Global Infrastructure Architect/EngineerLead Architect / Engineer and VMware Subject Matter Expert for design, implementation, troubleshooting, monitoring, and support of VMware and virtualized Windows and Linux Servers in datacenters in Kansas City, Lenexa Caves, Chicago, London, Mumbai and Singapore running on Dell and HP servers. Senior Operations lead and final level of support for Server Operations and Engineering Engineers. Any changes were submitted and approved through extensive change request approval process.Accomplishments· #1 Troubleshooter and Subject Matter Expert for P1 and P2 calls / issues.· Built out Microsoft PKI for two companies. This allowed secure communications for internal websites and application signing. This also enabled secure VPN connectivity to Cisco AnyConnect client / firewalls using local laptop machine certificate.· Built numerous SQL AlwaysOn failover clusters between Kansas City and Chicago for Business Continuity of database applications if a datacenter went down.· Built out new Mumbai VMware cluster to replace aging equipment and enable the use of new technologies such as vSAN and to increase systems uptimes.· Built out VMware / Dell RecoverPoint and replication for VMs between Kansas City and Chicago for virtual server failover for Business Continuity.· Built Secure LDAP Active Directory servers for secure communications and to prevent unsecure LDAP 389 binds.· Decommed and migrated hundreds of virtual servers between datacenters utilizing Zerto, Veeam and VMware’s cross vCenter migration utility

https://www.epiqglobal.com/en-us/about/overviewLead Engineer and VMware Subject Matter Expert for design, implementation, troubleshooting, monitoring, and support of over 2,500 mission critical Cisco UCS, Dell and HP blade/rack servers running VMware ESXi 5.1 through 6.7 Update 3 at 14 Datacenters in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. Managed 23,000 Linux and Windows 2003-2016 VMs on Windows and VCSA vCenters. Responsible for Datacenter migrations/consolidations and merging acquired companies in to our Datacenters. Responsible for Virtualization Disaster Recovery solutions. Senior lead for 25 Server Operations and Engineering Engineers. Changes approved through extensive change request approval process.Accomplishments•Redesigned Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery utilizing Zerto to fail Datacenters back and forth.•Migrated 3,500 VMs from Atlanta Datacenter to Seattle Datacenter with zero unplanned downtime utilizing Veeam, Zerto and deploying 500 new VMs for applications to migrated as well as building SQL clusters on Cisco UCS for SQL database migrations.•Forklifted 250 rack/blade DevOps servers including two UCS domains totaling 40 chassis from Kansas City Datacenter to Atlanta Datacenter with zero unplanned downtime in a 72 hour window.•Migrated 2,500 VMs from Databank KC Datacenter to Las Vegas Switch SuperNAP Datacenter with zero unplanned downtime utilizing Zerto as well as building SQL clusters on Cisco UCS for SQL database migrations.•Migrated hundreds of Cisco UCS boot from SAN hosts from FCoE vHBAs to Cisco MDS vHBAs with zero unplanned downtime.•Liaison for server teams to other departments due to historical knowledge of Active Directory, Linux, SQL, networking, firewalls, VPNs, WAN accelerators, etc.•Upgraded Windows 3 vCenters to VCSA with internal Platform Services Controllers. Upgraded hosts to newer versions of ESXi utilizing Custom Cisco, HP and Dell ESXi Images.

Forsa is a Microsoft Silver Partner who provides Enterprise IT Support and Application Development for Paradigm and GETI while providing hosted services for oil/gas companies. Paradigm provides public awareness/damage prevention compliance services to assist with regulatory requirements for oil and gas pipelines to all law enforcement and EMS agencies and supports the Call 811 Before You Dig system providing oil/gas pipeline maps across the continental United States, and out in to the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. GETI (Global Engineering and Technology Incorporated) provides custom interiors for Private Executive Jets. Clients include NetJets, Cessna and Bombardier. Lead Engineer for design, implementation, troubleshooting, monitoring, and support of mission critical network switches, firewalls, routers, SAN storage, VMware, Cisco UCS and Windows servers, VPNs and telecommunication devices for 300 employees in 4 offices and datacenters in Kansas City and Wichita. Senior lead / final level of support for helpdesk and PC tech staff.Accomplishments•Replaced aging physical and virtual environment with Cisco UCS Rack servers running the Cisco Custom ESXi Image 6.5 Update 1, Cisco Nexus switches and a Nimble Hybrid Flash Array. Used Zerto, Veeam and vConverter to migrate all servers to the new environment with zero unplanned downtime at two datacenters. Configured and tested Zerto Disaster Recovery between Datacenters with proven recovery of all services. •Replaced two PFSsense firewalls running two internet connections and two meshed interoffice VPN at four offices with SonicWall NSA HA firewalls running BGP internet failover. •Replaced daisy chained HP desktop switches with HP aggregate switches utilizing multiple LACP uplinks to the Nexus core. •Built out Windows Datacenter 2016 Cluster with SQL Enterprise 2016 Cluster using VMware Best Practices. Migrated all application databases with zero unplanned downtime.

