SUMMARY

• I possess the valuable experience necessary to complete multiple, complex IT Projects.
• I have many years of working within the UPS Enterprise Data Center environment.
• Lead Engineer on Project based Windows and VMware ESXi Hosts.
• 7 years of VMware ESX Deployment, Administration, and Operations.
• Virtualization Engineer using VMware vCenter and Microsoft Hyper - V.
• VMware ESXi Firmware and Baseline Patching.
• Virtual Machine migrations and Uplifts of Windows Operating Systems on Hyper-V and VMware vCenter environments.
• ESX host deployments on multiple types of Hardware (ie Confidential)
• PowerShell and PowerCLI integration into the vRealize tool suite
• P2V migrations from 2008r2 to 2016 virtual machines using vSphere and Hyper-V
• Windows server deployments using SCCM and MDK toolkits.
• Windows 2008r2 to Windows 2016 server migrations on vSphere Environment
• Quality Assured deployments using vSphere and Powershell
• Physical deployments of hundreds of Confidential Blade C-Systems(c7000), blade servers and Confidential ProLiant standalone servers.
• Virtual Connect firmware upgrades and configurations.
• Confidential OneView Administrator.
• Administration of Virtual Connect networks and SAN storage connections.
• On-Board Administrator module connections, configurations and upgrades.
• 7 years of PowerShell scripting.
• Development of PowerShell scripts for operations providing Secure, accurate, and quality assurance checks of server implementations.
• All Projects are coordinated with meetings to discuss Service Level Agreements, Project Phase timelines, and resources.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

VMware and Hyper-V Virtualization Engineer

Confidential, Alpharetta, GA

Responsibilities:

• Virtualization Server Engineer using VMware vCenter and Microsoft Hyper-V
• Remote deployments of VMware ESXi Hosts and Microsoft Windows servers 2008r2/2012r2/2016.
• Hyper-V Engineer: Windows Server 2016 builds using SCCM for OSD.
• Migration Project of hundreds of Application and Database servers taking them 2008R2 servers and uplifting to Windows Server 2016
• VMware ESXi Storage LUN additions and expansions.
• VMware vCenter Datastore administration.
• VMWare vSwitch and vLan administration.
• Server Engineering Resource for HWLC - Hardware Life Cycle Project - Taking new hardware and migrating existing Virtual environment to new hardware.
• Server OS uplifts of ESXi VMs and Hyper-V machines.
• CMDB database updates and administration
• TDD (Technical Design Documentation) Server Design and Build planning.
• Physical to Virtual(P2V) server build, testing, and migration.
• VMware Virtual Server builds of all Microsoft Operating systems.
• Decommission of VMs, CMDB Inventory, and Active Directory cleanup.
• Troubleshooting Application installs on Virtual Platforms, Hyper-V and vCenter.
• Remote Site Uplifts

Technology Support Analyst

Confidential, Alpharetta, GA

Responsibilities:

