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Network & Security Engineer

Igor Boldin

Founder & CEO of dev-ip.com — hosting, VPS, cybersecurity & AI infrastructure — hands-on for routers, firewalls and 1000+ endpoints, and a certified cyber security trainer for partner organizations.

17.6
years in production networks
4/10
MikroTik certification tracks
13
infrastructures administered
20+
vendor certifications
01 · Core stack

What runs under the hood

Four domains, each one shaped by production incidents rather than a syllabus.

NW

Network Infrastructure

  • MikroTik RouterOS — routing, firewall, VPN, QoS, HotSpot, WebProxy
  • Site-to-site VPN — WireGuard, IPsec, KerioVPN, L2TP
  • Ubiquiti UniFi, TP-Link enterprise switching
  • LAN design, structured cabling, multi-branch topologies
VM

Systems & Virtualization

  • VMware, Hyper-V, Citrix XenServer
  • Windows Server 2003 → 2012, Windows 7/10
  • Linux — CentOS, Ubuntu, Debian-based mail/web stacks
  • Synology NAS, Acronis backup & DR
SEC

Security & Defense

  • Fortinet FortiGate, Kaspersky Endpoint Security
  • Dr.Web full suite — gateway to endpoint
  • Ethical hacking fundamentals & pentest reporting
  • Access control (СКУД), CCTV network hardening
COM

Comms & Surveillance

  • Asterisk PBX, 3CX, Panasonic TDE100
  • IP CCTV design, NVR/DVR administration
  • Mail — Exchange, Postfix, Exim
  • Oracle DB administration
02 · Proficiency

Depth, by domain

Self-rated against the vendor tracks and years actually spent in each area.

Networks

MikroTik RouterOSexpert
Routing & switchingexpert
VPN — WireGuard / IPsec / Kerioadvanced
QoS & traffic controladvanced

Security

Firewall policy & hardeningadvanced
Endpoint protection (Kaspersky / Dr.Web)advanced
FortiGate / perimeter securityintermediate
Pentest fundamentals (ethical hacking)foundational
Cyber security awareness training (ToT-certified)advanced

Software & Systems

Windows Server 2003 → 2022expert
Virtualization — VMware / Hyper-V / Xenadvanced
Linux administrationadvanced
1C, Office, media toolingexpert
03 · Certifications

Credentials on file

Verified vendor tracks, most completed while carrying a full production workload.

Featured · Nov 2025

Training of Trainers (ToT) on Cyber Security — Yerevan, Armenia

BREN II — Building Resilience in the Eastern Neighbourhood, funded by UK International Development, delivered with the Institute for War & Peace Reporting. Advanced cyber-resilience methodology and facilitation training for civil-society IT teams — now delivers cyber security awareness training sessions himself, using this certification.

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MikroTik 4 of 10 tracks
  • MTCNA — Network Associate
  • MTCRE — Routing Engineer
  • MTCTCE — Traffic Control Engineer
  • MTCSE — Security Engineer
Fortinet NSE
  • NSE 1 — Information Security Awareness
  • NSE 2 — Evolution of Cybersecurity
  • NSE 3 — Product Awareness
Cisco 2024
  • Ethical Hacker — Networking Academy
  • Pentest methodology & reporting
  • Web, cloud, IoT exploitation basics
Kaspersky partner
  • Registered Partner — PIN SA02MD00
  • Endpoint Security Cloud — Sales Specialist
  • Endpoint Security for Business — Sales Specialist
Hurricane Electric IPv6
Telephony & access misc.
  • 3CX — Basic & Intermediate Certified
  • Famatech — Radmin Certified Specialist
  • Dr.Web — full product line (AV-Desk, Firewall, Mail Security, CureNet!)
04 · Deployment log

Where I've kept the lights on

Reverse-chronological, most recent first — three roles currently active in parallel.

2012 → present14y 1m+
CEO & Founder
dev-ip.comweb hosting, VPS, cybersecurity & AI infrastructure

Founded and run a hosting & infrastructure company — VPS/dedicated hosting, WHMCS billing, network security and AI-assisted operations tooling for client organizations across healthcare, agriculture and legal-tech.

2023 → present1y 8m+
Network Administrator
Invitro Diagnosticsmedical diagnostics network, Chișinău

Servers & VMs on Hyper-V/VMware, MikroTik-based multi-branch routing, WireGuard rollout across 40+ locations, UniFi Wi-Fi, uptime monitoring.

2019 → 2025~6y
IT Engineer
Agenția Națională pentru Sănătate Publicăpublic health, government

VMware deployment & administration, MikroTik network management for a state health agency.

2017 → present8y 1m+
System & Network Administrator
Agropiese TGR Grupagriculture, Chișinău

500+ endpoints across Win2003–2012 and CentOS/XenServer; MikroTik routing & tunnels; Asterisk PBX + Panasonic TDE100; mail (Exchange/Postfix/Exim); AV & anti-spam.

2017 → 20192y 1m
Head of IT Department
Direcția generală arhitectură, urbanism și relații funciaregovernment

Server & Oracle DB administration, IT team management for a municipal directorate.

2016 → 20181y 8m
IT Engineer
Farmacie Feliciapharmacy chain, nationwide

Support for 100 pharmacy locations, CCTV uptime, LAN installs, 300+ workstations diagnosed & configured.

Show earlier roles (2006 – 2016) · 7 more
20165m
IT Manager
TOP-GAME WORLDcasino network

208 surveillance recorders, gaming-terminal repair & OS re-imaging, AdvanSys + card terminals.

2015 → 20161y
Programmer
ICGC Inc.Netherlands-based company

170 workstations, 7 Windows + 4 Xen servers, Acronis backups, MikroTik VPN/firewall, content filtering, Asterisk PBX.

2014 → 20151y 10m
IT Engineer
Victiana S.R.L. — VideoSecurity

IP camera & NVR configuration/firmware, MikroTik-VPN surveillance networks, access-control (СКУД) integration.

2013 → 20141y
IT Commission Member
Direcția sănătățiistate medical institutions

Technology audits and problem diagnosis across government medical facilities.

2011 → 20143y 10m
Programmer-Engineer
SCMC — 3rd Children's Hospital

100 workstations, 5 Windows + 2 Xen servers, MikroTik WebProxy/HotSpot/DHCP/Firewall, PA & nurse-call systems.

2009 → 20112y 10m
System Administrator
S.R.L. Compo-Net

200+ endpoints, Windows/Ubuntu-Mint, DeepFreeze fleet management, Radmin remote support.

2006 → 20081y 10m
System Administrator
Asociația Medicală Teritorială Botanica3 polyclinic branches concurrently, then S.R.L. ArtSand (350+ workstations)

80+ PCs per branch, KerioVPN to CNAM, inter-clinic MikroTik VPN, remote access via Radmin/TerminalS.

05 · Profile

About

Seventeen-plus years running networks that can't afford downtime — diagnostic labs, hospitals, government agencies, a nationwide pharmacy chain, even a casino floor. The common thread is MikroTik: four of its ten certification tracks earned, from first-hop routing to security engineering.

Comfortable owning an environment end to end — routers, virtualization, mail, telephony, surveillance, backups — because most of the places I've worked had one IT person, not a team of ten.

stability under load ownership fast diagnosis stress-resistant documentation habit cyber security trainer
Languages
Russiannative
Romanianbasic
Englishintermediate