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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Us

- Manages the creation and maintenance of all production infrastructure using Terraform,ensuring consistency, scalability, and security across Azure environments.- Provides Tier 3 support for Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) environments, documenting andstreamlining the monthly refresh process, and automating AVD tasks through Terraformfor improved efficiency.- Deploys and maintains Azure resources using Azure DevOps pipelines, optimizingresource allocation and operational performance.- Remediats Azure Site Reliability vulnerabilities by implementing Private Endpoints forKey Vaults and Storage accounts, adjusting RBAC permissions, and disabling publicnetwork access to enhance security posture.- Migrated CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps and TeamCity to integrate Jfrog Artifactoryand Xray vulnerability scanning, improving security and pipeline management.Azure DevOps, TeamCity, JFrog, Bitbucket resources for deploying and maintaining resources.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Us

- Engineered the Azure Virtual Desktop environment from greenfield to production in a dedicated Azure subscription. - Created documentation and cross-trained IAM, HelpDesk, and department heads on the expected onboarding process, allocation of users to AVD pools, and technical specifics. - Migrated VMware Horizon VDI users to Azure Virtual Desktop in a non-persistent environment utilizing FSLogix user profiles backed by NetApp storage. - Created and managed a single Windows 10 AVD golden image, configured with developer and sysadmin tools (e.g., Visual Studio Suite, Java SRE, SF CLI, Node.js, IntelliJ, .NET Framework, SQL Management Studio, WSL2, etc.). Local Admin access is restricted, and system changes are made on the golden image. - Updated the golden image and AVD hosts with the latest patches monthly, ensuring a 0.0 CVSS vulnerability rating using Rapid7 security scans. - Utilized PowerShell to create scripts for deploying and removing software to AVD hosts post-deployment (e.g., Docker, Crowdstrike, Illumio, Rapid7). - Leveraged 2 Cohesity backup clusters for timely backup and replication of 404 VMs and 389 databases, working closely with the DBA team to configure SQL database backups. - Replaced Catalogic DPX with Cohesity to clone production SQL databases and mount them to a modeling server daily, automating the process using PowerShell and AWX/Ansible. This led to Catalogic’s removal from the balance sheet. - Migrated all SQL Servers from DC1 to DC11, utilizing Cohesity and Pure Storage replication.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Us

- Provided IT infrastructure engineering in a hybrid cloud environment, consisting of Azure, 2 physical data centers, and 6 offices, using vCenter and Windows OS. - Engineered and built a VDI environment with VMware Horizon, supporting dedicated and floating assignment pools. - Utilized vSphere integration with Horizon to support a growing dedicated pool of developers using a customized golden image. - Configured and used Tanium for post-deployment software installation and security patching on persistent Horizon VDI machines. - Worked closely with vendor relations to create documentation and train offshore Accenture developers on VDI onboarding processes. - Responsible for patching and updating Horizon infrastructure, including UAGs, Connection Servers, App Volumes, certificates, and vCenter integration. - Engineered and deployed a side-by-side POC comparison of Azure Virtual Desktop and VMware Horizon in Azure, leading to the recommendation to use AVD going forward. - Provided support for Active Directory, virtualization environments, and server operating systems. - Acted as a bi-weekly escalation point for service tickets, collaborating with IAM, Service Desk, DBA, Network, DevOps, and SecOps teams while using Domain Admin, Mimecast Admin, and Cohesity Admin roles as necessary.

Lighthouse Point, Florida, Us

- Provided IT infrastructure engineering for medical and dental clients across South Florida. - Re-engineered and migrated the cloud backup system for 150 servers, 800 workstations, and medical X-ray machines, reducing costs by 90%, saving $4,280 monthly. - Led the upgrade of 1,000+ devices to Windows 10, utilizing a Linux-based cloning process to reduce installation time by 50% and minimize human error. - Engineered disaster recovery services for clients, including HyperV replication, temporary Azure servers, and standby prepped images. - Supported ransomware-affected clients by isolating systems, remediating vulnerabilities, and restoring systems using cloud backups. - Participated in new office build-outs, from running Cat6 cabling to implementing multi-office VPN and database replication configurations.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Us

- Supported clients across South Florida utilizing VMware and Microsoft Hyper-V virtual environments. - Resolved issues related to network, firewall, email, VoIP, systems, backup, replication, VPN, AD, and desktops. - Worked with key vendors such as Microsoft, VMware, Dell, HP, Cisco, Citrix, Palo Alto, SonicWall, Veeam, Datto, Barracuda, and MegaPath.

- Managed 21 Windows servers, 5 ESXi servers, 6 DataCore hyper-converged SAN servers, 2 Citrix XenApp servers, 23 Cisco Catalyst 2960 switches, 2 SonicWall firewalls, 230 Windows desktops, 200 Samsung tablets, and 50 network printers. - Effectively responded to helpdesk tickets according to SLA requirements for end-user support. - Supported Citrix XenApp VDI servers, including server upgrades, VDI troubleshooting, and thin client maintenance. - Performed daily backup operations, ensuring file systems and data were successfully backed up. - Performed DataCore SAN and VMware hypervisor maintenance and support. - Collaborated to engineer Active Directory and DataCore SAN environments for greenfield clients. - Utilized Active Directory, Exchange, Office 365, and SolarWinds monitoring for various clients.

• Perform NBD on-site warranty repair work for : Dell, Sony, and IBM/Lenovo • Diagnose, troubleshoot and repair laptop and desktop computers • Responsible for potential and desired follow-up services or problem escalation• Update and close work orders via company database

Bachelor'S Degree, Information Technology

Bachelor'S Degree, Psychology