Preston Gallwas
Workspace Director at Inde Technology- Claim this Profile
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LinkedIn User
Preston is super sharp. I have been talking with Preston for many years. He is a fantastic engineer and I would trust him with almost any project.
Marty Cookson
I have worked with Preston on multiple projects that were 6-9 months at a time. He is one of the best Citrix and VMWare guys I have ever met. I have 18 years of CItrix Engineering Experience and in comparison to his skill level and professionalism, I sometimes feel like a novice. He is a true Master at work. He has helped us out on VDI initiatives and Netscaler updates/installs. He has also done Security reviews for us. I am always happy to hear when he is available for a project.
LinkedIn User
Preston is super sharp. I have been talking with Preston for many years. He is a fantastic engineer and I would trust him with almost any project.
Marty Cookson
I have worked with Preston on multiple projects that were 6-9 months at a time. He is one of the best Citrix and VMWare guys I have ever met. I have 18 years of CItrix Engineering Experience and in comparison to his skill level and professionalism, I sometimes feel like a novice. He is a true Master at work. He has helped us out on VDI initiatives and Netscaler updates/installs. He has also done Security reviews for us. I am always happy to hear when he is available for a project.
LinkedIn User
Preston is super sharp. I have been talking with Preston for many years. He is a fantastic engineer and I would trust him with almost any project.
Marty Cookson
I have worked with Preston on multiple projects that were 6-9 months at a time. He is one of the best Citrix and VMWare guys I have ever met. I have 18 years of CItrix Engineering Experience and in comparison to his skill level and professionalism, I sometimes feel like a novice. He is a true Master at work. He has helped us out on VDI initiatives and Netscaler updates/installs. He has also done Security reviews for us. I am always happy to hear when he is available for a project.
LinkedIn User
Preston is super sharp. I have been talking with Preston for many years. He is a fantastic engineer and I would trust him with almost any project.
Marty Cookson
I have worked with Preston on multiple projects that were 6-9 months at a time. He is one of the best Citrix and VMWare guys I have ever met. I have 18 years of CItrix Engineering Experience and in comparison to his skill level and professionalism, I sometimes feel like a novice. He is a true Master at work. He has helped us out on VDI initiatives and Netscaler updates/installs. He has also done Security reviews for us. I am always happy to hear when he is available for a project.
Credentials
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MCSA: Windows Server 2012 - Certified 2016
MicrosoftDec, 2014- Nov, 2024 -
Citrix Certified Services Delivery Professional
CitrixMay, 2018- Nov, 2024 -
Citrix Certified Professional - Mobility (CCP - M)
CitrixJan, 2018- Nov, 2024 -
Citrix Certified Professional - Networking (CCP - N)
CitrixMay, 2017- Nov, 2024 -
Citrix Certified Expert - Virtualization (CCE - V)
CitrixJan, 2017- Nov, 2024 -
VMware Certified Professional 5 - Data Center Virtualization
-May, 2009- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Inde Technology
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New Zealand
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Workspace Director
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Dec 2021 - Present
Lead a team of Workspace Specialists focused on delivering great customer outcomes.
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Workspace Architect
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Apr 2021 - Dec 2021
The Technical Architect role includes designing, leading, and delivering technical solutions for customer and providing technical leadership for the team.
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Senior Workspace Engineer
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Feb 2019 - Apr 2021
Participate in a team of talented engineers delivering quality business solutions for customers
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Right! Systems, Inc.
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Solutions Architect – Virtualization
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Jul 2014 - Jan 2019
Serve as Solutions Architect designing, implementing and supporting virtualization technologies, such as Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop, as well as related technologies and underlying hypervisors, storage, and operating systems.Project highlights: Multi-datacenter active-active XenDesktop project with 22,500 desktops. Followed up with expansion to second datacenter for critical billing system delivered via Citrix for an additional 15,000 users.Multiple datacenter pod design for Remote Desktop Services VDI capable of scaling to 10,000 virtual desktops. Integrated Hyper-V, System Center Operations Manager, System Center Service Manager and System Center Virtual Machine Manager to enable charge back reporting.
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Puyallup School District
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United States
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Primary and Secondary Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Network Systems Analyst
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Mar 2008 - Jul 2014
Serve as technical lead for a team of server administratorsDesign and implement new solutions, including Citrix XenDesktop/XenApp, Lync 2013, Exchange 2010/2013, Microsoft System Center Operations Manager, Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager and Citrix Netscaler load balancers.Optimize existing environment, including reducing login times by nearly 90%, centralizing and virtualized servers, and implemented enterprise-class monitoring and reporting.Key successes: 40+ branch servers centralized, migrated from Netware to Windows server/SAN. Implement 1078 concurrent user XenDesktop/XenApp solution. Total server virtualization increased from 0% to 95%.
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King County, WA
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United States
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior LAN Administrator
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Aug 2007 - Mar 2008
Performed network administration in a mixed Netware, Linux, Microsoft, Unix environment utilizing eDirectory and Active DirectoryManaged and maintained mixed Zenworks 6.5 and 7 environmentImplemented Domain-based Group Policies to enact department standardsTrained other technicians in the use of unfamiliar systemsGathered statistics and vital information for reporting metricsActed as lead on domain migration project Performed network administration in a mixed Netware, Linux, Microsoft, Unix environment utilizing eDirectory and Active DirectoryManaged and maintained mixed Zenworks 6.5 and 7 environmentImplemented Domain-based Group Policies to enact department standardsTrained other technicians in the use of unfamiliar systemsGathered statistics and vital information for reporting metricsActed as lead on domain migration project
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Puyallup School District
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United States
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Primary and Secondary Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Network Systems Specialist
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Feb 2004 - Aug 2007
Performed network administration in a mixed Netware, Linux, Microsoft, Unix environmentUpgraded production servers to current OS/patch levelsPerformed network monitoring, base-lining, and analysisImplemented enterprise software suites, including HP Systems Insight ManagerImplemented patch management solution utilizing WSUS for Windows ServersPerformed help desk duties as needed Performed network administration in a mixed Netware, Linux, Microsoft, Unix environmentUpgraded production servers to current OS/patch levelsPerformed network monitoring, base-lining, and analysisImplemented enterprise software suites, including HP Systems Insight ManagerImplemented patch management solution utilizing WSUS for Windows ServersPerformed help desk duties as needed
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