Blake Carpenter Email & Phone Number

Turlock, California, Us

- Cisco UCS, Hyperflex, ISE, DNA- VMware vCloud, vCenter, NSX, Horizon View- Enterprise Microsoft, Linux- Nimble Storage

- Project management- Network/Systems architect- Enterprise project engineer

- Project management- Network/Systems architect- Overseeing enterprise engineering objectives- MS RDS load balancing and farm design/deployments

Midvale, Ut, Us

- XenServer Clustering/Pooling, virtual switching, load balancing, HA, web self service- Engineering/Architecting Citrix Provisioning services- XenApp engineering and management- Wyse thin clients- Windows ThinPC

Midvale, Ut, Us

• Installed and configured SCCM user self-service portal add-on called SCCM Expert; created automated workflow for software licensing approvals and application delivery through the self service portal• Led in training initiative for departments within our Technical Operations group to extend the use of SCCM as a tool for them to use• Installed, configured and managed Nagios and Zabbix monitoring systems utilizing both Ubuntu server and CentOS• Restructured current VMware View environment. Moved away from persistent personal user VMs to a linked clone environment; provided users a brand new VM upon logon; leveraged roaming profiles for user personalization• Reconfigured and re-built public facing VMWare View security server systems• Moved the company to a position where they could extending their capabilities using Citrix virtualization• Planned and deployed Citrix XenDesktop using provisioning services via PXE to stream master image to client VMs• Leveraged Citrix XenServer as a platform for core XenDesktop and XenApp server systems as well as XenApp worker nodes and client VMs• Architected current XenApp environment to deliver virtual applications and RDS desktop sessions to task-based workers• Planned for hardware resources needed and tailored them toward our specific implementation of Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop• Designed roaming user personalization within our virtual environment using Citrix User Profile management and Microsoft folder redirection• Built and deployed Citrix Merchandising server to deliver customized Citrix Receiver installations to fit our environment• Delivered optimized virtual environment using Citrix UPM streamed profile management and solid state storage architecture to host XenApp worker nodes and XenDesktop VDI VHDs• Planned and deployed small scale POC of XenClient environment with virtual XenClient Synchronizer

Midvale, Ut, Us

• Led Windows 7 pilot project to assess problematic application compatibility issues and needed group policy changes• Lead architect in planning and deploying SCCM 2007 consisting of approximately 2000 Windows systems and five site systems• Migrated company away from Windows Deployment Services to a fully automated method of deploying Windows operating systems using SCCM and task sequences• Created fully automated image build process by fully scripting the OS, applications, and Overstock branding processes• Project lead in Windows 7 deployment initiative for over 1500 machines; built scripting process for data migration using USMT and SCCM task sequences to restore user applications and OS build requirements• Managed and maintained SCCM multi-site environment along with software deployment and patching; OS deployment and updating• Led and administered the Group Policy environment for over 1500 windows workstations• Planned and deployed POC for incorporating Mac and Linux systems into our Active Directory architecture using Likewise

• In depth project and client management to maintain Service Level Agreements• Proactive client network monitoring and reporting• Extensive work with Dell and HP product lines• Planned, deployed and managed environments consisting of MS Server 2003/2008, Active Directory, Group Policy, Exchange 2003/2007, MS DFS, DHCP, DNS, WSUS, IIS, Terminal Services, with some SQL experience• Oversaw large upgrade and migration projects• Developed and implemented multi-site network design and AD topologies• Oversaw and implemented multiple deployments of VMWare ESXi in various environments• Designed, implemented, and managed VMWare ESXi, SonicWall firewalls, Blackberry Enterprise Server, Symantec Backup Exec, Trend Micro, HP Device Manager for thin client management, Altiris Deployment Solution, VPN, POS systems, offsite backup automation, wireless point-to-point bridging, and a variety of other appliances and applications

• Designed, implemented, and managed business networks of up to 500 users• Comprehensive work with MS Server 2003, Active Directory, DNS (internal and public), Exchange 2003, SonicWall Firewalls, Backup Exec, Site-to-Site VPNs, and VPN clients• Designed solutions based on needs to meet respective business goals

• Managed network of 60 internal users and 50 external users• Developed major network upgrade from one server Active Directory 2000 domain environment to a six server Active Directory 2003 domain including Exchange 2003, Trend Micro, Backup Exec, and Altiris Deployment Solution• Configured and managed Exchange 2003 environment with services such as RPC over HTTPs, OWA, and EAS• Configured and managed Altiris Deployment Solution which included script building, installation package automation, scripted OS installations, imaging, and systems patch management• Managed Active Directory and Group Policy for entire organization• Basic diagnosis of network issues dealing with the LAN, DHCP, and AD

- Diagnosed desktop hardware and applications- New user and computer setup for end users