TOM ELLSWORTH

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949-***-****

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Skills

VMware VCP ESXi/vSphere PowerShell/PowerCLI Scripting Disaster Recovery Planning Windows Server 2012/2016/2019 Apple Products/Macintosh OSX EMC/Pure/Nimble/NetApp/HP SAN Zerto/VMware SRM HP/EMC/Dell Blade Chassis Hardware Azure/AWS Migration Datacenter Management Active Directory/Group policy Project Management Employment History

Consultant 8/19 – 4/20

Blue Shield of California El Dorado Hills, CA

Provided technical design guidance and facilitation to Blue Shield virtualization environment consisting of over 300 hosts in 6 datacenters supporting over 18,000 VMs. Upgraded and tuned vROps. Migrated SRM to new version and completed steps for transition to Photon OS. Worked to design methods to upgrade environment including vCenter, ESXi, HP Simplivity nodes, vROps, SRM, Log Insight, vRA, Veeam integration, Nimble integration and preparation for NSX. Worked with adjacent teams to create automation to simplify low impact requests and determine areas of improvement in environment. Analyzed build practices and suggested areas of improvement. Lead Systems Engineer 8/17 – 9/19

Summit Funding Sacramento, CA

Upgraded VMWare environment from 5.x versions to 6.7 including network, storage, Veeam infrastructure, and provisioning process. Created suite of PowerShell scripts to perform standardized tasks and automation, which are utilized by helpdesk and other departments as well as reporting and monitoring tasks. Upgraded Veeam installation and verified backup plan with full restore in remote site. Implemented SCCM imaging and software distribution for headquarters and over 60 remote sites. Created and deployed complex Windows 7 to Windows 10 upgrade tasks. Upgraded all Windows 2003 and 2008 servers to 2016. Created monitoring plans with Lansweeper and SCOM to gather information on operational stability. Implemented Netwrix monitoring and auditing suite. Consolidated SQL servers to centralized plan. Created plan to move to VMware Cloud on AWS, currently in progress. Systems Architect 4/17 – 8/17

Zerto (Remote) Boston, MA

Developed PowerShell scripted method to automate installation of Zerto products used for Ansible or vRA automation for large cloud provider portals. Created methods to perform health checks and updates to customer’s installed base. Developed scripts to determine health of Zerto installation and a roll-up of alerts for customers where email-based alerts are insufficient. Adapted existing scripts to utilize new REST API methods within Zerto product. Developed scripting template for future deployments with examples and wrappers for future scripts. Created script repository methodology for future internal use. (Short-term Contract position) Consultant 8/16 – 2/17

Department of Water Resources (ENS) Sacramento, CA Performed upgrade of VMware infrastructure to new hardware and migration of all VMs, including VDI/Unidesk and server environments. Performed updates of vROps environment and customized dashboards and alerting. Created PowerShell scripts to standardize virtual hardware across environments. Worked with architecture team to transition deployment to vCloud automation portal. Created PowerShell based ESXi deployment scripts to deploy new hosts. Supported operations department during departmental transition. Cloud Design Engineer 2/15 – 8/16

McKesson Rancho Cordova, CA

Responsible for the design and management of private cloud infrastructure supporting over 12,000 VMs across OneCloud environment consisting of 5 datacenters nationally and internationally including vROps, vSphere 6 upgrades, vSAN design and migration, EMC VMAX/XtremIO implementations, NSX design and migration, Dell OpenManage infrastructure, PowerCLI scripting, Zerto implementation, Veeam backup and replication, and the creation and support of virtual BDE/Hadoop cluster. Upgraded Zerto installation to 4.0 to support Hyper-V migration of over 1000 VMs and allow AWS/Azure migration. Supported one of the largest SAP organizations currently in operation. Installed pod-based infrastructure to simplify architecture scale out. Senior Service Consultant 5/14 – 2/15

Kovarus/nPivot San Rafael, CA

Performed several customer engagements ranging from upgrades to vSphere 5.5, Site Recovery Manager, and network and SAN upgrades for large enterprise customers. Utilized to provide design upgrades for existing customers leveraging disaster recovery techniques and implementation of advanced monitoring and alerting using vCenter Operations Manager including custom dashboards. Assisted with upgrades to vCAC and supporting environments. Completed hardware upgrades to HP C7000 and Cisco UCS chassis and infrastructure. Contract to hire position.