• Over 6 years of Deploying VMware ESXi Hosts, Linux and Windows servers.
• VMware vSAN deployments on DELLEMC r640 and Confidential Proliant Gen10 servers
• 6 years of experience with Vmware Automation designing and creating workflows for Quality Build Checks and configurations of Virtual machines.
• Configuration of HA and DRS automation using DRS affinity rules
• Experience with VMware vMotion performing Hot and cold migrations
• Virtual Machine builds using Host Profiles, staying compliant by Enterprise standards
• Management and creation of VMWare Resource Pools, setting CPU and Ram limits
• Management of VM Cloning and Snapshots
• Nic-Teaming of all VMware ESXi Servers
• Expert with VMware vCenter vDS network configurations for vMotion and vSAN deployments
• Development of scripts using the following languages: VMware PowerCLI, Microsoft PowerShell, Batch, WMI, and VBScript
• 3 years of developing with Python
• 4 years of Microsoft Azure deployment, configurations and Support
• 1 year of implementing AWS solutions including Amazon EC2, Elastic Load Balancing, and Auto Scaling of VMs.
• 1 year of implementing Ansible playbooks using PowerShell and Python languages
• 5 years of Confidential Blade C7000 chassis deployments
• Confidential c7000 Virtual Connect TCP/IP networking on 10G Fiber networks, and SAN Storage configurations
• Confidential Blade servers troubleshooting, repair, and support
• Deployment of multiple High Security, RSA enabled DMZ servers (Microsoft Windows and Linux)
• Networking expert with resolving DNS, and TCP/IP.
• DellEMC r640 systems server and technical support
• Confidential C-systems OneView deployments with or without Blade servers.
• Technical support of Confidential Virtual Connect networking modules, and experience working with Vendor to resolve escalated issues.
• 4 th Level Escalation point for Windows Server incidents, and resolving Major Incidents working with multiple teams and Vendors.
• Support and resolve of Server-side cabling, power connections, and networking issues on the Data Center floor.
• Disaster Recovery of existing servers, verifying backups and restorations of redundant and non-redundant servers.
• Scheduling of meetings for each phase of the deployment.
• Handling the logistics of all hardware purchased for each Project.
• Placement of any additional hardware such as CPU, SAN fiber cards, 10G network adapters, or memory as per the Design documentation for the each Project
• Confidential ProLiant Standalone Gen8, Gen9, and Gen10 server support and repair
• Working multiple Projects, each having specific dates, and Service Level Agreements.
• Training of Global Command Operations technicians, Level 1 and Level 2.
• Lead engineer with implementing Security appliances and working with the Vendor on specialized security hardware.
• Ex. (PCI networked servers and making sure they are compliant to pass security scanning from InfoSec teams).
• Project Delivery experience (plan, design, and implement)
• Multiple meetings with various teams in the Enterprise in order to make sure that the Server deployments, implementation, hardware, and SLAs are met.
• Experienced with using SCCM Configuration Manager for the remote management of Windows Servers, Image deployment, and Operating System Patching,
• I am an expert with many Microsoft technologies.
• Remote deployments of hundreds of windows servers 2008r2/2012r2/2016.
• Creation of baseline images, custom injected drivers, custom Images, and WIM files.
• Office 2016 Word, excel, and PowerPoint specialist.

Sr. Campus Support Technician

Confidential, Alpharetta, GA

Responsibilities:

• Railing and Racking of all new servers to the Data Center floor
• BIOS upgrades, pre-configurations of Confidential ILO, Confidential iDRAC
• Expert with NIC-Teaming and Fault tolerant schemes
• Hardware upgrades
• RAID Array Configuration and Expansion memory upgrades, network cabling, SAN fiber-cards
• TCP/IP addressing, DHCP, and DNS troubleshooting network issues
• Setup of RAID arrays, and SAN configurations on Confidential ProLiant Servers and Blades
• Logistics experience of shipping and receiving new hardware
• Removal of EOSL decommissioned Servers for the Data Center E-cycle program
• Scanning and RFID tagging of server equipment for SharePoint inventory.
• Add-on hardware and OS configuration.
• Specialist with Remote tools for diagnosing problems and configurations

Desktop and Printer Consultant

Confidential, Buford, GA

Responsibilities:

• Trained users in the use of Office Suite software, printer software and troubleshooting. Increased employee self- sufficiency.
• Network Printer repair, support and maintenance.

Noonday Sorter

Doraville, GA

Responsibilities:

• Sort between 1000 - 2500 parcels daily into revolving mechanical carousel.
• Load packages into correct compartments based on labels produced by wireless scanner.
• Stack bulk shipments onto pallets.
• Prepare damaged packages for Hazmat Clerks.

Carpenters Assistant

Confidential, Pensacola, FL

Responsibilities:

• Reading blueprints for wood cutting projects
• Use of power saws for cutting lumber, sanding wood in preparation for sealing/finishing
• Stocking pallets of wood in storage units using forklift