IT systems architect, server engineer, storage engineer

Stephen Michael Christie

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Enterprise Systems Consultant specializing in customer-facing roles gathering business requirements

from key stakeholders, writing proposals, and delivering presentations. Demonstrating a proven track

record for developing strategically aligned solutions that drive critical I.T. projects across many

domains including Cloud, VDI, Servers, Storage, and Cybersecurity.

PERSONAL GOALS

I have rededicated myself to completing my bachelor’s degree through an accredited university.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

Cloud: MSP, Public, Private, Hybrid,

Colocation, IaaS, SaaS, PaaS, Azure, AWS

Infrastructure: Data Center Build, Migrations,

Disaster Recovery, HVAC, Power, Scale Out.

Virtualization: Capacity Planning, VDI, KVM,

RedHat OpenShift, Docker, Hyper-V, Scale

Computing, Citrix XenServer, Nutanix, Oracle

VM Server Kata, Kubernetes

VMware: vSphere, ESXi, Horizon, SRM, Aria,

PowerCLI, Replicator, Carbon Black

Linux Unix: RedHat, Ubuntu, LAMP, Debian

Slackware, SUSE, Gentoo, CentOS

Networking: Cisco, Catalyst, Meraki, Arista

Security: Zero Trust, ZTNA, SEIM, MDM, MFA,

IGA, IDAM, IDM, IAM, IDaaS, SSO, ODIC,

Logging, Reports, Alerts, Monitoring, User

Workspace Management, Patching, Radius,

PAM, User Policies, Device Policies.

Microsoft: SCVMM, Azure ARC, Entra ID,

Intune, Microsoft Server 2012, 2016, 2019,

2022, Failover/HA Clusters, Hyper-V, Active

Directory, Office 365, SCCM, SQL, BI, GPO,

O365, DFS, PowerShell

Project Management Tools: PowerPoint,

Visio, MS Project, LucidChart

Storage SAN: Pure, Nimble, HP EVA, EMC,

NetApp, EqualLogic, Compellent, VNX Flash,

Apollo, StoreOnce, DataDomain Networker,

Recover Point, VSAN, Fiber Channel, ISCSI

Data: Replication, Governance, Encryption

Backups: Commvault, Zerto, VEEAM, Veritas,

Acronis, Rubrik, Druva

Servers Blades: IBM, HP, Cisco UCS, Dell,

Nutanix, Lenovo

Scripting: Python, JSON, Java, SOAP, REST

Middleware: Power Bi, IBM, Oracle, JBoss

ITSM: ServiceNow, Salesforce, Zendesk, ME

ACCREDITED TECHNICAL TRAINING

VMWARE

Certification: VCP 6 (2020)

Certification: VCP 4 (2010)

Certification: Capacity Planner (2010)

Certification: VCP 3 (2007)

MICROSOFT

Class: MS Entra ID (2024)

Class: MS Azure Cloud Security (2022)

Class: MCITP 2008 (2010)

DoD 8570 Compliant Certification:

Comp TIA Security + se (2016)

CITRIX

Class: Citrix Workspace (2018)

Class: Citrix XenApp 7 (2014)

CISCO

Class: Cisco CCNA (2007)

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TRAINING

ITIL SOX PCI HIPPA GLBA SOP LEAN AGILE ISACA SCADA DIACAP STIG DHA PKI PMP TOGAF

EDUCATION

Edison High School: Tulsa, OK 1992-1994 HS Diploma: GED Northeastern State University NSU Tahlequah, OK 1996 – 1998 Degree Program: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Tulsa Community College TCC Tulsa, OK 1995-1996 Degree Program: Associates in MIS

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

CDK – Insight Global Solution Engineer Cloud, VDI, Servers, Storage 07/2024 – Current

Austin TX United States of America

Consulting Contractor: Manage large scale VMware infrastructure consisting of +20,000 VMs and 2000

running Microsoft Server and Linux Server OS, using HP and Dell Servers for high availability

datacenter clusters serving a multitenant Cloud environment for premier customers. Accomplishments

include deploying VMware ARIA and VMware 8 Server environments while establishing a new standard

of scalable solutions and leading migration project onto new hardware and hybrid cloud infrastructure.

Managing Pure, ISILON, NetAPP Storage. Project Migration AD to Azure EntraID with Integration of

VMware and Hyper-V with a scale out-deployment using SCVMM and templates.

