Skill Summary:
Virtualization: VMware, vCenter, vSphere, vDP, SRM, vRA, vCOPS, LogInsight, P2V, Hyper-V
Storage: EMC Clariion, IBM DS, Dell NX, RecoverPoint, EquaLogic, NetApp
Servers: Windows 2003/2008/2008 R2/2012/2012 R2, SQL to 2012, Citrix, ESX, Team Foundation Services
Networking: DNS, DHCP, NPS, WDS, Brocade, McData, NAS, OpenVMS
Systems: Active Directory, Group Policy, SCCM, SCOM, Visual Studio
Scripting: PowerShell, PowerCLI, KiXtart, Windows Command Shell (Batch), VBScript, C, PHP, Perl
Specializing in: Systems Integration, Server Migration, Storage Administration, Server Engineering, and Virtualization Technologies.
Experience:
Senior Systems Engineer – June 2013 to Present
Milgard Windows & Doors Seattle, WA
● Helped deploy a Cisco UCS Blade server environment utilizing multiple chassis connected to a NetApp NAS for shared storage.
● Migrated legacy VMware vSphere 4 environment running on IBM X-Series servers to the new Cisco UCS platform running vSphere 5.5
● Deployed and configured Site Recovery Manager using vSphere Replication to our Portland datacenter for disaster recovery.
● Deployed, and configured vCenter LogInsight and Operations Manager to improve management of the VMware infrastructure for resource and capacity management.
● Deployed vSphere Orchestrator to automate general management processes and server build processes.
● Managed several NetApp NAS systems for VMware datastore shared storage usage and VM replication.
● Managed ESXi hosts in over 10 branch offices for local file storage, data, and authentication purposes.
● Provide tier 4 support for the virtual server environment hosting over 150 virtual machines.
DevOps Systems Engineer – February to May 2013
Costco Wholesale, Inc, Issaquah, WA
● Brought on to the AEM (Application Environment Management) team to automate and script out the build and deployment of the test and development virtual environments using vSphere PowerCLI
● Worked closely with the ECOM group to streamline the build, install, and deployment of the ECOM and Pharmacy applications.
● Utilized vCenter for provisioning purposes.
Systems Engineer – October 2012 – November 2012
Mutual of Enumclaw, Enumclaw, WA
● Provided Risk Assessment for Active Directory environment as well as the Exchange Server environment.
● Evaluated the current vSphere 4.x deployment in preparation for a vSphere 5.x upgrade/replacement
● Documented the server/rack datacenter layout using Visio
● Managed virtual infrastructure using vCenter.
Service Engineer – July 2012
Microsoft, Redmond, WA
● Worked in the Azure DNS Group supporting the cloud based DNS service. Used Visual Studio Team Foundation Services to work through service tickets.
Systems Engineer – March to June 2012
Apex Learning, Inc., Seattle, WA
● Upgraded and migrated from vSphere 4 to vSphere 5 for all the public and private environments used by the company.
● Worked with Isilon NAS devices as the back end storage for the vSphere clusters.
● Wrote several scripts to help automate the transition from test/stage environments to production environment.
● Managed virtual infrastructure using vCenter
● Applied best practice settings and configuration to all the vSphere hosts and clusters to provide a more stable and consistent support experience.
● Deployed the vMA appliance for centralized command line maintenance and the vDR appliance for VM level backups.
Systems Engineer – August 2011 to January 2012
Microsoft, Redmond, WA
● Working with the Microsoft Retail Store Group supporting the core Windows Network Infrastructure components (e.g.; DNS, DHCP, NPS, WDS)
● Deployed and supported two servers of each of the above roles except for NPS at each Microsoft Retail Store
● Wrote PowerShell scripts to automate the deployment of each of the roles based on the server name.
Senior Server Systems Engineer – April 2008 to July 2011
Flow International, Kent, WA
● Built and managed 40+ VMware ESX hosts in 10 locations around the world hosting over 200 virtual machines. Started with 2 hosts running Virtual Infrastructure 3 progressing up to vSphere 4.1.
● Deployed Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager to manage over 1000 desktop and laptop systems.
● Deployed Microsoft System Center Operations Manager to monitor the 200+ virtual servers throughout the network.
● Managed 5 EMC Clariion CX3-20C SAN’s as well as an IBM DS4300 SAN utilizing Brocade and McData fibre switches. Over the past 3 years expanded 2 of the Clariion SANs to maximum disk/shelf capacity to accommodate the virtual server growth.
● Deployed a virtualized 3 node Microsoft Windows Server 2008/SQL Server 2008 cluster.
● Deployed several SQL Servers ranging from SQL Server 2000, 2003, 2008 and 2008 R2.
● Installed, deployed, and configured vCenter to automate infrastructure.
● Built and deployed several servers to run the companies new Microsoft Dynamics AX ERP system.
● Assisted the migration of the company from its old NT4 domain to a Windows 2003/2008 based domain fully utilizing Active Directory and Group Policies.
● Wrote several PowerShell scripts to automate IT user account management and reporting processes.
● Managed Active Directory (8 domain controllers) and Group Policy.
● Configured and managed internal and external Corporate DNS.
● Configured and managed DHCP and WINS for all regional offices.
Owner – 2005 to 2008
VS Consulting, Auburn, WA
● Sole Proprietorship Consulting business supporting two Small Business clients varying in size from 5 to 15 employees. Providing support and maintenance for both desktops and servers covering OS to Application issues.
Senior System Administrator – July 1997 to March 2008
Spacelabs Healthcare, Issaquah, WA
● Built and maintained a 100+ server multi-domain Windo...
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