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Salt Lake City, Ut, Us

Salt Lake City, Ut, Us

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

Santa Clara, California, Us

- Planned, deployed, configured, and administered services, servers, and infrastructure in multiple environments (Windows, Linux, Hyper-V, vSphere/ESXi)- Provided advanced level technical support to customers for infrastructure and service-related issues- Documented technical and workflow processes as well as create knowledge base articles- Deployed and maintained hierarchical design network for datacenter environment- Deploy and maintain backup (Veeam) and monitoring solutions (Zabbix)- Utilized Ansible and git for server and network configuration state- Decreased capital expenditures by 25% by centralizing planning and purchasing of infrastructure, development, and test equipment

- Plan, configure, deploy, and administer hierarchical design network- Utilize Agile Scrum to complete projects and deploy infrastructure as a service- Utilize Active Directory, Powershell, and Microsoft services for infrastructure systems and user deployment and administration- Lead technical team of 15 members in achieving Infrastructure as a Service and Labs as a Service- Configure and deploy switches in software validation network (Extreme Networks, Dell, Arista, Mellanox, Cisco)- Configure and deploy servers for infrastructure, validation, and development use (Dell, HP, Lenovo, Supermicro)

Helsinki, Finland, Fi

● Created and administered spine-leaf (CLOS) network configuration using layer 3 and layer 2 protocols● Automated switch and linux server setup, configuration, and provisioning using Zero Touch Provisioning and Ansible

-Deployed and supported infrastructure and systems for validation use-Validated Intel 10/100 Gigabit Ethernet physical function and virtual function drivers in Windows Server 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, and 2019 including in Hyper-V of each operating system. -Developed and utilized Powershell scripts for validation, system setup, and troubleshooting-Created and documented new validation procedures on shared knowledgebase/wiki-Troubleshot pre-production server platforms and network cards-Published technical description of issues with bug reporting tools and worked with software developers to resolve bugs

-Researched best known methods and tested for working configurations for alpha pre-production servers and NICs. -Lead pre-production and production staff in meeting deployment and troubleshooting goals.-Deployed, maintained, and troubleshot pre-production servers and NICs used for testing and validation.-Deployed and maintained network infrastructure for Top of Rack and work benches for testing labs

-Deployed, maintained, and troubleshot pre-production servers and NICs used for testing and validation.-Troubleshot production hardware, servers, and workstations.-Supported network infrastructure of 200+ Extreme Networks switches-Facilitated re-use of hardware

Calabasas, Ca, Us

Created financial analysis of top competitors and used information to determine how Ixia can increase revenue through better financial management

o Help plan for future directions for the company to help with profitability. Additionally, determine costs associated with future plans. o Created training manual to be used by all existing and new employees and trained aforementioned employeeso Manage 70 employees. o Administrative roles including correspondence with customers, employees, and vendors; product and sales support; creation of reports detailing product and customer progress and informationo Supervise students and make sure daily tasks are completed by delegating jobs. o Close and account for the money at the end of the day