Viktor Shkola

About Viktor Shkola

Viktor Shkola is a positive, flexible, results oriented professional with proven skills sets and an infectious personality. He has a master\'s & associate\'s degrees in mechanical engineering and is fluent in 4 languages enabling him to better communicate with technical & non-technical audiences. Viktor is hardworking, innovative, and technologically passionate; he is a competitive self-starter, who enjoys teaming and helping others to succeed. Viktor currently supports services data centers as senior team lead and network & optical systems test engineer at Microsoft. He has also supported Microsoft: Cloud Server Infrastructure (CSI), Azure & Global Network Services (GNS), roles & responsibilities, include: data center implementation team & technical lead, network, optical & server hardware, firmware, software interop test engineer and lab operations engineer. Viktor has received numerous awards for excellence throughout his career for his consistent performance, innovation, and work quality. Please review the many recommendations he has received, below. Citizenship: Naturalized US Citizen Soft Skills: Trust Building Collaboration & Teaming Effective, Dedicated, Hardworking, Self-Starter Conscientious & Ethical Positive & Flexible Detailed & Results Oriented Project Management Troubleshooting & Problem-Solving Languages: English Ukrainian Russian Polish Belarusian Technical Skills: Mechanical Engineering Optics Engineering Data Center Standards: → Environmental→ Power→ Rack→ Optical & Copper Cabling Routing & Switching Network Cloud & System Interop Testing→ Hardware→ Firmware→ Software Troubleshooting Debugging Root Cause Analysis Remediation Operating Systems→ Arista: EOS→ Cisco NX-OS and IOS-XR→ Dell: FTOS→ Juniper: JunOS→ Microsoft: SONIC-OS→ Microsoft: Windows 8.1, 10→ Microsoft: Windows Server→ Linux [ Cover Letter ][ Skill Sets ][ Resume ]

Experience

1. Data Center Network Edge Program Manager

   Microsoft

   Jan 2018 — Present

   The role of the Data Center Network / EDGE Program Manager involves managing the successful deployment of projects and overseeing break-fix operations, performance metrics, and more. This includes verifying all necessary data for onboarding hardware, managing documentation related to hardware deployment, and utilizing various IT tools to extract, modify, and create required data. The role requires collaboration with a wide range of teams, including Deployment, Construction, Site Services, Critical Environment, Asset Management, Networking, Engagement, as well as multiple customer teams, network engineers, system engineers, and other IT professionals.The Program Manager is responsible for organizing overall data center operations, addressing ongoing issues, and improving Microsoft EDGE / Data Center processes related to deployments and site services. This includes managing escalations and escalating issues to the appropriate teams. Additionally, the role ensures compliance, assurance, and safety standards are met for all related projects and operations. The Program Manager will share their expertise, observe, and learn from global teams and data centers.Key responsibilities also include standing up networks at new Microsoft EDGE / Data Center sites, working with various teams and stakeholders to resolve issues, adjust schedules, and meet project goals. Maintaining clear and positive communication with both internal and external customers is essential to the role.

Education

• Rivne Auto Transport College

  Associate's Mechanical Engineering

  1994 — 1997

• NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

  Master's Mechanical Engineering

  1997 — 2003

Skills

• Engineers
• 40g/100g:Esr4
• High-Speed Optics
• Server Hardware
• Windows Server
• Sfp
• Switching
• Sfp+
• Data Center
• 40g/100g:Lrl4
• Third-Party Optics
• Juniper Networks Products
• Data Center Design
• Windows Server Software
• 40g/100g:Psm4
• Cloud Server Fpga
• Ethernet: 10g,40g,100g
• Cloudserver,Gen:4,5,6
• Dell Switches
• Qsfp28
• Networking
• Cloud Computing
• Windows Cloud Server Hardware
• Cloud Networking
• Team Leadership
• Cisco Nexus
• Data Center Management
• 40g/100g:Sr4
• Testing
• Project Implementation
• Data Center Operations
• Arista
• Gray Optics
• Dell-Os
• Data Center Infrastructure
• 40g/100g:Plr4
• Ixia
• Arista Eos
• Qsfp
• Exfo