Owner; Sr. Virtualization Consultant Resume

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Owner; Sr. Virtualization Consultant

Virtual Infrastructure Architect for the Confidential ( Confidential ), responsible for designing and implementing multiple virtual environments across multiple classifications while tweaking existing environments to improve performance, redundancy, and manageability.
Researching various solutions for specific requirements (Image security, storage and I/O improvements, etc…)
Using SRM, migrated the entire Confidential IT virtual infrastructure with Zero data loss & minimal downtime.
Design and installation of disaster recovery software, replication, Site Recovery Manager (SRM), vPlex, stretched clusters, protocols & procedures within all virtual environments across all sites.
Proof of concept installations for Management ‘bake offs’ to include VMware vRealize Suite (vRA), Redhat RHEV, Cloudera Hadoop, Ansible and Docker (w/ associated apps like Kubernetes, Weave Net, etc…).
Mentoring team members, helping them learn different systems and virtualization concepts and resource controls.

Confidential

Sr. Virtualization Architect

Designed and implemented two independent virtual environments for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) within DHS' datacenter (DC2).
Helped assemble and teach a team that was both willing and able to learn & implement all phases of Datacenter virtualization from the ground up including both physical and virtualization concepts on a multi - phase implementation, spanning multiple physical sites and regions.

Confidential

Principal Systems Administrator

Designed new VMware vSphere 4.0 test lab infrastructure to support entity testing while coordinating with facilities, network and storage teams to ensure best solution given various levels of resources from each.
Support of MTL test lab to secure operational status for software deployment to New Campus East (NCE).
Install, configure and maintain IBM H-series blade server chassis, creation & administration of multiple templates, STIG’d to different levels for COTS & GOTS software testing.

Confidential

Sr. Systems Engineer

Successfully deployed world-wide, replicating network of VMware hosts and virtual servers within DISA DECCs within 3 months of project start using VMware ESXi 3.5.
Responsible for all aspects of VMware system design and implementation, from initial specifications to final STIG (Security Technical Implementation Guides) and retina scanning prior to field implementation.

Confidential

Systems Engineer

Responsible for creating and implementing SOPs for Physical to Virtual (P2V) server transitions via VMware ESX converter agent. Training data center staff of the same.
VMware ESX 3.0 and 3.5 administration tiers 1 and 2; Monitoring and troubleshooting of over 750 servers (physical and virtual), dispersed over 5 continents.

Confidential

Systems Engineer

Responsible for all facets of systems upgrade including external logistics (installing power, lead times, etc.), server consolidation and application testing prior to go-live.
Support of Checkpoint NG VPN and firewall on dual Nokia IP350s (H.A.), including monitoring for probe and brute force attacks. Creation of standard ACLs, Research & coordinate future upgrades of Cisco routers switches.
Design and implementation of backup regimen, including both on and off-site file and / or image recovery and “on scale” disaster recovery.

Confidential

LAN Administrator

Installation and support of Windows based LANs for small businesses and private citizens with XP and 2000 Professional, and Windows 2000, Exchange Server 2000 and Windows 2003 Server (all flavors).
Working with client budgets to build and maintain the fastest and most secure network possible.

Confidential

Sr LAN Administrator

Upgraded server side hardware components, increasing development and production output levels, and decreasing both file access time and database transaction time.
Replaced ArcServ backup software with BackupExec, reducing backup time by over 300% resulting in faster and more reliable file restorations and disaster recovery.

Confidential

EM Designer / LAN Administrator

Designed double sided PCBs for 20w, 35w and 50w power supplies and custom transformer design using AutoCAD and OrCAD.