Michael Y. Email & Phone Number

Greater Detroit Area

Dearborn, Michigan

* On contract at Ford Motor Company* Responsible for a large private cloud environment including architecture, engineering and delivery of VMware solutions using a DevOps delivery model and infrastructure-as-code.* Architected and built a solution that utilizes VMware’s Auto Deploy, GitHub, Jenkins, Docker and PowerCLI for provisioning of hosts on demand as well as elasticity in the environment.* PowerCLI scripting for automation, reporting, template distribution, and configuration… Show more * On contract at Ford Motor Company* Responsible for a large private cloud environment including architecture, engineering and delivery of VMware solutions using a DevOps delivery model and infrastructure-as-code.* Architected and built a solution that utilizes VMware’s Auto Deploy, GitHub, Jenkins, Docker and PowerCLI for provisioning of hosts on demand as well as elasticity in the environment.* PowerCLI scripting for automation, reporting, template distribution, and configuration management.* Technical Environment: vSphere 6.0/6.5/6.7, vRealize Operations Manager 6.2/6.6, Site Recovery Manager 5.5-6.5U1/8.1, Auto Deploy for vSphere 6.0/6.5/6.7, HP Synergy Gen10/OneView. Show less

Troy, Michigan

* Responsible for engineering and delivery of VMware solutions to customers including vSphere 6.0/6.5, VSAN 6.2/6.6, vRealize Operations Manger 6.2/6.6, Site Recovery Manager 5.5-6.5U1.* Developed and documented the company standard for VMware on UCS. The standard contains all of the settings in UCS and how they’re utilized within VMware.* Installation of Cisco Unified Computing System hardware including Service Profile Templates for use with VMware* Troubleshooting and remediating… Show more * Responsible for engineering and delivery of VMware solutions to customers including vSphere 6.0/6.5, VSAN 6.2/6.6, vRealize Operations Manger 6.2/6.6, Site Recovery Manager 5.5-6.5U1.* Developed and documented the company standard for VMware on UCS. The standard contains all of the settings in UCS and how they’re utilized within VMware.* Installation of Cisco Unified Computing System hardware including Service Profile Templates for use with VMware* Troubleshooting and remediating VMware issues either as Tier 3 support or as required prior to implementation of other products.* Technical Environment: ESXi Server 5.5/6.0/6.5U1, vCenter 5.5/6.0/6.5U1., vRealize Operations Manager 6.2/6.6, Site Recovery Manager 5.5/6.5, VSAN 6.2/6.6, Cisco Unified Computing System 62xx Fabric Interconnects, UCS-Mini 63xx Fabric Interconnects, UCS Manager (through 3.2.x), B-Series Blades and C-Series Rackmounts Show less

Greater Detroit Area

Responsible for datacenter virtualization infrastructure design, architecture, automation, process-improvement, capacity planning, advanced performance analysis and tuning, and standardization.* Designed, built and documented the VMware vSphere/vCloud Suite 5.5 platform on Cisco UCS using Auto Deploy and the vCenter Server Appliance.* Improved build process automation using Powershell and PowerCLI resulting in a 70% reduction in build times.* Implemented a number of reporting… Show more Responsible for datacenter virtualization infrastructure design, architecture, automation, process-improvement, capacity planning, advanced performance analysis and tuning, and standardization.* Designed, built and documented the VMware vSphere/vCloud Suite 5.5 platform on Cisco UCS using Auto Deploy and the vCenter Server Appliance.* Improved build process automation using Powershell and PowerCLI resulting in a 70% reduction in build times.* Implemented a number of reporting tools and processes resulting in a more proactive approach to troubleshooting. * Created a quarterly right-sizing policy which when fully implemented will result in $1 million dollars in savings in hardware costs. Show less

