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FRANCO ARTESEROS ***** E. Lehigh Ave (Unit E) Aurora, Colorado 80014

Phone: 303-***-**** E-Mail: acowkm@r.postjobfree.com ::

http://www.vworldtech.org/franco-arteseros

SR. Systems Engineer / Systems Management / Virtualization Engineer /

Technical Architect

Solid performer offering extensive training combined with over 20 years of

progressive experience and proven expertise in Virtualization of Data

Centers and VDI environments, Systems Management, Global Project Design

Management, Team Leadership, Development, Maintenance, Quality Assurance,

Pre-Sales and Post-Sales Technical support.

Skills Summary

Is considered a senior level System Engineer with in-depth knowledge of

Virtualization Technologies for Data Center and Server environments

including: Vmware ESXi 4.1 and 5.x, Vmware vSphere, Vmware Capacity

Planner. Microsoft Hyper-V. Citrix XenSerserver. KVM

Is considered a senior level System Engineer with in-depth knowledge of

Virtualization Technologies for Client and Mobile environments including:

Vmware Horizon View, Vmware ThinApp. Microsoft Hyper-V RDP Clients. Citrix

XenDesktop, Citrix XenApp, Citrix XenClient

Is considered a senior level System Engineer with in-depth knowledge of

Systems Management Technologies, solution or service offerings in Blades,

Servers, Storage, Network, Services and Technical Education.

Experience in industry leading Systems Management platforms (e.g. SMS,

NetIQ, Altiris), Security, Terminal Services/Citrix, Dell DMC, Clarion

storage, Virtualization(e.g. VMWare ESX and ESXi), Linux, Novell, Cisco

products.

Builds customer loyalty through continuous meetings, innovation, and

becoming a trusted advisor.

Demonstrates expert knowledge of latest technologies and solutions

through on-going research and training.

Able to adapt and understand customers virtual environments and aid in

repair, architecting growth, Greening Datacenter, and creating Server, SAN

and Network solutions.

In-depth knowledge of client's infrastructure and architecture including

business, organizational structure, business processes and financial

structure.

Demonstrates leadership and initiative in successfully driving Technical

Solutions and full IT portfolio including hardware, software and services

needed for the customer's requirements.

Balances strategic and tactical pursuits to optimize coverage and develop

a predictable Return On Investment.

Uses C-level engagement skills in collaboration with account leads to

offer value-add solutions to the client.

Excellent verbal and writing skills able to provide concise and

structured recommendations for solutions as well as explaining the

solutions using Presentation tools and or whiteboard sessions.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

VWORLDTECH LLC Aurora, CO (02/2013 ~ Present)

Founder / CTO

- Created and manage VWORLDTECH.ORG (Portal)

- Created and manage VWORLDTECH Test Lab (Virtual Systems, Virtual Worlds,

VRobotics)

- Created and manage VWORLDTECH Users Group (Virtual Systems, Virtual

Worlds,VRobotics)

- Created and manage VWORLDTECH Media ( VForums, VBlogs, VMedia, VTraining)

- Developed Custom Virtual Applications to manage Virtualized environments.

Wipro / CHI Englewood, CO (10/2013 ~ 02/2015)

Sr. Technical Architect (Wintel / Vmware / Citrix)

- Sr. Technical Architect for the Wintel Migration project (200+ Wintel /

Linux Servers in the US) . In charge of correlating and managing multiple

migration tasks including (Server Evaluations, OS upgrades, Application

dependency assessments, P2P, P2V and Hybrid migrations)

- Performed P2V evaluation tests of existing Wintel Servers (2003-2008-

2012) for migration to main Data Centers in CO and TX. Evaluation tests

included collecting required information from remote servers, using SNMP

and WMI tools. Used Wintel (MS MAP), Vmware (Converter) and 3rd party tools

to evaluate data and create accurate reports for the migration process.

Correlated resources from various IT groups (Compute, Network, Storage, DC)

to provide complete HW/OS migration solutions.

- Performed Application assessment tests of existing commercial and legacy

applications to evaluate application dependencies (Hardware, OS, DB,

Network, Storage), and correlated resources from the (Wintel, Vmware,

Citrix) teams to provide a stable, and fully manageable, virtualized

application infrastructure.

- Participated in 100+ successful Server Migration projects. Including

(P2P, P2V, Hybrid) scenarios. All projects were fully documented and

properly tested.

- Worked with various IT groups and vendors to create and share accurate

documentation for internal migration projects. Documentation included

(Step-by-Step docs, Best practices docs, Demo Videos, Tools Guides, Visio

Diagrams).

