Systems Engineer Senior

LAWRENCE KOHAN, SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER

** ****** ***** • West Babylon, NY 11704 • 631-***-**** • ********@*****.*** TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

• VMware Aria (formerly vRealize Suite)

• VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)

• VMware NSX

• VMware HCX

• Microsegmentation

• Disaster Recovery (BC/DR)

• VMware Site Recovery Manager

• VMware vSphere Architecture

• Amazon Web Services

• Microsoft Azure

• Google Cloud Platform

• Python

• SaltStack

• Cisco Routing, Switching. Firewalls

• InfiniBand

• IaaS and PaaS

• Kubernetes and VMware Tanzu

• Windows Server

• Linux

• MacOS

• PowerShell

• PowerCLI

Creative Problem Solver with long and proven track record of improving upon existing business practices and procedures to streamline productivity and achieve measurable time and cost savings. Master Systems Administrator and Engineer with 20+ years of hands-on keyboard experience. Dedicated to Learning the Latest Technologies – Willing to learn and master new skills quickly. CERTIFICATIONS

• NVIDIA INTRODUCTION TO AI IN THE DATACENTER

• NVIDIA INFINIBAND ESSENTIALS

• VMware MultiCloud Master - VCF and VMC

• VMware Certified Implementation Expert (VCIX)

• VMware VCAP-DCD

• VMware VCAP-DCA

• VMware VCP-Cloud

• VMware VCP-DT #149

• VMware VCP

• Cisco CCNA

• Architecting Azure Solutions

• MCITP: Enterprise Admin

• MCITP: Enterprise Messaging Admin

• CompTIA Security+

• CompTIA Network+

• CompTIA A+

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DELL TECHNOLOGIES US

Senior Solutions Architect (Independent Contractor) • 2024 Key Projects & Accomplishments

• Implement, configure, and troubleshoot Dell and VMware solutions

• Implemented NVIDIA GPUs and InfiniBand solutions

• Implemented VMware vSphere on VCF, NSX, and HCX projects with microsegmentation

• Implemented and configured Cisco switches, routers, and firewalls.

• Solved a complex network failover issue for a customer that they had struggled with for 3 years. VMWARE Northeast, US

Staff Solutions Architect/Cloud Management Specialist Solutions Engineer • 2019 – 2023 Key Projects & Accomplishments

• vROPS Ambassador, Aria Operations Ambassador

• Led and implemented global deployments of VCF with NSX and HCX

• Responsible for leading global teams of architects, engineers, and developers to deliver hybrid cloud platforms and solutions, such as VCF with NSX

• Provide technical oversight and maintain technical ownership for all technical aspects of the delivery.

• Serve as an escalation point for the global team to resolve complex issues.

• Represent the delivery team in meetings with customer architects and executive leadership.

• Offer development support, field enablement, best practices guidance for VCF with NSX deployments

• Responsible for the successful deployment and configuration of Advanced Virtualization solutions.

• Implemented and configured Cisco switches, routers, and firewalls.

• Implemented VMware Tanzu Mission Control to manage Kubernetes fleets. LAWRENCE KOHAN, SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER

24 Delano Place • West Babylon, NY 11704 • 631-***-**** • ********@*****.***

• Presented VMUG speaker sessions on VMware vRealize Suite (Aria Suite) to the field, customers, and for internal sales enablement.

• Presented VMware Tanzu Mission Control Session at VMware Explore US. EMC/DELL EMC Global

Advisory Solutions Architect/Chief Architect • 2014 – 2019 Key Projects & Accomplishments

• Promoted to Chief Architect

• Delivered one of the first global deployments of VCF in the world

• Responsible for leading global teams of architects, engineers, and developers to deliver hybrid cloud platforms and solutions, such as VCF with NSX

• Provide technical oversight and maintain technical ownership for all technical aspects of the delivery.

• Serve as an escalation point for the global team to resolve complex issues.

• Represent the delivery team in meetings with customer architects and executive leadership.

• Served as Lead Network Architect for the first deployment of EHC 3.0 in a CA configuration with VMware NSX in the world.

• Offer development support, field enablement, best practice development, and early deployment support for Enterprise Hybrid Cloud service offering.

• Responsible for the successful deployment and configuration of Advanced Virtualization solutions.

• Designed, implemented, configured, and successfully tested Disaster Recovery solutions for 5 Global Enterprise clients with a 100% success rate.

GREENPAGES/LOGICSONE Northeast, US

Senior Consultant • 2011 – May 2014

Key Projects & Accomplishments

• Promoted to Senior Consultant

• Architected, installed, and configured VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) disaster recover solutions for the NFL and the United Nations.

• Authored the NFL’s first-ever DR Runbook.

• Installed, configured and tested SRM 4.x/5.x for large enterprise clients.

• Conducted vShield, vCloud Director, and Chargeback Manager POCs for large enterprise clients.

• Conducted vSphere, Active Directory, and Network Infrastructure healthchecks.

• Designed and implemented Exchange 2010/2013 migrations for large enterprise clients. VARIOUS COMPANIES Northeast, US

Senior Systems Engineer/Administrator • 1996 – 2011

• Designed and implemented automated queueing system for the Empire State Building which serves almost 3 million tourists per year

• Responsible to the entire global network and Active Directory infrastructure for Tishman Speyer, owners of Rockefeller Center and other Class-A skyscrapers around the world EDUCATION & TRAINING

DeepLearning.AI, Stanford University • Certification, Artificial Intelligence • April, 2024 Zero To Mastery Academy • Certification, Complete Python Developer • December, 2023 Chubb Institute • Westbury, NY • Network Security Systems • January, 2005 Hofstra University • Hempstead, NY • Bachelor’s Degree • May, 1999

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