* On-site at Volkswagen Group of America* Responsible for architecture and engineering of VMware and Windows solutions as well as the Tower Head of operational support for the near-shore support team in Mexico.* Developed an ITIL Server Build Process in multiple phases that interacts with multiple teams and integrates Sharepoint and HP Service Manager 9.* Created multiple Powershell scripts for reporting and common VMware and Windows tasks for the support team in Mexico.* Wrote… Show more * On-site at Volkswagen Group of America* Responsible for architecture and engineering of VMware and Windows solutions as well as the Tower Head of operational support for the near-shore support team in Mexico.* Developed an ITIL Server Build Process in multiple phases that interacts with multiple teams and integrates Sharepoint and HP Service Manager 9.* Created multiple Powershell scripts for reporting and common VMware and Windows tasks for the support team in Mexico.* Wrote runbooks and process documentation for VMware, Windows and Active Directory for the support team in Mexico.* Upgraded Development environment from vSphere 5.0, to 5.1 then vSphere 5.5.* Supported Active Directory (Windows 2008) including group creation and group policy.* Created a template and physical server build for Windows 2012 R2 which is the standard for new Windows builds.* Integrated LDAP with EMC devices that were not currently using LDAP/AD (Data Domain, Avamar, VPLEX, VNXe).* Technical Environment: Windows 2003/2008/2008R2,2012R2, Active Directory, ESXi Server 4.1/5.0/5.1/5.5, vCenter 5.0/5.1/ 5.5, VMware View 4.6 Show less

Southfield, Michigan

* Responsible for creating, testing, building, and documenting global standards as it relates VMware and the corporate virtualization infrastructure.* Upgraded vSphere from 4.1 to 5.1 (vCenter 5.1/ESXi 5.1)* Captured applications using VMware ThinApp for compatibility with Windows 7, allowing users to migrate from Windows XP workstations/laptops.* Built and managed VMware View 5.x environment including architecture, image management, scalability and end-user requirements. Images… Show more * Responsible for creating, testing, building, and documenting global standards as it relates VMware and the corporate virtualization infrastructure.* Upgraded vSphere from 4.1 to 5.1 (vCenter 5.1/ESXi 5.1)* Captured applications using VMware ThinApp for compatibility with Windows 7, allowing users to migrate from Windows XP workstations/laptops.* Built and managed VMware View 5.x environment including architecture, image management, scalability and end-user requirements. Images created for standard users, finance, development, and users with high-end computing needs.* Deployed VMware vShield Endoint/vCloud Networking and Security 5.x for the VDI environment. Solution will eventually be deployed to all clusters to eliminate the reliance on Anti-Virus clients for our virtual machines.* Created and documented templates for Windows 2008 R2.* Standardized and documented the corporate standard build for ESXi 4.x and 5.x. * Deployed HP-SIM and the HP-CIM provider for monitoring ESX hosts residing on HP hardware.* Installation, configuration, documentation, and management of EMC storage using the EMC Virtual Storage Integrator.* Management of EMC Clarion, VNX, and Symmetrix* Created batch and powershell scripts for automated processing of common VMware tasks.* Virtualized Exchange 2010 by gathering requirements from the Exchange Administrators and work with EMC and VMware to implement the Best Practices for our environment.* Technical Environment: Windows 2003/2008/2008R2, ESXi Server 4.x and 5.x, vCenter 4.x and 5.x, VMware ThinApp, VMware View 5.x, EMC VNX, EMC Clarion, EMC Symmetrix, Unisphere. Show less

* Responsible for creating, testing, building, and documenting global standards as it relates VMware and the corporate virtualization infrastructure.* Created and documented templates for Windows 2008 R2, Windows 2008 x32, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5.* Designed and implemented operating system patch process and infrastructure using WSUS for Windows-based servers and a hybrid solution using Red Hat Network Satellite and yum for Linux servers.* Standardized and documented the… Show more * Responsible for creating, testing, building, and documenting global standards as it relates VMware and the corporate virtualization infrastructure.* Created and documented templates for Windows 2008 R2, Windows 2008 x32, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5.* Designed and implemented operating system patch process and infrastructure using WSUS for Windows-based servers and a hybrid solution using Red Hat Network Satellite and yum for Linux servers.* Standardized and documented the corporate standard build for ESXi 4.x and 5.x. * Built and documented remote site ESXi 4.x and 5.x build using a kickstart configuration on a USB key.* Validated the corporate standard HP C7000 blade architecture by lab-testing CPU load, storage I/O, and network to determine effective virtual machine density.* Deployed HP-SIM and the HP-CIM provider for monitoring ESX hosts residing on HP hardware.* Installation, configuration, documentation, and management of EMC storage using the EMC Virtual Storage Integrator.* Management of EMC Celerra NS-120/480 with Unisphere* Implemented a number of free and paid tools for capacity planning and proactive monitoring. Tools included RVTools, William Lam’s Health Check Report, and VMware’s CapacityIQ.* Created batch and powershell scripts for automated processing of common VMware tasks. * Technical Environment: Windows 2003/2008, ESXi Server 4.x and 5.x, vCenter 4.x and 5.x, RHEL 5.5, EMC Celerra, Unisphere. Show less

