TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Technology and Tools: Vmware ESX Versions 2.x - 6.7 OpenStack (KVM/Vmware) Vmware Cloud Automation Center (VCAC) 5-8.x Powershell/PowerCli Windows, Red Hat Linux 5.x-7.x Amazon Web Services Microsoft Azure Google Cloud Platform vrealize Orchestrator(VRO)/ServiceNow Integration/Infoblox/Puppet/Ansible vSan, Cisco UCS, HP C7000 VCP3, VCP4, VCP 5.5, VCP6-Cloud, VCP-Network Virtualization

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Supported buildout of greenfield Vmware 6.7 environment
• Installation and configuration of vRealize Network Insight and vRealize Log Insight
• Installation and configuration of vRealize Automation 8.x provisioning environment
• Integrated ServiceNow and vRealize Operations with vRealize Automation
• Integrated New Data Centers into Transporation Virtual Environment
• Configured Virtual Machine Provisoning Process from VRA 8.x to on-prem and cloud endpoints (Azure, AWS)

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Supported provisioning and post-provisioning workflows for both Windows and Linux operating systemsSupported Amazon Web Services as a VRA endpoint
• Created VRA Documentation and internal Vmware KB for vSan
• Trained Operations staff on VRA and VRO
• Installed and supported Ansible for OS configuration and Day 2 operating systems configuration

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Created VRO worfklows Leveraging Powershell, ServiceNow and Puppet for VM and operating system post-provisioning configuration tasks
• Upgraded and supported vRealize Automation 7.2 and vRealize Orchestrator using NSX
• Managed and designed VRA/VRO build, provisioning and post-provisioning workflows for both Windows and Linux operating systems
• Created Context-Sensitive VRA forms utilizing VRO resource actions for datacenter selection in addition to virtual machine tagging
• Created VRA DAY 2 actions Powershell scripting and Puppet
• Created and managed instances for Amazon Web Services
• Created OS templates for both Windows and Linux for automated provisioning process
• Supported VRA integration with both Amazon Webservices and Microsoft Azure
• Upgraded VRA from version 7.2 to 7.4.1

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Implemented Vmware vRealize Automation 6.22 and Vmware Vrealize 7.2 utilizing NSX
• Managed VRA/VRO build, provisioning and post-provisioning workflows for both Windows and Linux operating systems
• Implemented Powershell plug-in and Powershell scripting for vRealize Automation 6.2
• Created Vmware vRealize Automation workflows for ServiceNow CMDB plug-in
• Implemented Infoblox vRealize Automation plug-ins for IPAM functionality
• Created VRA advanced services using Powershell scripting and Linux bash scripting
• Created and managed instances for Amazon Web Services
• Created OS templates for both Windows and Linux for automated provisioning process
• Utilized vRealize Automation as a front-end for Amazon Web services virtual machine provisioning
• Tested and implemented VRA 7.3 in a virtual sandbox environment
• Supported vSphere environment on Cisco UCS platform

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Created Cloud Architecture Solution for the Confidential Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) utilizing vCloud Automation Center 5.x and 6.x and vCenter Orchestrator
• Created VM Lifecycle Management Policies and Procedures for Application Development Effort
• Implemented high-availability cloud services using Oracle RAC running on Vmware
• Automated data center startup/shutdown and activities as well as Vmware Tools/Hardware Updates using Powershell and PowerCli
• Created bulk snapshot creation/deletion process using Vmware PowerCli to ensure vm rollback capability after OS patching
• Provided Red Hat Linux and Windows 2012 operating system support for application development teams
• Created OS templates for both Windows and Linux for automated provisioning process
• Utilized Vmware vShield to test and troubleshoot rudimentary firewall and load-balancing issues related to application support
• Managed OpenStack proof of concept for internal cloud solution
• Provided ESX performance tuning support for RHEL 6.x using VCOPS
• Managed vSphere environment using Cisco UCS hardware

Confidential, Cambridge, MA

Cloud Computing Architect

Responsibilities:

• Architect of Provisioning Process for NIBR (Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research) making use of both vOrchestrator and vCloud Director
• Managed Design of Multiple Hypervisor Implementation (Vmware, Xen)
• Managed and designed proof of concept project for OpenStack Cloud Implementation with Amazon EC2
• Deployed and managed virtual workloads using multiple cloud-based technologies (vCloudDirector, OpenStack)
• Managed technical architecture implementation process for vOrchestrator and vCloud
• Managed implementation of high-availability cloud services using Oracle RAC running on Vmware
• Automated global maintenance activities using Powershell, Vmware, and Vmware Site Recovery Manager
• Managed delivery of Symantec NetBackup VADP enterprise backup solution

Confidential, Boston, MA

VIRTUALIZATION ARCHITECT

Responsibilities:

• Architected Data Center Consolidation Strategy for Executive Office of Health and Human Services
• Data Center Consolidation
• Managed meetings and project deadlines as well as executive-level project presentations for data center consolidation
• Managed meetings with customer agencies and ran teams tasked with virtual machine migrations and data center consolidation
• Managed technical architecture meetings with business, architecture and technical engineering teams
• Managed customer business relationships for data center consolidation and provided executive briefings on project progress

Confidential, Cambridge, MA

VIRTUALIZATION ARCHITECT

Responsibilities:

