Xavier De Telder

Network and Security Engineer (Freelance) @ VPK group

Oost-Vlaanderen, België

Seasoned ICT professional with 20 years of diverse experience spanning system engineering and, more recently, eight years specializing in network engineering. Proven expertise in delivering successful projects across various industries, adapting to complex environments, and ensuring high-quality results. Known for technical proficiency and a collaborative approach, seeking a challenging opportunity with greater technical responsibilities, including a focus on architectural roles to drive innovative solutions and strategic initiatives.

Top functies

Network / Telecom Engineer5 - 10 years

System Engineer / Administrator< 2 years

Systems

VMware

Windows Server

Active Directory / Windows Server

Microsoft 365 / Office 365

Access Points

Citrix

Hyper-V

Network/Telecom

Network

Cisco

WAN / LAN

Security

Palo Alto

Fortinet

Juniper

Front-end

HTML

Microsoft Dynamics 365

MS Exchange Server

Back-end

Bash

Taal

Moedertaal Dutch

Dutch

Moedertaal

English

Goed

French

Goed

German

Gemiddeld

Werkervaring

Since 2014

Network and Security Engineer (Freelance) @ VPK group

01 September 2023 - 01 December 2025

Designed and planned the migration of 750 wireless access points from Cisco WLC 5520 to WLC 9800, enhancing wireless network performance and scalability. Also led the policy design and implementation planning for the deployment of 36 Palo Alto firewalls across 18 sites.

Network and Security Engineer (Freelance) @ Katoen Natie

01 January 2020 - 31 August 2023

Part of a project team responsible for migrating all network equipment from Aruba/HPE Comware to Cisco.

Lead Network Engineer (Freelance) @ Price Waterhouse Coopers PwC

01 March 2018 - 31 December 2019

Responsible for the design and execution of many technical LLD’s for various projects, managing a team of 4 Network Engineers.

Senior Wintel/Backup Engineer (Freelance) @ Eandis

01 August 2017 - 28 February 2018

Design and creation of detailed reports optimizing backup jobs and creating a backup test environment.

System Engineer (Freelance) @ PSA ANTWERP

01 August 2016 - 31 July 2017

Lead Technical engineer for the end-user device migration and providing support for Active Directory integration.

System Engineer (Freelance) @ Proximus

01 December 2014 - 31 December 2015

Lead engineer for multiple Microsoft-based projects, including Active Directory expansion and maintenance of cloud-based environment.

Opleiding

Since 1998

Informatics, Option Programming @ Hoge School Gent: BME-CTL

01 September 2002 - 01 June 2005

Bachelor's degree focused on programming and informatics.

Business Administration, Marketing management @ Hoge School Gent: Mercator

01 September 1998 - 01 June 2002

Bachelor's degree in business administration with a focus on marketing.