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Manage multiple Cisco UCS domains including Cisco UCS, B-Series, and C-Series serversManage multiple VMware environmentsPlan, organize, and implemented the deployment of all new Cisco UCS and vCenter environmentsComplete vBlock RCM upgrades, vCenter & ESXi host upgrades, & Cisco UCS upgrades

• Created and Maintained Vulnerability Scanning, Assessment, and Remediation schedules.• Planned and Implemented Server right-sizing and migrations from VMware to AWS EC2 nativeinstances.• Developed and maintained monthly patching schedules of servers & workstations• Supported and Mentored other IT Application and Helpdesk Staff• Planned, Monitored and Maintained all Infrastructure, Backups, and Disaster Recovery Plans• Daily functions included maintaining 4 Data Centers including remote locations, VMware, Citrix,Active Directory, Group Policy, M365, Microsoft SQL and Okta SSO Integrations

• Recognized as instrumental in planning and organizing the IT divestiture from ProMedica Health System toestablish St. Luke's as an independent hospital.• Managed and Mentored other Server and Client Experience Engineers• Rebuilt production and DR data centers from scratch with minimal downtime while migrating data from ProMedica into new environment. Migrated from ProMedica domain to company domain, including servers, workstations, and email• Collapsed a Data Center of physical servers into 99% virtual servers• Built and managed three VMware environments running Production, DR, Horizon VDI• Maintained all Operations of Production and DR Data Centers• Created and maintained monthly patching schedules of servers, workstations, and infrastructure

• Managed six Cisco UCS domains including FlexPod and vBlock 340 / 540; Cisco UCS, B-Series, and C-Series servers; and, ten VMware vSphere environments running 225 ESXi hosts.• Planned, organized, and implemented the deployment of all new vCenter environments• Developed and implemented collapse of several vCenter instances into one new environment, including consolidation of two Cisco UCS domains and three Netapp environments. Ensured center became home to 56 ESXi hosts and 1400 VM’s backed up using vSphere data protection• Completed vBlock RCM upgrades, vCenter & ESXi host upgrades, & Cisco UCS upgrades• Remediated SRM environment and bring back into compliance• Installed, configured, managed VMware vRealize Operations Manager to locate under/overutilized resources

Base OS Team - Sept. 2014 to April 2015• Administered and supported multiple Virtualization and Converged Infrastructure environments• Planned and Organized a Server Virtualization project - P2V several hundred servers, Deployed,Setup and Configured other Virtual Machines as needed.• Mentored and Trained New Employees.

• Managed 40+ VMware ESXi 5.x hosts, running 650+ Virtual Machines• Oversaw P2V, and deployed, setup and configured virtual machines.• Provisioned and maintained of over 150TB of storage including HP SAN, iSCSI, NetApp.• Created and managed Crashplan, Storserver, and Veeam backup systems• Maintained and supported 70+ Citrix Servers and 45+ Virtual Desktops• Maintained all Operations two Data Centers

Run day-to-day business operations.Maintain and upkeep of all Dial-Up and Wireless ISP Hardware/Software.Troubleshoot, and fix any network problems as they occur. Installation and networking of Windows and MAC based machines.Troubleshoot and Repair of Customers Computers, Build New PC's,Set up Internet Service on customer computers, and Telephone technical support. Support includes both Windows and MAC operating systems.