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Austin, Tx, Us

Dallas, Texas, Us

Managed infrastructure, mobile device management, and architecture teams for an organization of over 150,000 end users. Designed and implemented SAN-based hardware platforms transformation to hyper-converged infrastructure, including Oracle EBS systems. Reduced disaster recovery times from weeks to hours by leveraging cloud service replication of real-time virtual machine replication. Deployed direct connections to cloud service providers using Equinix performance hub technology. Replatformed backup recovery system from a Dell Avamar-based system to an HPE/Veeam backup platform. Redesigned Azure tenant to better leverage resources and provided a robust security framework that saved over five hundred thousand dollars annually. Architected Azure-based VDI platform for secured remote use for employees and contractors. Responsible for managing departmental budgets, including the annual renewal of the organization’s Microsoft Enterprise Agreement and other vendor support contracts such as VMWare. Led two operational teams and moved to 100% remote during the pandemic, successfully providing value to keep the teams remote post-pandemic.

Round Rock, Texas, Us

Assisted client post-installation health check and security findings remediation. Developed custom VMWare and VXRail operations documentation and standards leveraging SDDC (vCF) software suite. Developed upgrading architectural and operational standards and documentation using TOGAF. Met with functional teams on moving workloads from conventional SAN-based platforms to VXRail/VXRack-based systems.

Houston, Texas, Us

Architected and deployed a VMWare software-defined data center (SDDC) on Dell/EMC VXRack expansion to migrate production workloads from ExtremIO/Cisco UCS platform. Managed enterprise license agreements with Microsoft, VMWare, and Dell/EMC as the Technical Lead. Maximized corporate access to AWS/GCP/Azure by leveraging Equinix Performance Hub/CloudConnect by implementing a multi-vendor cloud strategy. Designed and directed a large-scale data center migration from a two-data center model to a single data center/DR model resulting in the 2016 company excellence award. Responsible for delivery of three and five-year technology roadmaps to leadership and documented architectural standards using the TOGAF framework. IOT project to deploy video surveillance to over 2000 Oklahoma and New Mexico wellheads. Hardware design, Private LTE network connections, and microwave where LTE is unavailable. Implemented remote office VBlock hardware platform for ease of remote management and stability.

Houston, Texas, Us

Supervised 50 full-time offshore employees and eight (8) company employees tasked with providing installation support for storage and backup equipment procured by the company. Established storage policies and procedures regarding access methods, security validation checks, and documentation. Managed staff and relevant teams while leading and coordinating all activities, including project lifecycle, software development life cycle, and daily operations. Championed the schism of the company’s upstream and downstream units into two (2) separate companies as the Technical Lead and Project Manager. Migrated production from EMC Vmax to XtremIO flash-based storage platforms. Insourced storage and backup workforce from HP/EDS to an internal, propriety company model. Utilized Data Domain and Avamar storage grids to move company backups from Symantec NetBackup software to a Networker/Avamar data protection platform. Demonstrated proficiency in Networker by designing an SAP HANA backup and recovery system. Established the HP to Cisco UCS platform architecture standard.

Houston, Texas, Us

Functioned as the Technical Lead for numerous business projects including new office buildings and plant security systems. Oversaw all aspects of the refinery fiber optic network. Key Achievements:Integrated industry best practices in the implementation of VMWare server standards for the refining unit. Automatized SOX and PCI corporate standard monitoring for seven (7) company-wide refineries.

Houston, Texas, Us

Assumed responsibility for region-wide LAN network and file server equipment. Delivered excellent Tier 2 client support for 300+ employees. Implemented and administered software, document management solutions, and infrastructure.Key Achievements:Traveled extensively throughout East Texas and North Louisiana to install and configure SCADA systems.