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Houston, TX

SUMMARY:

  • High - energy IT Consultant, Team Lead SME, and Trusted Advisor with a record of achievement in solutions design, systems engineering, and technical sales support.
  • Provide expertise in Confidential, VMware, Hyper Converged Infrastructure, IaaS Private Cloud Solutions, Pure Flash Stack Solutions, FlexPod Solutions, Managed Toolsets, Operating Systems, and Alert Monitoring.
  • Procure / Rack / Stack / Power / Cable / Config FIs / Chassis / IOMs / Blades
  • Proficient with Confidential Manager
  • Proficient with Confidential Power Tool & Emulator
  • Proficient with Confidential Boot From SAN, VLANs, Pools, Policies, Templates, Firmware Updates, and Troubleshooting
  • Served as Lead Confidential liaison in testing a pilot solution to confirm operational characteristics are obtainable.
  • Proficient generating root cause analysis …with incidents, outages, and anomalies involving Confidential technology
  • Conduct knowledge transfer sessions in either a group setting or one to one mentoring of Confidential technology
  • Proficient Engineering and Deploying (+300) ESXi Hosts
  • Proficient Supporting (+ 3000) VMs
  • Proficient with VCSA / VCHA
  • Update Manager (VUM) vRealize (vROPS)
  • Standard & vDistributed Switching
  • HA / DRS / Resource Pools
  • Host Profiles vSphere Management Assistant (vMA)
  • Engineered / Deployed / Migrated Enterprise Datacenter Builds / Workloads for, IBM / SECU, Confidential, Entergy Power, Confidential, Neustar, SAP Global Enterprise Datacenters, Confidential, Wipro, Confidential, TIAA-CREF, Merck, IBM / Wachovia, Broadcom, Digital Furnace, and Confidential
  • Proficient with Hyper Converged Infrastructure Platform
  • Engineered / Deployed Cisco Confidential, HP, IBM, and Dell Chassis Platforms (including interconnect modules)
  • Proficient with Pure Storage (All Flash Arrays)
  • Engineer / Deploy / Support vSphere Stretch Cluster across (2) Enterprise DCs
  • Engineered / Deployed VMware VI3, 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x
  • Proficient with Microsoft Server OS Platforms
  • Engineered / Deployed Microsoft Failover Clustering Solutions
  • Proficient with Double Take Replication / Availability / Move
  • Proficient with Alert / Monitoring Solutions (HPSIM, NetIQ, Tivoli, Solarwinds, Splunk, FogLight, and PlateSpin)
  • Data Center Wiring (Copper, Twinax, Fiber, and RF)
  • Proficient at generating datacenter and rack elevation drawings
  • Create and maintain documentation: Logical/physical diagrams, run books, and discovery documents
  • Proficient with ITIL Framework
  • Proficient with ServiceNow, Remedy and SAP Internal Ticketing Systems (JIRA and CSS)

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Confidential, Houston, TX

Resident Consultant

Responsibilities:

  • I served as a “hands-on” engineer with IBM / State Employee’s Credit Union (SECU) to determine optimal Confidential and VMware configuration. Consisting of …
  • Cisco Confidential Install (including cabling) - v
  • Cisco UCSM Config of (4) diff UCSM Domains
  • VMware Install / Config - ESXi Hosts, VCSA & VCHA, Host Profiles, vDS, and NSX Manager
  • Generated Confidential and vSphere “As-Built” Documentation
  • Completed project 2 months ahead of schedule

Confidential, Cincinnati, OH/Phoenix, AZ

Sr. Confidential / VMware Engineer

Responsibilities:

  • Deployment of Confidential and vSphere for various clients.
  • Resolved Tier 3 / P1 Outages
  • Engineered / Supported Fortune 500 Enterprise Customers ( DevOp / Prod/DR / OnPrim Infrastructure)
  • Attend Architecture / Engineering Design Review Meetings
  • Provided Documentation to T2 Administrators

Confidential, Houston, TX

Sr. Confidential / VMware System Engineer

Responsibilities:

  • System Engineer to procure, rack, cable, config, train, and support engineering / operations on Confidential (UCSM / UCSC, FI’s, IOMs, B & C Series Servers), VMware (ESXi, VCSA, vROPs), Windows, Linux, and NetApp. I also served as the lead in validating and benchmarking the Confidential (FCoE and FC SAN) / VMware / NetApp buildout per best practices …including migrating existing legacy infrastructure.

