David Dracoules Email & Phone Number

Reston, Virginia, United States

Currently working as a DevOps Architect/Engineer for AIS.

Reston, VA

Responsible for migrations from our onsite data center to the AWS Cloud.

Intertubes

Responsible for engineering, installing, configuring, and troubleshooting new or upgraded Project IT data centers\hubs. This depends on the project size.Responsible for building out small to medium scale server virtual machines and\or dedicated servers to support the dozens of MAXIMUS projects. Part of a small team supporting over 4000+ (and growing).

Reston, VA

• Maximus Corporation –Systems Administrator June 2013 – Present
• Windows Expert Contact for MAXIMUS Corporate office and Data Center.
• Support the architecture, installation, configuration, and ongoing maintenance support for our new Exchange 2013 VMWare virtualized platform.
• Project Manager in charge of all Lotus Notes to Outlook mail conversions.
• Key player in developing, configuring, and integrating our new Exchange 2013 virtualized environment with our current Lotus Notes Environment.
• Support our Exchange Virtualized Operations including load balance, installation, performance, and management platform balance.

Intertubes

This is a website I started over 18 years ago to help folks learn about computers and also provide timely news they need to know about. I am the owner of the website but I do have a team of folks who also contribute to the site and we have recently brought in a Marketing and Site Design Co. to help us expand well beyond where we are now. Via the website I.

Haymarket, VA

• Windows Expert Contact for IBM Corporation. Successfully worked with the support team to solve various complex Windows issues to the client’s satisfaction.
• Responsible for all remote browser testing and end user configurations specifically dealing with IBM’s remote access interface to the Windows, Linux and mainframe platform utilizing some of our own key developed.
• Project Manager, Co-Designer, and Implementer of x86 and mainframe systems utilizing IBM and Intel Technologies including all ongoing day-to-day operations analysis.
• Key player in developing, configuring, and integrating a “kiosk mode” browser security model staying within IBM’s legal and security policies. Results of this work have been requested by several departments as a.
• Co-Chair, IBM’s Mobile Accessibility Group responsible for providing IBM divisions with guidelines, testing and software recommendations allowing our released software to adhere to the recently revamped 508.

Sunnyvale, CA

• Promoted to Director Reporting to the CEO. - Project Manager, Designer, Implementer and then responsible for all day-to-day operations of the data center and help desk to include all Windows and Linux servers, network.
• Assume overall financial accountability for the IT department managing and implementing an IT budget of $8 million.
• Oversaw the entire Data Center and Support Staff, responsible for designing, purchasing, implementing, and administration of all internal systems (IBM, Windows, and Linux) supporting 73 employees across multiple.
• Worked directly with the sales organization as the IT expert in the field and successfully helped close several large clients.
• Project manager overseeing development and execution of our own virtualization product which was then sold to IBM Corp.

Sunnyvale, CA

• Project Manager, Designer, Implementer and then responsible for all day-to-day operations of the data center and help desk to include all Windows and Linux servers, network infrastructure, desktop computers, telephony.
• Promoted to Director reporting directly to the CEO of the company, responsible for all day-to-day operations of all data center and desktop support systems,
• Performed all daily tasks including all Windows, Linux, Exchange and Sharepoint systems, VoIP Telephone System, ongoing networking design, and all development data systems an platforms.
• Project Manager - solely responsible for a yearly IT budget of over $500-1M!
• Worked with the Sales Force and was instrumental in bringing the company’s new firewall technology to market.
• Designed and implemented a help desk to serve the needs of over 75 employees.

Sunnyvale, CA

• This job was onsite at the Cupertino Hewlett Packard Company.
• Promoted to Manager - reported directly to the VP of Support Services.
• Site Manager responsible for up to 72 Help Desk, Server Administrators, and Field Support Technicians covering 4 sites, 8 data centers, and upwards of 150 critical infrastructure servers.
• Designed and implemented the first remote access program and infrastructure ever introduced into Hewlett Packard; some of which is still used today.
• Responsible for over 1500 end users and supporting all HP approved software and hardware.
• Architectural infrastructure consultant dealing mainly with remote access to data and file systems secured behind custom firewalls. This covered most of North America.

Mainframe Technologies, Computer Engineering, A

Design and implementation of Mainframe and Networking Technologies.

Html And Css, A

CSS and HTML class.

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