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Silviu Parpalea

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Last update: 16.01.2024

Senior IT Asset and Configuration Manager | ServiceNow transition | Software Asset Manager | ITIL v4

Company: Consultant
Graduation: Masters degree in Computer Science
Hourly-/Daily rates: show
Languages: English (Full Professional) | French (Elementary) | Romanian (Native or Bilingual)

Keywords

Configuration Management Asset Management Configuration Management Databases Computer Networks

Attachments

'cv-silviu-parpalea--en---2-1'.pdf

Skills

I have over 17 years of experience working in IT. During all these years, I had the opportunity to grow from individual contributor to team lead in multiple teams, and gather experience from support desk to computer network engineering, which got me in contact with various technologies.
This gave me the chance to know in details how different environments work and are interconnected in order to provide proper services to end user.  
In 2013 I had my first contact with the end to end asset management process. That was the moment when I realized that I found what I was really looking for, and dedicated my time and energy to improving my skills and knowledge.   
Currently I work as Global Asset and Configuration Manager and I maintain the CMDB, both software and hardware inventories, licensing, implement new and improve already existing processes and procedures in order to enhance overall process and save time and money for the stakeholders and the company.
 

Project history

09/2021 - Present
Global Asset and Configuration Manager
FEV Europe GMBH (Automotive and vehicle construction, 5000-10.000 employees)

- Responsible for the company-wide IT asset management as well as the further development of the process and tool landscape including CMDB and Configuration Management, also together with external service providers and optimization of these suppliers; - Responsible for collecting and analyzing asset data; - Competent contact for specialist departments on issues relating to license and asset management Interface to software / hardware manufacturers as well as management of the online portals of these manufacturers and the associated contracts; - Coordination and responsibility for the preparation of license balances and thus ensuring conformity between license agreements and usage; - Monitoring the market and providing proactive advice to minimize risks and optimize costs; - Driving the software / hardware standardization and taking responsibility for license pool management; - Definition of KPIs and provision of data for cost allocation.

08/2015 - 09/2021
Global Asset and Configuration Manager
SecureWorks | A Dell Technologies Company

Main activities and responsibilities - Lead Information Technology Asset Management (Hardware & Software) and
CMDB and activities of the IT operations teams which support workstation and
infrastructure assets inventory and controls;
- Manage, contribute to and deliver on IT asset and configuration management
projects;
- Support audit inquiries on ITAM practices from customers, to be clients and internal
compliance teams; ownership of ITAM corporate policies and standards maintenance;
- Refine vendor management strategies and external relationships to implement plans
for hardware disposal, storage, maintenance and other services while maintaining
adherence to global environmental regulations;
- Create models/metrics and analyze trends in company spending and inventory
control in order to make recommendations to identify areas for asset optimization. -
Implementation and transition of CMDB & Asset Management modules and data
bases to Service Now.

Name of employer SecureWorks | A Dell Technologies Company




Dates 06.2014 - 08.2015
Occupation or position held Team Lead - Asset Management

Main activities and responsibilities - Day to day operational management of the team;
- Supporting the Manager with rigor on SLA metrics execution;
- Motivate the team and drive the performance to a good and sustainable level;
- Support the team in the various requests for investigations, root cause identifications
& issue resolutions;
- Ensure that any gaps in performance or quality are quickly identified and addressed;
- Mentoring, coaching and developing the team members;
- Customer relationship management in a remote type of operation;
- Audit leader for GBS Department.

08/2013 - 06/2014
IT Asset Analyst - Asset Management
HP Global Business Center

Main activities and responsibilities - Coordination and administration of central Asset Management processes;
- Administration of relative data for hardware equipment, software products, software
licenses, standard and leasing contracts. Assuring that input data are according to
Asset Management procedures;
- Identification and reconciliation of exceptions and discrepancies;
- Monitoring and reporting Asset Management data quality;
- Assisting the implementation of new procedures for new clients, including importing
and configuring new contracts, leasing and financial data base structures.

03/2013 - 07/2013
Operations Production Analyst - 2nd level support with French
HP Global Business Center

Main activities and responsibilities - Batch Job Scheduling and management; responsibilities;
- Installation and maintenance of applications;
- File System management;
- Troubleshooting of aborted jobs/failures;
- Implementation of new scripts;
- Control of Batch plan;
- Problem determination on application, jobs;
- Analysis of failing components to find root cause of the problem;
- Performing production checks as required;
- Providing operational status as required;
- Implementation of changes based on customer requirements.

10/2012 - 02/2013
Customer Service Team Lead
IBM Global Delivery Center

Main activities and responsibilities - Supervise daily activities;
- Workflow management;
- Monitor and assign tickets by priority;
- Monitor and maintain records of different reports;
- Management of numerous and complex projects, with minimal supervision;
- Monitoring and coaching team;
- Create annual team objectives with manager approval.

07/2009 - 10/2012
Network Engineer

Main activities and responsibilities - Coordinator of network department;
- Management and maintenance of following technologies based on internal developed
standards and procedures:
* IBM Lotus Notes and Domino 8;
* WAN/LAN Network;
* CISCO Routers & Switches;
* CISCO ASA firewall;
* CISCO ACS;
* Email server administration and backup

12/2006 - 07/2009
Computer Network Administrator

Main activities and responsibilities - Help Desk Team Lead;
- Computers and peripherals administration (over 1000 employees), help desk &
equipment maintenance;
- Structured cabling for voice and data networks in new and old buildings of the
institution, according to the international standards.

Certifications

ITIL V4
PeopleCert
2022
Certified Cloud Asset Manager
ITAM IQ
2022
Agile Foundation
LinkedIn
2021
Scrum: The Basics
LinkedIn
2021
Certified Mobile Asset Manager
IAITAM
2018
Certified IT Asset Manager
IAITAM
2017
Certified Software Asset Manager
IAITAM
2016

Local Availability

Only available for remote work
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