Nizar Mestiri Morden, Surrey SM4 5NA

Professional Profile

7 Buckfast Road,

I am an enthusiastic and motivated Post production IT Manager/Engineer with extensive experience supporting users of all abilities, both in the UK and abroad. I am a CGI and Post Production cross platform specialist working on Apple Mac client and server operating systems and Windows workstations, server environments, providing a range of IT consultancy services and support for customers primarily in media and creative industries. I enjoy leading, as well as being part of, a successful and productive team. I am quick to grasp new ideas and concepts and to develop innovative and creative solutions to problems. Even under significant pressure of deadline projects I possess a strong ability to perform effectively.

Objective To obtain an IT Management or support position within an exciting, forward thinking CGI and post Production Company that can supply me with a challenging and diverse career path. Key Technical Skills
Adobe Creative suiteCS3, CS4, CS5 Network infrastructure Autodesk Maya, 3Ds max, AutoCAD, Mudbox, Smoke, Combustion/nuke PIXAR, Brazil, V-ray Render systems Render farm Management iMAC/Mac Book/Mac Book pro support Cinema 4D, Light wave, Softimage Black Magic AV hardware and software

Final cut pro setup and support Ray RIP and authoring

MPEG, MOV, Mkv, AVI codecs troubleshooting, DVD & blue

Windows 95/98/XP/Vista/Windows7 Laptops/Mac book pro Mc Ox Snow Leopard/Server Mac OS hardware and software support Microsoft Office 2007/2008/2010 TCP/IP/DNS/LANS/DHCP BCM Phone System VPN/ISP/Routers/VNC Printers/Scanners Workstations hardware support Mac Ox tiger/leopard Entourage/Mac mail Frantic films Deadline management PC/Laptop Set-up /Repair Outlook express 2003/2007/2008/2010 AV support/Setup Keiro Firewall/mail server IMAP-POP-MAPI-SMTP, Configuration HP&Cisco Switches/ Routers/VOIP XSAN/Synology/Fibre Optic Adobe and Autodesk Plug-ins Deploy Studio Admin / WDM Switches/Raid/NAS/SAN BT Telephony Systems Internet/PC Security Wireless Networks Windows Server 2003/2008
Cable patching Anti virus: Symantec, Mcafee... emails Backup and archiving.

Career Summary March 2011 ongoing University of Creative Arts Epsom Helpdesk MAC/PC support engineer Troubleshooting MAC and PC softwares and hardwares related issues, troubleshoot printers and scanners issues, help out students with their work on adobe creative suite 4,5, Final Cut Pro, Microsoft office (Powerpoint,Excel,Word), troubleshoot network issues, troubleshoot students ID in active directory (ID and password issues reported by students), troubleshoot Mac server issues.

September 2010 October 2010

Brooklands College - Weybridge

Imagining and Deployment of 120 Mac machines over the network using Deploy Studio Admin and reconfiguration the machines over MAC Open Directory with Active Directory database. Using Windows Deployment manager to create and deploy Windows XP SP3 image (30 PCs). Installation of Apple Final Cut pro for 2 media classrooms (30 Macpro). October 2009 August 2010 Th1ng/Th2ng/Film Club Productions (UK) IT Manager, render Farm Engineer, Macs Support

I am responsible for maintaining and supporting over fifty Workstations, more than twenty Mac Pro, MacBooks, iMACs (leopard, Snow Leopard) Softwares and Hardwares. Software support includes Adobe

Creative suite CS4 and CS5, Autodesk Maya,3ds Max , AutoCAD, Mud box, Combustion, Cinema 4D, Pixar render man, Softimage, Light wave, Plugins for Adobe and Autodesk softwares, Microsoft Office, Final cut pro, Kerrio mail server, kerrio firewall, Office Mac 2008. I maintain and support four file sharing Servers, internet sharing, files back-up and a render farm of 30 nodes which I built and as a result dramatically enhanced the speed for rendering for Maya, 3ds Max, Adobe After effects. Final Cut Support, Macs softwares support. Improving the internet speed for projects files FTP transfer by searching and finding the best deals for doubles lines ISP provider.

