Mr. John Johnson

gmjintl@hotmail.com

513-258-5180

Summary of Qualifications:

- 18 Years’ experience Infrastructure design, security, and system administration

- Experienced Technical Project Manager

- Accomplished Cloud Architect (AWS, Iaas, Paas)

- Experienced VRA Automation Engineer

- Experienced SDDC Architect

Certifications:

MCSE, MCITP-EA, MCSM, CCNA, PMP,VCP6-DV, A+

Coursework:

VMware Software Defined Data Center Livefire TX 2016 VMware NSX Livefire Boston 2016

VMWare VSphere 6.0 ESXi Implementation

VMware NSX: Install, Configure, Manage [V6.2]

VMware VRA/VRO Install, Configure (V7.0.1a)

Cisco UCS Deploy

Windows 7 VDI Desktop Deployment

MCSM: Exchange Server 2010

MCSM: Lync Server 2013

MCSM: SharePoint Server

MCSM: SQL Server 2012

MCSM: Windows Active Directory

 

Education:

Norfolk State University

BS Computer Science 1986

 

Work History

Tata Consultancy Services Inc.

Oct 2015-Present

Senior Solutions Architect (COE)

Responsibilities:

Architect, design, and present a wide array of complex IT services solutions to active and prospective customers at our Center of Excellence.

·   Provide security architecture expertise in support of application and system development, infrastructure, and enterprise technology projects to ensure the security of the Company's assets.

·   Assess project requirements related to application, network and infrastructure security, including assessment against First Republic security policy and standards.

·   Identify and document architectural and other security risks associated with the solution architecture, and mitigating controls where necessary.

·   Architects and deploys new VDI implementations of View 4.5 and Horizon 5.0

·   Architects and deploys application packaging solution supporting VDI using ThinApp

·   Conducting storage right sizing operations for Flash Cache tiered optimization

·   Maintains and manages the patches and software for the VDI infrastructure

·   Deploys and manages a standard set of applications within the VDI desktops using ThinApp

·   Create and Maintain Group Policy Objects and other policies for virtual desktops

·   Manages and maintains a VDI lab for development and testing

·   Develop clear written policies and procedures for Tier support and VDI technical documentation

·   Automate provisioning for on-prem cloud and external cloud provisioning using Vrealize Automation (VRA) and Vrealize Orchestrator (VRO) versions m6.6.2 and 7.0.1a

·   Develop Linux, Solaris and AIX scripts utilizing consolidated VRA Blueprint templates

·   OS Automation including deployment, and configuration management for Service Now and Puppet Integrations

·   Implementation of automated software/development delivery pipelines using VMware Codestream

·   Ability to design, engineer and support the environment including kernel settings, develop automated processes and integration solutions

·   Define and implement efficient end-to-end provisioning Automation solutions.

·   Serves as a subject matter expert for automation and orchestration

·   Supports the existing Automation Portals, provisioning scripts. Identify the automation orchestration related opportunities throughout the organization

·   Lead development of Java based Infrastructure Self-service Portals with a team of Developers, Engineers and Architects supporting AWS, Openstack, and VCloud CPMs

·   Provide Architecture solution to develop Self Service Portal and Infrastructure automation.

·   Create Automation solutions using VMware technologies, Apache, Tomcat, WebLogic and SOA.

·   Work with development teams for develops Infrastructure web applications using COTS products or JSP, Servlet and XML.

·   Design and Deployment of VMware NSX 6.0 virtual networking solutions for existing and new networks

·   Design and Deployment of all supported versions of Vsphere and Vcenter 5.0-6.0

·   Design and Deployment of disaster recovery solutions and integrations using VMware SRM

 

Work History

Catalyst Paper Inc.

April  2014-Sept  2015

Hyper Convergence Cloud Migration Consultant

Responsibilities:

Served As Senior Technical Project Manager and Senior Engineer for Enterprise Stand Up and Separate Project involving application migration to AWS platform and virtualization of infrastructure project.

·   Design, implementation, and migration of infrastructure and applications from existing Simplivity Cube environment to Nutanix VMware hyper convergence solutions from Canada to USA.

·   Redesign of LAN/WAN for migration of existing environment.

·   Separation and creation of new Active Directory from Canada, India, and USA

·   Migration of current AD to new AD. Redesign of storage solution.

·   Deployment of new VMware ESX 6.0 environment to accommodate incoming applications and virtual servers.  Implementation of VMware Site Recovery Manager for Disaster Recovery solution with VMware VCloud

·   Management of offshore teams via email over chat, chat over live meetings with bullet points, pictures, color code comments.

·   Managed expectations through team consultations, setting fallback strategies, agendas, and giving constructive feedback.

·   Utilized culture translator for offshore teams.

 

 

 

 

Work History

Logicalis

Feb 2014-March 2015

Cloud and Data Center Integrated Practice Consultant

Responsibilities:

·   Responsible for working with the different business units to develop the engineering design to support the business and operational requirements for either new systems or enhancements to existing systems.

