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Tom Fahey

Tennessee, United States

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Currently seeking a Senior VMware Datacenter Engineering position with a focus on high performance across the datacenter.

Summary

I am a self-motivated professional with strong people skills. I have over twenty-five years of experience in the technology service industry, and over 40 years in various service industries at the technical level. I have a reputation for hard work, consistency, accuracy, efficiency, effectiveness, documentation, and successfully completing projects.

I am a result driven professional with extensive technical experience in both hardware and software. This includes virtualization, storage, networking, Linux, Windows, and UNIX. Designed and successfully implemented diverse enterprise solutions across the business world such as Florida 911 call center, a NY high speed-low latency trading system, and a global disaster recovery solution. As well as implementing highly available/disaster recovery solutions.

• Over 25 years of broad, deep, and rich IT experience, with a strong financial and healthcare background.

• Deep passion for technology vision/strategy and delivering tangible, high value business solutions.

• Strong experience in creating innovative DR architectures.

• Enterprise IT experience in various technical roles.

• Deep technical experience with architecture, design, and hands-on across diverse technology.

• Proven track record working directly with vendors to develop and deliver working solutions.

• Architecture and design team member for VMware’s largest global clients.

• Performance team member for VMware’s largest financial customers.

• Consultant for VMware’s critical response team.

Software Specialties: Microsoft OS, Linux, Microsoft Office, VMware 5X, 6.X, 7X, 8X VMware SRM, vROPS, Veeam, Zerto, HP-UX, Oracle, MS-SQL, AWS, AZURE

Hardware Specialties: Cisco UCS, MDS, Brocade, HP, Dell, EMC VNX, 3Par, NetApp, EqualLogic, EMC RecoverPoint, FalconStor, Pillar Data, APC, Xiotech, and Nutanix. Experience

Senior Datacenter Engineer

Xylem

May 2020 - Present (3 years 2 months)

As a Senior VMware Engineer responsibilities include technical design, implementation, performance tuning, HA, day-to-day support, and recovery procedures for mission critical enterprise systems. Recommends the redesign and configuration of operating systems and system applications.

- Researches and analyzes feasibility of system requirements and develops system specifications.

- Identifies methods, solutions, and provides project leadership for Sensus customer systems.

- Maintains virtual infrastructure supporting business processing requirements.

- Maintain reliable, secure, high performing systems in a multi-site configuration.

- Manage highly available virtual and storage resources within the infrastructure environment. Tom Fahey - page 2

IT Principal Technologist

Cigna Healthcare

Jan 2013 - Nov 2019 (6 years 11 months)

As an IT Principal Technologist, my responsibilities included architecting enterprise class systems and their subsystems using a thorough understanding of available technology, tools, existing designs, knowledge, and best practices. I provided technical leadership in identifying and implementing new uses of IT technologies which assist the functional business units in meeting their strategic objectives. I was lead Architect for Cigna’s Virtual Disaster Recovery project (vDR). A design team member for Cigna’s VMware production implementation for 5.X and 6.X. I worked on several architecture projects including, Hadoop, CISCO UCS, Nutanix, Zerto, Oracle, and several of VMware’s production implementations; Log Insight, vRealize Suite, and NSX. I designed vRealize dashboards for L2, L3, and the virtual disaster recovery support teams.

Our team was responsible for new technology POCs, architecture, documentation, and implementation. This also included working with AWS, Azure, and various other cloud providers to determine the best hybrid solution for Cigna.

Infrastructure Engineer Manager

Cigna Healthcare

Sep 2012 - Jan 2013 (5 months)

As an Infrastructure Engineer Manager on the Cloud Service Engineering team, I was lead architect providing engineering leadership, oversight overall design, engineering, and development of Cigna’s in- house Disaster Recovery solution. I was responsible for the design of complex, multi-site, multi domain activities, and integration using VMware products. I managed the troubleshooting and resolution of infrastructure compatibility issues based on system architecture, project requirements, and end user expectations. I partnered with IT leadership on engineering related issues and strategies. I worked directly with application development teams assisting with architecting redundancy, and DR strategies based on their requirements, and industry best practices.

After Cigna’s first successful internal DR test using VMware’s Site Recovery Manager (SRM) using EMC SRDF/A I was promoted to an IT Principal Technologist. Data Center Solutions Architect (Hybrid)

NWN Carousel

Jan 2011 - Sep 2012 (1 year 9 months)

As a Senior Data Center Solution Architect my responsibilities included architecting data center solutions for both SMB, and Enterprise customers across New England. I had a hybrid role consisting of presales, architecture, and implementing solutions across New England. I meet with clients to translate their requirements into solutions resolving any concerns. From the assessments, I would architect solutions for organizations based on their needs with an emphasis on virtualization and high availability.

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Senior Consultant

Oct 2009 - Dec 2010 (1 year 3 months)

Senior Consultant specializing in high performance, high availability, Oracle, and SQL databases utilizing VMware. My responsibilities include architecting, implementation, and troubleshooting of VMware for their premier clients in the US.. Worked directly with VMware’s business critical response team. Troubleshooting for VMware’s top 50 customers around the globe. These projects required onsite meetings to help the customer troubleshoot the issue and communicate this at the C-level to resolution. Systems Administrator

Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers

May 2004 - Oct 2009 (5 years 6 months)

As Corporate Systems Engineer for George Weiss & Associates, I was responsible for all aspects of data center infrastructure including technology development as well as maintenance and support. I was hired to design an infrastructure to support High-Speed/Low-Latency trading systems before they were mainstream.

