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Name and Surname: IIGGOORR TTAASSEESSKKII Address: Bogdana Žerajića 1, 11090 Beograd

phone (mobile): <please, use LinkedIn page> E-mail: <please, use LinkedIn page>

Date and Place of Birth: September 10th 1972, Belgrade, Serbia

Citizenship: Republic of Serbia

Marital Status / Military Obligation: single / completed

Other Relevant Qualifications: Foreign Language - English, written & spoken

Driver’s License - Category B

http://www.linkedin.com/in/igor-taseski-1972-09-10

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Sep. 1987 – Jun. 1991 High school (Mathematics and Computer Science), Split, Croatia [8 years of elementary school, 4 years of secondary school]

some university courses: University of Belgrade, Faculty of Electrical Engineering

II II II )) AA WWOORRKKIINNGG EEXXPPEERRIIEENNCCEE –– EEXXEECCUUTT IIVVEE   SSUUMMMMAARRYY

Along my * fairly extensive * professional career [at least 21 years of formal experience, in total, and  9 companies/businesses – ranging in size & complexity from small to corporate, plus diversified over  several industrial branches – from Information Technologies, to banking/finance to government agencies],  I was performing following activities [numbered here in more or less chronological order]: 

assembling, installing and configuring (also – selling) desktop PCs and OEM/brand servers;  

planning, implementing, integrating and administering Internet‐connected, domain‐based SMB and 

enterprise‐grade Local Area Networks (LAN/WAN) comprised of large number of networked devices – 

desktops, notebooks and servers, with corporate mail systems based on Microsoft software products & 

technologies (Windows, Exchange, Active Directory, WSUS etc.), inevitably engaged in troubleshooting 

software, hardware and network‐related issues; 

developing Windows desktop applications (object‐oriented programming in Delphi & VBA) – mainly for 

Financial Services Industry – (banking, finance and payment card transactions processing), designing 

and maintaining database systems like MS SQL Server RDBMS;  

providing technical support and IT training to employees, with various other IT/ICT activities (such as 

crafting & performing additional data analyses with programming and charting in Microsoft Excel)… 

In a word: I am “all‐round” IT professional (please, see further for details). In regards to my character references (that is – for a greater insight into my R&B, mind and soul), please read the enclosed EESSSSAAYY… 

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II II II ))BB WWOORRKKIINNGG EEXXPPEERRIIEENNCCEE –– DDEETTAA II LL SS [[2211YY ++ 00MM ,, II NN TT OO TT AA LL ]]

Nov. 2007 – May 2016 [8Y + 7M]

MM IINN II SS TTRR YY OO FF JJUU SSTT IICC EE OOFF TTHH EE RR EE PPUU BB LL II CC OOFF SS EERR BB IIAA “Administration for Enforcement of Penal Sanctions”, (Headquarters), Beograd, Nemanjina 22-26

System Administrator (Windows) Technical Support Specialist

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: planning, installing, configuring, securing and maintaining top-level domain

controllers in local domain forest, with failover redundancy and Microsoft virtualization services (MS Windows 2008 R2 Server x64 with Hyper-V);

maintaining member servers in the local domain tree (Microsoft);

configuring and supporting MS SQL and WSUS servers in WAN;

planning, implementing and managing local domain (LAN with broadband Internet connection) based upon Microsoft Small Business Server 2003 R2 x86, with up to 40 client computers and supporting some LoB applications;

planning, implementing and administering MS Exchange 2003 Server for local-only messaging (i.e. no relaying [no e-mail forwarding out of LAN]);

day-to-day operations: performing/automating/supervising server backups;

planning and executing permanent internal IT training of the employees and IT staff (Windows & MS Office applications, plus maintenance & support);

suggesting technical configurations & solutions to the Head of IT Department, computing financial data and preparing technical specifications for large procurements of IT equipment and supplies (including brand name servers and server spare parts [major global vendors], desktop PCs, laptops, network printers and storage devices, UPS devices, software);

hardware maintenance & repair: servers and desktops;

performing analyses in MS Excel to support business decisions & planning;

(various/extensive/diverged) troubleshooting and Help Desk activities…

Mar. 2007 – Sep. 2007 [0Y + 7M]

“PP EE XX II MM SSOO LLUU TT II OONN SS” ( Asseco SEE), Beograd, Goce Delčeva 44

Programmer (Software Developer)

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: team development of financial/banking software (Borland Delphi & MS SQL Server);

Mar. 2006 – Feb. 2007 [1Y + 0M]

MM IINN II SS TTRR YY OO FF JJUU SSTT IICC EE OOFF TTHH EE RR EE PPUU BB LL II CC OOFF SS EERR BB IIAA “Administration for Enforcement of Penal Sanctions”, County Prison in Belgrade, Beograd, Bačvanska 14

System and Network Administrator (Windows)