Talking and sharing ideas between the head of IT and freelancers about improving work conditions and PC and Mac hardware improvements. Teaching new freelancers the work of the Render farm and producing a video training for them to know how to. Improving the network infrastructure speed by switching from a single file server sharing to 4 files server sharing, setup of 4 different switches for every floor of the company building, replacing, upgrading and maintaining the network cables infrastructure, Switch from RAID1 to RAID 5 SAN for projects and files security.

Designing and implementing of 4 Racks RAID 5 automated backup that run every 8 hours to maintain a regular back up of projects and files. Designing and implementing a Final cut pro server for footages and assets. Improving the work condition of editors by implementing a file sharing server using a Procurve HP switch with up to 46 Tb of file storage with RAID 5. I built and designed 2 Edit suite using Mac Pro machines and Black magic media components as Video cards and True colour monitors for colour correction and grading. I have been instrumental in cutting down the companys IT spend by 60% through upgrading old workstations hardwares and files servers instead of investing in new ones.

Support, Troubleshoot, upgrade of MAC hardwires and softwares (office, Mac mail, Entourage, Final Cut pro, Final cut server, Adobe After effects for Mac osx, Adobe illustrator for Mac osx, Adobe Photoshop for Mac osx, Adobe In design for Mac osx, Adobe Illustrator for Mac osx, Maya for Mac osx) Adobe CS3, CS4, CS5 and Autodesk plug-in installation, configuration, troubleshooting, support. Support of Mac mail, Entourage, outlook express, email configurations and set up, email archiving and backup. September 2006 October 2008 Tunisia M.I.B (Master Informatique et Bureautique) IT Operations Manager

Whilst at M.I.B I was responsible for LAN/WAN Network Installation, Computer Network Establishment, Support, Infrastructure and IT Sales. I oversaw all aspects of IT support and configuration such as Active Directory, Share Point, Exchange 2000 and 2003 Servers, DNS, and DHCP, troubleshooting with LANS, TCP/IP, Switches, Routers / Firewalls, VPN, MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher), Adobe creative suite, Autodesk softwares and plug-ins, MS Operating Systems (DOS,95, 98, XP and Vista) and Client facing (1st,2nd and 3rd line Support).

I was tasked with managing and mentoring the IT Sales teams who sold products such as Antivirus, PC Hardware, MAC Hardware, Input and output components (AV), Broadband packages and Video Games Consoles such as XBOX, PS2, PSP and PC Games. First, Second, Third line support of Mac mail, Entourage, outlook express, email configurations and set up, email archiving and backup. I was also responsible for the company advertising campaigns (Video, Posters, and Brochure designs) and setting up the games Network, TCP/IP installation as well as configuring the security and back-up. March 2000 July 2006 Belkheria Multimedia Tunisia IT Operations Manager

During my time at Belkheria Multimedia I was hired as a Network Establishment and Infrastructure Team Leader and Manager of the IT Sales Team. This was a dual role which was 80% Technical and 20% Sales. My duties as the Network Establishment and Infrastructure Team Leader included Active Directory, Exchange and Windows server 2000/2003 with Troubleshooting and support, TCP/IP, DNS, and SMTP, configuring and setting up Network Security, back-up and building personalised computers to customer requirements. Also 1st, 2nd and 3rd line Microsoft support (Windows DOS, 95, 98, XP, Vista Servers), MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, outlook, Publisher) and remote support on Client sites.

As the Manager of the IT Sales Team I was responsible for overseeing the sale of PC Hardware, Software, Antivirus, PC, MAC OS, MAC Hardware, Input and output components as well as Broadband packages. First, Second, Third line support of Mac mail, Entourage, outlook express, email configurations and set up, email archiving and backup.

Academic 1997 1999 Jemmel Nouvel Epoque Computer Science University (Tunisia) Computer Science Technician Certificate (CSTC) 1990 1997 Jemmel High School Education (Tunisia) Technological baccalaureate

Training Video Editing Technology: Adobe Premiere, Magix Video Deluxe, Ulead Media studio Pro, Pinnacle Studio. 3D Graphics and Web design Technology: 3Ds Max (Vray Render, Maxwell Render), RealFlow, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Flash. Motion Graphics Design Technology: Adobe after Effects, Adobe Photoshop, Discreet Combustion. Personal Details Languages: Arabic, French and English (effective communication both verbal and written). Mobile: 07709108067 Home Number: 02086878291

nizar.mestiri@gmail.com Interests & Activities The Internet, Video Games, Computer Technology, CGI technology

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