Mike Foote Email & Phone Number

Shakopee, Mn, Us

Eden Prairie, Minnesota

Manage a team of nine direct reports.Coordinated the installation of a new DCIM tool for the two main Allina data centers.Responsible for infrastructure tasks such as coordinating installations and data center projects, as well as operational tasks such as batch jobs, monitoring, and printing.Creation of process and procedures for the new data center including emergency procedures, day to day tasks such as racking and cabling, as well as procedures for operational tasks.

In addition to data center administrator responsibilities, I provide the following;• Provide team direction and manage the day to day operations of both of Altegrity's Minnesota data centers totaling over 18,000 sq. ft. of white space.• Coordinate infrastructure dependencies for equipment installations (power, network, SAN) including storage (HUSVM, USPV, Clariion, AMS), Blade enclosures and servers and box servers.• Manage data center health projects including monitoring, power consumption and balancing, and cooling efficiency.

• Builds, racking, cabling, and installation of servers (box and blade) as well as network equipment including switches, SAN, Storage equipment (USPV, DMX, Clariion) and other equipment.• Assisted in the construction of Kroll largest data center and worked as a liaison to the construction crews on site.• Wrote policy and process documentation to assure continuity and ease of operation between data centers• Constructed a team “wiki” informational site using Sharepoint.• Capacity planning. Growth projections, and project impacts• Inventories, asset management, and record keeping• Ordered, built, and upgraded data center infrastructure, emphasizing value, reliability, and flexibility

• Supported the physical infrastructure with server racking and cabling. • Performed server builds using Altiris. • Responsible for accuracy of the CMDB using Archie and Aperture capacity management software. • Responsible for equipment received from receipt to build and rack to decommission. • Managed contract employees who assisted with capacity management as well as physical installs and server builds.• Wrote policy and process for receipt of equipment as well as equipment decommission. • Capacity planning.

• Supported the physical infrastructure with server racking and cabling. • Performed server builds using Altiris. • Responsible for accuracy of the CMDB using Archie and Aperture capacity management software. • Responsible for equipment received from receipt to build and rack to decommission. • Had two contract employees reporting to me, one to assist with capacity management, one to assist with physical installs and server builds.• Wrote policy and process for receipt of equipment as well as equipment decommission. • Capacity planning.

Bachelors Degree, Management And Network Administration

Associates Degree, Computers And Network Administration

Accredited Tier Specialist