Eric Raack Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas, United States

Houston, Texas Area

Houston, Texas Area

Katy, Texas

* Extensive experience in design, implementation and management of VMware’s virtual infrastructure* Designed, implemented and upgraded VMware’s virtual infrastructure from GSX to ESXi 3.5 thru ESXi 6.0 U3* Administration, optimization and monitoring of a VMware virtual infrastructure which consisted of over 100 hosts,>1000 virtual machines, multiple datacenters and clusters* Lead Engineer of the server migration project leveraging VMware ESXi host clusters for the virtual infrastructure with HP 3Par* Implemented VDI proof of concept and then roll out of VMware View using Thin and Zero Clients and Nutanix hardware.* Lead Engineer in the maintenance and upgrade of VMware View thru v7* Knowledge of VMware SRM, vCenter Operations Management Suite, VMware ThinApp, VMware App Volumes/UEM, Veeam Backup and Replication, Nutanix HCI and Pure Storage* Have shown the ability to work efficiently as an individual and a contributing member of a team* Trusted by management to offer guidance based on industry standards and best practice in regards to new and existing technologies* Lead Engineer of the Identity Manager project leveraging Novell’s Identity Manager for the integration of Lotus Notes, Active Directory, Oracle OID and LDAP (Novell eDirectory)* Lead Engineer of the HP Blade Enclosure implementation project utilizing HP BL460c blades (G1 thru Gen9), c7000 enclosures and HP Virtual Connect* Lead Engineer implementing migration to HPE OneView* Part of team to implement UCS Blade Enclosures* Lead Engineer of multiple projects to implement various 3rd party applications* Develop and implement various scripts utilizing Powershell to assist in administrative activities for VMware, Active Directory and Windows* Expertise in supporting and troubleshooting both hardware and software* Basic knowledge and understanding of AIX and Linux* Provided technical documentation of various processes to both benefit team members and track changes occurring in the environment

Houston, Texas Area

* Software development of Global Positioning System Tailbuoy Tracking System* Create and distribute technical documentation for all of the software that I developed and supported* Provided software support of various systems for other divisions* Developed software dealing directly with various GPS receivers (Magnavox, Ashtech, and Trimble)* Researched various hardware (Computers,Drives, interfaces, etc.) for feasibility of use in field applications* Technical assistance for various software packages for fellow employees* Served as Lotus Notes Administrator and Developer* Designed, implemented and maintained Lotus Notes based database to track and maintain world-wide system of assets that were being used on-board vessels * Designed, implemented and maintained Lotus Notes based databases for various in-house activities as they were required and/or requested* Served as support personnel for various remote locations

Brazil & Africa

* Was responsible for maintaining systems to accurately position the seismic survey vessels in various locations around the world before the implementation of GPS