SUMMARY

• Tom is a skilled senior level technical solution professional with strong history in consulting, server consolidation, virtualization, systems implementation and integration.
• He has over 16 years of information technology experience with extensive background in Cloud Infrastructure, network operations management, security, networking technologies, server systems and enterprise applications.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Cloud Services Administrator

Confidential, Louisville, KY

Responsibilities:

• VMware Implementations, Upgrades/Migrations, Capacity Planning and Documentation
• Very large multitenant provider 7 US datcenters
• Daily operation configuration of SRM
• Daily Support VMware vSphere 5 infrastructure
• VMware Vsphere 5, 5.1

Converged Infrastructure Implémentation Engineer

Confidential, Indianapolis IN

Responsibilities:

• VMware Implementations, Upgrades/Migrations, Capacity Planning and Documentation
• Validation/ Fail over testing of County wide, multiple data - centers in Metro-Cloud design.
• Development of migration process from current virtual and physical server enterprise to new converged virtual enterprise.
• Daily Support VMware vSphere 5 infrastructure, Xen Server and Xen Desktop
• VMware View 4, 5
• Support implementation, Cisco UCS
• AD Migration project planning

Infrastructure Implementation Engineer

Confidential, Milford Ct

Responsibilities:

• VMware Implementations, Upgrades/Migrations, Capacity Planning and Documentation
• Implement and support VMware vSphere, 5, VMware Capacity Planner
• VMware View 4, 5
• Server environment in multiple geographies, Windows 2003, 2008, vSphere 4, 5, SRM and VMware View
• Support implementation, Cisco UCS, VCE vBlock

VMware Consultant

Confidential, Loveland, OH

Responsibilities:

• VMwre Implementations, Upgrades/Migrations for split server environment in excess of 5000 servers
• Implement, Migration and support VMware vSphere, 4, 5, SRM 5
• Installed, configured and supported VMWare within Red Hat kernels and Windows Server 2008 environments - a total of 1200 virtualized servers and over 200 virtualized desktops.
• Provided Tier 3 / tier 4 support and administration for VMWare ESX 4.1 and vSphere
• Provide technical product support for vRanger, vReplicator, and other virtualization products for the VMware ESX\ESXi Platform
• Upgraded our Virtual Infrastructure from ESX 3.5 to ESX 4.0
• Provided top tier Microsoft Windows and Intel based hardware support and administration.
• Was responsible for building Windows 2003, 2008 / 2008 R2 virtual servers
• Provides Windows and Linux-based Support for ESX host/Server issues

Infrastructure Implementation Engineer

Confidential, Louisville, KY

Responsibilities:

• VMware Implementations, Upgrades/Migrations, Capacity Planning and Documentation
• Implement and support VMware vSphere, 4, 5, VMware View 4 - 4.5, 200 - 500 desktop pools
• VMware Composer / ThinApp Administration
• Server environment in multiple geographies, Windows 2003, 2008, vSphere 4, 5, SRM and VMware View
• Support implementation, and daily operations for 11,000 servers in four North America datacenters.

VMware Consultant Delivery Engineer

Confidential, Grand Rapids, MI

Responsibilities:

• VMware Delivery Consultant, vSphere 4, P2V Factory, Documentation
• Design and document P2V process using vSphere, SRM 4.0, VI3
• Obtained VMware service accreditations for P2V Accelerator Service, SRM 4, Virtual data center upgrades from VI3 to vSphere. DRS, VMotion, Storage VMotion
• VMware view accreditation
• Admin of EMC CLARiiON.

VMware Consultant Delivery Engineer

Confidential, Downers Grove, IL

Responsibilities:

• Design and document P2V process using vSphere, SRM 2.0, VI3, DRS, VMotion, Storage VMotion
• Basic NetApp Netfiler admin, EMC CLARiiON, Navishpere
• Obtained VMware service accreditations for P2V Accelerator Service, SRM 4, Virtual data center upgrades from VI3 to vSphere.

P2V/Migration Engineer

Confidential, Endicott, NY

Responsibilities:

• Architect, Design and Document P2V process using vSphere and VMware converter 4.0, DRS, VMotion, Storage VMotion
• Coordination, planning and execution of P2V, V2V, V2P using VMware Converter.
• Interfacing with AFIA to “Gold Disk” images for VM’s, Clones, VM Templates.
• Builds with Gold Disk process and remediations.

