James is a problem solver, builder, and lifelong learner in Private, Hybrid, and Public Cloud; owning and ensuring positive outcomes. He has experience in creating innovative ways to disrupt and transform the status quo by leveraging skill-sets amassed over a long multi-disciplined technology career as a manager, architect, and engineer in IT Infrastructure.---click "see more" for skills section-----Specialties: Product Development • IT Team Management • Private & Public Cloud Architecture & Engineering • Backup & Recovery • Disaster Recovery + Business Continuity • Governance • Storage • Networking & Network Virtualization • Systems Integration • Hypervisors (Compute Virtualization) • Pre-Sales • Customer Success • Increasing Efficiency • Cost Reduction (technical debt+Licensing)--Tech Skills: VMware (NSXT, vSphere, VCF, vCloud Director, vSAN) • Scripting (shell/powershell/python) • Veeam • Nutanix • NetBackup • Dell (IDPA, Avamar, Data Domain, Power Protect, PowerScale/Isilon, PowerFlex/ScaleIO, PowerStore, PowerMax, OS10, MX Chassis, PowerEdge servers) • Windows (DHCP, DNS, AD) • Linux • Rubrik • AWS • Azure • NS1 DDI • Pure Storage • Cisco (UCS, Nexus, MDS) • LogicMonitor • Datacenter Power and Cooling • Ansible • Proxmox • Xen/XCPNG • Artificial Intelligence chatbots (deploying, testing, and fine tuning local LLMs with agents like Mixtral & Meta’s llama)--Soft Skills: Accountability • Timely and polite responses • Able to "read the room" • Identifying and navigating customer politics to get a positive outcome • Quickly adapting to changing circumstances • Hobby enthusiast i.e. can connect with anyone on a personal level • Enjoys a good happy hour! • Proven track record of leadership • Empathetic • Firm when needed