Shaun Van Tonder
Senior Networking IT Support Specialist at Masterparts
Western Cape, South Africa
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Top SchoolShaun Van Tonder is a Senior Networking IT Support Specialist with 11 years of hands-on experience managing servers, networks and desktop environments across multi-campus and enterprise settings in the Western Cape. He specializes in Windows Server ecosystems, Active Directory, virtualization (VMware/Hyper-V), Cisco switching, VLAN design, WiFi/RADIUS deployments and enterprise backup and security solutions. At False Bay TVET College he supported 1,700 workstations and designed WAN/fiber and bandwidth-control solutions, demonstrating an ability to scale infrastructure and maintain service continuity under pressure. Shaun pairs technical depth—CCNA coursework, MCSE and multiple CompTIA certifications—with strong client communication and procurement experience, bridging operational needs and vendor relationships. Former AV and events work adds a practical knack for rapid, on-site network and AV deployments that few IT specialists can claim. He is highly organized, disciplined and consistently sought out to resolve complex, time-sensitive IT challenges.
10 years of coding experience
National Intermediate Certificates N2 & National Senior Certificate Business Studies N3, Business Administration and Management, General, N2 & N3, National Intermediate Certificates N2 & National Senior Certificate Business Studies N3, Business Administration and Management, General, N2 & N3 at South Peninsula CollegePlumstead High SchoolMicrosoft Certified Systems Engineer, Information Technology, Comtia A+, Comptia Network +, Comptia Security +, Microsoft MCSE, Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, Information Technology, Comtia A+, Comptia Network +, Comptia Security +, Microsoft MCSE at New Horizons Advanced Computer Training Centre - Microsoft MCSECisco CCNA Networking Level 1, Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications, Cisco CCNA Networking Level 1, Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications at Cisco Networking AcademyFundamental Management - FMP NQF Level 5, Business Administration and Management, General, NQF Level 5, Fundamental Management - FMP NQF Level 5, Business Administration and Management, General, NQF Level 5 at North-West University / Noordwes-Universiteit
Github Skills (115)
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laravel10
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Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
bonlineza/laravel-graphql
May 2019 - Mar 2022
Facebook GraphQL for Laravel 5. It supports Relay, eloquent models, validation and GraphiQL.
Contributions:6 releases, 13 PRs, 7 pushes in 2 years 10 months
relayvalidationphpfacebookgraphiql
countnoobula/typed-state-machine
Oct 2019 - Sep 2023
TypedStateMachine implementation in PHP
Contributions:2 PRs, 4 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 11 months
hacklangduplicatephprule-basedhandlers
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