SUMMARY:

• Technology Professional with expertise in strategy consulting and a recognized track record of creating and leading high performing teams in operations, project support and architecture.
• Over 15 years of Information Technology experience and a proven ability to align Business and Technology strategies to enable success in organizations through efficient CAPEX/OPEX designs.
• In depth experience in Cloud Architecture (IaaS, PaaS), Communications and Collaborations technologies, IT Datacenter Operations, Project Management, Configuration Management, Program Management and vendor/supplier relations

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Hitachi: UCP, USP/V/USP/HUS/HNAS,VSP G1000

HP: EVA, XP, 3PAR, Oracle ZFS

EMC: VMAX/ISILON/DMX/VNX/VBLOCK

Brocade: DCX/48K, Cisco MDS, Data Domain

NETAPP: Storage Arrays

HP Servers: Dell Servers, IBM Servers

Automation: Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins

Microsoft: SQL, Exchange, SharePoint

Cloud Technology: AWS, AZURE, Google Cloud

Virtualization: VMWARE, Hyper - V, IBM VIO

Reference Architecture: ITIL, Zachman, TOGAF

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Atlanta, Georgia

Senior Technical Architect

Responsibilities:

• Deliver technology advisory and implementation solutions that extract and maximize business value from IT investments for HDS large global enterprise clients.
• Create proof of concepts for emerging technology (container applications, infrastructure automation, IoT).
• Design Private/Hybrid cloud solutions for Enterprise customers based on HDS infrastructure and converged systems platforms with VMware, Microsoft and OpenStack cloud software frameworks to enable transformation and on-boarding of core Enterprise IT applications.
• Design innovative system/storage solutions utilizing VMWARE, Hyper-V, IBM VIO, EMC, NETAPP, HP, and HDS technology.
• Drive Data Center consolidation effort, equipment decommissions, migrations and virtualization initiatives.
• Develop technical documentation for training and operational support of new infrastructure solutions.
• Utilize Agile Project Management framework & ITIL to deliver on premise and public cloud infrastructure.
• Design disaster recovery solutions for mission and business critical applications.

Confidential, Atlanta, Georgia

Lead Solutions Architect

Responsibilities:

• Led a team of System/Storage Administrators tasked with day to day capacity planning, production support, project support and performance optimization.
• Created storage, systems and network reference architectures for key infrastructure initiatives
• Provided strategic direction for VMWARE storage integration for SAN & NAS technology.
• Evaluated emerging infrastructure technology and provided design and architecture consulting support
• Designed cost effective storage solutions utilizing multiple storage technologies (Hitachi, Brocade, HP, EMC, NETAPP)
• Launched AWS initiative to move development workloads to public cloud infrastructure, utilizing Agile/Scrum and DEVOPS.
• Provided overall team leadership for the successful execution of high availability solutions and complex integration projects.
• Evaluated emerging infrastructure technology and provided design and architecture consulting support
• Worked with various business units to provide storage/server capacity planning and optimization.

Confidential, Atlanta, Georgia

Senior Storage Architect

Responsibilities:

• Devised comprehensive data migration strategy of business and mission critical applications.
• Designed cost effective storage solutions utilizing multiple storage technologies (Hitachi, EMC, NETAPP, Brocade, SUN,HP)
• Configured array based replication utilizing HDS HUR/TrueCopy, EMC MirroView and Netapp SnapMirror.
• Performed daily maintenance and monitoring of heterogeneous enterprise storage environment.
• Created backup replication strategy, utilizing Data Domain appliances and COMMVault software.
• Identify performance issues and assist in the development of tools and procedures for better system management.

Confidential, Atlanta, Georgia

Lead Storage Architect

Responsibilities:

• Provided cross functional resource scheduling across multiple groups to complete time sensitive projects.
• Designed cost effective storage solutions utilizing multiple storage technologies (Hitachi, EMC, HP, Brocade, IBM, NetApp)
• Analyzed existing and new processes; recommended modifications for improvement or automation as needed to reduce problems and i Confidential ease efficiencies and capabilities.
• Identify performance issues and assist in the development of tools and procedures for better system management.
• Responsible for mentoring and developing new and existing team members.
• Responsible for the design, management and maintenance of large scale enterprise storage environment.
• Led a team of Storage Administrators tasked with day to day capacity planning, production support, project support and performance optimization.

Confidential, Atlanta, Georgia

Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed customer requirements to develop, review and approve system architectures and project deliverables to be executed by project Technical Consultants; including integration with customer’s existing network, messaging system and data stores, system capacity and failover requirements, and security.
• Performed set-up of environment components, including infrastructure services, server OS, application releases and network for multiple project environments (development, integration, staging, production, training, etc.)
• Designed and build web based internet portals for Confidential customers.
• Conduct technical proof-of-concept trials to validate system architectures, data migrations and performance benchmarks
• Build web, application and database servers using standard Microsoft based technology.

Confidential, Atlanta, Georgia

Solutions Architect

Responsibilities:

• Defined network and security architecture across multiple hosted platforms including UNIX and Windows.
• Developed standard framework work for rapid hardware/software deployment based on best practice methodology.
• Architect high availability infrastructure solutions in managed hosted environment, utilizing Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server in active/active and active/passive clustered configurations.
• Served as key liaison between engineering, network operations and implementation to resolve all network/security related issues.
• Facilitated engineering design review meetings prior to release of new hardware/software; provide management team with detailed impact analysis and risk assessment.
• Designed dedicated/shared backup strategies utilizing EMC, Veritas, HP and Sun storage solutions.

Confidential, Atlanta, Georgia

Technical Manager/Sr. Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Resource manager responsible for leading 7 direct reports; duties included staffing decisions, mentoring, performance reviews, promotion and hiring recommendations, separations, training, and career development.
• Defined network and security architecture across multiple platforms including UNIX and Microsoft.
• Successfully performed dual-role as Technical Manager and Senior Consultant of Technical Consulting Group.
• Architect data center build outs including supervising construction, electrical and equipment procurement.
• Served as key liaison between engineering and project management to resolve all customers’ related issues.
• Developed strategic alliance with multiple vendors, to deliver core integrated service offerings.
• Translated business capabilities into core infrastructure requirements.
• Defined technical environment specifications to meet project team and customer needs. As needed, configured environments from ground up, including supporting infrastructure services (DNS, DHCP, firewall, SMTP, etc).
• Provided overall team leadership for the successful execution of high availability solutions and complex integration projects.

Confidential, Hapeville, Georgia

Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Served as liaison between Confidential and Delta Technology to ensure airport renewal project objectives were achieved.
• Maintained site documentation pertaining to Airport Renewal technology, which included, but not limited to facilities drawings, technology design documentation and resource schedules.
• Managed third party vendor relations (Lucent Technologies, Project Management Services Inc and Confidential .
• Managed installation of ATM devices, UPS, single/multi-mode fiber, Lucent structured cabling, copper/fiber patch panels and HP network servers.
• Worked with Field Services management team and Engineering Services to determine requirements for network infrastructure installation, and legacy equipment disposition.
• Worked with business unit to design business requirements, system specifications and implementation strategy.