Confidential, Fort Mill, SC

Sr. VMware / Cisco Confidential Consultant

Responsibilities:

  • I served as a liaison to assist with the build out / migration of VMware from 4/5 to 6.
  • I also served as the lead liaison for the core hosting migration from HP Blade Chassis to Cisco Confidential (5 Domains).
  • I assisted with the storage migration from EMC/NetApp to IBM Storage XIV and A9000 (~ 3 PB).
  • All migrations were completed on schedule.

Confidential, Herndon, VA

Hyper / Converged Infrastructure SME & Sr. Solutions Engineer

Responsibilities:

  • Independent Contractor (C2C) As a Converged Infrastructure SME / Trusted Advisor for Confidential I’ve provided Management / Directors with blue prints, roadmaps, work streams, and best practices for hyper / converged infrastructure consolidation, and optimization solutions of datacenter’s and colo’s. I assist with TCO Modeling, Cost Reduction, and Cost Avoidance. I also assist with driving partnerships between business and technology.
  • As a Sr. Solutions Engineer with the Data Center Service for Operations Enablement (DCSOE) team in the Cisco Advanced Services World Wide DC & Cloud Practice, I’ve provided engineering guidance on multiple projects.
  • I also serve as Confidential ’s technical liaison assisting sales engineering staff with presentations and white boarding technical solutions for Hyper / Converged Infrastructures
  • Engineer / Deploy / Patch / Support Cisco Confidential Infrastructure (FIs, IOMs, Blades)
  • Engineer / Configure all aspects of Cisco Confidential Manager
  • Engineer / Migrate VMware ESXi 4.x to 5.x via Cisco Confidential
  • Patch / Support VMware vSphere 5.x on Cisco Confidential
  • Patch / Support VMware vSphere 4.x on HP C7000 Chassis / Virtual Connect Modules
  • Tier 3 Datacenter Escalation Support and Root Cause Analysis
  • Support Alert Monitoring Solutions (GMP, HPSIM, Solarwinds and Splunk)
  • Write Technical “How To” Documentation

Confidential, Naples, FL

Sr. Systems Infrastructure Engineer

Responsibilities:

  • Define / Deploy Cisco Confidential Infrastructure (including Clustering 6296 Fabric Interconnects)
  • Define / Deploy Cabling Layout for Cisco Confidential Infrastructures
  • Generate Datacenter Rack Elevation Drawings for Confidential, Networking and Storage Equipment
  • Define / Automate / Deploy ESXi 5.x Builds (including vCenter in Linked Mode)
  • Vet VMware vSphere Stretch Cluster build across datacenters (Active / Active Infrastructure)
  • Define / Deploy various solutions within several hospital equip rooms to accommodate vSphere 5.x
  • Assist in automating VM Deployment / Templates (both Win and Linux)
  • Assist in defining / developing VM Standard Sizing and Charge Back Model
  • Assist in defining New Infrastructure Naming Standard
  • Migrated High Profile Home Office Core Applications to vSphere Datacenter Stretch Cluster
  • Severed as the liaison to work with SunGard to physically standup the Stretch Infrastructure.
  • To accommodate boots on the ground, I traveled to either Naples, FL or Atlanta, GA (every week).
  • Tier 3 Support of ServiceNow Change, Incident, and Problem Tickets

Confidential, Grand Rapids, MI

Sr. VMware Engineer

Responsibilities:

