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Barino Investments is a diversified investment group with operations spanning finance, and media production. As the sole Head of IT, I was responsible for the entire technology function — from strategy and procurement through to day-to-day operations and user support across multiple business units.
I joined with no IT infrastructure in place and left four years later with enterprise-grade systems, documented governance frameworks, and an IT environment capable of supporting multi-site operations.
Performed a comprehensive IT infrastructure walkthrough, identifying areas for performance improvement, redundancy, and security enhancement.
Recommended and implemented a 4-WAN router solution to ensure network redundancy and high availability.
Replaced legacy extenders with enterprise-grade access points to improve wireless coverage and network reliability.
Configured router firewall rules and implemented Quality of Service (QoS) for optimal traffic management.
Established failover mechanisms to switch from primary to secondary/backup networks seamlessly.
Enhanced overall network security posture, reliability, and operational efficiency.
4-WAN router, enterprise access points, firewall systems, QoS configuration tools, and POE switch.
Designed and implemented a secure, centralized file server and automated backup solution to protect endpoint and email data, support departmental access control, and strengthen business continuity and disaster recovery capabilities.
Led end-to-end project execution, including requirements gathering, solution design, procurement, configuration, and testing.
Planned and deployed a QNAP NAS as an enterprise file server to support centralized data storage and collaboration.
Configured automatic file backups for Apple devices using Apple Time Machine, ensuring consistent endpoint data protection without user/limited intervention.
Implemented Qmail (QNAP application) to enable on-site email account backup and restoration, reducing reliance on third-party recovery solutions.
Designed and enforced department-based folder access controls, ensuring data
segregation and least-privilege access.
Performed disaster simulation scenarios to confirm backups were restorable, uncorrupted, and accessible during critical incidents.
Significantly reduced the risk of catastrophic data loss and unplanned downtime.
Improved endpoint and email data protection across the organization.
Increased IT service reliability and confidence in recovery processes.
Supported secure collaboration while maintaining strict departmental data boundaries.
QNAP NAS | Apple Time Machine | Qmail | File Server Management | Backup & Restore |Access Control | Disaster Recovery.
Led the planning, procurement, and implementation of an enterprise-grade centralized backup solution to strengthen data governance, business continuity, and disaster recovery capabilities across the organization.
Owned the end-to-end project lifecycle, including requirements analysis, vendor selection, budgeting, deployment, and post-implementation review.
Directed the procurement and implementation of a 220TB QNAP NAS solution, ensuring scalability to support current and future data growth.
Established IT policies and governance frameworks for data backup, retention, and access management.
Strengthened the organization’s disaster recovery and data resilience posture, and data loss risk.
Centralized previously fragmented backups, improving operational efficiency and data availability.
Enabled secure offsite access, supporting remote operations and rapid data recovery when required.
Improved overall IT service reliability, supporting business continuity and executive confidence in IT systems.
QNAP NAS | Large-Scale Storage (219TB) | Backup & Recovery | Data Encryption | Access Control | IT Governance