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Des Moines, Iowa Area

Des Moines, Iowa Area

• Guided clients as their trusted advisor on small business to enterprise storage & virtualization technologies. Projects included Domain Controller and File/Print server migrations, Exchange migrations, Office 365 migrations, Server hardware upgrades, storage/SAN upgrades, Horizon View VDI deployments, EVault backup and recovery solution implementations. • Managed multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining frequent communication with clients. Setting proper expectations and providing excellent documentation is critical to project success and client satisfaction.• Team lead and subject matter expert on Cisco UCS server product line. Successfully migrated ACS production hardware from IBM Flex system to Cisco UCS mini platform in November of 2015. • Subject matter expert on VMware Horizon View with numerous successful implementations ranging from 20 to 250 virtual desktops.• Supported ACS sales team by analyzing complex client environments, identifying pain points or bottlenecks, and scoping solutions that will work for the client. Constantly researching new technologies to stay current with industry trends.• Assisted help desk staff with escalated support issues while still maintaining project implementation schedules.