Experience

TierPoint (formerly Windstream Hosted Solutions)

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Virtualization Engineer

  • Apr 2013 - Present

  • Responsible for implementing and maintaining VMware based Virtualization solutions in a multi-datacenter public cloud environment. • Installed, monitored and maintained multiple Private Cloud vSphere installations. • Acted as a technical escalation point within Central Operations for virtualization specific issues. • Participated in off hours maintenance procedures as well as on-call support to guarantee 24/7 coverage of customer and internal systems. • Acquired VMware Certified… Show more • Responsible for implementing and maintaining VMware based Virtualization solutions in a multi-datacenter public cloud environment. • Installed, monitored and maintained multiple Private Cloud vSphere installations. • Acted as a technical escalation point within Central Operations for virtualization specific issues. • Participated in off hours maintenance procedures as well as on-call support to guarantee 24/7 coverage of customer and internal systems. • Acquired VMware Certified Professional Certification: VCP 5-DCV; August 2014 Other responsibilities: • Created and maintained documentation for customer environments, processes, technical training, and support procedures. • Provided customer training on tasks performed through vCenter and vCloud Director (vCD) as well as provided training for new Virtualization Team members. • Using PowerShell and VMWare PowerCLI scripting language to provide consistency and speed across deployments. • Ensured all current and planned future capacity is correctly reported to VMware’s billing portal. • Maintained a Veeam-based backup and restore solution for all public cloud based customers. • Deployed cloud-based antivirus solutions to protect customer machines. • Experience with Cisco UCS Systems as a compute platform for VMware-based cloud solutions. • Built infrastructure for VMWare's Site Recovery Manager disaster recovery solution and set up customers recovery plans. Show less • Responsible for implementing and maintaining VMware based Virtualization solutions in a multi-datacenter public cloud environment. • Installed, monitored and maintained multiple Private Cloud vSphere installations. • Acted as a technical escalation point within Central Operations for virtualization specific issues. • Participated in off hours maintenance procedures as well as on-call support to guarantee 24/7 coverage of customer and internal systems. • Acquired VMware Certified… Show more • Responsible for implementing and maintaining VMware based Virtualization solutions in a multi-datacenter public cloud environment. • Installed, monitored and maintained multiple Private Cloud vSphere installations. • Acted as a technical escalation point within Central Operations for virtualization specific issues. • Participated in off hours maintenance procedures as well as on-call support to guarantee 24/7 coverage of customer and internal systems. • Acquired VMware Certified Professional Certification: VCP 5-DCV; August 2014 Other responsibilities: • Created and maintained documentation for customer environments, processes, technical training, and support procedures. • Provided customer training on tasks performed through vCenter and vCloud Director (vCD) as well as provided training for new Virtualization Team members. • Using PowerShell and VMWare PowerCLI scripting language to provide consistency and speed across deployments. • Ensured all current and planned future capacity is correctly reported to VMware’s billing portal. • Maintained a Veeam-based backup and restore solution for all public cloud based customers. • Deployed cloud-based antivirus solutions to protect customer machines. • Experience with Cisco UCS Systems as a compute platform for VMware-based cloud solutions. • Built infrastructure for VMWare's Site Recovery Manager disaster recovery solution and set up customers recovery plans. Show less