* Maintained 1100 Virtual Machines for Internal IT and client support running Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows 2008, and Windows 2008 R2.* ESX Server 3.5, vSphere (ESX 4.0), ESXi 4.0, Virtual Center 2.5, and vCenter.* Installed, upgraded, configured, and maintained multiple VMware ESX 3.x and vSphere environments for internal and client support.* Configuration of multiple networks, Distributed vSwitches, HA and DRS.* Implementation of VMware Site Recovery Manager 4.0 for DR… Show more * Maintained 1100 Virtual Machines for Internal IT and client support running Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows 2008, and Windows 2008 R2.* ESX Server 3.5, vSphere (ESX 4.0), ESXi 4.0, Virtual Center 2.5, and vCenter.* Installed, upgraded, configured, and maintained multiple VMware ESX 3.x and vSphere environments for internal and client support.* Configuration of multiple networks, Distributed vSwitches, HA and DRS.* Implementation of VMware Site Recovery Manager 4.0 for DR including powershell scripting of post-power on tasks after failover.* Deployed and configured the Ultimate Deployment Appliance for scripted ESX 4.0/4.1 installations for rapid deployment in our DR environment.* Wrote documentation for ESX Host server builds, usage guides, and process guides for all processes created.* Installation, configuration and documentation of EMC tools that interact with vCenter.* Administered Lab Manager 3.0/4.02.* Developed, tested, and documented a process to upgrade Lab Manager 3.0 to 4.01 and successfully performed the upgrade.* Created numerous batch and powershell scripts for automated processing of common tasks such as thick-to-thin provisioning of virtual machines and storage vMotion. * Installed and configured VMware Management Appliance in coordination with XPOLog for proactive monitoring of VMware logs.* Technical Environment: Windows 2000/2003/2008, ESX Server 3.5/4.0, Virtual Center 2.5/vCenter 4.0/vCenter 4.1, VMWare ESX 3.x/vSphere, Lab Manger 3.0/4.02. Show less

* On contract at T-Systems North America* Responsible for both Internal IT and client support for Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows 2008,Windows 2008 R2, Citrix Presentation Server 4.5, ESX Server 3.0, ESX Server 3.5, vSphere (ESX 4.0), Virtual Center 2.0, Virtual Center 2.5, and vCenter.* Installed, upgraded, configured, and maintained multiple VMware ESX 3.x and vSphere environments for internal and client support.* Configuration of multiple networks, HA and DRS for our ESX… Show more * On contract at T-Systems North America* Responsible for both Internal IT and client support for Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows 2008,Windows 2008 R2, Citrix Presentation Server 4.5, ESX Server 3.0, ESX Server 3.5, vSphere (ESX 4.0), Virtual Center 2.0, Virtual Center 2.5, and vCenter.* Installed, upgraded, configured, and maintained multiple VMware ESX 3.x and vSphere environments for internal and client support.* Configuration of multiple networks, HA and DRS for our ESX environments.* Implementation of VMware Site Recovery Manager for DR.* Creation of VMware guests, templates, and P2V using VMware Converter.* Scripted solutions for data migrations across multiple domains* Deployed, maintained and documented TrendMicro, Symantec Endpoint Protection, WSUS and Shavlik NetChk Pro infrastructure for client support.* Created Active Directory infrastructure for client support domain (500 users) including OU/Group Structure and Group Policy.* Wrote documentation for server builds, usage guides, and process guides for Tier 1 and 2 support in Mexico.* Installation, configuration and documentation of NetApp tools in our ESX environment (SnapDrive, Snap Manager for Exchange, Snap Manager for SQL, Snap Manager for Sharepoint).* Installed, configured, and maintained Zimory (Deutsche Telekom Cloud computing solution) for VMware.* Technical Environment: Windows 2000/2003/2008, Citrix Presentation Server 4.5, ESX Server 3.0/3.5/4.0, Virtual Center 2.0/2.5/vCenter, VMware ESX 3.x/vSphere, TrendMicro, Shavlik NetChk Pro, Active Directory, Group Policy, OU/Group Structure. Show less