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: maintenance of local area network, local servers and desktop computers;

planning and executing occasional in-house IT training of the employees;

carrying out procurement of IT equipment and supplies;

Jun. 2004 – Jun. 2005 [1Y + 1M]

“AA SSSS OOCC IIAA TT II OONN OOFF SS EE RR BB IIAA NN BB AA NN KK SS” – Processing Centre, Beograd, Bulevar kralja Aleksandra 86/II “CC HH II PP CC AA RR DD aa .. dd ..” [payment cards/online transactions processing], Beograd, Cara Lazara 5/I [URL]

Programmer System and Network Administrator

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

developing several utility applications to automate everyday processing (Borland Delphi);

fully in charge of planning, implementing and supporting small LAN with permanent Internet connection (MS WS2003 local domain with 20 PCs);

fully in charge of planning, implementing and administering MS Exchange 2003 Server (chipcard.co.yu mail domain);

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MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: ("CHIP CARD", CONTINUED...)

lightweight support of internal web server, i.e. simple B2B web application and MSDE2000 database (managing users, access permissions and digital certificates);

installing and configuring desktop/client computers (MS Windows 2000/XP Professional) for operation in more complex network environment (Windows-UNIX TCP/IP network with client-server software architecture - Oracle database);

providing vast technical support to colleagues, regarding various office equipment usage (desktop computers, network printers, scanners, copiers, faxes, card readers etc.)

Oct. 2002 – Mar. 2004 [1Y + 6M]

“SS MMAA RR TT SSYY SS TT EEMM SS”, [small private IT company], Beograd, Palmira Toljatija 5/II

Sales Support & Maintenance System and Network Administrator (Windows)

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: selling desktop, notebook and server computers, computer peripherals and

other computer equipment, performing sales analyses and producing sales reports;

assembling personal computers and servers from selected OEM hardware components, installing and configuring software, diagnosing and solving hardware and software-related problems;

on-site Support & Maintenance: administering workstations & servers at customers’ premises, analyzing and troubleshooting network issues [small to medium size LAN; 10-50 client PCs]

May 2001 – Sep. 2002 [1Y + 5M]

“AA LLCC OO SSOOFF TTWW AA RR EE” (“ALCO banka” “A banka” “KBC banka”), Beograd, Požeška 65b

Programmer System and Network Administrator (WinNT/NetWare/Linux)

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: installing and configuring desktop and server computers for operation in

complex network environment, diagnosing and solving hardware and software-related issues; [LAN comprised of about 100 PCs & 5 servers];

administering servers and network equipment (switches, routers and network printers), analyzing and troubleshooting network problems;

providing support to users on remote locations [WAN, 30 PCs];

administering ANSI SQL compliant database (SOLID);

developing small utility applications to aid business or analysis (mainly in VBA – Visual BASIC for Applications in Microsoft Excel);

organizing training for bank employees (Windows/Office)

Oct. 1999 – Apr. 2001 [1Y + 7M]

“MMUU TTUU AA LL SS EE RR VVIICC EE SS AA DD MM IINN II SSTTRR AA TT IIOONN OO FF TTHH EE RR EE PPUU BB LL IICC OOFF SS EERR BB II AA” [UZZPRO] – IT Department, Beograd, Nemanjina 22-26

Technical Support Specialist Programmer

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: providing technical support to users, plus – ad hoc user tutoring;

installing and configuring desktop and server computers for operation in complex network environment, diagnosing and solving hardware and software-related problems; [large size LAN with greater nr. of servers];

administering servers and network equipment (switches, routers and network printers), analyzing and troubleshooting network problems;

participating in several software development projects (MS Access/SQL Server and Visual BASIC) as a research assistant

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Oct. 1995 – Jul. 1999 [3Y + 10M]

“II NN FFOO TT EEHH”, [Information Technologies (project development, comp. assembling & trading)], Beograd, Palmira Toljatija 5/III

Sales Computer Service Technician

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: selling desktop, notebook and server computers, computer peripherals and

other computer equipment to end users, wholesalers and businesses; carrying out sales analyses and producing sales reports;

assembling personal computers and OEM servers, installing and configuring software, diagnosing and solving hardware, software and network-related problems; [MS DOS, MS Windows, Novell NetWare]

calculating expenses & charges; assisting in planning purchases; serving as a liaison between Sales, Support, Accounting and Management;

developing small utility applications to aid business or analyses (mainly in VBA – Visual BASIC for Applications)

May 1994 – Sep. 1995 [1Y + 5M]

“MM EEDD IICC OO PP HH AA RR MM SSEE RR VV IISS”, [private trading company (medications)], Beograd, Ruzveltova 41-45

Computer Operator System Administrator (DOS/UNIX) Warehouse Supervisor

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: processing orders electronically, producing database reports;

administering small office network [10 PCs] and providing technical support to colleagues;

supervising warehouse activities and performing sales and stock analyses;

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      ""AAuutthheennttiicc""  ((ttyyppiiccaall))  IITT  aaccttiivviittiieess denote standard, well‐defined, typical IT job activities which involve “dealing with” hardware, software (OS and apps.) and network; keywords: install, assemble, setup/configure, connect, test, diagnose/troubleshoot, integrate, administer, upgrade, migrate, maintain and repair, back up and restore (of data and server instances)... 