Uhlig is a communications and publishing company that provides paper and electronic content to Hospitals, Patients, Homeowners Associations, Apartment Management Companies, Senior Living and Retail Organizations from New York to Sacramento. Lead Engineer for design, implementation, troubleshooting, monitoring, and support of mission critical network switches, and routers, SAN storage, VMware, Cisco UCS and Windows servers, firewalls, VPNs and telecommunication devices. Manage IT infrastructure for publishing facilities and datacenters in Kansas City, Denver and Dallas via DS3, AVPN and failover VPNs. Senior lead / final level of support for helpdesk and PC tech staff. Responsible for cross-training IT staff for all projects. Research and recommendations for all software and hardware purchasing. Liaison for developers for on IIS, ColdFusion and Apache. Accomplishments •Responsible for implementation and integration VCE Vblock consisting of Cisco UCS server, Cisco Nexus 5K switches, EMC VNX 5200, VMware Advanced Cloud Suite, Avamar, Data Domain and RecoverPoint. •Migrating 327 physical and virtual servers to Vblock utilizing Veeam and P2V with zero unplanned downtime. •Deployed F5 load balancers in front of 50 ColdFusion Web Servers. •Deployed Remote Desktop Gateway servers for secure remote access. •Configured Cisco Email Security Appliance front-end for multi-tiered SPAM and AV Protection. •Cutover datacenter WAN connections from DS3 router to AT&T AVPN and migrated Publishing Facility from AT&T Opt-E-MAN to AT&T Network on Demand •Configured wireless point to point failover for Publishing Facility. •Reconfigured core switches to Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol for failover. •Reconfigured spanning tree for better redundancy and quicker reconvergence. •Reconfigured SonicWall firewalls that had corrupt settings from previous downgrade with zero unplanned downtime. •Configured Site Recovery Manager for failover to Dallas.

I-DBO was the parent company of a family of companies that architect, design, engineer, build or remodel/outfit Hospitals on private land and Military Bases from Boston to Honolulu. Current projects range from $250,000 to $250 Million across 12 states. Hands-on Management, design, implementation, troubleshooting, monitoring, and support of Global mission critical network switches and routers, SAN storage, VMware, Windows servers, firewalls, VPNs and telecommunication devices for 300 users. Datacenters in St. Louis, Kansas City and Denver with 50 developers in Hyderabad, India. Management and final level of support for system/network engineers, administrators, developers and helpdesk staff. Responsible for $5 Million IT Budget Accomplishments •Before I started all IT was outsourced for all companies. I brought IT in-house, built out the IT department and employee satisfaction went through the roof. Issues that literally took weeks for resolution were resolved the same day. The first SonicWALL firewall purchase I made saved 66% off of what they were paying saving thousands of dollars. Saved hundreds of thousands of dollars since. •Renegotiated data and telecom circuits saving $400,000 over 5 years. •Built new remote access systems with 256 Bit AES Military Grade Encryption. •Migrated three datacenters, 22 physical servers and 237 virtual servers from Hyper-V to VMware. •Built out Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity plan with replication between datacenters with proven failover and recovery Quarterly. •Replaced aging Dell core switches with redundant Brocade 10G switches. •Moved all employees off roaming profiles increasing speed and employee happiness tenfold.•Upgraded all Windows Active Directory, Web Hosting and Application Servers from 2003 and 2008 to 2012 R2. •Implemented 100 MB MPLS networks between Kansas City, St Louis and Denver .•Brought all websites in-house for savings and better uptime.