This project allowed me to dig deep into storage technology not currently on the market. I was responsible for the Architecture, Engineering, Implementing, and supporting the firm's trading infrastructure. I was also tasked with the Architecture, Engineering, Implementing, and supporting the firm's disaster recovery solutions. Once implemented it was the firm’s first successful DR test. George Weiss was later inducted into the Trader Hall of Fame for “Hedging” and “High-Speed/Low- Latency” trading.

UNIX Administrator - Oracle DBA

City of Lakeland

Jan 2000 - Apr 2004 (4 years 4 months)

Oracle DBA supporting Oracle Financials, PeopleSoft, and Maximo a custom power plant inventory system. SAN Administrator for EMC FC4700 SAN with UNIX and Windows servers attached via Fiber Channel.

Lead Windows Engineer implementing, and supporting Windows 2000, and 2003 supporting various custom applications including the City’s first web site. UNIX Administrator providing daily monitoring, support and administration for HP-UX N-Class servers. Systems Administrator

City of Lakeland

Jan 1998 - Jan 2000 (2 years 1 month)

Lead Engineer for the implementation of the Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) for the 911 communication system and Records Management Systems (RMS) for the Law Enforcement Officers. Oracle DBA for both CAD/RMS systems.

Lead Engineer for the security of the 911 communication center. Configured routers for various secured network connections including the Department of Justice (DOJ). Provided support for (265) mobile laptops using Cellular Digital Packet Data (CDPD) communications. Lakeland Police Department (LPD) was the first Agency to dispatch directly to the patrol cars in the US. Lead Engineer on the design team for a 2.4GHZ wireless LAN to be implemented on the city’s fiber ring. Tom Fahey - page 4

Computer Engineer

City of Lakeland

Jan 1994 - Jan 1998 (4 years 1 month)

Started as contract employee, hired as permanent city employee based on my performance. I advanced through positions increasing my responsibilities within the City. Team member for the mainframe to client server transition within the city to upgrade the hardware and OS. Assisted with developing the help desk and assisted with the migration off Unisys A12 mainframe

• Provided support for a Client/Server network for the City of Lakeland.

• Assist in the design, and implementation of network solutions for all the City of Lakeland facilities.

• Assist in the design, and implementation from Novell 4.11 Network to Windows NT 4.0 Domain.

• Assist in the design, and implementation of 1,200+ desktops.

• Assist in the design, and implementation of 250+ printers.

• Service and support on various custom applications.

• Assist in the design, and implementation of upgrading 1200+ desktops including hard drives, RAM memory, cache chips, and operating systems.

• Technical service and support for Novell Servers.

• Technical service and support for various brands of network switches.

• Y2K Team Member.

Computer Engineer

Lakeland Electric

Jan 1994 - Jan 1998 (4 years 1 month)

Started as contract employee, hired as permanent city employee based on performance. I advanced through positions increasing my responsibilities within the City based on my performance. Team member for the mainframe to client server transition within the city to upgrade the hardware and OS. Assisted with developing the help desk and assisted with the migration off Unisys A12 mainframe

• Provided support for a Client/Server network for the City of Lakeland.

• Assist in the design, and implementation of network solutions for all the City of Lakeland facilities.

• Assist in the design, and implementation from Novell 4.11 Network to Windows NT 4.0 Domain.

• Assist in the design, and implementation of 1,200+ desktops.

• Assist in the design, and implementation of 250+ printers.

• Service and support on various custom applications.

• Technical service and support for Novell Servers.

• Technical service and support for various brands of network switches.

• Y2K Team Member.

Education

Polk State College

Associate of Science - AS, Network Engineering

2000 - 2002

Network Engineering

Traviss Career Center

Electronics Technology

Traviss Career Center

Computer Repair

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Holyoke Community College

Mechanical Engineering

1979 - 1982

Certifications

EMCIE - Implementation Engineer RecoverPoint Specialist - Dell EMC EMCISA - Information Storage Associate - Dell EMC

EMCSE - Sales Engineer - Dell EMC

VCP5-DV - VMware Certified Professional – Datacenter Virtualization 5.x - VMware VCP4 - VMware Certified Professional 4.x - VMware

VCP3 - VMware Certified Professional 3.x - VMware

SATP - Syncsort Accredited Technical Professional NSB 4.X - Syncsort SASP - Syncsort Accredited Sales Professional 4.X - Syncsort NetApp ASAP - Accredited Storage Architect Professional - NetApp HP APP - Accredited Presales Professional - HP

OCM - Oracle Certified Master - Oracle

MCSE - Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer - Microsoft MCP - Microsoft Certified Professional - Microsoft CompTIA A+ Certification - CompTIA

ASE - Air Conditioning

ASE - Inflatable Restraint System

Computer Service - Traviss Technical College

Electronics Technology - Traviss Technical College AHAM/NARDA - Type 1 Refrigerant Certification - NARDA - North American Retail Dealers Association C.A.T - Certified Appliance Technician - Montgomery Wards Tom Fahey - page 6

C.E.T - Certified Electronics Technician - Montgomery Wards eBay Power Seller - eBay

ZCP Azure - Zerto

ZCP 5.X - Zerto

ZCP 6.X - Zerto

ZCP AWS - Zerto

ZCP 5.X Advanced - Zerto

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