Paul B Lashley (M) +44-785*******
*a Rathcoole Ave, Hornsey, London, N8 9LY ********@*****.***
Professional Profile
Worked as a contractor for many years in various positions from designing, developing and managing enterprise technologies. I have undertaken a wide variety of projects consisting of VMware Virtual Infrastructure designs, Active Directory & Exchange Migrations, High Availability solutions ranging from single host environments to multi host clustered technologies. These include Microsoft Clustered Services and VMware technologies; I have made it my passion to know and understand virtualization and cloud technologies.
Key Skills –
VMware Virtualisation Specialist
VMware vSphere ESXi 6.7/ 6.5/6.x/ 5.5 /5.x / 4.1
VMware Horizon 7/6.1 /6.01/5.3
vSAN 6.5 POC
HP DL / Blades M1000e / C3000/7000Servers
EMC FC/ EMC VNX2e NFS / NETApps NAS
P2V V2V HA DRS SRM
vShield Manager / VMware SRM vRM
Windows 201*-****-**** AD Build and Admin
VMware / CIS Secure Hardening
Linux Admin – Solaris RHEL Ubuntu (Basic)
Producing Documentation
Running workshops and training
Solution development, scoping, security & risk assessment
Technical Authority / Decision Maker
Presentation Skills
Management Skills
Good Customer Skills
Education
June 2018 – VCP6.5-DCV Recertification #66552 6.5
November 2016 – VCP6-DCV Recertification #66552 (6.x)
November 2014 – VCP5-DCV Recertification #66552 (5.5)
November 2013 – VCA-DCV Certified #66552
November 2011 - VCP5-DCV Certified #66552
April 2010 – VCP4-DCV Certified #66552
February 2019
VMware vSphere FastTrack v6.7
October 2014 – October 2014
(EU) VMworld 2014
August 2013 – September 2013
(US) VMworld 2013
August 2012 – October 2012
(US) VMworld 2012
VMware vCloud Deploy & Manage the VMware Cloud v1.5
January 2010 – September 2011
(US) VMworld 2010 (US) VMworld 2011
VMware vSphere 5 What’s New
VMware vSphere FastTrack v4 / VMware vSphere Troubleshooting v4
VMware View Install, Config & Manage v4.5 / VMware Design Workshop v4.x
VMware vSphere Manage Design for Security v4
VMware vSphere Automation Fast Track v4.1 - PowerCLi
VMware Site Recovery Manager v.1 / 4.1 / VMware VDI Desktop Fast Track v4.5
Citrix CCEA
July 2008 – October 2008 - Courses
VMware 3.5 ESX ICM
Exchange 2007 Designing Deploying Messaging Solutions
Microsoft System Centre Configuration Manager
Southgate School London O English, Math’s CSE’s Sociology, Geography, Physics,
February 2005 – April 2005 KOENIG-SOLUTIONS
MCSE 2003 + Security (ISA Server)
Koenig Solutions (P) Ltd
XP Professional – MCP NT4 WKSTN MCP
Updating Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007
Professional Experience
Airbus Defence and Space September 2018
VMware Engineer
NATO Cube Project Deployable Communication Information System (DCIS)
Lockheed Martin (Leidos) – NATO HQ Brussels - April 2017 – August 2018
VMware SME Process Lead – DV / SC / NATO CTS
VMware SME on secret and restricted environments – DC Build out, Vmware 6.x design, build and implementation. Hardware Dell M1000e 10/40GbE trunked VLANS with core being Cisco 5000’s. IP carve up. Major migration from HyperV to Vmware (V2V) P2V of existing workload vDSwitches. AD implementation multiple security domains. Citrix, Commvault implementation. Tools PowerCLi, Vmware log Insight, Puppet vRO and vRA, AD administration.
Note: Due to the nature of the work and the security level I am unable to divulge in-depth practices.
