Cloud and Virtualization Architect

Summary

Cloud and Virtualization Architect with over 18 years experience focused on Information Technology and Datacenter Operations.

Server Virtualization (VMware vSphere, XenServer and Hyper-V) Desktop Virtualization (XenDesktop) Application Delivery (XenApp and XenDesktop 7) Microsoft core server platforms (Windows, AD, SQL, IIS, MSCS) Linux Capacity Modeling/Planning, Disaster Recovery/High Availability

Experience

Cloud and Virtualization Architect at Centered Networks

October 2012 -Present (1 year 6 months)

Design and built out 200 seat XenDesktop 7 IasS on VMware vSphere 5.5

Design and built out multi-tenant shared XenApp 6.5 infrastructure on VMware vSphere 5.5

Provide dynamically assembled desktop using Citrix Provisioning Services

Provide user/session virtualization with Citrix Profile Manager

Deploy Netscaler Gateway VPX and Citrix Storefront server

Implemented EdgeSight for monitoring and reporting

Day to day operation NetApp Filers

Implemented Podio for operational communication and project management

Integrate ShareFile Enterprise for on premises cloud storage

Integration of Asana for project and task management

Provide VMware/Citrix consulting service to clients

Implemented Mobileiron MDM for clients

 

Sr. Technical Consultant at Taos

November 2011 -November 2012 (1 year 1 month)

On assignment at Facebook

Sr. Systems Engineer at Facebook

November 2011 -October 2012 (1 year)

On assignment through Taos:

Responsible for the design and deployment multi-site Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop on VMware vSphere 5.

 

Designed and built out XenApp 6.5 infrastructure on VMware vSphere 5

Designed and built out XenDesktop infrastructure on VMware vSphere 5

Implemented Citrix Provisioning Services

Implemented Citrix Profile Manager for profile management

Deployed Citrix CloudGateway

Deployed EdgeSight for monitoring and reporting

Virtualize applications with VMware ThinApp for publishing in XenApp

Migrated XenApp/XenDesktop infrastructure to new datacenter

Wrote operational procedures for production support teams.

Trained Level 2 support team on operational procedures for supporting Citrix products

Configured F5 iRules to support the Citrix XenApp infrastructure and load balancing

 

Sr. Systems Engineer at Salesforce.com

November 2010 -August 2011 (10 months)

Part of the systems engineering team responsible for the design and deployment multi-site 5000 seat Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop on VMware vSphere.

Designed and implemented virtualized MSCS SQL clusters for vCenter, Appsense and XenApp databases

Built out a highly scalable vSphere 4/ESX 4 infrastructure.

Built out XenApp 6 infrastructure. Scalable to 5000 seats.

Built out XenDesktop infrastructure. Scalable to 5000 seats.

Wrote operational procedures for production support teams.

Participated in requirements gathering projects for various use cases.

Worked on project team using the Agile Project Management with Scrum methodology.

 

Sr. Field Systems Engineer/Consultant at Entisys Solutions

November 2009 -November 2010 (1 year 1 month)

Responsible for implementation of server/desktop virtualization and application delivery solutions. Clients include Adobe Systems, Microsoft, Tech Soup, Mendel Biotechnology, Nanometrics, Gordon & Rees LLP and Simpson Manufacturing.

Build lab to conduct product comparison of XenDesktop and VMware View.

Upgrades of Vmware Virtual Infrastructure 3 to vSphere 4

Design and deployments of Citrix XenDesktop with Citrix Provisioning Server on XenServer, ESX and Hyper-V.

Design and deployments of Citrix XenApp 6

 

Sr. Systems Engineer/Consultant at Adobe Systems

November 2009 -April 2010 (6 months)

On assignment through Entisys Solution. Made assessment of current VMware infrastructure, upgraded to vSphere 4 and implemented best practices. Also supported Citrix XenApp environment.

 

Deployed additional ESX servers on HP blades

Upgraded VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3 to vSphere 4

Deployed VMware Data Recovery (vDR) for backups.

Wrote full install documentation and run books for virtual infrastructure

Scripted post install ESX service console configuration

Configured ESX servers to authenticate to Active Directory

Deployed VMware Lab Manager for customer demos

Publish new applications in XenApp farm

 

Sr. Systems Engineer at Nvidia Corporation

August 2003 -October 2009 (6 years 3 months)

Subject matter expert for VMware vSphere 4 and Citrix XenApp 4.5. Responsible for the design, architecture and administration of virtual infrastructure supporting 900+ Windows/Linux workloads. Team lead for Virtual Infrastructure Team, managed contract staff.

