Objective:

SR. Systems Engineer / Systems Management / Virtualization Engineer / Technical Architect

Solid performer offering extensive training combined with over 20 years of progressive experience and proven expertise in Virtualization of Data Centers and VDI environments, Systems Management, Global Project Design Management, Team Leadership, Development, Maintenance, Quality Assurance, Pre-Sales and Post-Sales Technical support.

Skills Summary

• Is considered a senior level System Engineer with in-depth knowledge of Virtualization Technologies for Data Center and Server environments including: Vmware ESXi 4.1 and 5.x, Vmware vSphere, Vmware Capacity Planner. Microsoft Hyper-V. Citrix XenSerserver. KVM
• Is considered a senior level System Engineer with in-depth knowledge of Virtualization Technologies for Client and Mobile environments including: Vmware Horizon View, Vmware ThinApp. Microsoft Hyper-V RDP Clients. Citrix XenDesktop, Citrix XenApp, Citrix XenClient
• Is considered a senior level System Engineer with in-depth knowledge of Systems Management Technologies, solution or service offerings in Blades, Servers, Storage, Network, Services and Technical Education.
• Experience in industry leading Systems Management platforms e.g. SMS, NetIQ, Altiris , Security, Terminal Services/Citrix, Dell DMC, Clarion storage, Virtualization e.g. VMWare ESX and ESXi , Linux, Novell, Cisco products.
• Builds customer loyalty through continuous meetings, innovation, and becoming a trusted advisor.
• Demonstrates expert knowledge of latest technologies and solutions through on-going research and training.
• Able to adapt and understand customers virtual environments and aid in repair, architecting growth, Greening Datacenter, and creating Server, SAN and Network solutions.
• In-depth knowledge of client's infrastructure and architecture including business, organizational structure, business processes and financial structure.
• Demonstrates leadership and initiative in successfully driving Technical Solutions and full IT portfolio including hardware, software and services needed for the customer's requirements.
• Balances strategic and tactical pursuits to optimize coverage and develop a predictable Return On Investment.
• Uses C-level engagement skills in collaboration with account leads to offer value-add solutions to the client.
• Excellent verbal and writing skills able to provide concise and structured recommendations for solutions as well as explaining the solutions using Presentation tools and or whiteboard sessions.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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Founder / Sr. Technical Architect

• Created and manage VWORLDTECH.ORG Portal
• Created and manage VWORLDTECH Test Lab Virtual Systems, Virtual Worlds, VRobotics
• Created and manage VWORLDTECH Users Group Virtual Systems, Virtual Worlds,VRobotics
• Created and manage VWORLDTECH Media VForums, VBlogs, VMedia, VTraining
• Developed Custom Virtual Applications to manage Virtualized environments.

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Sr. Technical Architect Wintel / Vmware / Citrix

• Sr. Technical Architect for the Wintel Migration project 200 Wintel / Linux Servers in the US . In charge of correlating and managing multiple migration tasks including Server Evaluations, OS upgrades, Application dependency assessments, P2P, P2V and Hybrid migrations
• Performed P2V evaluation tests of existing Wintel Servers 2003-2008-2012 for migration to main Data Centers in CO and TX. Evaluation tests included collecting required information from remote servers, using SNMP and WMI tools. Used Wintel MS MAP , Vmware Converter and 3rd party tools to evaluate data and create accurate reports for the migration process. Correlated resources from various IT groups Compute, Network, Storage, DC to provide complete HW/OS migration solutions.
• Performed Application assessment tests of existing commercial and legacy applications to evaluate application dependencies Hardware, OS, DB, Network, Storage , and correlated resources from the Wintel, Vmware, Citrix teams to provide a stable, and fully manageable, virtualized application infrastructure.
• Participated in 100 successful Server Migration projects. Including P2P, P2V, Hybrid scenarios. All projects were fully documented and properly tested.
• Worked with various IT groups and vendors to create and share accurate documentation for internal migration projects. Documentation included Step-by-Step docs, Best practices docs, Demo Videos, Tools Guides, Visio Diagrams .
• Created and managed the internal Server Migration Team Test Lab. Lab included HW: Cisco UCS, HP Srvrs, Dell Srvrs, Netapp Stg, DMC Stg HV: Vmware Vsphere, MS HyperV, Citrix .
• Server Migration Team lead CO HQ . Charged with interviewing and evaluating 50 candidates for various positions, local and remote, within the Server Migration Team.
• Charged with training, mentoring, and monitoring of all new team members.

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Product Technologist Sr. Advisor / OSE On-Site Systems Engineer / SME Subject Matter Expert

• SME Subject Matter Expert for Systems Management products including Dell, HP, Microsoft, CA, Altaris and Cisco
• Senior level System Engineer in Virtualization Technologies for Data Centers and Server environments including: Vmware ESXi 4.1 and 5.1, Vmware vSphere, Vmware Capacity Planner. Microsoft Hyper-V. Citrix XenSerserver. KVM
• Senior level System Engineer in Virtualization Technologies for Clients and Mobile environments including: Vmware Horizon View, Vmware ThinApp. Microsoft Hyper-V RDP Clients. Citrix XenDesktop, Citrix XenApp, Citrix XenClient.
• Lead OSE for Colorado with VMWare and Microsoft, aiding in pre-sales and post-sales. Also hands-on with implementation of VMWare and Microsoft virtualization products at customer sites.
• Discussed all virtualization technologies, understanding the differences between them and able to articulate the advantages of each.
• Provided customers with on-site POCs Proof-Of-Concept in the areas of Enterprise level Servers, Networking, Storage, Virtualization and Systems Management
• Worked in highly decentralized and customer facing environments. Developed, presented, implemented and explained the value of proposed infrastructure solutions to all levels of management and IT Departments
• Performed a wide variety of technical and administrative duties in overall enterprise solution assessment, design, validation, development, delivery and sales
• Presented whiteboard sessions to all levels of client organization including C-Level.
• On Site at DELL on-The-Road shows to speak about virtualization and DELL hardware and Systems Management products.

