Experience

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  Tech net plus, inc.

  Apr 1996 - Sept 1997

  Network administrator

  Member of the team that built and maintained Internet Web Server as maintained the modem banks for dial up access. Supported customer’s networks running Windows 3.51 and 40, as well as NetWare 3.12 and 4.0. Redesigned customer networks allowing Internet access from each workstation.

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  Lancaster general health

  Jul 1998 - Apr 2012

  Technical analyst iii

  Senior member of a team that supports over 750 Windows servers, 20 AIX servers, and 20 ESX servers, across 9 sites in a 24x7 healthcare environment. Analyzed, planned, tested, and deployed solutions for business and clinical units. Worked in project teams to plan and execute the deployment of new systems and system upgrades. Lead internal project teams. Proactively researched and implemented technologies to keep ahead of future business needs.

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  Teksystems

  Jul 2012 - Jan 2013

  San administrator - contractor

  Member of a team tasked with designing and implementing a virtualization solution for the US ARMY. This technology refresh is designed to support the US ARMY’s datacenter consolidation effort, by virtualizing and migrating hundreds of servers. Specific technologies chosen for this solution include: VMware vSphere 5 for all server virtualization, Cisco UCS as the hardware platform and EMC VNX for storage. Disaster Recovery is a remote hot site. VMware SRM and EMC Recoverpoint have been implemented to support this effort. The enterprise backup solution is EMC DataDomain and Symantec NetBackup. Show less

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  Open san consulting

  Feb 2013 - Nov 2017

  Storage and virtualization engineer

  Open SAN Consulting, LLC (OSC) is an industry-award winning firm that specializes in providing high-level and complex IT services and solutions in data storage, disaster recovery, data center consolidation, data center operations, Service/Help Desk, virtualization, complex technical writing and editing, and customized training. I have had the privilege to work on multiple very successful projects under OSC.

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  Pc network, inc.

  Nov 2017 - now

  Senior storage engineer

  In my role as Storage Team Lead, I oversee a comprehensive EMC infrastructure comprising of Vplex, Powermax, Powerstore, Unity, Isilon, ECS, Recoverpoint, as well as HPE 3PAR. This infrastructure supports over 1300 Windows servers, 300+ Linux servers, 50+ ESXi hosts and 2 mainframes.My core responsibilities encompass strategic planning and deployment of storage solutions aimed at optimizing performance while minimizing costs. Working closely with project teams, I offer specialized guidance to meticulously plan and execute data migrations, ensuring smooth and efficient transitions. Furthermore, I remain proactive in researching and implementing cutting-edge technologies to anticipate and meet evolving business needs, consistently maintaining a forward-thinking approach. Show less