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

Confidential

Principal Engineer

• Technical pre-sales, demos, and white boarding for Confidential 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 Kinney Group October 2009 to June 2012
• 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

Confidential

Independent Consultant

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

Confidential

Consultant

• Provided technical expertise to support EMC customer engagements for multiple large clients in Confidential 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

Confidential

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

Confidential

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 Confidential
• 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

Confidential

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.

Confidential

Technical Trainer Contract

• Course development and instruction in Windows System Administration and TCP/IP Networking

Confidential

Sr. Systems Engineer

• Planning, design, installation, and support of 100 Windows servers supporting 10000 users
• Design Implementation lead for multiple large scale projects including Storage Networking, Thin-Client Infrastructure, and Enterprise Backup.
• Installation and support of a 10000 user Tru64/Oracle SAP R/3 landscape

Confidential

Network Technician

• Design, installation, and support of NetWare, Windows NT, and Citrix Winframe servers and associated applications for external customers

Confidential

Field Technician

• Field support of varied hardware, networking, and server technologies in support of small to medium businesses

Confidential

Systems Support Contract

• Various support and implementation projects for a wide variety of Confidential clients.

Technical Skills List

• Hardware:
• Server Platforms:
• x86
• Virtual VMWare, Hyper-V, Virtual Server, Xen
• Cloud Amazon AWS, MS Azure, VMware vCloud,OpenStack
• Compaq/DEC Alpha AXP
• Sun SPARC
• IBM RS/6000, pSeries
• HP PA/RISC
• Storage Components:
• Fibre Channel / FCoE Hubs/Switches/Directors Brocade, Cisco, Qlogic
• Disk Storage EMC, NetApp, Compaq/Digital/HP, Sun, Dell, IBM, Pure, Isilon, Nexenta
• Tape Libraries / Silos StorageTek, ADIC, ATL, Compaq, Sun, Spectralogic, IBM
• Network Attached Storage NetApp, EMC, Compaq, Dell
• Filesystems WAFL, ZFS, btrfs, HDFS
• Software Defined Storage Swift, Cinder, vSAN, vFiler, Nexenta, GlusterFS, Redhat Storage Server
• Software:
• Operating Systems:
• Windows NT/2000//2003/2008/2012
• Citrix Winframe/Metaframe/XenApp
• Novell Netware
• Unix DEC/Tru64, SunOS/Solaris/OpenSolaris, AIX, HP/UX, Irix, Linux, BSD
• Linux Redhat / CentOS, Debian, Ubuntu, Slackware, SUSE
• VMware ESX, ESXi
• KVM / RHEV
• Applications:
• High Availability MSCS, TruCluster, Vertias, Vinca, AAC, FailSafe, MC Serviceguard, VMware HA
• SAP R/3 BASIS
• Storage Management Legato/EMC, Veritas, Symantec, IBM, Tivoli,MS
• Infrastructure DNS, DHCP, Management, Monitoring
• Virtualization Management vCloud, VMware Operations Manager vCOPS
• Big Data Apache Hadoop, VMware Serengeti, Apache Savanna, Ambari, HDInsight
• Automation Configuration Puppet, Chef, RestAPI, Bladelogic, vCenter Configuration Manager / vCM, DynamicOps / vCloud Automation Center / vCAC, vCenter Orchestrator / vCO
• Security:
• VPN and Remote Access Technologies Cisco, PPTP, VPN, IPSec
• Encryption and Data Integrity Algorithms, Implementation, Hardware, PKI
• Firewalls and Network Security PIX/ASA, Checkpoint, Sniffers, Ethereal, Snort, ISS
• Vulnerability / Penetration Testing Nessus, NMAP, Netstumbler, IDS
• Government Security Policies NISPOM, DIACAP, NIACAP, DCID 6/3, FISMA, FIPS-140, IATF
• Cloud IaaS Isolation, Auditing, Multi-Tenancy
• Cryptocurrency
• Misc:
• Networking Protocols TCP/IP, IPX
• Enterprise Directories AD, NDS, LDAP
• Enterprise Management Tools
• Operating Systems Architecture
• Platform Migration
• High Availability / Disaster Recovery / Business Continuity