Technical Skills

• VMware Data Center Vmware ESXi 4.1 and 5.1, Vmware vSphere, Vmware Capacity Planner .
• VMware Client Vmware Horizon View, Vmware ThinApp .
• VMware VCP Certification
• Citrix Data Center Citrix XenSerserver .
• Citrix Client Citrix XenDesktop, Citrix XenApp, Citrix XenClient. .
• Microsoft Data Center MS 2012 Hyper-V .
• Virtualization Management Tools MS SCCM 2012, PlateSpin, Veeam, Quest, Solarwinds, Kace, Dell, HP, CA .
• .Systems Management Tools Dell OME, Altaris, HP OV, CA, KACE. Nagios, SCCM, BMC
• HP OV Cerrtified, Dell OM Certified
• MS Windows OS Servers: 2003,2008,2012 Clients: XP, Windows 7, Windows 8
• .Linux/Unix OS Red Hat, CentOS, Debian, Ubuntu, HP UX, Solaris, IBM
• Hardware Servers Dell PowerEdge and Blade Servers, HP Blade Servers, IBM, Cisco
• Hardware Clients Dell, HP, IBM, Wyse
• Hardware Network Dell PowerConnect, Dell F-10, Dell Blade I/O, Sonic Wall, Xsigo, Cisco, HP
• Hardware Storage Dell Compellent, Dell EqualLogic, Dell PowerVault, NetApp, EMC, Violin .
• DELL Server Specialist certification

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Solutions Consultant

Technical support for all Vericept products Development and Implementation Technical support for Field Solution Consultant Team Implementation Technical support for Channel Partners Pre-Sales and Implementation Provide Pre and Post Sales support for the Sales and Channel teams. Designed and manage Virtual Product Lab for testing and demos Design and deployment of custom virtual solutions based on all Vericept and Technology Partners products Technical support of various OS implementation platforms Unix, Linux, Windows 2003/XP, OSX

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Co-Founder and SeniorConsultant Developed the 6HT System Created the 6HT WinGuruXP Console Architected and implemented network solutions for several small and large customers.

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Network Management Tools Sr. Engineer - Architected Network Management solutions for large IBM customers - Supported Network Management solutions for internal and external IBM customers - Senior support engineer for CiscoWorks - Senior support engineer for Lucent VitalNet - Support engineer for IBM NetView and MRTG

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NetVigil SE / Consultant Design and Implementation of Service Management solutions utilizing the NetVigil product suite. Developed product demos and presentations for several large customers. Member of the product development advisory team Collaborated with engineering group developing management integration products. Collaborated with management team negotiating corporate relationships with large customers and partners.

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Founder and President Designed and implemented one of the largest SNMP and Network Management portals in the internet. Created and manage SNMPWORLD.com Created and manage SNMPWORLD SNMP Lab Created and manage SNMPWORLD users group Created and manage HP-OV Performance Insight users group Developed custom SNMP applications Developed and implemented custom Network Management solutions utilizing a wide range of products.

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HP OpenView Solutions Architect Worked with Pre and Post sales teams developing and delivering technical sales presentations and plans. Managed consulting and engineering teams during the implementation phase. Designed and implemented custom product integration solutions for several customers. Developed technical and non-technical sales presentations for several HP OpenView products. Participated in a wide range of forums, user meetings, and customer presentations providing sales and technical support. Developed product demonstrations and custom training materials for customers and HP OpenView sales and technical teams. Worked with the HP OpenView product teams identifying product positioning and providing competitive analysis.

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Senior Solutions Engineer

Managed all areas of Pre and Post technical sales cycles. Participated with sales team developing new sales and marketing strategies and documentation. Implemented large complex solutions using performance management tools. Developed custom performance management solutions specializing in Radius, VoIP, and other communication technologies. Created several technical and non-technical presentations and training materials. Collaborated with engineering group developing performance management integration products. Collaborated with management team negotiating corporate relationships with large customers and partners.

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Senior Network Management Engineer

Led Network Management engineering team in the Colorado region and worked with corporate sales team as a senior technical consultant. Implemented large complex solutions using a variety of Network Management tools. Participated in several forums and corporate presentations providing sales and technical support. Developed custom integration Network Management products and solutions. Created sales and training materials for technical and non-technical audiences. Worked with senior management team establishing Pre and Post sales services.

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Senior Network Engineer Designed and implemented complex network infrastructure solutions for several large customers and participated in all areas of Pre and Post sales cycles. Designed and implemented large network infrastructures utilizing a wide variety of networking technologies. Developed network design and implementation tools for Cabletron and Cisco network devices. Developed custom sales and training materials for customers and internal groups. Collaborated with the Network Management team developing tools to manage large hybrid network infrastructures. Provided technical and sales support to customers and internal groups. Confidential

Senior Systems Engineer Advance Systems Group Worked with technical and sales teams designing and implementing networking solutions. Collaborated with management team coordinating Pre and Post sales services. Developed custom sales and training materials for customers and internal groups. Participated in a wide range of industry forums and customer meetings providing sales and technical support. Led advance UNIX engineering team providing sales and technical support.

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Senior UNIX Engineer SUN Certified Systems Engineer. Compaq/SCO Unix Certified Systems Engineer.