     PPrrooggrraammmmiinngg  ((ssooffttwwaarree  ddeevveellooppmmeenntt)), in context of this document, means designing Windows desktop applications (planning, coding, testing and deploying), writing scripts to automate batch processing and creating “embedded code” for MS Office applications’ documents in VBA. 

     OOtthheerr  pprrooffeessssiioonnaall‐‐lleevveell  IITT  aaccttiivviittiieess incorporate job activities such as mass buying and/or selling IT equipment, help desk (support) activities etc. 

     DDaattaa  aaccqquuiissiittiioonn  &&  aannaallyyssiiss – collecting and analyzing business data and presenting results to Company’s Management. 

      TTeeaacchhiinngg  aanndd  ttrraaiinniinngg  ootthheerrss  iinn  IITT – preparing courses and lecturing others in variety of IT subjects. 

     MMaannaaggiinngg  ((oorrggaanniizzaattiioonnaall))  aaccttiivviittiieess;          AAccttiivviittiieess  nnoott  rreellaatteedd  ttoo  IITT  oorr  ""uusseerr‐‐lleevveell""  IITT  aaccttiivviittiieess. 

Disclaimer:  Job ranking (in section III – “Working Experience” and in graph “Distribution of job activities”) is descriptive and merely estimated, not accurately measured or calculated by formula. Though I have made an exhaustive attempt to include this assessment both – time consumption and complexity of each job (line of work) I have performed, exhausting all the items from the pool/set of duties and responsibilities I’ve been I did it in retrospect, so the data is not “100% accurate” [but it definitely isn’t arbitrary, either]. Also, it is presumed that every job experience noted here was equally relevant for the improvement of my expertise (which is hardly ever the case in “real life” or, at least, in this part of the world).   [

in 

ever assigned,  

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IIVV)) OOTTHHEERR QQUUAALLIIFFIICCAATTIIOONNSS

Foreign Language(s): EEnngglliisshh, written & spoken[skills achieved throughout 10-year regular curriculum]

IT/Computer Skills: Installation, configuration and administration of Microsoft DESKTOP & SERVER operating systems: MS-DOS v3.30 – v6.22, MS Windows 3.1 and 3.11 for Workgroups, MS Windows 95/98/Me, MS Windows NT 4 Workstation and Server, MS Windows 2000 Professional, Server and Advanced Server, MS Windows XP Professional, MS Windows 2003 Server, Small Business Server 2003, SBS 2003 R2, MS Windows Server 2008, WS 2008 R2, WS 2012,

DESKTOP SERVER

Windows Server 2012 R2;

Designing, implementing and managing SMB (Internet-) connected Local Area Networks* (Ethernet, Microsoft Windows Server-based local domains); [*assumes operational knowledge of TCP/IP switching & routing and basic

network security, but excludes advanced IDS/IPS management]

Installing, configuring and supporting Microsoft Exchange 2000/2003/2007 Server*; [*MS Exchange Servers: on-premises, non-cluster configurations only]

Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services, AD Certificate Services, MS DNS, DHCP, WINS, WSUS, IIS, NTP and other standard network services – proficient in transparently providing company workforce with required ICT services…

Familiar with virtualization concepts & products, such as Microsoft Hyper-V (WS 2008 and WS 2008 R2), VMware vSphere Hypervisor, Sun/Oracle VM VirtualBox…

Familiar with enterprise-level desktop deployment and mass-production techniques & tools (i.e. system image preparation, disk partitioning and disk imaging software): e.g. Microsoft sysprep, PowerQuest Drive Image, Acronis True Image, Norton/Symantec Ghost, Paragon PM etc.

PROGR AMMING (object-oriented): PROGR AMMING Borland/Embarcadero Delphi (Object Pascal), MS Visual BASIC, MS Visual C/C++ [exceptional, extensive and elementary knowledge, respectively];

Advanced usage of major desktop applications from the Microsoft Office 97/2000/XP/2003/2007/2010/2013 software suite: MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Access, including programming in Visual BASIC for Applications;

Database administration (install-configure-maintain): Microsoft SQL Server 2000/2005/2008/2014* RDBMS, Microsoft Access, Oracle MySQL, SOLID SQL; [*MS SQL Server non-cluster configurations only]

