Petre Kirtadze

• Built secure, scalable CCTV/VMS protecting company assets and facilities.
  Designed multi-site IP camera networks end-to-end (PoE, VLAN, QoS, storage/retention, hardening).
  Created SOPs/incident playbooks; improved reliability and incident response.
• Drone Methane Detection
  Launched UAV program integrating sensors, flight planning, and HSE workflows—faster leak detection, minimized losses.
  Certified UAV operator, authorized to operate this class of drone.
• Core Skills
  CCTV/VMS (ONVIF, RTSP, PTZ) • Network design & ops (LAN/WAN, Cisco/Juniper/MikroTik) • Firewalls/VPN
  Video analytics & monitoring • Storage/retention • Monitoring/observability • ITSM • Cross-team training

• Led a 3-person IT team; supervised daily operations and projects across retail locations.
• End-to-end ownership of LAN/WAN, VLANs, Wi-Fi, printers, POS/PCs, and security systems (CCTV/access control)—ensuring stable, reliable workflows.
• Clean House network expansion: designed and deployed communication and computer systems for new branches; sustained and upgraded existing sites.
• Introduced standardized build/run procedures (site surveys, IP plans, cabling/PoE, QoS, retention/backup), improving consistency and reducing issues.
• Coordinated vendors/ISPs and handled incident response and change management with minimal downtime.
• Achievement: Credited by stakeholders for bringing stability and reassurance to core systems and improving overall reliability across the estate.

• Owned the full IT function: strategy/roadmap, budgeting, vendor management, and SLAs.
• End-to-end responsibility for network (LAN/WAN), servers, endpoints, printers, and security systems (CCTV/access control)—keeping operations stable and integrating new solutions with minimal downtime.
• Established core IT policies and processes: access control, patching, backups/DR, monitoring, documentation, and ITSM/helpdesk.
• Oversaw directory services, virtualization/cloud where applicable, and endpoint security (AV/EDR), ensuring compliance and audit readiness.
• Cancer Research Center (MMC branch): acted as the sole Network Engineer during build-out—supervised structured cabling, designed the IP plan and rack layout, configured switching/routing, Wi-Fi, firewalls/VPN, and integrated security systems; delivered a clean handover with full documentation.
• Led internal/outsourced technicians and coordinated ISPs/partners; highly responsive and cooperative with stakeholders across the business.

Result: brought stability and reassurance to core systems, improved reliability, and enabled smooth growth of new and existing sites.

• First IT role; built fundamentals through office labs, formal trainings, and on-site deployments.
• Supported senior engineers on large customer projects: LAN/WAN build-outs, campus switching, enterprise Wi-Fi, firewall/VPN rollouts, and integrations (e.g., CCTV/VoIP).
• Assisted with design & implementation: IP plans, VLAN/QoS, L2/L3 configs, device staging, acceptance testing, and cutovers.
• Hands-on with structured cabling, PoE, rack/patching, monitoring (SNMP/NetFlow), and documentation (runbooks, diagrams).
• Customer-facing troubleshooting during go-lives; ensured clean handovers and stable operations.
• Tech exposure: Cisco/Juniper/MikroTik • OSPF/BGP (guided)
• Firewalls/VPN • Enterprise Wi-Fi • CCTV/VoIP basics.

Selected projects & events:

• European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) – Tbilisi 2015: temporary event network setup/ops, secure Wi-Fi, switching, and on-site support.
• NATO Assembly visit – Hualing Tbilisi, 2017: rapid deployment of secure wired/Wi-Fi, VLAN segmentation, and VIP/press connectivity.
• Cancer Research Center (ground-up): participated in end-to-end network build—IP plan, switching/routing, Wi-Fi, firewalls/VPN, and documentation.
• Additional enterprise rollouts and branch expansions with senior engineers (design to handover).