David Quist

Experience

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  Wilton Public Schools

  Jun 1995 - Jan 2000

  Technical Support Specialist

  Develop first web site for school district, including web publishing guidelines for use by staff and faculty.Support district technology, encompassing end-user and Microsoft and NetWare server components, including internet access gateway and proxy services.Mentor children grades 3-8 in summer technology camps (Technology for Kids), teaching web publishing and general computer technology.

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  The Massachusetts Daily Collegian

  Jan 1996 - Dec 1997

  Systems Manager & Webmaster

  Systems Manager:Managed end-user and server environment supporting Newsroom and Business offices.Migrated Novell NetWare 3.12 servers to NetWare 4.11; integrated with campus (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) NetWare Directory Services infrastructure. Webmaster:Founded Collegian web site, coordinated with production and Graphics office staff to produce online content nightly with each publication and for special issues.

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  Olin Corporation

  Jun 1998 - Aug 1999

  Technical Support Specialist

  Provide support to end-users for applications and computing systems.Develop internal web sites, including main corporate Intranet and Sales front-end web applications.

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  Investors Bank & Trust

  Feb 2000 - Jul 2004

  Senior Systems Engineer

  Work with application developers and business units to design and implement server solutions meeting business/mission-critical availability requirements.Define systems architecture for Microsoft Windows server environments, focusing on HP (formerly Compaq) ProLiant and HP StorageWorks based solutions. Define architecture and deploy solution for anti-virus security infrastructure, protecting information assets company-wide.Support HP ProLiant and HP StorageWorks based high-availability server environment, maintain Storage Area Network (SAN) and Microsoft Windows cluster servers. Show less

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  IBM

  Aug 2004 - Sept 2021

  Senior Technical Specialist

  Lead and contribute to global strategy and virtualization reference architecture spanning compute, network, and storage competencies.Recommend and implement Cloud, Virtualization, server and storage solutions based on customer business requirements and long-term objectives. Build and enhance business relationships with customers through high-quality support and new engagements.Identify system requirements for applications and business/mission-critical processes and provide solutions to maintain 24x7 high-availability.Diagnose and solve complex and critical technology problems affecting a customer’s ability to perform business.Define systems architecture for Microsoft Windows, Red Hat Enterprise Linux and VMware vSphere environments.Develop and apply best-practices to business and technical solutions, positioning customers for flexibility, growth and easy adoption of emerging technology. Mentor fellow employees on critical thinking, incident management, existing and new technology and best practices; provide leadership cross-competencies. Show less

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  Kyndryl

  Sept 2021 - now

  Certified Senior Technical Specialist

  Design and lead implementation of on-premise managed private Infrastructure-as-a-Service with focus on Compute and Hyper-converged software-defined technology. Provide global guidance on compute architecture and strategy across multiple hardware and operating system platforms, including VMware, Microsoft, and Red Hat products.Contribute to global reference architecture for virtualization technology and software defined environments.