* Responsible for Operating System support of Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 on Dell/IBM Platforms. Duties include installation, troubleshooting, configuration, patching, performance, and log monitoring for over 200 Microsoft OS servers.* Active Directory administration for over 3000 users and 60 clients. Responsibilities include Group Policy creation and maintenance, user management, group management, and auditing.* Managed Citrix Presentation Server 4.0 and 4.5 farms for 150 servers… Show more * Responsible for Operating System support of Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 on Dell/IBM Platforms. Duties include installation, troubleshooting, configuration, patching, performance, and log monitoring for over 200 Microsoft OS servers.* Active Directory administration for over 3000 users and 60 clients. Responsibilities include Group Policy creation and maintenance, user management, group management, and auditing.* Managed Citrix Presentation Server 4.0 and 4.5 farms for 150 servers and 30 clients. Duties include installation, troubleshooting, publishing applications, printer management, load-balancing and resource management. * Solaris 8, 9, and 10 administration of 20 Unix middle-tier servers. Duties include user administration and process management.* Created numerous batch scripts to automate NTFS permissions, creation of QA program materials, and server management.* VMware ESX 3.5 administration including creation of windows 2003 virtual machines, clustering and resource management.* Managed the ISO 27001 compliance project. Responsible for planning, documentation, and delivery. Show less

* Responsible for Operating System support of Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 on Dell/IBM Platforms. Duties include installation, troubleshooting, configuration, patching, performance, and log monitoring for over 200 Microsoft OS servers.* Active Directory administration for over 3000 users and 60 clients. Responsibilities include Group Policy creation and maintenance, user management, group management, and auditing.* Managed Citrix Presentation Server 4.0 and 4.5 farms for 150 servers… Show more * Responsible for Operating System support of Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 on Dell/IBM Platforms. Duties include installation, troubleshooting, configuration, patching, performance, and log monitoring for over 200 Microsoft OS servers.* Active Directory administration for over 3000 users and 60 clients. Responsibilities include Group Policy creation and maintenance, user management, group management, and auditing.* Managed Citrix Presentation Server 4.0 and 4.5 farms for 150 servers and 30 clients. Duties include installation, troubleshooting, publishing applications, printer management, load-balancing and resource management. * Solaris 8, 9, and 10 administration of 20 Unix middle-tier servers. Duties include user administration and process management.* Created numerous batch scripts to automate NTFS permissions, creation of QA program materials, and server management.* VMWare ESX 3.5 administration including creation of windows 2003 virtual machines, clustering and resource management.* Managed the ISO 27001 compliance project. Responsible for planning, documentation, and delivery. Show less

* Responsible for Operating System support of Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 on Dell and IBM platforms. Duties include installation, troubleshooting, configuration, patches, performance, and log monitoring for over 700 Microsoft OS servers.* Server-side configuration of SAN at the fibre card level as well as server-side configuration of NAS.* Part of a team responsible for web administration (IIS 4.0, IIS 5.0, and IIS 6.0) of over 600 websites in the Ford Intranet, B2B… Show more * Responsible for Operating System support of Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 on Dell and IBM platforms. Duties include installation, troubleshooting, configuration, patches, performance, and log monitoring for over 700 Microsoft OS servers.* Server-side configuration of SAN at the fibre card level as well as server-side configuration of NAS.* Part of a team responsible for web administration (IIS 4.0, IIS 5.0, and IIS 6.0) of over 600 websites in the Ford Intranet, B2B and B2C spaces.* Created documentation and procedures as the Subject-Matter Expert for a shared Intranet and B2B environment consisting of 17 servers and 150 websites.* Regularly perform security audits on our servers using in-house developed tools to find and correct security risks/flaws if necessary.* Installation, configuration, and administration of Tivoli Management and Monitoring services for auditing server software and maintaining consistency across servers. Created packages for updating server software using in-house developed tool (FUDDS) as well as Shavlik.* Installation, configuration of Tivoli TSM Backup Software client. * Work closely with Microsoft and development teams using Microsoft debugging tools (DMatrix, LeakDiag, Perfmon, Netmon, etc.) to debug problems with customer code within the shared environment. Also set up a monitoring system to ensure debugging systems were functioning properly.* Installation, configuration, and administration of Microsoft Cluster Administrator for use with the SQL Server Farm. * Windows 2000 Active Directory administration for B2B environment. Show less