Gear for Sports, a Division of HanesBrands, Inc. – Lenexa, KSGear for Sports is the Leader in Custom Decorated UnderArmour, Champion, and Gear Apparel for Resort, Golf, Corporate, Military, Collegiate and Pro Sports. Gear for Sports has over 1200 employees in corporate, sales and manufacturing facilities in 11 Countries around the world with over $250 Million in annual revenue.Design, implementation, troubleshooting, monitoring, and support of Global mission critical network switches and routers, SAN storage, VMware, Hyper-V, Windows servers, firewalls, VPNs and telecommunication devices for 900 users at 15 locations in 11 Countries with 24x365 manufacturing facilities. Senior lead and final level of support for helpdesk and PC tech staff. Responsible for cross-training IT staff for all projects.Accomplishments·Replaced Cisco 3750 core switch stack with Cisco Nexus 5596 Switches and 2248 Fabric Extenders with 10G connectivity to servers and zero unplanned downtime.·Replaced Watchguard Peak 6500 firewalls and Aventail VPN concentrator with Cisco ASA 5515-X firewalls in a high availability configuration with zero unplanned downtime.·Implemented third IBM Blade Chassis with 16 blade servers and internal Cisco switches.·Built new Citrix XenApp 6.5 farm running on Hyper-V servers with redundant front-end Citrix NetScalers and Web Interface Servers.· Built new Exchange 2010 Environment with redundant Database Availability Groups for high availability during server hardware failure or maintenance. Migrated 689 mailboxes with zero downtime. Seamless transition for users with mobile devices including Android, Apple iOS devices, and Blackberries.·Implemented SolarWinds Orion for monitoring of network, servers, and applications.·Replaced Postini with clustered Cisco IronPort C170 SPAM/AV appliances filtering inbound and outbound email.·Built internal Wiki site documenting IT Systems and Network Infrastructure

Hands-On Management of Design, Implementation, Troubleshooting, Monitoring, and Support of B2B Mission-Critical Network Hardware, Servers, Citrix Servers, Switches, Routers, and Telecommunication Devices in Two Datacenters for 2500 Employees at 100 Locations in 20 States and 24x365 Dispatch Operations. Management of Seven Direct Reports and Three Consultants Working on Upwards of 40 Systems, Networking and Development Projects at any Given Time. Accomplishments•Renegotiated Wired and Wireless Services Saving $2 Million Over 5 Years Including Free SONET Dual Fiber Entrance Protection for Telecom and Internet Services.•Implemented Cellular Gateway to Save 200,000 Long Distance Minutes Per Month.•Created Blade Server, VMware, and SAN ROI Analyses Saving $1,000,000 Over Normal Server Replacement Lifecycle to Rebuild Two Datacenters.•Implemented IP Phone Service Running on Cellular Based Routers in Field Offices to Save $150,000 Annually while Improving Employee Satisfaction.•Implemented New Faxing Solution for Increased Uptime and $35,000 in Annual Savings.•Streamlined Numerous Processes to Increase Employee Efficiency by Eliminating Redundant Processes and Automating Tasks Behind the Scenes.•Replaced Antiquated B2B Process with .NET Services to Increase Uptime while Strengthening Customer Relationships.• Planned, Built, and Tested Disaster Recovery Datacenter Solution for All Departments Including a 24x365 Dispatch Call Center via Gigabit Connection with VPN Failover to Business Continuity Site with Proven Recovery of All I.T. Services.•Implemented Cisco Vblock Infrastructure Consisting of the Cisco Unified Computing System, Cisco MDS 8 GB Fibrechannel Switches, and the EMC VNX Series SAN.•Upgraded all Server Operating Systems to Windows Server 2008 R2, Upgraded Email System to Exchange 2010, and Built 64 Bit SQL Server Enterprise 2008 R2 Clusters with Multiple Instances Mirroring Between Datacenters with no Unplanned Downtime.

Hands-On Management of Design, Implementation, Troubleshooting, Monitoring, and Support of Mission-Critical Network Hardware, Servers, Terminal Servers, Switches, Routers, Telecommunication Devices for 150 Users on 15 Servers at 4 Offices Across Kansas. PBX and Phone Administration. Detailed Project Analysis, Presentations, Implementations, and Budgeting. Management of Two Direct Reports. Accomplishments· Renegotiated Wired and Wireless Services Saving $500,000 Over 5 Years Including Free SONET Dual Fiber Entrance Protection for Telecom and Internet Services.· Saved $100,000 by Negotiating with Vendors for Lowest Bid on Hardware and Brought Lease Rate Down to 5%.· Integration of Real-Time Email, Contacts, Calendar, to Pocket PCs with Exchange 2003 via SSL.· Built Windows Media Server for Broadcast or On-Demand of Continuing Education Courses for Nursing Staff.· Built in Redundancy to Increase Network Uptime to 99.99%. Only Scheduled Downtime.· Customized Vendor Applications on Terminal Server Dramatically Increasing Speed.· Implemented T1 and Cisco Pix 500 Series Firewall for Internet.· Implemented SONET for Increased Speed and Failover for Campus Buildings.· Built Mirrored Datacenters in Bunkers.· Planned, Built, and Tested Disaster Recovery Solution for All Departments.· Implemented Remote Access via Cellular Data Cards Utilizing Tablet PCs for Nurses to Treat Patients in their Homes.· Implemented HIPAA Requirements and Wrote all I.T. Policies and Procedures.

