Carl Benjamin Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

San Jose, Ca, Us

Responsible for global infrastructure design, standards, operations and architecture.Experience in data center operations to implement, communicate, execute and assist with proceduresincluding day to day operations, asset management, deployments and hardware break-fix.Create and implement standard operating procedures.Procure equipment for data center both domestically and internationally.Communicate with multiple co-locations and vendors.Create and maintain asset management with weekly walk-troughs.Maintain equipment parts locker.Primary point of contact and accountable for all vendors who operate inside of our data centers.Analyze, document and report trends and issues related to data center operations

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Manager of the team that works in all aspects of the Data Center environmentsthis includes migrations, decoms and day to day reliability activities, to ensure a world class environment that keeps a 99.9% uptime.To come up with new and innovative ways of solving problems or issues that may occur.Ensure that the End of life equipment is Tech refreshed and meets the budget operationsI approve of the Data center Physical and portal access activityAs Manager I handle the well being of the team, The work life balance ensure that a happy employee has a higher quality of work performance.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

This is the same roll just the Company rebranded its name as the Staff Data Center Infrastructure Analyst this is the same work as the Senior Cloud Engineer but with more administrative duties and responsibilities such as gather and collecting metrics , taking over team activities, ensuring the technical specs of rack space and power are supported in each data center

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

As the Staff Data Center Infrastructure Analyst this is the same work as the Senior Cloud Engineer but with more administrative duties and responsibilities such as gather and collecting metrics , taking over team activities, ensuring the technical specs of rack space and power are supported in each data center.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Performs IT functions such as design, analysis, evaluation, testing, debugging and implementation of applications programs supporting the company infrastructure business processes and operations and/or network-based (cloud) product systems. Analyzes, installs, acquires, modifies and supports operating systems, database or utilities software. Plans, conducts and directs the analysis of business problems with automated systems solutions. Analyzes, designs, acquires and implements projects for LAN and/or WAN systems. Plans, designs, acquires and implements telecommunications voice/wire systems. At higher job levels, may contribute to the development, testing, evaluation or design of system or infrastructure architecture used throughout the IT solution set.

Fort Lauderdale, Fl, Us

• Supporting Citrix System Mobility Apps as a part of the Data Center Infrastructure team. • Local resource to the IAD Data Centers in the Ashburn Virginia locations (DC3.IAD and DC4.IAD) (these two data centers consist in over 50 racks). • Enormous cost-savings to Citrix to utilize my expertise instead of the Equinix facilities Smart Hands. • Brought on with the primary purpose to support Sharefile and its efforts to build/maintain their infrastructure in IAD and abroad. But with the growing demand for DCI support in the IAD Data Centers, have taken the majority of the work front/ Jira tickets as well as maintaining the co-locations. • Proficient in Electrical systems (UPS systems, transformers, generators, switchgear and power busbar systems). Building control systems (Fire Suppression and Detection), as well as Mechanical systems (Air handling systems, CRAC/CRAH cooling systems, and chillers).• Manage all allocation of resources in the data centers including space, telecom, cooling systems and power.• Interact on a routine basis with multiple venders from the IT Techs i.e. HP, Hitachi to the Electricians and HVAC techs. This involves understanding the SLAs and OLAs that were set in place and adhering to them. It is important to know the components of IT infrastructure i.e. applications, networks, bandwidth, IT security, servers stand-alone and virtualized, storage, cloud and how they must be supported by data center critical infrastructure.• Experience with all major components of IT infrastructure. Applications, networks, bandwidth, IT Security as well as stand-alone and virtual servers. Apply Data Center efficiency concepts regarding the Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE and Data Center Efficiency (DCIE).• Utilization of a DCIM tool called ITRACS.• Experience in applying concepts of data center efficiency for example placing blanking panels in racks, moving floor tiles to the correct hot isle or cold isle, capacity management as well as asset management.

Mclean, Va, Us

• Worked as member of ESOC team for Department of State that oversaw multiple data center migration sites with over 100+ racks.• Responsible for the oversight of over 700 production servers and other network equipment such as EMC Symmetrix, Net App, Cisco, Dell, HP and IBM Main Frame.• Utilized temperature guard as a monitor system for monitoring environmental equipment under the floor sensors, in-rack and wall/room sensors.• Duties included maintaining rack wire management; installing fiber optic and copper cables in telecom racks; ensuring proper rack build out and labeling; maintaining equipment and resources in temperature-monitored environment to industry standards.• Managed all aspects of the government vehicle, including driving sensitive/classified material and equipment to multiple government facilities, uploading and filing documentation to online repository.• Responsible for life cycle support such as research, installation, operations support, upgrades, migrations and retirements.• High degree of vendor management, including working with electricians, HVAC, and on-site SLAs and OLAs. • Experience developing and managing data center policies and procedures to include visual checks of gears, monitoring devices, document retention and reporting, developing and training others on SOPs.

Global, Us

• CSC team member, in charge of installing fiber optic, CAT 5E, 6 cables for Government buildings, surveyed all drop locations, ordered materials needed to install and test all cables. • Project manager for many facility non-negotiable projects. • Communicated with stakeholders/administrators to solve problems. • Maintained asset management for lifecycle of equipment. • Received Outstanding New Employee Award. • As a systems administrator, managed all aspects of the network to include workstations, users, switches, and connectivity to ensure optimal performance. • Support file share drives (i.e. file permissions, User groups, and User access). Perform functions using Windows 2000 Active Directory. Investigate user problems, identify their source, determine possible solutions, test and implement solutions. I was in charge of maintaining which includes tracking the supplies and updating the ordering sheets for all of the printers.

Project manager for many projects; Installing fiber optic, CAT5E cables for the F.B.I. field offices, State Dept. and Other Government Agencies. I was the Supervisor for the State Dept. Annex in Fairfax VA This included being a part of the project management team that designed the Disaster recovery site for DTSPO. This also included being a part of the project management team as the backbone infrastructure subject matter expert. Managed up to fourteen subcontractor’s personnel in which I maintained their schedules and solved any issues that came up on any project. Traveled to numerous field locations and was responsible for company property.

Pasadena, California, Us

Provide security for the Dept. of State and to the employee’s. As a member of the DSS team I on a routine basis trained and enforced federal regulations. While providing security at Camp David for the Middle East Peace Talks, I received a Certificate of Appreciation from J.D George Bailey, Chief, Diplomatic Security Domestic Operations Security Support Division for protecting PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak.

Washington, Dc, Us