VMWare Engineer, Global Information Systems (GIS) Resume Abbott Park, IL - Hire IT People

SUMMARY:

Confidential technical team leader spearheading system implementation, infrastructure development, and process improvement projects. Research, design, and build solutions that meet requirements within budgets and deadlines. Train teams and service partners to facilitate seamless installations of global systems. Allocate resources and collaborate effectively at all levels and across functions to maintain service level agreements (SLAs) and solve problems. Forward - thinking coach and mentor supporting innovation and customer focus. Detail-oriented with excellent communication and analytical skills.
Business Resource Management Talent Development Requirements Gathering
Team Management Reporting & Documentation Vendor Evaluation
Quality Control Resource Coordination Deployment & Support
Strategic Planning Project Management Disaster Recovery

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Abbott Park, IL

VMWare Engineer, Global Information Systems (GIS)

Responsibilities:

Completed in-person and remote installation and configuration of numerous Nutanix clusters; developed and documented Nutanix global standards.
Bridged knowledge gap between functional business areas and IT by researching new technologies, evaluating vendors, and analyzing viable recommendations for solutions and upgrades.
Researched, documented, and presented VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) to directors. Performed live recovery between Abbott Park and Columbus, OH during presentation in test environment.
Established processes and protocols for large-scale manufacturing resulting in greater operational efficiency.
Led highly visible VMware 5.1 infrastructure design and rollout in Singapore and Germany regional data centers. Served on-site in Singapore to complete long-term implementation planning.

Confidential

Senior System Administrator, Global Information Systems (GIS)

Responsibilities:

Trained 24/7 Operations Team on build process to establish disaster recovery procedures.
Drove quarterly maintenance activities to ensure infrastructure integrity.
Assumed responsibility for high-visibility infrastructure build-out of new quality control system in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil upon departure of Design Engineer.
Inspected equipment at site and identified incorrect hardware on order. Researched options using current parts inventory; communicated progress, issues, expected delays, and action plan to management.
Completed project on time with existing parts, updated company standards document, and reduced hardware costs by ~$1K per physical server.
Collaborated with team to migrate ~100 servers to reach 70% environment virtualization goal with limited funds.
Assessed several tools to perform server conversions and sourced free tool from VMware.
Tested tool, presented recommendation to management to replace expensive standard tool with no-cost alternative, and received approval.
Created run book for tool and trained local and remote staff on tool usage.
Eliminated tool cost for all future migrations, saving ~$500 per server ($50K in licensing fees) and reducing outages for Windows customers.

Confidential

System Administrator, Global Information Systems (GIS) | Contractor

Responsibilities:

Maintained inventory database to refresh aged servers or failed hardware replacement.