Virtualization/Sys Administrator

Confidential, Louisville, KY

Responsibilities:

• Mortgage Lending brokerage.
• Coordination, planning and execution of P2V, V2V, V2P using VMware Converter, PlateSpin PowerConvert, DRS, VMotion, Storage VMotion
• Administration & Design of VI3 infrastructure
• Management of Compellent SAN
• Daily operations of data center servers, HVAC, power
• Sys Administration of Windows AD infrastructure.

P2V Virtualization Migration Specialist

Confidential, Louisville, KY

Responsibilities:

• Health care enterprise data center relocation project.
• Coordination, planning and execution of P2V, V2V, V2P using PlateSpin PowerConvert, VMware Converter.
• DRS, VMotion, Storage VMotion
• Administration & Design of VI3 infrastructure
• VMware Converter and PlateSpin PowerConvert
• Coordination of physical server moves.
• Imaging of servers that were to be physically shipped from origin to new destination.

P2V Migration Specialist

Confidential, Dayton, OH

Responsibilities:

• Large-scale virtualization for very large financial customer.
• Coordination, planning and execution of P2V’s, V2V’s, newly provisioned servers.
• Optimizations within the VI3 infrastructure
• DRS, VMotion, Storage VMotion
• VMware Converter and PlateSpin PowerConvert
• Scaling and design of long term back up strategy.
• Implementation of Citrix 4.5, Virtualization of Citrix.

P2V Migration Specialist

Confidential, Little Rock, AR

Responsibilities:

• Large financial customer, multiple datacenters relocation/realignment.
• Coordination, planning and execution of P2V’s, V2V’s, newly provisioned servers.
• Migration Planning & coordination
• Guidance in best practice for virtualization with VI3 infrastructure
• VMware Converter and PlateSpin PowerConvert

VMWARE Professional Services Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Delivery on Virtualization engagements, Readiness assessments, ESX cluster builds, server consolidation pilots.
• DRS, VMotion, Storage VMotion
• Comprehensive experience with VMware Converter and Platespin PowerConvert
• VA’s in of 3000+ servers.
• Basic EMC configuration n w/Navisphere
• Multiple large enterprise virtualization projects
• Cluster Sizing, Architecture and Design.
• Proof of concept
• VDI proof of concept
• Implementation of Citrix 30, 4.0, 4.5, Administration, design and build.

Network Security Manager

Confidential, Elizabethtown, KY

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for network integrity for a large financial transaction processing company.
• Responsible for contributions to the company information security policy and other various policies for security and within the IT department.
• Implementation of VISA CISP PCI polices and guidelines for Payment Card Industry compliance.
• Started implementation of ISO 17799 certification roadmap.
• Aided in ITIL configurations for system change and dependencies as pertaining to network & data security.
• Routine audits of files systems, users, user groups and other access controls.
• Routine vulnerability assessment.
• Penetration testing of systems and in house developed transaction processing software.
• Security and hardening of Windows 2003 server, SQL 7.0, SQL 2000, 2005, IIS6.0
• MS Clustering services
• Honeypot network design using VMware ESX servers.

Windows 2003 AD/Exchange 2003 Migration Lead

Confidential, Rochester, MN

Responsibilities:

• Proof of Concept, documentation and implementation for zero impact to user migration.
• 70000+ user network from NT to AD 2003
• 70+ servers Exchange 5.5 Org.
• Also migrated Lotus Notes and GroupWise clients and systems.
• Security and server hardening
• Windows Server 2003,SQL 7.0, SQL 2000, 2005, IIS6.0
• VMware GSX/ESX
• MS Clustering services
• Vulnerability assessment
• Securing messaging, retention compliance
• Exchange migrations using the Quest Domain/Exchange Migration tools.

Windows 2003 AD/Exchange 2003 Migration Lead

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Proof of Concept and documentation guides for simultaneous multi-state rollouts 64 regions (50 state + providences & commands).
• Responsible for stand up, build and general config & IPSec config of all exchange bridgeheads, mailbox servers and clusters in states and abroad.
• Co project lead for evaluation, test, installation documentation of SPAM and Virus filtering software for enterprise deployment.
• Vulnerability assessment of systems, NSA Gold Disk builds and remediation’s.
• Security and server hardening
• Citrix 3.0, Windows Server 2003,SQL 7.0, SQL 2000, 2005, IIS6.0
• MS Clustering services
• Migration of all bridgeheads, mailbox servers and decommission of legacy Exchange servers.
• Exchange migrations using the Quest software Aelita, Exchange Migration Wizard.
• Extensive hardware configuration and migration primarily with Dell servers and EMC san gear.