- Created and managed the internal Server Migration Team Test Lab. Lab

included (HW: Cisco UCS, HP Srvrs, Dell Srvrs, Netapp Stg, DMC Stg HV:

Vmware Vsphere, MS HyperV, Citrix).

- Server Migration Team lead (CO HQ). Charged with interviewing and

evaluating 50+ candidates for various positions, local and remote, within

the Server Migration Team.

- Charged with training, mentoring, and monitoring of all new team members.

DELL, Inc Aurora, CO (10/2008 ~ 07/2013)

Product Technologist Sr. Advisor / OSE (On-Site Systems Engineer) / SME

(Subject Matter Expert)

SME (Subject Matter Expert) for Systems Management products including

Dell, HP, Microsoft, CA, Altaris and Cisco

Senior level System Engineer in Virtualization Technologies for Data

Centers and Server environments including: Vmware ESXi 4.1 and 5.1, Vmware

vSphere, Vmware Capacity Planner. Microsoft Hyper-V. Citrix XenSerserver.

KVM

Senior level System Engineer in Virtualization Technologies for Clients

and Mobile environments including: Vmware Horizon View, Vmware ThinApp.

Microsoft Hyper-V RDP Clients. Citrix XenDesktop, Citrix XenApp, Citrix

XenClient.

Lead OSE for Colorado with VMWare and Microsoft, aiding in pre-sales and

post-sales. Also hands-on with implementation of VMWare and Microsoft

virtualization products at customer sites.

Discussed all virtualization technologies, understanding the differences

between them and able to articulate the advantages of each.

Provided customers with on-site POCs (Proof-Of-Concept) in the areas of

Enterprise level Servers, Networking, Storage, Virtualization and Systems

Management

Worked in highly decentralized and customer facing environments.

Developed, presented, implemented and explained the value of proposed

infrastructure solutions to all levels of management and IT Departments

Performed a wide variety of technical and administrative duties in

overall enterprise solution assessment, design, validation, development,

delivery and sales

Presented whiteboard sessions to all levels of client organization

including C-Level.

On Site at DELL on-The-Road shows to speak about virtualization and DELL

hardware and Systems Management products.

Technical Skills

VMware Data Center (Vmware ESXi 4.1 and 5.1, Vmware vSphere, Vmware

Capacity Planner ).

VMware Client ( Vmware Horizon View, Vmware ThinApp ).

VMware VCP Certification

Citrix Data Center ( Citrix XenSerserver).

Citrix Client (Citrix XenDesktop, Citrix XenApp, Citrix XenClient.).

Microsoft Data Center ( MS 2012 Hyper-V).

Virtualization Management Tools ( MS SCCM 2012, PlateSpin, Veeam, Quest,

Solarwinds, Kace, Dell, HP, CA).

.Systems Management Tools ( Dell OME, Altaris, HP OV, CA, KACE. Nagios,

SCCM, BMC)

HP OV Cerrtified, Dell OM Certified

MS Windows OS ( Servers: 2003,2008,2012 Clients: XP, Windows 7, Windows 8)

.Linux/Unix OS ( Red Hat, CentOS, Debian, Ubuntu, HP UX, Solaris, IBM )

Hardware Servers ( Dell PowerEdge and Blade Servers, HP Blade Servers,

IBM, Cisco)

Hardware Clients ( Dell, HP, IBM, Wyse )

Hardware Network ( Dell PowerConnect, Dell F-10, Dell Blade I/O, Sonic

Wall, Xsigo, Cisco, HP)

Hardware Storage ( Dell Compellent, Dell EqualLogic, Dell PowerVault,

NetApp, EMC, Violin) .

DELL Server Specialist certification

Vericept Corporation, Denver, CO (?2005-2008)

Solutions Consultant

- Technical support for all Vericept products (Development and

Implementation)

- Technical support for Field Solution Consultant Team (Implementation)

- Technical support for Channel Partners (Pre-Sales and Implementation)

- Provide Pre and Post Sales support for the Sales and Channel teams.

- Designed and manage Virtual Product Lab for testing and demos

- Design and deployment of custom virtual solutions based on all Vericept

and Technology Partners products

- Technical support of various OS implementation platforms (Unix, Linux,

Windows 2003/XP, OSX)

- Certifications:

- iapp Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP)

SixHat Technologies, Littleton, CO (2005)

Co-Founder and

SeniorConsultant

- Developed the 6HT System

- Created the 6HT~WinGuruXP Console

- Architected and implemented network solutions for several small and large

customers.

