David Dunaway Email & Phone Number

Grapevine, Tx, Us

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Sequel Data Systems, Inc. provides IT consulting and integration services for many top technology vendors. Since 1986, our success has been built upon industry expertise and a track record for delivering high quality consulting and IT solutions.Our proven track record as an Enterprise Solutions Provider drives the growth and success of many public sector and commercial accounts.As a fully authorized HP Enterprise Elite Partner and VMware Premier Partner, we have the experience to help you design and implement any size solution. Our areas of expertise include: Disaster RecoveryHigh Availability ClusteringStorage Area NetworksServer and Desktop Virtualization IT ConsolidationEvery customer's requirements are different and our approach is to tailor a solution that meets your specific needs. We base our solutions on leading technology and products. See our Technology Partners page for additional information.We also have the unique ability to prove the latest technology and solutions in our mobile data center.

Keller, Tx

Hired as a subject matter expert for an aggressive Virtual Desktop project, responsible for the design of a complex VDI environment with many requirements including, but not limited to:• Strong security with two-factor authentication• Secure “jump host” virtual machines to be used for production system administration• Highly available systems with capacity for Disaster Recovery and failover• Persistent look and feel with full profile management• high-performance machines for power users• Support for bandwidth intensive applications such as video conference• Application virtualization, delivery and controlAligned technical solutions and products with business needs to lay a foundation for a successful implementation.

Reduced IT costs and complexity by centralizing end user computing with VMware View virtual desktops. Extended the life of equipment by repurposing physical desktops as VDI clients. Accelerated application deployments by implementing Unidesk and its layering technology, reducing maintenance time and simplifying patch management while standardizing desktop builds. Reduced Antivirus management efforts as well as storage workload by leveraging VMware vShield and Kaspersky for Virtualization products.Recognized by Unidesk and asked to host a live webinar to speak about real world experience in a 3 year journey with VDI. A reference architecture based on this deployment was later published by Unidesk.Attended virtualization conferences and user group meetings to network with other virtualization professionals, learn about new products and best practices.Designed and configured infrastructure server environment, including HP SAN storage and blade servers. Demonstrated expert knowledge and troubleshooting skills. Lead many projects to install, replace and upgrade equipment while minimizing customer impact and downtime.Learned Cisco networking while deeply involved in many upgrade projects. 2 years of real hands-on experience combined with 6 weeks of classroom training makes for a sound understanding of networking concepts.Revitalized an existing Cisco VoIP system, upgrading to the latest version of Cisco Call Manager, using Cisco Unity Voicemail integrated with Exchange and Cisco Presence for instant messaging. Cleaned up call routing configurations to optimize bandwidth and minimize long distance toll charges. Deployed a third party paging system to utilize existing VoIP infrastructure for mass alerts.Demonstrated effective leadership while supervising help desk and desktop support staff, training them to maintain a complex environment. Implemented a ticketing system to track work orders, hardware and software inventory.

Provide Server, Network, PC/Workstation administration and support for the entire water department consisting of over 700 Computers and 75 serversMaintain and troubleshoot the availability of network resources in a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory environmentResearch and evaluate network appliances and application solutions for deployment within the organizationImplemented and maintained an IT asset management system, used for tracking work orders and various other IT related processesDemonstrated project management skills by coordinating with team members to refresh a laboratory application system with new hardware and upgraded softwareInvolved with the implementation of VMware as a virtualization platform