Pieter Kusters

Pieter Kusters has over 15 years of work experience in the field of Unified Communications. Pieter started their career in 2006 at Dimension Data Nederland as a Senior Engineer Unified Communications, where they worked until 2019. In this role, they were involved in projects for medium to enterprise clients, performing tasks such as migrations, upgrades, updates, and configuration expansions for Unified Communications solutions.

In 2019, Pieter joined NTT Ltd. as a Senior Engineer in the professional services department. Here, they continued to execute projects for clients and was responsible for implementing and supporting products like Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Cisco Unity Connection, Cisco Contact Center Express, and Cisco Contact Center Enterprise. Pieter also had expertise in Cisco Voice over IP, Cisco Wireless Networks, Cisco Basic Networking routing/switching, and basic Microsoft Active Directory. Pieter demonstrated competencies in delivering projects within scheduled timelines, configuring complex solutions/integrations, and solving complex problems. Pieter was fluent in written and verbal Dutch and English and possessed general skills such as teamwork, precision in work, ability to work independently and under pressure.

In Pieter's most recent role, they worked at Avit Group as a Project Engineer starting in 2022. Further details about this role, such as the specific responsibilities and duration, are not provided. Additionally, Pieter briefly held the position of Consultant at NTT Ltd. in 2022.

Overall, Pieter Kusters has a strong background in Unified Communications, with extensive experience in project execution and support across various Cisco products and solutions.

Pieter Kusters attended Zuyd Hogeschool | Zuyd University of Applied Sciences from 2003 to 2006, where they studied Network Infrastructure Design. Prior to that, they attended Ter Aa College from 1999 to 2003, focusing on Kantoorautomatisering (Office Automation).

Throughout their career, Pieter has obtained numerous certifications. These include:

- Microsoft 365 Certified: Fundamentals from Microsoft in February 2023.

- ITIL V3 from PeopleCert in March 2020.

- Audiocodes SBC: Essentials & Configuration from AudioCodes in May 2018.

- VCA Basis from Stichting Samenwerken Voor Veiligheid in January 2018.

- Cisco CCNA in November 2006.

- Cisco Certified Specialist - Collaboration Applications Implementation in December 2017.

- Cisco Certified Specialist - Collaboration Call Control & Mobility Implementation in December 2017.

- Cisco Certified Specialist - Collaboration Cloud & Edge Implementation in December 2017.

- Cisco Certified Specialist - Collaboration Core in December 2017.

- CCNP Collaboration in December 2017.

- Cisco Express Collaboration Systems Engineer Representative in October 2012.

- Cisco Express Collaboration Systems Engineer Representative v2 in April 2007.

- Cisco Video Network Representative in December 2017.

- CCNA Routing and Switching in November 2006.

- CCNA Voice in February 2010.

- CCNA Wireless in October 2012.

- CCNP Voice in April 2007.

- Cisco Unified Wireless Site Survey Representative in January 2013.

- Cisco Wireless LAN Implementation Specialist in January 2013.

- Enterprise Networks Architecture Field Engineer Representative in January 2013.

These certifications showcase Pieter's expertise in various networking and collaboration areas.