SUMMARY:

20+ years of progressive IT engineering and architect experience, collaborating with business leaders using technology to solve business challenges, improve efficiencies, and provide excellent user experience.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating systems: Microsoft Windows Server, VMware ESX 3 to 6.7, Linux - Kali-Red Hat-Ubuntu, Cisco IOS, Cisco Meraki

Hardware: Cisco switches, routers, firewalls, Dell Power connect switches, Cisco UCS Blade server, HP ProLiant Blade Server, Dell Blade Server M620, Micro Server Gen8, HP ProLiant Server Gen6-8, EMC Clarion and VNX SAN, HBA Storage Adapters, NetApp, Brocade SAN Switches, HP 3Par SAN, Cisco Meraki, Cisco MDS, Cisco Call Manager, Skype for Business VOIP, Cisco Ironport Email Appliance, Fortinet, Barracuda firewall, Promise Array.

Software: Cisco IOS and CatOS, Cisco Meraki, VMware ESXi 3.0 to 6.7, VMware NSX-T, Nexus 1000v, EMC Unisphere, NetApp, HP 3Par, NetScaler, F5, Skype VOIP,, Microsoft Visio 2007/2010, Microsoft Office, Azure PowerShell, Office 365, Microsoft AD, Exchange, Microsoft SQL, Azure Management Portal, Citrix 6.5 to 7.0 Farms and XenApps, Solar Winds, Orion, Nagios.

Network: Single & Multi-mode Fiber, TCP/IP, OSI, DNS, DHCP, SNMP, SMTP, Ethernet 10/100/1000-T, 10/100/1000FX, Cat5, Cat6 cabling, IEEE 802.11, UC IP/SIPDemarc, and MDF, IDF, and Data Center Colocations.

Protocols: Frame-Relay, ISDN, NAT/PAT, EIGRP, BGP, OSF, ARP, ACLs, VTP, STP802.1Q, IPSEC, Fiber Chanel

Disaster Recovery: SRM, Zerto, EMC Data Domain, EMC Networker, EMC Recover Point, Avamar, Data Domain, Symantec Backup Exec 2010/2012, Veeam, vRanger, Commvault.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Louisville, KY

Senior Infrastructure Architect

Responsibilities:

• Architect and design vSphere VMware 6.5 & 6.7 datacenters, NSX-T
• Architect and design Cisco UCS, Hyperflex, Cisco networks
• Architect and design Microsoft Windows Server and Active Directory
• Architect and design backup and disaster recovery
• Design, build, and test proof of concepts for new hardware and software deployments
• Certify new hardware and software for future infrastructure
• Project management of infrastructure projects
• Create standard operational procedures for operations and engineering teams
• Technical writer

Confidential, Louisville, KY

Senior Network Architect

Responsibilities:

• Architected and designed network solutions for client infrastructure
• Managed of all network infrastructure at client locations and multiple data centers
• Managed of Cisco Catalyst, Meraki, Nexus network hardware
• Managed of vSphere VMware 6.0 & 6.5 clusters
• Managed of SAN Arrays and backup appliances
• Project management numerous systems and network projects

Senior Network Engineer

Confidential, Louisville, KY

Responsibilities:

• Architected, designed, implemented, and managed network infrastructure technologies to improve efficiency, reliability, and performance
• Lead architect for all new network deployments for new sites
• Architected and designed network solutions for existing infrastructure and future upgrades
• Project managed numerous systems and network projects
• Responsible for all network infrastructure for 6 MCM office locations and 2 data centers
• Lead engineer for management of Cisco Meraki network devices, MX, MS, MR
• Lead engineer and support for NetScaler configuration and load balancing
• Lead engineer on Unified Communications and VOIP
• Lead engineer on vSphere VMware 6.5 cluster, 7 hosts and 200 virtual servers
• Lead engineer for Cisco UCS B200 M4, HP ProLiant Gen 8, Dell PowerEdge servers
• Responsible for HP 3Par SAN configurations and upgrades
• Responsible for Microsoft Windows Server servers
• Responsible for audit, test, and maintain Business Continuity and Disaster Recover plans
• Collaborated with enterprise technology vendors for yearly infrastructure budget
• Provided and maintained HIPPA, SOX, and PCI compliance security practices
• Technical writer who defines policy, procedure, and manages SOPs for MCM infrastructure
• Mentored junior team members

Confidential, Louisville, KY

Network Architect

Responsibilities:

• Principal architect design and review of new systems, business applications, and related hardware; conduct capacity planning
• Designed, implemented, and managed network infrastructure technologies to improve efficiency, reliability, and performance
• Designed network plans and prototypes for existing infrastructure and upgrade projects
• Designed, built, and migrated from legacy Dell Power connect switches to Cisco Catalyst switch stacks
• Designed and implemented new network connections for Retail/Warehouse branch offices
• Configured Cisco Catalyst 3850E/3750X/2960 X switch stacks to support existing network connections and new network implementation builds
• Installed, rack/stack, and implemented network hardware equipment MDF, IDF, Data Center locations
• Responsible for configuration management and technical support for 43 onsite network devices, Dell, Cisco switches, Cisco routers and firewalls, Motorola, Juniper SRX240 Wireless
• Responsible for vSphere VMware for 5.5 clusters, 42 hosts and 863 virtual servers
• Responsible for Microsoft Windows Server
• Responsible for Cisco UCS B200 M3 Blade servers and HP ProLiant Gen 6,7,8
• Responsible for 19 storage devices both EMC and NetApp SAN
• Responsible for F5 load balancing, clustering, and high availability environments
• Participated in negotiations and SOWs with vendors and contractors for network cable and internet cable services
• Technical writer for engineering and technical documentation

Confidential, New Albany, IN

Senior Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Architected proof of concepts for enterprise data center solutions
• Lead architect to ARC system engineering team on system designs and solutions
• Designed architectural operating solutions in Azure to meet customer’s technical, security, and business needs for apps/workloads
• Designed and deployed enterprise-wide Microsoft Azure IaaS cloud solutions
• Performed network testing and configurations for Azure Virtual Network
• Created PowerShell scripts for Windows Server 2012 R2 deployment
• Responsible for Windows Server server migrations and decommission
• Built and deployed Windows Server 2012 R2 HP Proliant MicroServer Gen8
• Architected and deployed test environments in vCenter VMware 5.5 cluster
• Architected and deployed new active directory design
• Technical writer for engineering and technical documentation

Confidential, Louisville, KY

Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Architected network solutions for existing infrastructure and future upgrade projects
• Lead engineer for vSphere VMware 5.5 cluster, 350 hosts and 1000 servers
• Lead engineer for all Windows Server 2003, 2008 and 2012 platforms
• Lead engineer for EMC Clarion CX\AX\VNX and Dell Compellent SAN
• Lead engineer for data backup using EMC Data Domain and EMC Networker
• Lead engineer for data center management
• Responsible for all Dell blade and 2U servers 2850,2950, R710,910,900, M1000e M620
• Responsible for all system infrastructure for locations in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America
• Created asset management for enterprise hardware and software licensing
• Provided SOX compliance security practices on all hardware and software
• Technical writer for technical policy and procedural documentation

Confidential, Louisville, KY

Senior Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Architected, designed, implemented, and managed system infrastructure technologies to improve efficiency, reliability, and performance
• Lead engineer for vSphere VMware 5.0 and 5.5 clusters, 200 hosts and 500 virtual servers
• Lead engineer for EMC SAN Storage VNX 5500 & 5700
• Implemented server upgrades, maintenance fixes, and vendor supplied patches
• Lead engineer of HP ProLiant blade server enclosures with 20 full BL620\8 half BL420 G7
• Lead engineer for data backups using Data Domain, Zerto, Veeam, Backup Exec and Recover Point
• Lead engineer for 0365 Administration for versions 2012/2013 Exchange with AD Azure PowerShell management, technical support, and vendor support
• Lead engineer for all Microsoft Volume Licensing and Asset management
• Responsible for audit, test, and maintain Business Continuity and Disaster Recover plans
• Architected solutions for hardware improvements, upgrades, patches, reconfigurations, and/or purchases
• Technical writer for engineering and technical documentation
• Participated in negotiations with vendors and contractors to secure software products and services

Confidential, Louisville, KY

IT Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Architected, designed, implemented, and managed network infrastructure technologies to improve efficiency, reliability, and performance
• Lead engineer for vSphere VMware 4.0 and 5.0 clusters
• Lead architect and implementation engineer on Citrix 6.5 design and deployment
• Lead architect for all new network deployments for new sites
• Created configuration builds for Backup Exec jobs for Exchange 2010 DBs and File Shares
• Responsible for all major Microsoft application servers, Exchange 2010, Active Directory DCs
• Managed and maintained all VLANs configurations on Cisco 4500 & 3650 Switches
• Configuration, installation and maintenance of IronPort Cisco Anti-spam server
• Responsible for all network infrastructure for 8 branch office locations and 2 data centers
• Responsible for audit, test, and maintain Business Continuity and Disaster Recover plans
• Internal and external project management of network projects
• Created procedure and policy documentation for all network configurations
• Responsible for configure and install of all network equipment across enterprise
• Participated in negotiations with vendors and contractors to secure software products and services
• Technical writer for engineering and technical documentation