  • Engineer / Deploy / Support Enterprise Datacenters (3 locations within US)
  • Engineer HP & IBM Blade Chassis (including Flex Fabric and SAN Modules)
  • Engineer x86 Server Hardware Standard Platform
  • Engineer / Deploy / Support Cisco Confidential LAB Environment
  • Script / Automate Chassis Configurations (HP/ IBM / Confidential )
  • Engineer HP / IBM / Confidential Chassis Internal Pricing Models
  • Capacity Planning for HP / IBM / Confidential Chassis and Rack Mount Server
  • Engineering Support of Windows Server Platform (including MS Failover Clusters)
  • Engineer / Deploy / Support VMware VI3 / vSphere 4 & 5 / vCenter
  • Capacity Planning for VMware VI3 / vSphere 4 & 5 / vCenter
  • Assisted in Developing VMware Charge Back Model
  • Engineer HPSIM Alert Monitoring
  • Engineer IBM System Director Alert Monitoring
  • Engineer NetIQ Alert Monitoring
  • Assisted in developing Tivoli Monitoring Solutions
  • Rack & Cable Chassis / Rack Mount Server (HP / IBM / Confidential )
  • Generate Technical Documentation (including Rack Elevations and Wiring)
  • Adhere to ITIL Standards via Service Now (Change, Incident and Problem Tickets)
  • Work within Cross Functional Teams (Architecture, Networking, Storage, Admin’s, Developers)

Confidential Charlotte, NC

Freelance IT Projects / Consultant

Responsibilities:

  • Specify and implement new server hardware ( Confidential )
  • Support Black Berry Enterprise Server (Resolved end-users send\receive e-mail issues. I also worked with Wireless Providers resolving BB configuration issues)
  • Support Legacy Systems (NT4 Servers)
  • Support Trend Micro Anti-Virus Server (pushing updates to end users)
  • Support Network Printers (HP Series)
  • Support Wireless Access Points in a lab environment (including granting user’s access)
  • Support Dial-Up / Broadband Remote Access
  • Support Lucent Digital Phones
  • Support Video Conferencing Equipment (PolyComm)
  • Integrated Connected Data Protection - PC Backups
  • Managed PC Hardware - Dell & IBM Desktops / Laptops
  • Managed PC Software (MS Office, Outlook (including OWA), IE, Visio, MS Project, Adobe Acrobat Writer, Adobe Frame Maker, WinFTP, Trend Micro Antivirus, VNC, and Engineering Toolsets)

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Sr. Wintel Enterprise Administrator

Responsibilities:

  • Implement / Support (3) Enterprise Data Centers
  • Layout / Implement datacenter wiring (Cat5E, Fiber and Coax)
  • Involved in testing, implementing, and migrating NT 4 to AD
  • Deploy / Configure x86 Server Hardware Platform (Compaq & Dell)
  • Deploy / Configure / Support Citrix Server Platform (MetaFrame 1.8 and XP)
  • Deploy / Configure / Support VMware Platform (Lab Environment)
  • Deploy / Configure / Support Black Berry Enterprise Server Platform
  • Deploy / Configure / Support Symantec Antivirus Ghost Enterprise Server Platform
  • Deploy / Configure / Support Symantec Platform
  • Configure / Support DNS, DHCP and WINS
  • Deploy / Configure / Support Veritas Backup in conjunction w/Exchange
  • Deploy / Configure / Support Quantum Tape Library Platform
  • Deploy / Configure / Support PC Hardware (HP, Dell, Compaq, IBM and Toshiba)
  • Deploy / Configure / Support PC Software (MS Office Pro, Outlook (including OWA), IE, Netscape Messenger / Browser, Visio, MS Project, Adobe Acrobat Writer, Adobe Frame Maker, WinFTP, Symantec Antivirus, pcAnywhere, VMware, VNC, Mathcad and a variety of Engineering Toolsets)

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Associate Consultant

Responsibilities:

  • Used AutoCAD / Visio to design and Layout +2,000 rack elevations
  • Used AutoCAD / Visio to design and layout +400 rack elevations.

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