Michael - Systems Engineer

Demonstrated experience with VMware vSphere / vCenter / ESXi.

Demonstrated experience with Windows Server Infrastructure.

Demonstrated experience with PowerShell & PowerCLI Automation.

Demonstrated experience with Data Center Infrastructure.

Demonstrated experience with Disaster Recovery / Business Continuity.

Managed numerous enterprise VMware vCenters across the U.S., Poland, Belgium, and Netherlands, primarily VMware 8.x and 7.x running on Cisco UCS infrastructure.. Designed and developed extensive PowerShell and PowerCLI automation to eliminate repetitive administrative processes and improve infrastructure reliability.. Created automated processes for virtual machine provisioning, enterprise VMware reporting, domain-controller replication reporting, snapshot identification, print-server consolidation, and other operational requirements.. Developed the organization's first comprehensive server decommissioning process, including complete technical documentation and standardized procedures.. Led development of technical 'How-To' documentation covering systems-engineering processes and operational procedures.. Played a key engineering role in multiple domain migrations following corporate acquisitions, including computer-object and user-object migration activities.. Functioned as an unofficial technical team leader, assisting junior engineers with complex systems-engineering tasks and troubleshooting.. Led systems-engineering initiatives associated with a major data center migration, including infrastructure preparation and server deployment.. Designed and deployed numerous Windows servers supporting application migrations into a centralized primary data center.

Managed an enterprise environment consisting of 3,500+ virtual servers and 350+ VMware hosts across four data centers in the United States and United Kingdom.. Served as the team's primary PowerShell/PowerCLI automation specialist, developing automation for infrastructure provisioning, reporting, disaster recovery, and daily operational processes.. Created automated VMware and virtual-machine reporting covering the enterprise environment.. Developed automation for disaster recovery failover/failback, including DNS changes and other operational tasks required during DR exercises.. Served as lead engineer for numerous disaster recovery tests, including a project involving failover of an entire data center.. Served as lead engineer for Zerto, managing server replication between data centers and supporting DR testing and recovery operations.. Led engineering activities associated with data center migration and elimination.. Performed advanced administration and troubleshooting across VMware, Windows Server, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Cisco UCS, and Zerto environments.. Worked closely with application teams to deploy new systems and troubleshoot complex production issues.

Served as a core Windows Server and VMware engineer, managing enterprise infrastructure and supporting business-critical applications.. Managed VMware 6.7 infrastructure primarily deployed on Cisco UCS.. Served as the organization's primary PowerShell/PowerCLI automation engineer.. Developed automation for server provisioning, Active Directory user creation, HR-to-AD synchronization, file migration, and other enterprise processes.. Designed and implemented automated processes for migrating millions of files from legacy NAS platforms to Windows file servers.. Administered Windows Server, Active Directory, DNS, VMware, EMC storage, F5 BIG-IP LTM/GTM, and enterprise infrastructure services.. Supported application teams during new product deployments and complex production troubleshooting.. Participated in enterprise on-call operations and high-priority infrastructure support.

Managed large-scale Windows Server infrastructure supporting critical healthcare applications and services.. Served as VMware administrator for many years, developing extensive expertise in enterprise virtualization architecture and operations.. Managed Windows server deployment, patching, application distribution, configuration standards, and system administration using Microsoft SCCM.. Developed sophisticated PowerShell/PowerCLI automation for VMware and Windows infrastructure.. Designed and implemented an automated VMware Windows-server deployment process using PowerCLI, unattend.xml, CSV-driven provisioning, IP assignment, and automatic Active Directory domain integration.. Maintained custom PowerShell modules capable of provisioning virtual machines at scale, joining systems to Active Directory, and installing required applications.. Developed an enterprise server inventory and reporting process that collected hardware and software information, imported data into SQL Server, and enabled precise targeting of infrastructure-management activities.. Developed an original VB.NET web application providing server hardware/application reporting, CMDB information, CiscoWorks data, warranty information, and exception reporting.. Successfully led a major VMware ESX infrastructure migration, including vSphere/vCenter naming standards and automated host configuration.. Designed and conducted numerous disaster recovery exercises, including failover and failback of critical applications and services between primary and secondary data centers.. Created and maintained numerous F5 BIG-IP load-balanced configurations supporting Windows applications.. Implemented and supported Windows infrastructure for healthcare, financial, web, medical-device monitoring, facilities-management, voice-recognition, and risk-management applications.. Created a comprehensive technical documentation library containing standardized operational procedures and 'How-To' guides.. Provided 24/7 rotational on-call support.. Received multiple awards recognizing superior customer service.

Designed and implemented a business-continuity site for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.. Built, configured, installed, and documented Citrix and Windows 2000/2003 server infrastructure using Dell PowerEdge hardware.. Developed a standardized server-build documentation template adopted by the client.

Served as senior network administrator for a multi-site enterprise environment.. Designed and implemented Windows Server 2003, Active Directory, Citrix, SQL Server, file/print, firewall, and application infrastructure.. Designed backup procedures and disaster recovery methodologies.. Implemented enterprise ERP infrastructure utilizing Windows Server and SQL Server.. Administered multi-site network, firewall, Windows, Novell, GroupWise, and application environments.