* Troubleshoot, install, research, repair, and document; Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 Professional, Active Directory, DNS, TCP/IP, DHCP, and Exchange 5.5 problems for a variety of clients. * Unix System Administration under the following platforms. Solaris, HP-UX, AIX-Unix, Red Hat and Mandrake Linux. Also, installation, configuration and maintenance of user and group account management, access rights, quota management, Perl scripting (limited), Apache Web Server, Websphere Web Server… Show more * Troubleshoot, install, research, repair, and document; Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 Professional, Active Directory, DNS, TCP/IP, DHCP, and Exchange 5.5 problems for a variety of clients. * Unix System Administration under the following platforms. Solaris, HP-UX, AIX-Unix, Red Hat and Mandrake Linux. Also, installation, configuration and maintenance of user and group account management, access rights, quota management, Perl scripting (limited), Apache Web Server, Websphere Web Server, Samba, DNS, and DHCP.* Installation, configuration, and maintenance of the following iPlanet products: Web Server, Messaging Server, Calendar Server, Administration Server, and LDAP Server.* Familiar with SunScreen and Checkpoint Firewall under the Unix platform.* Configured and maintained Cisco switches and routers at client location.* RAS configuration and support.* Managed SMS 2.0 implementation for comprehensive desktop management. Show less

* Assisted in setting-up and configuring a large test environment (8+ servers) including configuration and installation of Compaq Servers.* Monitored all servers on the WAN via Compaq Insight Manager.* Configured Directory Replication across the WAN for software updates and drive images.* Monitored network storage for free space. Developed a network policy regarding network storage (pending approval from CIO).* Installed and configured Microsoft SMS 1.1 for software package… Show more * Assisted in setting-up and configuring a large test environment (8+ servers) including configuration and installation of Compaq Servers.* Monitored all servers on the WAN via Compaq Insight Manager.* Configured Directory Replication across the WAN for software updates and drive images.* Monitored network storage for free space. Developed a network policy regarding network storage (pending approval from CIO).* Installed and configured Microsoft SMS 1.1 for software package delivery. Show less

* Merged 2 NT networks and associated resources. Re-configured NT network to include Exchange Server 5.5, IIS 4.0, and Proxy Server 2.0. * Created a network security policy that was lacking in the previous network. * Upgraded all computer systems for Y2K compliance.* Deskside Support for Office 97, Outlook 98, Win 95/98, and Windows NT Workstations.* Developed a network backup policy and installed and configured 2 HP SureStore drives and ArcServe Backup software.

* Administrated Windows NT network as well as Novell GroupWise mail server.* Deskside support for multiple OS Environments (Windows 95, Windows NT Workstation) and Microsoft Office 97.* Hardware support for entire office LAN (Compaq servers and workstations) Responsibilities include ordering and installing replacement/upgrade parts.* Led Y2k compliance efforts at our location.

* Deskside support for multiple OS Environments (MS-DOS 6.22/Win 3.1, Windows 95, Windows NT Workstation).* Assisted in administering network on the standardization server for rollout of Desktop Standard (Windows NT Workstation).* Network duties include creating boot disks for multiple network cards, laptops and PC systems for unattended installation of the Desktop Standard. Also set up roaming profiles, groups, shares, and user accounts.* Assisted the network team in creating… Show more * Deskside support for multiple OS Environments (MS-DOS 6.22/Win 3.1, Windows 95, Windows NT Workstation).* Assisted in administering network on the standardization server for rollout of Desktop Standard (Windows NT Workstation).* Network duties include creating boot disks for multiple network cards, laptops and PC systems for unattended installation of the Desktop Standard. Also set up roaming profiles, groups, shares, and user accounts.* Assisted the network team in creating WinInstall scripts for optional applications for users with the desktop standard build. Show less

* Supported hardware and software for over 20 clients. * Supported over 100 applications and some mainframe support for clients. * Responsible for handling overflow and after-hours calls for the corporate clients. * Training coordinator duties include assessing training needs, developing training for new members of the MPS Project, ongoing training for existing team members, scheduling classes, and instructing some training classes. * Developed a test for all potential new call… Show more * Supported hardware and software for over 20 clients. * Supported over 100 applications and some mainframe support for clients. * Responsible for handling overflow and after-hours calls for the corporate clients. * Training coordinator duties include assessing training needs, developing training for new members of the MPS Project, ongoing training for existing team members, scheduling classes, and instructing some training classes. * Developed a test for all potential new call center hires to aid recruiting in matching applicants with a particular project.* Worked closely with management on problem-solving various project-related difficulties. Show less