SUMMARY:

Seasoned Lead System Engineer/Architect, working in Global Organizations, designing, building, deploying and supporting all types of systems including VMware, Citrix, and Windows Cloud solutions.

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES:

VMware Cloud Solutions, VMware vRealize Horizon View, VMware Upgrades and Migrations, VMware vRealize Operations Management, Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop, McAfee Product Suite, Symantec SEP/CSP, HP C7000 Blade, Rapid 7 User Insight, Microsoft Hyper - V, Windows 2008/2012, Windows Terminal/Remote Desktop Solutions, Active Directory/DNS/DHCP, Disaster Recovery Planning, Documentation, Project Management, Team Building and Leading, SHAVLIK, Veeam, OKTA, Rapid7 User Insight

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Tech Lead

Responsibilities:

• Design and roll out vIDM (VMware Identity Manager) for Airwatch, VDI and Pub Apps
• Design and build Horizon 7.8 VDI/Published Apps Solutions
• Created and Deployed RDS Host (2012 & 2016) for use with Horizon View 7.8
• Design and build out Unified Access Gateways for both Airwatch and VDI/Pub Apps
• Configure Golden Images (Windows 7/10) for better Horizon View Performance
• VMware Thin App 5.5 for RDSH and VDI use
• Configure and support v Realize Operations Manager for Horizon View 6.6
• Citrix XenApp 7.14 Build-out
• Create Architecture Documents for VMware Projects
• Create VMware Run books for all products related to VMware Projects
• Cross Train and Operationalize Solutions

Confidential

Senior Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• VMware Horizon View 6 Support, correct and tune (with VSAN 5.5)
• Reconfigure Golden Images (Windows 7/10) for better Horizon View Performance
• Created and Deployed RDS Host (2008 and 2012) for use with Horizon View 6.0
• VMware Thin App for Horizon View Use
• Configure and support vRealize Operations Manager for Horizon View
• Upgrade to Horizon View environment to 7 (with VSAN 6.2)
• Document, Design and Upgrade VMware Infrastructure from 5.5 to 6.0 Update 2
• Configure and support vRealize Operations Manager for Production Environment
• Support Sophos Anti-Virus Solutions (Policies, Including Firewall)
• Supporting Windows 2008, 2012 Servers including AD, DNS and DHCP
• 3PAR Administration
• HP ProLiant Hardware Support, both Blades and Rack Mounted Systems

Confidential

Security Systems Engineer/Senior Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Design, Build McAfee Solution (EPO 5.3) including for Production and Corporate Systems, Including McAfee Offline Scanners for Multiplatform, Agent Handlers, Drive Encryption, VSE 8.8, ENS 10.1, TIE/DXL, Firewall, Threat Intelligence supporting Windows, Linux and MAC devices
• Install and Configured Carbon Black/Primary and Secondary Servers
• Deploy Carbon Black via GPO to all desktops and servers (Windows, MAC, and Linux)
• Carbon Black -Configure alerting, policies, and created alert document
• Configured and Deployed Single Sign-On solution (OKTA) for US
• Created OKTA applications (some using SAML)
• Installed and Configured Rapid 7’s User Insight
• User Insight Connectors collecting data/alerts including
• Setup process on how to react to User Insight Alerts.
• Re-designed VMware to follow a more secure best practice guideline.
• Designed a VMware Horizon View (Desktop Solution) using it as a DLP solution.
• Upgrade vCenter/vSphere ESXi boxes from 5.5 to 6.01u
• Build new Auto-Deploy Solution for Development Servers
• Building and upgrading all distributed switches
• Install/Configure/Support VMware Horizon View 6.1 (Connection and Composer)
• Stand up and Configuring Site Recovery Manager and vSphere Replication
• Configuring and using vRealize Operations Manager - Reports/Projections/Alerting
• Creating documentation, build guides and policies/procedures for VMware solutions
• Veeam, Backup, Replication, Migration
• Configuring/Updating HP C7000 Blades (Gen7,8,9) 8 Enclosures fully populated
• Configuring Server Profiles in Virtual Connect
• Creating documentation, build guides and policies/procedures for HP solutions
• Supporting Microsoft Solutions (AD, DNS, DHCP)

Confidential

Virtualization Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Deployed at iPipline during my 3 months in which, iPipieline brought me on as a Direct Hire.
• Horizon View 6.x
• VMware Cloud Infrastructure
• XenDesktop, XenApp, XenServer

Confidential

Security Engineer/Lead Virtualization Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Build, Deploy, Document Carbon Black (Application type of monitoring solution)
• Build, Deploy, Document Symantec End Point Protection for over 8,000 Devices (MAC, Windows) including developing Policies and Supporting SQL
• Build/Deploy/Document Symantec Critical System Protection (IDS, IPS) for Win and Linux
• Build/Deploy/Document Trend Micro (AWS Cloud) VMware Perform GSOC monitoring duties
• Built out Security LAB (Two separate environments, QC and Dirty LAB) for testing applications and any other technologies/solutions/issues
• Documented Virtualization Security Standards (attend SANS 579 class as well)
• Onboard MSSP for monitoring of NasdaqOMX Systems
• Use EnCase, Splunk, Carbon Black and Netwitness
• Design, Build and Support Citrix XenApp, XenServer, Xen Desktop, VMware 4/5
• Windows 2008/2012 Hyper-V, Amazon Cloud Services, Symantec SEP and CSP.
• Build/Upgrade all ESXi Systems from ESXi 4/5 to 5.5
• Upgrade and Consolidate 400 Vmware Servers down to 75
• Upgraded vCenter from 5 to 5.5
• Configured Hotlink for Cross Hypervisor Support in vCenter
• Configured and installed Hyper-V 2008 and 2012
• Configured and rolled out SCVMM 2012 to manage Hypervisors
• Configured and installed Veeam Backup Solutions for Virtualization Backup
• Develop, and deploy new XenDesktop 5.6 solution for 800 clients for internal and external use (Global Use)
• Convert VM's from VMware to Hyper-V Solutions for better cost/consolidation efforts
• Document and Design VMware, Citrix and Hyper-V Build Documentation and best Practices.
• Support PHLX Trading Floor 2008 Solution which include Support for AD, DNS, DHCP, GPO lockdown/Mobile Devices/Thin Clients
• Patching Servers with BMC and Shavlik
• Configured and Support VMware Shavlik Patching Servers for Trading Floor

Confidential

Senior Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Support all Data Center Server Hardware and Software and Assist with Trading Floor
• Built/Support Virtual Desktop Manager; Built new VMware Servers; Documentation, backup using vRanger, Built Citrix Presentation Server 4.5 Farm, Deployed Citrix Netscalers, redesigned Trading Floor with GPO locked down Images, Supported Microsoft AD/DNS/DHCP.

Confidential

Lead DR/Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Created automated scripts for VMware images and Data for DR solution at Confidential . Deployed an EMC CX500 for SQL & File Servers. Installed Navisphere; Deployed EMC Power Path/SANSurfer Software on host clients; Configured SAN Melody (by DataCore) for DR LAB.
• Responsible for Production and Test Citrix Farms, In the process of upgrading Citrix Metaframe XP to Presentation Server 4.5, Deployed Citrix NFuse, CSG and STA environment, developing current Citrix Farm as part of DR/Business Continuance, Maintain and support existing Citrix Metaframe XPa Farm.
• SUSE 10 Linux Support; Installed and configured Legato Networker; CA Bright Store 11.x; What’s Up Gold Monitoring Solution; Dell Servers, HP Proliant AMD Opteron Servers in environment. Worked on existing APC Unit in Server, Installed and Configured new Avocent KVM