Architect and deployed multi-site VMware virtual infrastructure.

Consolidation of workloads from physical servers to virtual machines.

Designed replication of critical workloads between datacenters using vReplicator and Novel PlateSpin Migrate/Protect.

Designed and deployed virtual infrastructure backup solution using vRanger with VCB integration.

Designed and deployed VMware Lab Manager for use by developers and engineers reducing time to market for critical projects.

Upgraded VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3 to VMware vSphere 4.

Designed and deployed Citrix XenApp 4.5 for use by offshore teams in China and India.

Designed and deployed monitoring solutions for Windows, VMware and Citrix environments using HP Sitescope.

Troubleshoot hardware/software/performance issues on production and development workloads.

Responsible for 24/7 support of production Windows/linux workloads worldwide.

 

Other architecture -Novel PlateSpin Recon, Acronis Backup & Recovery, Vizioncore vFoglight, VKernel Capacity Analyzer, Microsoft Operations Manager, MediaWiki, WSUS, SharePoint.

13 recommendations available upon request

Systems Administrator at Nvidia Corporation

November 2001 -August 2003 (1 year 10 months)

On assignment through Taos Responsible for datacenter operations and deployment of Dell and IBM servers. imaging

Deployment of multiple IBM FAStT 500 midrange SAN environments and NetApp Filers

Deployed first virtual Infrastructure with VMware ESX 2 and Virtual Center 1

Upgraded virtual infrastructure to VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3

Deployed Citrix Presentation Server 3

Installation and configuration of network services

Monitoring and maintenance of critical infrastructure

Setup and deployment of Ghost Multicast Server for company wide

 

2 recommendations available upon request

Technical Consultant at Taos

April 1999 -August 2003 (4 years 5 months)

Taos has a wide range of clients that it provides IT services for. As a technical consultant , I would go to a clients site and provide systems administration services. Clients included NVIDIA Corporation, AOL Time Warner, Quack.com, Walt Disney Internet Group, Infoseek and SGI.

Systems Administrator at Hitachi Semiconductor

August 2001 -November 2001 (4 months)

On assignment through Taos

Help Desk Support Engineer at AOL Time Warner

March 2001 -July 2001 (5 months)

On assignment through Taos

Intranet Web Developer/Technical Writer at Walt Disney Internet Group

July 2000 -March 2001 (9 months)

On assignment through Taos

Customer Support Engineer at SGI

March 2000 -July 2000 (5 months)

On assignment through Taos

Business Analyst/Customer Advocate at SGI

April 1999 -March 2000 (1 year)

On assignment through Taos.

Web Developer/Technical Support Engineer at EFA Corporation of America

May 1996 -April 1999 (3 years)

Certifications

VMware Certified Professional (VCP) Citrix Certified Administrator (CCA) Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)

Skills & Expertise

Virtualization Citrix VMware Active Directory Linux VDI VMware ESX VMware Infrastructure SQL vSphere Citrix Metaframe Terminal Services Data Center Cluster IIS Hyper-V NetApp Troubleshooting Integration Cloud Computing Enterprise Software System Administration Servers SAN VMware vSphere Citrix XenApp Citrix XenDesktop Citrix XenServer Citrix Provisioning Services Microsoft Hyper-V MobileIron ThinApp Windows Terminal Services VMware Lab Manager Application Delivery Group Policy Clustering ITIL Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2003 Windows Server SQL Server System Deployment

Education

Ohlone College

Computer Science, 1994 -1996

College of the Desert

Business Administration, 1990 -1992

Interests

Emerging Virtualzation Technologies, Consumer Electronics, History, Music, Bass.

 

 

15 people have recommended Troy

"Troy's vast experience and in-depth knowledge in virtualization technologies is second to none. His expertise has not only made him an asset to our team, but has helped us further our growth and understanding of virtual infrastructures. Furthermore, his ability to foresee future trends and the direction of the industry will make him a wonderful addition to any organization."

— Erik Ostlund, Storage Administrator, NVIDIA, worked directly with Troy at Nvidia Corporation

"Troy is one of the most passionate, dedicated, and knowledgeable Virtualization Professionals that I have ever had the opportunity and privilege of working with. With an in-depth background in Linux, Windows, (and even Macintosh) Systems Administration (among many other disciplines), and a constant willingness to tackle the most daunting of challenges, Troy makes a great addition to any organization considering or working with Server/Workload Consolidation/Virtualization. I can't wait for the opportunity to work with Troy again!"