AMD - Advanced Micro Devices Data Center Architect 06/2024 – 07/2024

Austin TX United States of America

Leading technical efforts on new Data Center Buildout of Scalable Solutions for Servers, Storage,

Networking, and Enterprise Application deployment with a priority to the needs of future expansion

and streamlining maintenance tasks for internal departments of Chip Development Engineers. Solving

escalation requests to troubleshooting complex issues. Migration and Virtualization specialist.

Baker Engineering Solution Architect, Security, Servers, Storage 02/2019 – 03/2024

San Antonio TX United States of America

FTE: As the Team Lead of Senior Engineers over a 5-year tenure, I spearheaded numerous

infrastructure projects across two large headquarters and five branch offices. I spearheaded a large-

scale migration from on-prem Active Directory to Azure Entra ID, and Azure ARC Stack HCI, and using

Intune for endpoint security controls, built new O365 policies. I designed and implemented a scalable

virtualized private cloud leveraging VMware failover clusters to host corporate applications and

sensitive data on Microsoft Server 2012, 2016, 2019 VMs. Additionally, I built a redundant west coast

data center with mirrored infrastructure and partially automated failover using VMware SRM, VEEAM,

and Zerto replication and orchestration. I supported mission-critical applications like MS SQL, MS BI,

and Oracle while implementing innovative cybersecurity solutions encompassing IDAM, MFA, PAM,

SIEM, data governance, MDR, and EDR systems. I lead multiple storage migration projects involving

Dell EMC, HPE Nimble, and Pure Storage, while upgrading the iSCSI and FC networks. Other key

initiatives included refreshing all physical servers with HP GreenLake HCI servers; all Cisco Catalyst

switches with Cisco Meraki switches; and replacing the MPLS site-to-site VPN WAN with Velo Cloud

SD-WAN while retiring legacy Cisco routers and ASA firewalls, – notably resolving long-standing

network latency issues, and deploying 100 Cisco Meraki APs to replace Cisco WLC Wi-Fi infrastructure.

United States Air Force Solution Engineer Server / VDI / IDM 12/2017 – 02/2019

San Antonio TX United States of America

FTE to Primary Contractor: X-Technologies - Secret Security Clearance

Solution Architect and Technical Subject Matter Expert providing security focused solutions to

integrate PKI MFA IDM IDP systems with US Military Systems and Applications. Technical Escalation

Support using ServiceNow. Technical Writer documenting Requirements and Task-Steps to support

necessary technology platforms including Virtualization, Storage Systems, Network Equipment, AWS

Gov Cloud, Identity Management, Citrix Workspace, Azure Cloud Hyper-V, Azure Cloud for VMware for

Microsoft Server 2012, 2016 VMs.

United States Air Force VMware Infrastructure Engineer 08/2016 – 12/2017

San Antonio TX United States of America

Primary Contractor: KFORCE - Secret Security Clearance

Technical Team Lead and SME for Microsoft Servers, SCCM, VEEAM, VMware VBLOCK VXRAIL systems

at Fort Sam Houston. Supporting Healthcare DENCOM MEDCOM DHA MHS, Military Health Systems.

United States Air Force Cloud Migration Consultant 03/2016 – 08/2016

San Antonio TX United States of America

Consulting to Primary Contractor: Insight Global - Secret Security Clearance

Technical Team Lead of Migration Project to the Amazon Gov AWS Cloud, and SME of Server

Virtualization and Storage Migration to DoD Amazon Web for the Development systems of Healthcare

Application Gateway Sites (CHAS). Racked and Upgraded Dell Servers, Dell Storage, Hyper-V Cluster

for Microsoft Server 2008, 2012, 2016 VMs. Performed solution analysis for migration of on-prem

systems to compare Azure Hyper-V and AWS including a formal presentation of recommendations for

the consideration of base command staff.

BioBridge Global Solution Engineer Servers, VDI, Citrix 09/2014 – 02/2016

San Antonio TX United States of America

FTE: Engineer Redundant Data Center with VMware Clusters using vRealize, Horizon, Replication

Services. Citrix XenApp MS Terminal Server and Thin-client Cisco UCS Servers Blades, EMC VNX, EMC

FLASH, EMC Recover, EMC Data Domain, VEEAM, HP Blades, HP EVA MSA SAN for Microsoft Server

2008 and 2012 VMs. Electronic Document Mgmt. Systems, SCCM, SQL, Oracle, SAP, Linux, HIPPA

Regulated.