• Planned and Engineered ESX Server Upgrade 3.5 to Vsphere4 and vCenter 4.1 on HP C7000 Blade Platform
• Designed Virtualization Performance Benchmarking Methodology Using Vmware AppSpeed 1.x
• Planned and engineered Data Center more than 100 Virtual Machine Migrations and 10 ESX Host Migrations
• From Cambridge Data Center to Raleigh, NC Data Center
• Designed and Implemented Confidential ESX DMZ Installation
• Created Tiered ESX Storage Model Utilizing Both Fiber-Channel and NFS Storage Options

Confidential, Boston, MA

VIRTUALIZATION ARCHITECT

Responsibilities:

• Managed and Engineered ESX Server Upgrade 3.5 to Vsphere4 and 4.1
• Upgraded VCP VCP3 to VCP4
• Designed Virtualization Capacity Planning and Designed Data Center Consolidation Strategy for over 20 Data Centers
• Utilized Platespin Recon for Virtualization Capacity Planning for over 300 Vmware ESX P2V Candidates
• Designed Vsphere4 Architecture for Enterprise Data Center Consolidation of over Commonwealth Data Centers
• Utilized Dynamic Ops Virtual Resource Manager to Create Self-Provisioned VM Hierarchy
• Designed Enterprise P2V Strategy for over 300 Virtual Machines using Platespin Convert
• Performed 60 of Planned 300 P2V and V2V Migrations
• Created Tiered ESX Storage Model Utilizing Both Fiber-Channel and NFS Storage Options

Confidential, Tolland, CT

VIRTUALIZATION ENGINEER

Responsibilities:

• Managed Enterprise-Scale Virtual Machine migration using Platespin PowerConvert for Fortune 500 Retail Company
• Performed Capacity Planning and Analysis using Platespin PowerRecon
• Utilized Blue Lane and Tripwire software products for virtualization security
• Utilized Confidential core vFoglight software for performance charting

Confidential, Wakefield, MA

UNIX/ VMWARE SYSTEM ENGINEER

Responsibilities:

• Lead Architect on multiple concurrent VMWARE ESX Server Migrations
• Created Complex Off-site Disaster Recovery Solutions, leveraging knowledge of backup technologies as well as Vmware
• ESX peripheral technologies including the Vizioncore Product Suite
• Documented and Provided Technical support for Solaris 8.x, Veritas Volume Manager, and Veritas Cluster Server at
• Multiple client sites
• Skilled in both Vmware P2V and Platespin server migrations

Confidential, Boston, MA

UNIX/ VMWARE SYSTEM ENGINEER

Responsibilities:

• Lead Architect on multiple concurrent VMWARE ESX Server Migrations
• Managed physical to virtual conversion of hundreds of virtual machines from ESX 2.5 platform to ESX 3.0 platform
• ESX peripheral technologies including the Vizioncore Product Suite

Confidential, Dallas, Texas

DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING ENGINEER

Responsibilities:

• Supported approximately 800 Wintel servers running flavors of Windows ranging from Windows NT 4.0 to Windows 2003
• Vmware ESX 2.x virtualization proof of concept Wintel team lead
• Vmware ESX 2.x development and Q/A implementation team member; built over 30 ESX 2.5 servers with significant
• Experience using Vmotion and EMC SAN technology with Vmware
• Developed, tested, and documented Vmware scripted install build
• Built over 30 virtual machines running operating systems of both Windows and Linux
• Lead Wintel System Administrator for Bank of New York Imaging Project
• Administrator for a variety of server and capacity monitoring products ranging from Infovista, Tivoli Storage Manager, and

Confidential, Chelsea, MA

UNIX SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for administration of enterprise financial/human resources applications on both AIX 5.2 and HPUX
• Experienced with HACMP, AIX virtualization, and EMC SAN configuration technologies including PowerPath and EDM
• Support for Solaris and Red Hat Linux operating systems
• Member of 4 person support team

Confidential, Chelsea, MA

SENIOR WINTEL SYSTEM ENGINEER

Responsibilities:

• Maintenance and administration of enterprise systems based on the Microsoft Back Office platform
• Led Server consolidation effort using Vmware that migrated 15 physical servers to 2 Vmware ESX servers running a
• Combination of Windows and Linux virtual machines
• Supported 20,000 user Exchange/Active Directory environment; made significant use of virtualization to achieve both cost
• Savings and performance gains in said environment
• Significant experience using Exchange and SQL with Windows clustering and EMC SAN technology (Symmetrix, CelerraCenterra, EDM, PowerPath)
• Lead Windows engineer for enterprise data warehouse project migrating from Windows NT 4.0 to Windows 2000 using EMC
• BCVs, Veritas Volume Manager, and Microsoft SQL Server 2000
• Advanced knowledge of IIS 4.X-6X via supporting over fifty e-government applications
• Red Hat Linux System Administrator
• Member of Eight person Wintel support team

Confidential, Boston, MA

WINTEL SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR

Responsibilities:

• Administration and support responsibility for a multi-domain environment composed of 8 Windows NT servers and 5
• Microsoft Exchange servers spanning 14 state agencies including the Governor’s Office and the Executive Office
• For Administration and Finance
• Installation, customization, and upgrades of existing File and Print and Exchange servers
• Monitoring, diagnosis, and resolution of NT/Exchange Server Performance Issues
• Setup Exchange disaster recovery strategies
• Tuning and optimization of Exchange Servers resulting in dramatic disk space recovery
• Support, maintenance, and troubleshooting of TCP/IP, DHCP, RAS, and IIS 4.0 issues
• Setup, documentation, and automated enforcement of enterprise security policies
• Support for network infrastructure components including hubs, switches, and concentrators
• Y2K coordinator for 5 state agencies encompassing over 200 users