FCO Services - November 2016 - April 2017
VMware Specialist - Security cleared to a high level (current)
VMware Specialist on restricted multi-tenant platform, design update build and deploy on a HP C7000 enclosures utilizing BL460c G6/7/8/9. Install, deploy, harden and securing the VMware to IL4 / IL5 secure levels. Administer AD 2012, VMware 5.5. Upgrade 6.x.
NATO NCI The Hague - September 2016 - October 2016
VMware Consultant
VMware Consultancy on restricted and secret platform
VMware Inc. - July 2016 - August 2016
VMware Senior Consultant
A major program of work under the Federation Migration Services, this includes a converged infrastructure VBlock, vSphere 6, P2V, V2V, resizing exercise vRA, vRO, and additional tools sets. I have been tasked with the POC migration services P2V, V2V and various flavors of OS’s. – Discovery phase using VMware Capacity Planner and CMP Cloud Migration Portal (migration tool).
Redcentric PLC (SC MOD Cleared) - November 2015 – July 2016
VMware SME
DWP have embarked on moving their BO analytical data to a hosted PAAS (platform as a Service) My remit was to build, document and handover a vSphere 5.5 x 4 environment. Major Part of the migration was to P2V their Business Objects infrastructure which included Oracle Solaris and windows 2003/8 workloads to the hosted Redcentric site at Harrogate. Additional tasks were to build and deploy a Horizon View 6.1 VDI environment to assist with UAT/OAT.
Babcock International Group (SC MOD Cleared) - October 2013 – November 2015
VMware Consultant
Update Trend Micro DSVA and vShield Manager for Anti Malware scanning. working on multiple vSphere 6 deployment with external replicated PSC’s in addition to a secure (IL5 & 6) (Top Secret) classification vSphere 5.5 Horizon View 5.3 / 6 VDI Datacenter installations. I was tasked to implement TDA’s design and deploying DAAS. End to End build of the hardware including SL250’s and installation, configuration build and deployed utilizing NVIDIA GRID K2 cards with non-persistent / persistent desktops for high end vDGA and sVGA desktops.
April 2013 – October 2013 TCS / Home Office DBS CRB (HO SC Cleard)
VMware Consultant
June 2012 – March 2013 European Commission – EEAS Brussels
VMware Engineer
September 2011 – June 2012 Babcock International Group (SC Cleared)
VMware Engineer
December 2008 – September 2011 Cable & Wireless – NHS Mail Project
VMware / Monitoring Engineer 3rd Line Ops
November 2007 – July 2008 Stemcor AG
MS Exchange 2003 Engineer – Switzerland (Zug)
August 2007 – October 2007 MJ Flood / Ardah Glass PLC
MS Exchange 2007 Migration Engineer – Dublin
May 2005 – August 2007 Tesco Stores Ltd -
MS AD Exchange 2003 Migration Engineer – Progress House Shire Park WG City
July 2004 – December 2004 EDUCATION PLUS
MS 2003 Server Support – 5 Oakfield House, Oakfield Rd IG1 IES - London
March 2003- June 2004 NETWORKRAIL
NT Network Engineer – Rollout MIMS Interim Handheld Project – London
Dec 2001 – Aug 2002 CONTRACTCARS.COM (LONDON) LTD
NT Network Engineer - London
May 2001- Aug 2001 LOGICA
NT Network Engineer - NETA Project (National Electrical Trading Arrangement) - Reading
Oct 1998 - May 2001 LOGICA – RAILTRACK PLC
Y2K Network Support Engineer - London
Aug 1997 - Sep 1998 ROBERT FLEMING’S & CO LIMITED
NT4 Roll - Out Security - London
Sep 1993 to Jul 1997 MOBIL CORPORATION MOBIL NORTH SEA LTD
Service Analyst
1992 - 1993 SEMA GROUP FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
PC Support Analyst –
Other
VMware VCP4 /5 /6 / 6.5 Transcript available upon request
VMware VCA-DCV Transcript available upon request
Microsoft Certified Professional Transcript available upon request.
Currently working my VMware VCAP certification