NuStar Energy – Axeon SP Consulting Project Team Lead 02/2014 – 08/2014

FTE: Technical Lead of Microsoft Domain Migration Project. I designed the strategy and lead a team of

engineers in the migration of 200 Microsoft Servers 2008 Physical and VMs at multiple Refinery sites.

United States Air Force Solution Architect Migration Project 01/2013 – 02/2014

San Antonio TX United States of America

(Phase 4) FTE to Primary Contractor: Hewlett Packard - Top Secret Security Clearance

FDCCI Government Data Center Consolidation Project. Technical Team Lead and Escalation SME of

project to migrate all Server and Storage Data from +4000 data centers to 40 large data centers

defined as: (MAG) Managed Application Gateway sites which formed a DOD Private Cloud of Microsoft

2008 Servers and Linux RedHat. HPE Blades, NetApp, EMC Storage, VMware, Acronis, VEEAM, Citrix,

Oracle, SAP, ServiceNow. This formed an estimated +100,000 VM High-Availability cluster.

Energy Transfer Co. Migration Project Consultant 12/2012 – 01/2013

San Antonio TX United States of America

FTE: Project Technical Lead of Migration and Consolidation 4 data centers with Hybrid Virtual

Infrastructure into unified Microsoft 2012 Server HyperV Cluster away from out of support XEN Server

Xen App and VMware servers. Consolidate NetApp and HP EVA into Compellant Storage.

United States Air Force Solution Architect Migration Project 08/2012 – 12/2012

San Antonio TX United States of America

(Phase 2-3) FTE to Primary Contractor: Hewlett Packard - Top Secret Security Clearance

FDCCI Government Datacenter Consolidation Project.

Technical Team Lead and Escalation SME of Server and Storage Data Migration from 4000 to 40 data

centers. (MAG) Managed Application Gateway site is a DOD Private Cloud. HPE Blades, NetApp, EMC

Storage, VMware, Acronis, VEEAM, Citrix, Oracle, SAP, ServiceNow.

United States Air Force Solution Architect Project 04/2012 – 08/2012

San Antonio TX United States of America

FTE to Primary Contractor: Accelera Solutions - Secret Security Clearance. Design a new

Infrastructure for the Department of Veteran Affairs. Building a Private Cloud VDI Cluster for +10,000

VMs Microsoft 2012 Servers. Citrix XenApp, Hyper-V, Netapp FAS, Dell M1000 Blades.

United States Air Force Solution Architect Migration Project 10/2011 – 04/2012

San Antonio TX United States of America

(Phase 1) FTE to Primary Contractor: Accelera Solutions – Top Secret Security Clearance

FDCCI Government Datacenter Consolidation Project.

As the cloud architect, I collaborated closely with Army and Air Force commanders to gather

requirements for a robust and scalable private cloud infrastructure. This multi-zone architecture would

span multiple geographic locations, with each availability zone housing independent power, cooling,

servers, storage, and networking resources to host mission-critical military applications and sensitive

data for Microsoft Servers. My responsibilities included designing cloud architecture, developing a

comprehensive migration strategy, authoring detailed runbooks, and leading a team of 50 system

engineers in executing the task work at the MCIS military command center. My expertise in secure

cloud computing and ability to manage large-scale projects were instrumental in delivering this

strategic cloud initiative for national defense operations.

CPS Energy Solution Architect Project Team Lead 10/2010 – 10/2011

San Antonio TX United States of America

FTE: Principal Architect and Hands-on Engineer leading project to migrate into several new Data

Centers forming a High-Availability Private Cloud. Rack and Configure HP Blade Servers in Production

and Recovery Data Center with over 5000 virtual machines running Microsoft Server 2008 and RedHat

Linux. P2V project of 1000 Servers. HP EVA Storage, HP Blade Servers, VMware, VEEAM, Microsoft

Servers, Microsoft SQL, Oracle, SAP.

IBM Global Cloud Enterprise Infrastructure Architect VDI 04/2007 – 08/2010

Tulsa OK United States of America

FTE: Team Lead of IBM consultants to architect the design and launch the premier IBM Cloud Service

Multi-tenant infrastructure publicly hosting +25,000 VMs and creating automation tools to scale-out

template deployment to support +250,000 VMs by the end of year. Utilizing IBM hardware, VMware,

Microsoft Server 2008, and Citrix XenApp Terminal Servers.

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