windows NT
Servers, Print Server, Antivirus, Workstation, Printers, Projectors, etc.
5. Intel Officer 1989 – 1998
11° GRAM (11° Italian Airforce Radar Centre), Poggio Renatico (FE), Italy
Intelligence Officer, Training Section Officer.
Due to my IT Technical expertises I built several Software to support my day-to-day work.
To do that I used the following Computer Languages: Visual Basic, Clipper, C, Pascal, and
Assembler.
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE & Knowledge
Operating Systems
UNIX - Solaris 8, 9, 10 & 11, HP-UX, Linux, Red-Hat, CentOS, Microsoft Windows Server 2000,
2003, 2008, 2012
MS Windows XP, Windows 7.
Cisco IOS
Software
Microsoft Exchange Server, VMWARE ESX, WSUS, Sharepoint, WISE, Apache, Tomcat,
Veritas Backup Server, McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator, Pointsec Protector
Networking
NFS, DHCP, DNS, NIS, NTP, LDAP, TCP/IP, OSPF, BGE, RIP, EIGRP, VLAN,
Active Directory management
Hardware
HP Proliant Series,
Sun Ultra5/10/20/24/27, Ultra Enterprise 250, 220R
Blade 1500, Sunfire v440/v445/T5120
SAN/NAS (Sun 6xx series, EMC, HP Storagetek)
Hubs, switches, routers (Cisco, Linksys, Allied Telesys), Netmates
Network printers, HP Jetadmin.
Database Engines & Tools
Oracle9i, 10g, RMAN, exp/imp tools, SQL Language, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL
Programming languages
C, C++, AWK, SED, UNIX Shell Scripting, UNIX Shell Regular Expressions,
Visual Basic, Pascal, PHP.
Other
SSH/SSL (public/private key generation & management),
Trusted connection. PKI infrastructure,
RAID0/1/5
CERTIFICATIONS
ITIL V3 Foundation
Comptia Secuirity+ ce
CISCO CCENT (Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician)
SUN Solaris Certified System Administrator for the Solaris 8 Operating Environment
6. EDUCATION
High School Graduate (Industrial Expert Foreman specialized Information Technology)
Industrial Technical Institute "E. Medi", Galatone (LE), ITALY, 1986-1990.
75 Normal Course NCO, Italian Air Force NCO School, Caserta, Italy, Oct 1988 - July 1989
COMPLEMENTARY COURSES
UNIX System V, CFP Ferrara, Italy
Programming “C” Language, CFP Ferrara, Italy
UNIX Solaris Course – Afsouth Bagnoli, Italy
ICC System Administrator Course – NATO NPC Glons, Belgium
INFOSEC Course – NCISS NATO School Latina, Italy
Solaris 8 Fundamentals for system administrators – SUN Microsystems, Milano, Italy
Solaris 8 System Administration (Part I) – SUN Microsystems, Torino, Italy
Solaris 8 System Administration (Part II) –SUN Microsystems, Torino. Italy
Solaris 8 TCP/IP Network Administration, SUN Microsystems, Milano, Italy
Interconnecting CISCO Network devices, CISCO System Milano, Italy
Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks, CISCO System Milano, Italy
Oracle 9i Database Administration Fundamentals I R2 – Oracle Corporation Milano, Italy
ISP system Administration Course, NATO NPC Glons, Belgium
Site Security Officer Training Certificate, NATO CIS School, Lisbon, Portugal
Oracle 9i Database Administration Fundamentals 2, Oracle Corporation Milano, Italy
Oracle 9i Database Performance and Tuning – Oracle Corporation Milano, Italy
WISE OPS and ADMIN Course – NCISS NATO School, Latina, Italy
NIRIS System Administration Course, NATO NPC Glons, Belgium
Administering Security on the Solaris 10 OS (SC-300), Sun Microsystems Milano, Italy
Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft windows Server 2003 Environment #2273 – GKI SRL
Milano at CAOC5 Poggio Renatico, Italy
Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows XP Professional 2272 – GKI SRL Milano at
CAOC5 Poggio Renatico, Italy
CISCO CNAP BDL, IFOA at CAOC5 Poggio Renatico, Italy
Mastering Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, GKI SRL Milano at CAOC 5 Poggio Renatico,
Italy
Configuring and Troubleshooting Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services,
IFOA at NCSA Det. Poggio Renatico, Italy
ACCS Security Officer Course, Air C2 PO Glons at NCIA CSU Uedem.
ACCS System Manager Course, Air C2 PO Glons at NCIA CSU Uedem.
ACCS Comms Manager Course, Air C2 PO Glons at NCIA CSU Uedem.
7. LANGUAGES
ITALIAN: Mother Language.
ENGLISH: Professional, NATO SLP 3.3.2.2.
SPANISH: Fluent.
AWARDS
NATO MEDAL for Service with NATO on Operations in Relation to the Former Yugoslavia
Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of unwavering support and dedication to the
COMBINED FORCES AIR COMPONENT to the successful completion of OPERATION UNIFIED
PROTECTOR
ICC System Administrator of the Year 2011 during 18th
ICC User and Admin Conference held
at NC3A The Hague, The Netherlands.
NATO MEDAL for Service with NATO on Operations in Relation to OUP (Operation Unified
Protector Libya)
