Accomplished Information Technology Professional with nearly 20 years of experience managing desktop, server, and cloud infrastructures, data-center operations, security and compliance across multiple platforms (Unix, Linux, Windows, VMware). Effectively plan, install, configure, and optimize the IT infrastructure to consistently achieve high availability and performance. I find solutions that make virtualization perform its best.Gallup StrengthsFinder® Top 5 Themes■ Input - People who are especially talented in the Input theme have a craving to know more. Often they like to collect and archive all kinds of information.■ Belief - People who are especially talented in the Belief theme have certain core values that are unchanging. Out of these values emerges a defined purpose for their life.■ Intellection - People who are especially talented in the Intellection theme are characterized by their intellectual activity. They are introspective and appreciate intellectual discussions.■ Connectedness - People who are especially talented in the Connectedness theme have faith in the links between all things. They believe there are few coincidences and that almost every event has a reason.■ Learner - People who are especially talented in the Learner theme have a great desire to learn and want to continuously improve. In particular, the process of learning, rather than the outcome, excites them.Core Competencies■ Virtualization■ Desktop Virtualization■ Thin Client Administration■ VMware vSphere■ Oracle Solaris■ Juniper vGW Firewall■ Microsoft Windows Server■ RedHat Linux / CentOS■ System Integration■ Perl Programming■ VMware ThinApp■ VMware View■ Atlassian Confluence ■ Knowledge Base Contributor■ MacOS X■ Multi-vender Solutions■ Hardening and Security■ Technical Support