OVERVIEW OF QUALIFICATIONS
- Accomplished and Goal-Orientated
- Certified in many IT platforms
- Experienced in project planning and management
- Excel in developing and motivating highly focused teams
- Highly experienced in physical server consolidation through virtualization
- Highly experienced in the management of virtual server and desktop environments
CERTIFICATIONS
- Microsoft Certified Professional (Windows XP \ Windows 2003)
- Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (Windows 2003)
- Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (Windows 2003)
- HP Certified Platform Specialist (HP ProLiant Servers)
- VMware Certified Professional (VCP VI3)
- VMware Certified Professional (VCP vSphere 4)
- VMware Certified Professional (VCP vSphere 5)
- CompTIA Server+
TECHNOLOGY
OPERATING SYSTEMS:
- Windows XP - 7
- Windows Server 2003 – 2008 R2
- VMware ESXi 4.x – 5.x
- VMware ESX 2.x – 4.x
- VMware vSphere 4.x – 5.x
- Novell Netware 5.1 - 6.5
- Linux
NETWORK TECHNOLOGY:
- Proteus / Adonis IPAM
- VLAN
- VMware VDS
- DNS
- TCP/IP v4
- DHCP / BOOTP
- PXE
- WINS
SOFTWARE:
- VMware PowerCLI
- HP Rapid Deployment (Altiris)
- HP Systems Insight
- Lumension Patch Management
- Microsoft SCOM
- Symantec Ghost Solution Suite
- Tivoli Storage Manager
- Trend Micro Office Scan
- Quest vRanger
- PlateSpin Migrator
- Quest vFoglight
- Citrix Presentation Server
- VMware vCenter
- VMware View
- Visual Studio
- PowerShell
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY / FUNCTIONS
Shands Healthcare, Gainesville, Florida April 2011 - Present
System Engineer Level III
- Maintain proficiency in as well as offer guidance and leadership to Level I and II staff
- Lead Engineer for VMware vSphere/ESX Infrastructure
- Lead Engineer for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure – VMware View
- Project management of new systems, application, workflows and major systems upgrades
- Research, analyze and test current and future technologies
- Change Management Counsel voting member
- Enterprise Monitoring Systems Steering Committee member
- Enterprise IP Administration
- Active Directory Steering Committee member
- New datacenter hardware research and decision team
- Datacenter planning Committee member
- Virtual Desktop Steering Committee Lead
Shands Healthcare, Gainesville, Florida March 2003 - April 2011
System Engineer Level II
- Maintain proficiency in all Level 1 functions to support Level I staff
- Implement and maintain system security and configurations of 600+ company servers while providing IT support, to include planning, software and hardware configuration
- VMware vSphere/ESX Support Engineer
- Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Support Engineer – VMware View
- Storage Management in conjunction with SAN storage team
- Enterprise Anti-Virus support
- Enterprise Email Support
- Enterprise Citrix\Terminal Services support
- Enterprise Identity Management support
- Server to desktop integration
- Corporate Compliance Control
Shands Healthcare, Gainesville, Florida November 2000 - March 2003
System Engineer Level I
- Maintain proficiency in all Field Support function to offer guidance and support
- Active Directory Administration
- Perform hardware, software and network upkeep on server class hardware
- Deployment of server hardware and operating systems in data center (sysprep and imaging)
- Execution of patch management
- Backup management of servers
Shands Healthcare, Gainesville, Florida November 1998 - November 2000
Customer Service – Field Support
- Perform hardware, software and application maintenance of workstations
- Sysprep, base system imaging and deployment of workstations
- Analyze technology to recommend, and plan the future layout of computers and peripherals
- Execution of patch management of workstations
- Troubleshoot and support of end-users
EDUCATION
Santa Fe College Gainesville, Florida
Associates of Arts in Business Administration
Courses of note
- Public speaking
- Technical Communication
- Ethics
- Managerial Accounting
- Business Management