Michael DiBlasi

Experience

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  US Foods

  Feb 1997 - Apr 2002

  • Manager Order Entry

    Oct 2001 - Apr 2002

  • Order Entry Administrator

    Feb 1997 - Oct 2001
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  Radio One

  Jul 2002 - Apr 2003

  Independent Contractor

  • Migration of Windows NT 4.0 Servers and Windows 98/NT/2000 Workstations to Active Directory• Setup of DHCP, DNS, and WINS servers• Hands-On and Telephone PC Support in a Windows 98/NT/2000 environment• Server Building, Imaging, and Installation of Compaq servers running Windows 2000 Server• Ethernet cable installation

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  US Foods

  Apr 2003 - now

  • Install and configure ESXi 4.x/5.x and vCenter 4.x/5.x• Experience with HA/DRS, vSphere Distributed Switches, Host Profiles, Syslog/Dump Collector servers, VMware licensing, and VMware best practices• Capacity Planning and Troubleshooting with VMware vCenter Operations Manager and also creating custom dashboards• Utilize VMware vSphere Update Manager to patch ESXi hosts and create custom baselines for version upgrades and driver installation• Experience with HP Proliant server hardware, Nutanix, and EMC CX/AX storage arrays• Serve as Project Technical Lead on several important projects such as Division Virtual Infrastructure Refresh, Disaster Recovery, and VMware View Implementation• Currently Technical Lead on VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager Implementation• Collaborate with and train other infrastructure teams Show less • Plan and advise VMware Infrastructure path• Support Citrix Environment• Project resource for application builds• Uphold a leadership role within the department• Train and mentor fellow team members• Support and maintain VMware ESX Server Infrastructure• Support and maintain Windows 2003/2008 Server Infrastructure• Build Windows 2003/2008 Servers and VMware ESX Servers• Manual Backups and Restores with Symantec NetBackup• Create jobs for server patching and application installation using Altiris Server Management Suite• Work problem tickets related to Server Infrastructure• Participate in on-call rotation Show less

  • Technical Designer - VMware

    Feb 2016 - now

  • Lead Virtualization Analyst

    Apr 2013 - Feb 2016

  • Lead Technical Specialist / Lead VMware Advisory Team

    Apr 2010 - Apr 2013

  • Senior Technical Specialist

    Mar 2006 - Apr 2010

  • Senior Order Entry Administrator

    Jun 2003 - Mar 2006

  • PC Specialist

    Apr 2003 - May 2003