Support of Mission-Critical Network Hardware, Servers, Telecommunication Devices, PCs, and all Technology Equipment for 25 Unique Companies on a Daily Basis and Providing Emergency Support and Project Implementations to 75 other Companies. Network Administration, Monitoring and Troubleshooting. Detailed Project Analysis, Presentations, Implementations, and BudgetingAccomplishments· Installation, Configuration, and Troubleshooting of all Models of Switches, Routers, and Firewalls.· Installation, Configuration, and Troubleshooting of GroupWise 5.5, 6, Exchange 2000 and 2003 Email Systems.· Installation, Configuration, and Troubleshooting of NetWare 6, 5.1, 4.11, Windows 2000 and 2003 Active Directory Servers, NT Servers, ISA, DNS, Proxy, Terminal Server, and Web Servers.· Installation, Configuration, and Troubleshooting of High Availability Systems.

Support of Mission-Critical Network Hardware, Servers, and Telecommunication Devices. Supporting 17,000 Users at over 40 Locations. Network Administration, Monitoring and Troubleshooting. Storage Area Network Administration. Linux Webmaster.Accomplishments· Installation, Configuration, and Troubleshooting of Cisco Call Manager, Cisco Unity Server and Cisco IP Phones.· Installation, Configuration, and Troubleshooting of Cisco Catalyst 6500, 5500 and 3548 Switches.· Installation, Configuration, and Troubleshooting NetWare 6, 5.1, 4.11, and Windows 2000 Active Directory Servers.· Created 100 Page Visio Website Detailing Network Infrastructure and Device Configurations at all Locations.

24x7 Support of Mission-Critical Network Hardware and Telecommunication Devices for Power Plants, Service Centers, Offices and Security Call Centers at over 100 Locations across the United States. Network Monitoring and Troubleshooting. Accomplishments· Replaced Mission Critical Hardware in 7 cities across Kansas.· Implemented Quality of Service and Performed Intrusion Detection.· Built VPN Branch Office Tunnels.· Implemented RADIUS Authentication for External Users· Designed and Built LANs, VLANs, WLANS, and WANs.· Created Standard Configurations for all Network Devices.

Hands-On Management of all Computer and Network Related Decisions and Purchases including Computer Usage and Training for all Managers and Staff. LAN/WAN Administration of, Routers, Switches, Firewalls, Novell, NT, 2000, Web Site, Email, and Telecommunication Devices for 500 Users on 20 Servers at 15 Locations. Audited Hardware and Software. Project Research, Planning, Budgeting, Management, and Billing. Management of Three Direct Reports.Accomplishments· Audited all Hardware and Software and Enforced Adherence to Licensing.· Designed and Built WAN and LANs using Cisco Catalyst Switches and Cisco Routers.· Installed, Configured, and Troubleshooted NetWare 4.11 and Windows NT/2000 Servers.· Implemented Virtual Private Networks and VPN Client Access.· Wrote I.T. Policies establishing Software and Hardware Usage Guidelines.· Migration to Windows 2000 and Office 2000 from Windows NT, 98, 95, and Office 97.

Support of Mission-Critical Applications, Hardware and Telecommunication Devices. Internal Help Desk and Second Level Support.Accomplishments· Redesigned and Built WAN and LANs using Cisco Catalyst Switches and Cisco Routers.· Installed, Configured, and Troubleshooted NetWare 4.11 and NT Servers.· Implemented Novell's Border Manager Firewall and GroupWise Email and Web Access.· Converted Mortgage Department from DOS to NT Thin Client and Remote Access.· Created Internal Intranet Website Highlighting Departments, Staff, and Cities.

Accomplishments- Wrote Policies and Procedures Manual for Mainframe Operation.- Upgraded Network from 10Base2 to 10BaseT. - Implemented Proxy Server and Anti-Virus Protection.