Zachary Widing Email & Phone Number

Charleston, South Carolina Area

Sr Systems Engineer for VMware, dedicated to the US Navy and Marine Corps team.Evangelizing VMware business value and technical benefits to senior-level business and technology decision makers (CIO, CTO, Solution Architects, VPs and Directors of IT) as well as to the end of the line administrators and operators. Participation in pre-sales efforts including technical Sales presentations, architecture design discussions, competitive displacement, proof-of-concept engagements, RFP/RFI responses, solution demonstrations, and technical workshops.Analysis of customer's business and technology objectives and gathering information that enables sales teams to be more effective and responsive to customer’s needs.Development and proposal of custom solutions that differentiate VMware software and services, and meet customer’s requirements and objectives.

Charleston, South Carolina Area

Drive Spinvi to become a VMware Consulting and Integration Partner to bring our pre-define architecture solutions to all of our customers in a repeatable process which in turn reduces CAPEX for our customers by reducing time to deployment.Design/Engineer & operate a private cloud environment for the Navy's Medical branch. This cloud solution will handle 70k users, NetApp storage, vSphere, etc. at multiple sites spread throughout the world. This solutions will save the US Navy over $400 million over the 7 year life cycle.Utilizing: * VMware vSphere 5 for Enterprise Virtualization * VMware View 5 for Desktop Virtualization* Netapp FAS6240 & DS4243 shelves for ISCSI/NFS/CIFS storage* VMware SRM, NetApp SnapManager Suite, SnapMirroring & Vaulting for disaster recovery/coop* Exch 2010 with cross site CAS Array/DAGs* Server 2k8 AD Suite with SCOM & OpsMgr management suites* Cisco Nexus 5k series & 1000v switches with 10gb networking* F5 GTM/LTM/APM for SSO, SSL VPN, and managed failover between datacenters* VMware vCOP & AutoDeploy, to leverage operational control and standardization* Define metrics to be used for a chargeback method and implement vCloud Suite* Write Advanced configuration and monitoring scripts through Powershell

Charleston, South Carolina Area

Drive Secure Mission Solutions to become a VMware Consulting and Integration Partner to bring our pre-define architecture solutions to all of our customers in a repeatable process which in turn reduces CAPEX for our customers by reducing time to deployment.Design/Engineer & operate a private cloud environment for the Navy's Medical branch. This cloud solution will handle 70k users, NetApp storage, vSphere, etc. at multiple sites spread throughout the world. This solutions will save the US Navy over $400 million over the 7 year life cycle.Utilizing: * VMware vSphere 5 for Enterprise Virtualization * VMware View 5 for Desktop Virtualization* Netapp FAS6040 & DS4243 shelves for ISCSI/NFS/CIFS storage* VMware SRM, NetApp SnapManager Suite, SnapMirroring & Vaulting for disaster recovery/coop* Exch 2010 with cross site CAS Array/DAGs* Server 2k8 AD Suite with SCOM & OpsMgr management suites* Cisco Nexus 5k series & 1000v switches with 10gb networking* F5 GTM/LTM/APM for SSO, SSL VPN, and managed failover between datacenters* VMware vCOP & AutoDeploy, to leverage operational control and standardization* Define metrics to be used for a chargeback method and implement vCloud Director* Write Advanced configuration and monitoring scripts through Powershell

Jacksonville, North Carolina Area

Providing Tier III support to the United States Marine Corps's Network Operations Security Center (MCNOSC) as a Senior System Administrator. Responsible for over 300 physical and virtual servers, supporting hundreds of thousands of users spread across multiple domains and physically located all over the world. Covering technologies from NetApp, VMware, Cisco, Juniper, SQL, SCOM, GPOs, Exchange 2010, Retina, Active Directory, Remedy Tickets, TMG, DNS, PKI, BES, and Sharepoint.Providing in-depth, rapid solutions to complex problems; while keeping security, change management, and high availability in the forefront. A member of multiple customer product teams; utilizing my skill set for regional support, world wide "Messaging" Team, and as world wide "VM/SAN" Team. Proficient in multiple technologies and following "vendor best practices" to ensure customers are provided with the answers they need for tomorrow.

Cherry Point, North Carolina - Deployed To Iraq, Haiti, Africa, Europe

• Supervising day to day configuration, management, security auditing, and updating: Active Directory, Exchange 2k3, PKI, Altec Switches, Symantec & McAfee Corporate Anti-Virus, SyncSort Backup, Orion Solarwinds, Cisco switches and routers(EIGRP & OSPF), BGAN Satalite, VoIP (Cisco and Nortel), Cisco call manager, Cisco Voice gateways, SWAN, OFDM, WPPL, Tandberg VTC, NetApp, and VMWare ESX 3• Supervising 10+ employees who cover 24/7 operations of multiple networks/domains, covering over 25,000 user accounts and 10,000 workstations/servers. Managing equipment, over $3 millions dollars worth, accountability & maintenance. Handling multiple levels of classified storage simultaneously, rapid communication network setup/take-down, network security, physical security, and troubleshooting. • Awarded an Achievement Medal for filling the job of someone 3 positions higher, overhauling the network’s disaster recovery plans, and implementation of VMware in Iraq which provided greater up time, computing efficiency, and reduction in power consumption .• Facilitating a 97% uptime on all network services and storage systems. Reducing planned network outages through buisiness continuity/high availability. Reducing equipment, power, and rack space costs through virtualization.• Awarded an Achievement Medal for superior technical expertise while operating an rapid setup network in Haiti during a humanitarian assistance mission after the earthquake.

Benchmark PropertiesInstall home networks: to include printers, web servers, and wireless capability.Computer repairs, ranging from virus and spyware clean up, replacing of internal parts, and upgrades of bios and software.Advise customers on computer purchases to fit their needsBuild home & gaming computers personalized to the customer's specifications.

Nobelsville, In

Install CCTV systems, install/repair/open safes, re-key commercial facilities, unlock cars & houses

General Studies

Continuing Education provided by the United States Marine Corps

Education record

Honor Grad

Education record

Data Communications Specialist

Honor Grad

Highschool, Highschool

Class President, Saluteatorian, Assisted with School's computer management/network