— Tim Banks, Sr. Sys/Storage Admin/DCOps Lead, NVIDIA Corporation, worked directly with Troy at Nvidia Corporation

"I worked with Troy at NVIDIA for almost two and a half years. During which the level of charisma that he displayed for not only virtualization, but many emerging technologies never wavered. He is an excellent architect and engineer. Always forward thinking, always willing to push the envelope for the betterment of the environment. I hope to keep in contact with Troy for the rest of my career, as I am sure he will always be at the forefront of technology."

— Fermin Coto, Senior Storage Administrator, NVIDIA, worked with Troy at Nvidia Corporation

"Troy has used his experience, vision, and insight to guide the Nvidia Corporation in it's selection and implementation of cutting edge virtualization and workload migration tools such as Novell's Platespin."

— Jeff Janow, Consultant, Taos, worked with Troy at Nvidia Corporation "I have never met anyone with more enthusiasm and energy for their work as I have with Troy. He truly has a passion for virtualization and strives to bring solutions with the utmost quality, leaving nothing to waste. His visionary outlook extends past today's limitations making him a valuable asset to any company seeking cutting-edge solutions and architecting for the future. I hope to work with him again in the future."

— Grant Conklin, Sr. System Administrator, NVIDIA, worked indirectly for Troy at Nvidia Corporation "I highly recommend Troy for his Admin abilities and work ethic."

— Philip Ong, Unix Admin, nvidia, worked with Troy at Nvidia Corporation

 

"Troy and I worked together on the corporate data center team for at least 8 years at Nvidia Corporation. He very much was the one who endorsed virtualization technology when most of us didn't know what it was. Troy is very smart, friendly, hard worker, and has a good vision on technologies which make him very valuable to any companies."

— Michael Le, Senior Systems Administrator, Nvidia Corporation, worked directly with Troy at Nvidia Corporation

"Troy posesses an unparalleled understanding of virtualization, having championed the technology long befolre its mainstream acceptance. He has lived in the trenches, and has personally fought through all of the technical, logistical, strategic and political challenges that accompany the different adoption phases. Troy was among the first adopters to see beyond the of cost-containment value proposition, and to understand virtualization as a transformational technology. As a vendor, I am continuously learning from Troy about the real-world applications of the solutions in this ecosystem."

 

— David Thomas, Enterprise Account Manager, PlateSpin Ltd, was a consultant or contractor to Troy at Nvidia Corporation "My work with Troy has been very exciting with his capacity for architecting virtualization enviornment and meeting business goals for the companies he works for. He has a great work ethic for and is very passionate about virtualization."

— Jaymes Davis, Virtualization Practice Manager, Entisys, was with another company when working with Troy at Nvidia Corporation "Troy is one of the top architects that I have ever met. Troy knows that I know a lot of international IT talent, so that's a huge complement to Troy, his abilities but also his drive to be the absolute best. When it comes to virtualization, I truly believe that he's one of the top architects in the country, if not the world. I'm honored to be able to work with Troy in the Enterprise. He'll be a contact that I will always stay in close contact with, as I progress my career."

— Thad Morrow, Director of Sales, Entisys Solutions, was a consultant or contractor to Troy at Nvidia Corporation "Troy built and managed our VMWare systems, (a high-end, SAN based environment for dev and production applications), managed Windows/OSX/Linux based systems, and still found time to play bass guitar in our IT Charity Band. His versatility and dedication, along with his team spirit, was a great asset to the team!"

— Tom Schmid, IT Manager, NVIDIA Corp, managed Troy at Nvidia Corporation "Troy's focus on virtualization technologies was ahead of the curve for NVIDIA. The infrastructure was ready to go when a critical need was presented and it was immediately scalable, an visible testament to the depth of planning and understanding. He's a critical named resource for multiple departments and projects. I have been impressed with Troy's understanding of the need for and proactive delivery of documentation as well."

— Scot Brees, Senior Consultant-Office of the CIO, Taos, managed Troy indirectly at Nvidia Corporation "Constantly goes above and beyond his job description to bring massive cost savings through IT optimization. Few people do I ever give the title of "Visionary", but Troy is one of the best."

— Ron Herleikson, Sr. Sales Exec., Entisys, was with another company when working with Troy at Nvidia Corporation

 

"Troy is very knowledgable VMWARE and Citrix Resource. He is committed to getting things done. Wish him all the best..."

— Ramkaran Rudravaram, Manager, Corporate Systems and App Support, Nvidia, managed Troy indirectly at Nvidia Corporation

"Troy worked for one of my mangers on the corporate system side and did a fantastic job! Troy is smart, dedicated, and willing to do anything to get the job done."

— Ed Yee, VP of IT, Nvidia Corporation, managed Troy indirectly at Nvidia Corporation

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