Data Center Architect Resume

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

20 years of IT experience, including 10+ years at senior engineer level. Background and knowledge to architect, design, implement, optimize, and troubleshoot complex data center and infrastructure systems while staying wifin budget and timelines.
Appraisals showing performance above and beyond wif every opportunity. Experience,, and s from multiple areas across teh IT domain wif expertise in military, public, private, and non - profit sectors.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

VMware
Windows Server
Linux
Active Directory
Infrastructure
Scripting
Cisco UCS
Blades
Amazon AWS
Storage
Virtualization vRealize
Deployments
Migrations
Data Centers
Cybersecurity
Compliance
Auditing
Penetration Testing
Ethical Hacking
Networking
Project Management
Capacity Planning
Troubleshooting

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Data Center Architect

Responsibilities:

Designed, installed, monitored, and optimized teh organization’s core EMC storage, VMware, and Cisco UCS environments in supporting healthcare applications, users, and HIPAA compliance.
Developed and implemented new secondary site from initial design to production.
Upgraded teh organization’s Active Directory, Domain Controllers, File Servers, DNS, and other core systems to increase performance, capacity, and security.
Executed application builds and upgrades for departmental systems throughout organization.
Managed capacity planning of virtual and storage environment during time of expanding server count by 65% and overall virtual machines by 600%.
Administration Windows Server OS from and many Linux distributions.
Implemented expansion of UCS Blade from 16 hosts to 60 hosts. Configuration and upgrades to VMware vCenter and ESXi from single cluster to multi-site HA environment on newest versions.
Executed multiple storage migrations from old spinning disks to all-flash arrays. Storage performance increased over 15x and growth of 400% in capacity.
Collaborated on teh extended budget plan, ensuring life cycle management of equipment and applications was in line wif capacity planning to save many $100k / year.
Decreased recovery point and recovery time through validations for redundancy, disaster recovery, and business continuity, and processes documentation.
Analyzed user requirements, workflows, and procedures to realize real-world improvements via automation and process improvement to strengthen system security and end-user satisfaction.
Deployed and utilized vRealize Operations, Storage Analytics, SNMP monitoring, and other crucial tools to track trends, improve performance, provide alerts, plan capacity, and manage projects.
Coordinate projects wif database and system administrators, systems analysts, Citrix engineers, interface engineers, application owners, and clinical stakeholders.

Confidential

Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

Guaranteed staff had IT resources to provide medical care to underserved populations.
Automated patching, endpoint protection, imaging, group policy, and centralized management of countless functions Eliminated 100s of work hours through automation while increasing security and setting best practices throughout teh organization.
Administration of Active Directory, VMware, SAN, Telephony, Cisco, Networking, Security, SNMP, Citrix, Windows Server, WSUS, Linux, Imaging, and Symantec Endpoint Protection.

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

Contract position to gather, analyze, and evaluate data and prescribe necessary actions.
Achieved cost-neutral solution despite many issues inherited through re-utilization of systems, saving $1 Million than net new solutions.
Administration of VMware vCenter, ESXi, vRanger, Backups, Blade Hardware, Storage, Active Directory, Group Policy, Cisco Networking, Datacenter, Wireless, Cybersecurity.

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

Designed, planned, implemented, optimize, and troubleshoot core infrastructure.
Ensure infrastructure reliability and performance despite cuts during teh Great Recession.
City maintained AAA bond rating, allowing for multi-million dollar savings in bond interest.
Administration of VMware vCenter, ESXi, Blade Hardware, Active Directory, Group Policy, SAN, Firewall, Endpoint Protection, MDM, Networking, Switches, VPN, and Telephony.

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