Exceptional knowledge of computer hardware (assembling, maintenance, diagnostics and repair), starting from the earliest i8086-based Desktop PCs, ending with the latest Intel Xeon-based Multi-core Multi-processor Servers*; [*excluding Blade-type server configurations]

Altogether, (roughly) 2255 yyeeaarrss ooff eexxppeerriieennccee [2016]…

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EESSSSAAYY::    

[My essay about personal qualities & self‐assessment (social and business‐wise) and a bit more…]       

            “To The Unknown Man”/Woman of the HR Department… 

Once upon a time, I think, people were more “genuine”, more “of a substance”: it took sincere intentions, hard work with 

grains of talent and, finally, fair assessment of some authority in the field – for someone to be recognized and 

acknowledged for his/her outstanding work and therefore “granted a token” for professional success… 

On the contrary, “authenticity” is, these days, bent like a “Ray of Light” in a presence of supermassive black hole: it swirls 

downward to mediocrity… But this mediocrity is even self‐promoted and, furthermore, self‐assessed as authenticity. And 

with a little help from ubiquitous ambition and lack of decency – it becomes “authority”. Criteria are set as one sees them 

fit (his (or her) own goal). I thank “sa” [almighty Supreme Architect] for interconnected world of photocopied, multi‐

instantiated “personas” [personae], A.I.‐powered Web search engines, over‐utilized copy‐paste functionality (beyond 

belief!) and “photoshopped” CVs… [Irony, this is.] Don’t get me wrong: there’s nothing off with TECHNOLOGY, per se; 

something’s a bit off with PEOPLE. In my opinion, that is. More simple expression would be: contemporary “authority” 

appreciates appearance orders of magnitude more than it values the substance, and it seems – it doesn’t care about 

aauutthheennttiicciittyy, either. I don’t argue that combination of all three is not the “ultimate one”; I’m merely pointing to a glitch 

that is almost systematic. [P.S. When I said “photoshopped” CVs, I essentially meant it with adv. “factually”, not “aesthetically”.] 

On the other hand, self‐reporting personality inventory (list of personality traits and achievements in one’s personal 

development) is prone to bias by definition and is also somewhat unbecoming and lame (the way I perceive it). Human 

objectivity is, generally, debatable, but that doesn’t mean that ALL HUMANS are equally and uniformly impartial (or “all 

humans are equally and uniformly biased”): aside from being one of the “eternal facts of life”, this statement emerges 

from the notion that this civilization has not yet achieved “social homogeneity” & “ultimate consciousness” 

[“psychological singularity” (!?)]… 

That being noted (i.e. my stand on “invoked”, necessary self‐promotion), I declare the following:  

first of all – I LOVE, truly and completely, what I do for work: I have always loved computer science, specifically, and 

science/technology, in general [regardless of accomplished level of formal education]. 

I am highly curious by nature, yet well‐mannered; I’m also judgmental, yet tolerant; way more pro‐democrat (liberal), then 

pro‐republican (conservative) [maybe I was pro‐republican millennia ago – in Ancient Greece]; I value constructive 

criticism (both ways: inbound and outbound); I devote myself to a meaningful goal 101% [yes, 1% ABOVE the realms of 

“Real (Cool) World”]; I am perfectionist and idealist (“Is it a Crime?”), yet I am pragmatic, [well, I am pragmatic most of the 

time – when I’m not stubbornly pursuing perfection and comprehensiveness].  

I always try not to be ambiguous, except when making (decent) jokes on my behalf and on behalf of people that are close 

to me. But, most of all, I am honest and fair, and principled, too; systematic & precise, or should I say – precise & 

systematic, yet not boring (apparently so). Maybe I am (“slightly”) introverted (reflective and analytical) rather than 

extroverted, but I’m communicative, definitely, and I utterly believe in human synergy. I used to be modest, 20 years ago, 

but that “attitude” brought me nothing, took me nowhere; so, I quit being modest [what can I say – I’m “quick learner”]. 

One last thing (confession‐type statement): I use bad language, sometimes; what can I do – I’m not a robot, I’m a human. 

[Also, I’m not a phony.] OK: I rarely, I SELDOM swear; hardly ever! I swear! Only when irritated or aggravated above vast, 

colossal, gigantic threshold. 

Now, all this being laid out here: HHOOWW  CCAANN  YYOOUU  SSAAYY I’m not an IIDDEEAALL  ppeerrssoonn for the job you advertiSed/advertiZed!? 

So, WWHHAATT  DDOO  YYOOUU  SSAAYY?? Is this – 3.7% simply [I]nsane, – 1.2% plainly [R]ude or – actually 100% boldly [G]enuine? 

Respectfully, Igor TASESKI.       [[GGOO  BBAACCKK  TTOO  EXECUTIVE SUMMARYEXECUTIVE SUMMARY]]   [[JJUUMMPP  TTOO  TABLE of CONTENTSTABLE of CONTENTS]] 

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