Consultant 10/13 – 5/14

Apple Cupertino, CA

Deployed virtual network appliances to Apple retail stores and migrated network services on Cisco UCS hardware, allowing stores to retire physical network appliances. Analyzed current VMware environment and highlighted areas of future improvement and utilization. Provided roadmap for future use cases of VMware features and services including fault tolerance and Site Recovery Manager. Repaired issues with current vSphere and vCenter environment. After store hours contract position. Senior Virtualization Consultant 2/11 – 3/14

Advizex Denver, CO/Pittsburgh, PA/Chicago, IL

Performed installation and configuration of VMware products for many large Advizex clients including large financial institutions, insurance companies, energy companies, equipment OEMs, and healthcare providers specializing in the implementation of disaster recovery solutions and Site Recovery Manager. Frequently utilized as a long-term resident. Recent projects include: Successful migration of over 300 VMs to new primary site utilizing SRM. Installation of SRM and IBM SVC to protect over 1000 VMs. Upgrade of over 50 ESX servers to 5.1 across 4 datacenters. Installation and configuration of HP C-Series and Cisco UCS chassis and blade infrastructure for several clients.

Consultant 4/10 – 2/11

Sallie Mae Fishers, IN

Installed and maintained VMware Site Recovery Manager for 950 VMs across 2 data centers utilizing EMC VMAX equipment. Conducted Disaster Recovery tests for all virtualized systems. Created DR runbook and procedures for common tasks. Upgraded virtual environment to vSphere 4.1 release. Optimized over 200 ESX hosts and clusters for enhanced performance. Installed EMC SRA to provide SAN interface. Performed troubleshooting and emergency assistance as primary VMware technical onsite contact. Contract position.

• Consultant - Time Warner Cable - Orange, CA 8/09 – 3/10 Supported VMware environment for Western region. Upgraded VMware servers in environment to vSphere 4.0. Contract position.

• Consultant - Safenet/Mykotronix - Torrance, CA 2/09 – 5/09 Installed and configured SCCM and SCOM Contract position.

• Infrastructure Architect/Lead Systems Engineer – Experian - Irvine, CA 2/08 – 12/08 Lead team of seven engineers supporting 1400 servers in six locations. Designed VMware ESX and DR plan.

• Infrastructure Architect - The Irvine Company - Irvine, CA 6/07 – 2/08 Managed over 400 systems. Performed upgrade and expansion of VMware environment from ESX 2.5 to VI3. Contract position.

• Infrastructure Architect – Pacific Life Insurance Company – Newport Beach, CA 5/05 – 5/07 Managed over 240 servers utilizing VMWare ESX and GSX and performed P2V migrations of 200+ production servers.

• Network Administrator - Axion Solutions - Irvine, CA 11/04 – 5/05 Upgraded networks and servers for over 20 external clients ranging from property, biomedical, and security firms.

• Technical Team Lead - Neocomp (Department of Motor Vehicles) - Chatsworth, CA 8/03 – 11/04 Responsible for managing team to upgrade thin terminals in DMVs throughout CA. Contract Position.

• Network Administrator - ITT Industries Flojet - Irvine, CA 8/02 – 7/03 Upgraded network, backup system, RAS access, and preparation for Windows XP rollout. Contract position.

• Network Engineer - Orange County Data Center - Santa Ana, CA 6/02 – 7/02 Performed extensive audit of county server room containing over 300 servers. Contract Position.

• Network Administrator - 3 Day Blinds - Anaheim, CA 4/01 – 3/02 Migrated legacy network and NT 4.0 servers tO Windows 2000 AD. Migrated from Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2000.

• Network Administrator - Insuretrade.com - Santa Ana, CA 8/00 – 1/01 Upgraded environment to Active Directory. Installed and maintained Exchange 2000 server.

• Network Administrator - Faris Lee Investments - Irvine, CA 3/00 – 8/00 Provided total support for all computer-related support and training issues on 30-node network.

• Network Administrator - UCLA Medical Center - Westwood, CA 8/99 – 5/00 Provided support to main hospital and clinical offices concerning all areas of hardware and software related issues.

• Network Administrator - Long Beach Community Hospital - Long Beach, CA 9/98 – 8/99 Managed desktop operations within the hospital. Migrated to Exchange 5.5. Key roles in Y2K project.

• Network Technician – TEKsystems - Costa Mesa, CA 5/98 – 9/98 Several short-term contracts with TEKsystems. Companies included Sprint PCS, Office Depot, Delta Dental, and others.

• Lead Technical Support Representative – TechServ - Orem, UT 6/97 – 12/97 Offered technical support to Cybermax and Quantex end users.

• Level 2 HW/SW Technical Help Expert - Packard Bell Technical Support - Magna, UT 2/95 – 4/97 Offered technical support to Packard Bell end users. Also offered second level THX support to other technicians.

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