Pete Larkin
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Al Rossi
Pete has a expert level understanding of the technologies that he supports. He is a very quick learner and always has a positive attitude. He meets objectives on time and works hard to achieve them. He is a great teammate to have on your team.
Al Rossi
Pete has a expert level understanding of the technologies that he supports. He is a very quick learner and always has a positive attitude. He meets objectives on time and works hard to achieve them. He is a great teammate to have on your team.
Al Rossi
Pete has a expert level understanding of the technologies that he supports. He is a very quick learner and always has a positive attitude. He meets objectives on time and works hard to achieve them. He is a great teammate to have on your team.
Al Rossi
Pete has a expert level understanding of the technologies that he supports. He is a very quick learner and always has a positive attitude. He meets objectives on time and works hard to achieve them. He is a great teammate to have on your team.
Credentials
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CLA-11
-Jan, 2011- Nov, 2024 -
CDE
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MCNE
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Vmware VCP 7
VMwareJun, 2023- Nov, 2024 -
LPIC-1
-Jan, 2005- Nov, 2024 -
HP ASE
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RHCT-9
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Experience
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VCE
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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200 - 300 Employee
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Solutions Architect
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Oct 2014 - Present
Responsible for effective planning, provisioning, installation and configuration of VCE Vblock, VxBlock and VxRack hardware and software Converged/Hyper-converged Infrastructure Solutions. Define needs, benefits and technical strategy; research and development; technical analysis and design; and support of professional service implementation staff in executing, testing and rolling-out solutions. Vblock and VxBlock hardware/software utilizing Cisco UCS systems connected to storage from VNXe, VNX, Unity, XtremIO, VMAX and VxRack Flex/SDDC utilizing Dell PowerEdge Servers with Software defined storage solutions including ScaleIO and VSAN. All connected to Cisco Nexus Series switches (9K/5K/3K) running VMware vSphere 5.x/6.x that has been pre-integrated, tested, and validated. Show less
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HP
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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VMware Engineer - Bristol-Myers Squibb
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Jun 2012 - Jun 2014
Bristol-Myers Squibb AccountResponsible for installation, configuration, tuning and troubleshooting of systems in a large VMware environment (150+ hosts, 4000+ VM's). Helped plan and implement global upgrade from vSphere 4.x to 5.x. Coordinated with network, business application, storage infrastructure and database administration teams to ensure availability, reliability, and scalability of VMWare systems. Experience with HP Proliant hardware connected to various EMC SAN storage including VPLEX, VMAX, VNX, Clariion and Symetrix. Monitor demand of the business to accurately plan future capacity of farms in relation to compute and storage requirements. Provided third level support for SE's for OS level troubleshooting in virtual environment (Windows, Linux). Experience with P2V process using Converter and Platespin. Worked within ITIL frameworks in regards to validation and qualification of systems, including authoring multiple SOP's and WI's. Re-designed and re-built Model Office Lab environment including hardware, networking and power requirements to help support multiple teams, including VMware, Linux, Windows, Desktop and Macintosh test/sandbox system environments. Maintained Dark VM Disaster Recovery Environment. Show less
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Novell Infrastructure Team Lead - Bristol-Myers Squibb
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Feb 2008 - Jun 2014
Bristol-Myers Squibb AccountTeam Lead responsible for 500+ NetWare and SuSE eDirectory Tree supporting 30,000+ end user desktop management environment. Helped design, implement and support all aspects of infrastructure. Including eDirectory, Novell Identity Manager, ZenWorks for Servers, ZenWorks for Desktops, iFolder, NetWare, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server. Worked with local sites to maintain systems and offer third level support. Evaluate and then set standards for computing environments including technical writing of SOP and WI documentation and created qualification/validation procedures for servers based on ITIL standards. Show less
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Bristol Myers Squibb
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United States
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Novell Directory Engineer
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Sep 2000 - Feb 2008
Responsible for company wide Novell Infrastructure environment including design, testing, deployment and support, specializing in Directory operations. Selected to relocate to the United Kingdom for two and a half years to provide Novell eDirectory support for all of Europe in addition to 3rd level support of all Novell products across EMEA. International travel throughout European and Asia Pacific countries for a total Novell environment upgrade (OS, Directory, Desktop). Created training and locally taught classes for European teams. Excellent communications skills to work with clients that have English as a second language. Show less
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European Directory Engineer
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Sep 1998 - Sep 2000
Relocated to the United Kingdom for two and a half years to provide Novell eDirectory support for all of Europe in addition to 3rd level support of all Novell products across EMEA. International travel throughout European and Asia Pacific countries for a total Novell environment upgrade (OS, Directory, Desktop). Created training and locally taught classes for European teams.
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GE
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United States
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Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Network Engineer - Bristol-Myers Squibb
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Apr 1993 - Sep 1999
Bristol-Myers Squibb Account Responsible for day to day support and maintenance of BMS Novell environment including OS and hardware level. Chosen for team to upgrade existing NetWare 3.x environment to 4x including working in the Compaq Labs in Houston, TX to validate design. Member of Network group responsible for network traffic problems. Analyzed network conversations with sniffers and traffic monitors to analyze issues and bandwidth bottlenecks. Dataflex from April 1993-Sept 1996 Bought by Ameridata in turn bought by GE Captial ITS in Sept 1996 Show less
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Network Technician
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Sep 1996 - Sep 1996
Bristol-Myers Squibb Account Bristol-Myers Squibb Account
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Dataflex
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Information Technology & Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Service Technician
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Apr 1993 - Sep 1996
Bristol-Myers Squibb Account Bristol-Myers Squibb Account
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