IBM Global Services, Boulder, CO (2004)

Network Management Tools Sr. Engineer

- Architected Network Management solutions for large IBM customers

- Supported Network Management solutions for internal and external IBM

customers

- Senior support engineer for CiscoWorks

- Senior support engineer for Lucent VitalNet

- Support engineer for IBM NetView and MRTG

Fidelia Technology Inc, Princenton, NJ (2003)

NetVigil SE / Consultant

- Design and Implementation of Service Management solutions utilizing the

NetVigil product suite.

- Developed product demos and presentations for several large customers.

- Member of the product development advisory team

- Collaborated with engineering group developing ?management integration

products.

- Collaborated with management team negotiating corporate relationships

with large customers and partners.

SNMPWORLD, LLC Aurora, CO ~ (2003)

Founder and President

- Designed and implemented one of the largest SNMP and Network Management

portals in the internet.

- Created and manage SNMPWORLD.com

- Created and manage SNMPWORLD SNMP Lab

- Created and manage SNMPWORLD users group

- Created and manage HP-OV Performance Insight users group

- Developed custom SNMP applications

- Developed and implemented custom Network Management solutions utilizing a

wide range of products.

HEWLETT PACKARD, Englewood, CO ~ (2001-2003)

HP OpenView Solutions Architect

- Worked with Pre and Post sales teams developing and delivering technical

sales presentations and plans. Managed consulting and engineering teams

during the implementation phase.

- Designed and implemented custom product integration solutions for several

customers.

- Developed technical and non-technical sales presentations for several HP

OpenView products.

- Participated in a wide range of forums, user meetings, and customer

presentations providing sales and technical support.

- Developed product demonstrations and custom training materials for

customers and HP OpenView sales and technical teams.

- Worked with the HP OpenView product teams identifying product positioning

and providing competitive analysis.

- Certifications:

- HP OpenView Network Management Certified Consultant

- Accredited Integration Specialist

TRINAGY Inc, Denver, CO ~ (1999-2001)

Senior Solutions Engineer

- Managed all areas of Pre and Post technical sales cycles.

- Participated with sales team developing new sales and marketing

strategies and documentation.

- Implemented large complex solutions using performance management tools.

- Developed custom performance management solutions specializing in Radius,

VoIP, and other communication technologies.

- Created several technical and non-technical presentations and training

materials.

- Collaborated with engineering group developing performance management

integration products.

- Collaborated with management team negotiating corporate relationships

with large customers and partners.

APRISMA SYSTEMS Inc, Denver, CO ~ (1996-1999)

Senior Network Management Engineer

- Led Network Management engineering team in the Colorado region and worked

with corporate sales team as a senior technical consultant.

- Implemented large complex solutions using a variety of Network Management

tools.

- Participated in several forums and corporate presentations providing

sales and technical support.

- Developed custom integration Network Management products and solutions.

- Created sales and training materials for technical and non-technical

audiences.

- Worked with senior management team establishing Pre and Post sales

services.

CABLETRON SYSTEMS Inc, Denver, CO ~ (1994-1996)

Senior Network Engineer

- Designed and implemented complex network infrastructure solutions for

several large customers and participated in all areas of Pre and Post sales

cycles.

- Designed and implemented large network infrastructures utilizing a wide

variety of networking technologies.

- Developed network design and implementation tools for Cabletron and Cisco

network devices.

- Developed custom sales and training materials for customers and internal

groups.

- Collaborated with the Network Management team developing tools to manage

large hybrid network infrastructures.

- Provided technical and sales support to customers and internal groups.

COMPUTERLAND Corp, Denver, CO ~ (1991-1994)

Senior Systems Engineer (Advance Systems Group)

- Worked with technical and sales teams designing and implementing

networking solutions.

- Collaborated with management team coordinating Pre and Post sales

services.

- Developed custom sales and training materials for customers and internal

groups.

- Participated in a wide range of industry forums and customer meetings

providing sales and technical support.

- Led advance UNIX engineering team providing sales and technical support.

NYNEX Corp, Denver, CO ~ (1989-1991)

Senior UNIX Engineer

- SUN Certified Systems Engineer.

- Compaq/SCO Unix Certified Systems Engineer.

EDUCATION

University of Colorado Denver, Computer Science

ACC, Computer Science

California Polytechnic University, Computer Science

University of California Los Angeles, Computer Science

* FLUENT IN SPANISH

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