Engineer Manager

Will Johnson

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951-***-**** *******@***.***

Work History

Symantec

Mountain View, CA

Position:Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

Manage Corp Vmware Infrastructure

Install and maintain ESX servers

Shared NFS

Nexus 1000

Cisco UCS experience

Helixstorm, Inc.

IT Services

Temecula, CA

March 2011- Contract ended July 2011

Position:Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

Installed and configured VMware ESXi 4.1 host

Configured DRS, HA and vMotion in VMware Cluster

Built virtual machines in vSphere environment

Install and configure servers on local and SAN storage.

SQL Cluster Migrations

Virtual Migrations (P2V, V2V)

Build Cloud Solutions for small, medium and enterprise businesses.

Installed and configured HP 2900 Switch

Installed and configured HP MSA 2324i storage array

Dillard's Inc.

Retail

Little Rock, AR

November 2001 –2011

Position: VMware ESX System Engineer

Responsibilities:

Install and configure more than 20 ESX servers on local and SAN storage.

Maintain multipliable vSwitches connected to Cisco routers.

Implementation of ESX server scripts for day to day tasks. VCB and VM devices etc.

Experience with command line management and support.

Direct projects to eliminate Windows NT4 / Windows 2000 Servers from the corporate and regional offices with P2V and new VM builds.

Upgrade ESXi, ESX servers 2.5.x, 3.5.x and vSphere 4.0 in corporate and regional offices..

Consolidated hardware at Data center to eliminate 70% of the server racks creating needed floor space and power distribution units. This improved airflow and power consumption.

Improved Disaster Recovery ability by convincing management to implement backup imaging application and ESX hardware with storage.

Experience in network and DNS configuration.

Directly responsible for Windows and Linux server infrastructure implementation and support for the Windows Server 2003, Red Hat Linux Enterprise, and SuSE Linux Enterprise based Intel servers.

General understanding of authentication mechanisms/protocols (LDAP).

General understanding of security related settings and controls.

Manage IBM DS3000 storage for VMware cluster in remote location.

Configure and maintain Microsoft Clusters running on VMware ESX servers.

Maintain AV on all servers in corporate and regional offices.

System architecture and hardware knowledge (fault tolerance, drive configuration, RAID technology, SCSI devices).

Maintain ESX cluster over a WAN of about 25 miles over dark fiber with HA / DRS and vMotion enabled.

Managing physical server hardware from within IBM Director.

Technical Skills

Operating System experience includes:

Microsoft Windows 200x Server

Microsoft Windows NT Server

Microsoft Windows 9x/XP

VMware ESX, ESXi 2.5 – 4.1

Some SuSE and RedHat Linux

The application experience includes:

VMware Virtual Center

VMware View

In Depth knowledge of VMware products capabilities and functionality

IBM Director

IBM Tivoli backup

Ultrabac Software, Microsoft Office

Active Directory and DNS

UniDesk

Pano Manager

Datacore (SAN Symphony-V)

Hardware platforms includes:

IBM xSeries systems

IBM Blade Center

Dell servers

HP servers

HP small storage arrays

HP 2910al-24g switch

Organizations and Affiliations

Until March 2011, I was the VMware user group leader for the state of Arkansas and maintain group membership on the carvmug.org web site. Organize and help facilitate group meetings along with VMware Reps.

Education/Certifications

VCP on VI3 / DSA vSphere 4.0 / VMware 2009/2010 vExpert/ VCP 5

MCP on NT 4.0

A+ Certification

Currently working towards Linux+ Certification

University of Arkansas at Little Rock working towards a degree in Computer Science

References

Nathan Peters - 501-***-****- IT Manager with Dillard's Inc.

Kwanis Nelson – 501-***-**** – Cust Program/Project Mgr IV

Andre Joseph – 770-***-**** – Programer with Primerica

Morgan Toney - 501-***-****- Help Desk Manager with Dillard's Inc.

Sunny Mays – 205-***-**** – Gospel Music Artists

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