About
Field discipline, now applied to the cloud
I am a Systems & Networks Administrator based in Arlon, Belgium, near the Luxembourg border. Four years of hands on ISP and network engineering work taught me how real infrastructure actually behaves under pressure, not just how it is supposed to work on paper. I am now applying that same field discipline to Microsoft hybrid cloud and cybersecurity, working systematically toward architect level capability.
I also genuinely enjoy teaching. At Screamer Telecoms I trained engineers, call-centre agents and field technicians, and that habit of explaining things clearly carries directly into how I document this project.
7
years in IT operations
3+
years as High Level Support Engineer
4
languages spoken
Background
The path so far
May 2015 to March 2018
IT support
Two support roles in Durban, South Africa, moving from end-user and workstation support to MikroTik routers, bandwidth management and firewalls.
Takeaway Where my network work began.
March 2018 to May 2022
ISP and network engineering
Four years deploying and operating real ISP infrastructure in South Africa, more than three of them as High Level Support Engineer at Screamer Telecoms. MikroTik, Cambium, multi vendor wide area networks, routing, failover and monitoring in live production networks.
Takeaway How real infrastructure behaves under pressure.
April 2025 to February 2026
Technobel, Ciney, Belgium
Advanced training in systems, infrastructure and cloud administration. Built a full enterprise grade hybrid environment: Windows Server, Active Directory, virtualisation, backup, and firewall security.
Takeaway One full hybrid environment, built and secured end to end.
Starting September 2026
Project Polaris
Restarted from the ground up, documented in public. Building toward Microsoft Hybrid Cloud and Cybersecurity Architect, one honest, dated milestone at a time.
Takeaway Every milestone documented as it happens, in public.
Principles
How I work
Honest by default
Nothing on this site claims a skill I do not have yet. Progress is labelled in progress or planned until it is done.
Documented as it happens
Decisions, runbooks and weekly notes are published as I work, not polished afterwards.
Explained clearly
Three years of training engineers shaped how I write: plain language, with the reason behind every step.
Languages