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IT TECHNICAL ENGINEER/ARCHITECT I implement and manage enterprise-scale virtualized and physical server environments while building positive relationships and strong collaborations among the technology teams. My go-to attitude of “there is nothing we can’t build or fix” inspires and motivates my colleagues.Watching things come together is thrilling. From building and installing new technologies to developing 1st-level support staff to the 2nd and 3rd tiers, I never tire of seeing systems and people advance. I enjoy sharing my knowledge, training people on decision-making, management, and technologies, and enabling them to attain their career goals.We are greater than our sum total. If there are only 2 of us on a team but we collaborate well, we will accomplish much more than a team of 4 who do not work together toward a common goal.At Ensono, I brought a lifecycle upgrade process back in-house after discovering that the third party was charging nearly $1M annually. After training our technical personnel on this new skill set, I not only saved the company that money, but also elevated the team’s technical maturity. Before this at PetSmart, I contributed to the company’s first successful disaster recovery test after years of issues. I implemented new technology and laid the foundation for all future DR tests.I bring vast experience and expertise spanning capacity planning, Virtual Infrastructure components, Cisco UCS design, deployments, and lifecycle management, VMware deployments, VCE vBlock administration and deployments. Physical\Virtual Hybrid Cloud solutions for IaaS and PaaSMy credentials include a VCE-CIAE, DCUCD, both in process of being renewed, plus an extensive technical inventory that includes various VMware technologies, several operating systems, and diverse software and hardware. I am also familiar with PowerShell, UCS PowerTool Suite, VMware PowerCLI, and AWS.

Listed skills include Disaster Recovery, Virtualization, Vmware, Data Center, and 39 others.