Associate Director of Systems Infrastructure - Cohen & Steers
(2025-05 - 2026-05)
- Supported enterprise virtualization infrastructure including VMware ESXi and Hyper-V failover clustering environments.
- Utilized SCVMM and VMware vCenter for VM lifecycle management, provisioning, and infrastructure administration.
- Built and configured Cisco M8 servers supporting enterprise virtualization modernization initiatives.
- Configured Cisco UCS profiles and supported UCS infrastructure lifecycle operations and firmware management.
- Administered Rubrik backups ensuring disaster recovery readiness and data protection compliance.
Senior Engineer - Ellington
(2024-09 - 2025-05)
- Managed Hyper-V and VMware virtualization environments supporting development and production infrastructure.
- Served as SME for Azure, AWS, CrowdStrike, and hybrid cloud infrastructure operations.
- Engineered enterprise storage solutions utilizing EMC and 3PAR technologies.
Senior Platform Engineer - Blackbaud
(2021-01 - 2024-09)
- Primary engineer supporting enterprise VMware hyper-converged infrastructure across production and client-hosted environments.
- Migrated 300 VMware ESXi hosts from version 6.7 to 7.0.3 utilizing VMware lifecycle and upgrade best practices.
- Deployed and integrated 40 Cisco UCS M6 servers into VMware vCenter and Cisco UCS environments.
Senior System Analyst - Chefs Warehouse
(2020-01 - 2021-12)
- Migrated 1,600 users from on-premises Exchange and Active Directory to Microsoft 365 and Azure AD Hybrid infrastructure.
- Implemented MFA utilizing Azure Conditional Access and Microsoft Authenticator.
- Consolidated standalone VMware ESXi hosts into Nutanix hyper-converged infrastructure clusters.
Principal Engineer - Gartner
(2016-07 - 2020-01)
- Promoted to Principal Engineer managing an 8-member Messaging & Collaboration infrastructure team.
- Designed and implemented enterprise hybrid cloud architecture solutions utilizing VMware and Microsoft infrastructure technologies.
- Administered VMware environments across Development, QA, and Production datacenter infrastructures.
Senior System Engineer - Oracle
(2007-01 - 2016-07)
- Migrated 3,000 VMware virtual machines to Microsoft Hyper-V utilizing PowerShell automation and native migration tools.
- Automated Hyper-V failover cluster deployments improving infrastructure consistency and operational efficiency.
- Utilized SCVMM for Hyper-V host management, VM provisioning, and cluster lifecycle administration.
Network Engineer - Hyperion Solutions
(2000-01 - 2007-01)
- Installed and configured VMware ESX 2.5/3.0 infrastructure on HP Blade systems supporting enterprise server consolidation projects.
- Administered 220+ physical and virtual servers across VMware, Dell, HP, and IBM enterprise environments.
- Supported EMC, NetApp, and HP enterprise storage platforms.
