Qualification Highlights

• Enterprise Storage
• Virtualization
• Cloud Computing
• Disaster Recovery Business Continuity Planning
• Information Security
• Highly Available Fault Tolerant Systems
• Large Scale Systems Design Integration
• Technical Team Leadership
• Presales Strategy Client Development
• Federal Defense Industry Expertise
• Technical Training Course Development

Technical Skills Summary

• Operating Environments: UNIX/Linux, Windows, Netware, Citrix, VMware, Xen, KVM/RHEV
• Cloud Computing: VMware vCloud, OpenStack, AWS, Azure, IaaS, PaaS
• Storage: Fibre Channel, SAN / Disk Storage Systems, Tape, NAS, ZFS
• Applications: Hadoop / Big Data, Analytics, Database, HPC HA Clustering, Storage Management, Messaging, Infrastructure Monitoring Management, Automatic, Configuration Management
• Security: VPN and Remote Access, Encryption and Data Integrity, Firewalls and Network Security, Vulnerability / Penetration Testing, Government Security Policies, Secure Multi-Tenancy

Technical Certifications

• Cisco CCNA
• Citrix CCA
• Cloudera CCAH
• Compaq ASE
• EMC EMCTA, EMCIE RecoverPoint
• ISC2 CISSP
• Microsoft MCSE
• NetApp NCDA
• Novell CNE
• Riverbed RCSA
• VMWare VCP 4/5, VCP-Cloud, VCAP5-DCD

Professional Experience

Sr. Systems Analyst

Confidential

• Technical pre-sales, demos, and white boarding for EMC, VMware, Veeam, Zerto, and RedHat product lines
• Development of automated solutions to deploy virtualized Apache Hadoop on vSphere, utilizing vCO, vCAC, vCM, and Serengeti / BDE, and OpenStack, using Chef and Savannah, along with in-house developed tools to enable rapid Hadoop / Big Data application prototyping and deployment
• OpenStack design and deployment, using DevOps focused practices and tools
• Architecture and implementation services for VMware IaaS solutions based on vCloud Director, vCloud Automation Center, and vSphere Operations Management Suite to provide private cloud IaaS and on-demand service delivery
• Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity solutions based on VMware Site Recovery Manager SRM and Zerto Virtual Replication
• Optimization and Health Check services for virtualized environments including storage, server hardware, backup/DR, and management tools

Senior Engineer

• Design, implementation, and administration of enterprise virtualization, storage, and backup solutions for the US Army, with a focus on cloud computing, IaaS, and PaaS methodologies
• Systems Administration and Implementation for multiple Intel Analytics systems
• Acted as a pre/post-sales Trusted Advisor to DoD/Intel customers in the areas of Cloud Computing, Enterprise Storage, and BRS technologies
• Automation, Configuration, and Compliance Management system design and implementation utilizing BMC BladeLogic, vCloud Automation Center / DynamicOps, and vCenter Service Manager
• Research and Development of solutions to virtualize Apache Hadoop and automate deployment in vSphere environments using DynamicOps, BladeLogic, and VMware deployment and automation tools

Independent Consultant

• Assisted clients with technology and vendor validation proof-of-concept and testing in order to provide the most optimal solution for the their environment
• Optimized existing multivendor storage and data protection environments for peak performance and reliability
• Provided planning, design, implementation, and consulting services to multiple service organizations and end-user customers with a focus on storage, disaster recovery, and security
• Coordinated customer, vendor, and 3rd party technical resources in order to provide robust and reliable data storage and protection in the promised delivery timeframe

Consultant Contract

• Provided technical expertise to support EMC customer engagements for multiple large clients in North America including Iron Mountain, Sprint, and multiple financial services customers
• Acted as the primary Networker design and implementation resource for a large data restoration project with a four month project timeline involving 60k tapes and 50TB total data restored

Sr. Systems Analyst

• Implemented a 100TB EMC Symmetrix-based storage along with McData Cisco fibre infrastructure across multiple OS and Application platforms
• Responsible for a 12000 user Exchange / BlackBerry environment along with design and implementation of a new storage infrastructure for the enterprise messaging systems
• Designed, procured, implemented, and supported multiple highly secure information processing environments to support Government client contracts

Storage Architect

• Provided specialized technical expertise SAP, Exchange to support Legato customer engagements
• Designed Implemented multiple enterprise Backup/Recovery environments utilizing Legato Networker and competitive vendor technologies for customers such as Merrill Lynch, Fleet, SG Cowan, SAP AG, and Estee Lauder
• Coordinated customer, vendor, and 3rd party technical resources in order to provide robust and reliable data storage and protection in the promised delivery timeframe
• Participated in both Pre and Post Sales engagements to win and retain demanding customers in highly competitive vendor situations covering all aspects of the sales process, including initial customer contact and technology presentation, SOW creation, solutions delivery and documentation along with technical follow-up and future planning

Technical Consultant Contract

• Design and documentation of multiple enterprise solutions with large amounts of technical writing and system documentation as deliverables. Technical areas included Remote Access, Storage Networks, RS/6000 AIX System Implementation, Oracle Express, and research on VPN, PKI, IDS, and other security technologies.

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