Windows 2003 Enterprise AD Migration Lead

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Completed AD migration on site in five different states for the Army National Guard, total migrated objects over 100K (Many sites in excess of +5000 seats/accounts)
• Proof of Concept and documentation guides for simultaneous multi-state rollouts 54 regions (50 state + providences) personally lead migrations in OK, MI, MA, ME and DC.
• Responsible for stand up, build and general config & IPSec config of AD servers in states and abroad.
• Migration of all accounts, workstations and servers and decommission of legacy networks.
• Consult with state admins on “best practice” AD administration techniques, design and configuration of new AD OU’s and GPO configurations and considerations.
• AD migrations using the Quest software Aelita, Domain Migration Wizard.
• NSA Gold Disk builds and remediation’s
• Experience with migration issues, duplicate accounts, account renaming, computer/server renaming, infrastructure problems and network issues.
• Extensive hardware configuration and migration primarily with Dell servers and EMC san gear.

Windows 2003 AD/PKI/Security/Exchange Admin

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Threat and vulnerability assessment.
• Responsible for designing, planning and project management of a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) for the Rexnord Industries global sites. (Win 2003 AD)
• Patch management design with SMS and SUS
• Migration of sites and servers to Windows 2003 Active Directory (AD) services.
• Exchange 2003 Administration
• AD migrations using the ADMT tool

Consultant/Lead Engineer

Confidential, Bloomington, IN

Responsibilities:

• Migration From NT 4.0 to Windows 2003 Active Directory with ADMT
• Migration of Exchange from 5.5/2000/2003
• Migration of Lotus Notes and GroupWise Clients
• Vulnerability assessment and penetration testing.
• Analysis of patch management strategy, resolved with MBSA, SUS
• Responsibly for concept, design and service delivery to over 700+ users and devices
• Multi-threat analysis for operations of broadband network.
• Managed all network internet bound traffic, through traffic shaping, rate limiting.
• Developed site Disaster Recovery Plan and Business Continuity Plan.
• Engineered and manage system security for site.

Network Sales Associate

Confidential, Evansville, IN

Responsibilities:

• Direct and Outside Sales
• Recruited as new sales associate in Indianapolis - Bloomington, Indiana region July 2003
• Closed several accounts in Bloomington including the areas largest regional hospital and opened talks between Confidential and Indiana University - Bloomington and Ivy Tech Central Office (Incorporates all regions)
• Provided sales engineering assistance to other sales associates.

Network Operations Manager

Confidential, Eagan, MN

Responsibilities:

• Base Operations Manager/Implementation lead on the NMCI project.
• While managing the legacy network environments for NSWC Crane and NSWC Louisville was responsible for daily operations while designing and integrating a managed custom Gigabit Ethernet network for the Navy and Marine Corps resulting in a total seat management solution for the Navy and Marine Corps.
• Participated in network security design, implementation and operations.
• Managed site engineering projects either meeting or ahead of deadlines.
• Managed 4 direct reports and several subcontractors.

Network Engineer

Confidential . Bloomington, IN

Responsibilities:

• Assisted in design, engineering and implementation with NOC manager in ISP NOC expansion project.
• Pre & post sales engineering and management of customer relationships.
• Ownership of all windows servers including upgrades, expansions and the introduction of new Windows platform technologies into the BMT environment.
• Provided technical support and engineering to customers with high-level needs.
• Core technologies: IP routing, implementation and maintenance, DS1, T1, 10/100 Ethernet, Microsoft Windows® NT4.0-2000 servers, Microsoft Exchange 2000 server, SMS, DNS, DHCP, VPN, Citrix and VMware.

IT Department Manager

Confidential, Kokomo, IN

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for 24/7 operation of plant IS department in a technology manufacturing facility, including but not limited to programming staff, helpdesk system administrators and network engineers in a large industrial “clean room” environment.

Network Engineer

Confidential, Bloomington, IN

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for daily operations and maintenance of NT systems, Compaq servers, and firewall.
• HIPPA compliance
• Engineered and implemented practice management environments for group practices and hospitals
• Part of implementation and planning team in expanding and upgrading the enterprise network.
• Responsible for the installation and maintenance of NT, NetWare services installed in the hospitals networked environment.