·   Responsible for defining standard engineering designs, templates, processes, and procedures for implementing projects that follow existing company architectures.

·   Analyzes system performance, modifying parameters to improve throughput and effectively utilize system resources.

·   Responsible for VMware, VDI, and Citrix Infrastructure Operations.

·   Responsible for Cisco UCS/HP UX Blade support as it relates to VMware and new OS deployments.

·   Provide networking and security gateway services, such as firewall, NAT, load balancer, VPN and DHCP. Configure Edge High Availability appliance to protect against network, host and software failures.

·   Utilized NSX manager virtual appliance to configure logical switches, connect virtual to logical switches, and use the management UI and entry point for API to automate deployment and management of the logical networks through a Cloud management platform.

·   Coordinates activities with vendors as required.

·   Implementation of HP Flex fabric Solutions w/ HP UX Gen B/C Blades

·   Implementation of VMware VSOM, VCAC, and Vsphere Solutions

·   Assists and/or leads the development of architecture blueprints, design specifications, migration plans and operational best practices guidelines based on detailed requirements gathered onsite

·   Leads the installation, configuration, testing and deployment of VMware Network Virtualization products based on documented designs

·   Provide technical leadership to VMware professional services consulting project teams, which will include project work at customer sites

·   Design and develop solutions to customer requirements related to VMware Network Virtualization products and solutions, with assistance from our internal engineering group as required

·   Maintain current knowledge of the entire VMware product line

·   Assist in the development of standard reusable VMware “productized” consulting service offerings, including definition of tasks, deliverables and standard estimate

·   Network Security Tool and Networking Concepts such as firewalls, IDS/IPS, Load Balancers, Security/Trust Zones, L2 Switching and L3 routing. VLANs, Unicast vs Multicast, Management Networks, routing fundamentals, IP sub netting, routing, VPN and network design.

·   Served as solutions architect for Vantiv IVR Project Mar-April 2014

·   Utilized Unisys Unified Endpoint Management Services to provision, track, image, secure, deploy and manage all endpoints and applications in environment for PC, virtual and mobile devices.

 

Work History

Dell Professional Services Division

Jan 2013-Jan 2014

Virtualization Solutions Services Delivery Engineer

Responsibilities:

·   Design architecture of VMware infrastructure initial deployment (VBlock)

·   Conduct capacity planning for ESX hyper visor hosts and resident virtual machines (VMware Capacity Planner)

·   ·Utilized VMware vCloud Director for provisioning of virtual datacenters

·   Utilized Dell Rack mounted and Dell Blade Servers for server deployments

·   Utilized vSphere Thin Provisioning, Resource Pools, Host Profiles, and EMC plug-ins in deployment of VDI instances to thin clients.

·   Performed daily virtual server  and host administration for HP and Cisco Blade environments

·   Prepare Project strategy and business case for client to define the overall project business requirement and propose the approach.

·   Work with key stakeholders and project team members.

·   Develop and build the components to test to confirm that they work as they should.

·   Complete documentation and knowledge transfer

·   Carry out a Post-Implementation Review

·   Provided centralized on-ramp/off-ramp routing

·   between the logical networks deployed in the domain and the external physical network infrastructure.

·   Supported various routing protocols (OSPF, iBGP and eBGP)

·   Configured stateful firewalling capabilities to complement the Distributed Firewall

·   Configured the DFW  to enforce security policies for

·   communication between workloads connected to logical networks

·   Configured load-balancing services for server farms

·   Configured VPN capabilities, both at L2 and L3 positioned to extend L2 domains between separate DC sites.

·   Implemented L3 VPNs deployed for allowing IPSec site-to-site connectivity between VPN terminators, and to permit remote users to access the private networks behind an SSL VPN connection.

·   DHCP, DNS and IP address management (DDI)

·   Deployed Unisys Stealth for Mobile  to secure the  data path for  critical servers and virtual machines with Data Center Segmentation

 

General Electric Aerospace Division (Consultant)

Jan 2012-Dec 2012

Windows 7 Migration/Mobile Device Deployment

Responsibilities

·            Conducting Win XP to Win 7 migration planning/deployment/maintenance (1,600 seats)

·            Utilized Big Fix 8.0 Endpoint Manager for desktop patch management, application catalogs

·            Implementing Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Solutions (Verdasys)

·            Gold Image design & deployment utilizing (MS SCCM 2012) with PXE boot

·            Develop/Deploy/Manage Physical and logical security solution (AD-RMS)

·            Migration of live Siemens Team center\NX architecture (licensing, application, databases)

·            Incorporation of MS Office 2010 upgrade

·            Conducted MS Lynx server deployment w/ Active Sync for existing AD OUs

·            Utilized Airwatch to Integrate mobile delivery solutions within infrastructure for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Apple IOS, Android, Blackberry BES, and Microsoft Windows CE operating platforms.

·            Integration of BYOD devices (Samsung and Apple tablets) security designs

·            Maintained mobile device services, hardware certification, imaging, asset management, testing and certification, inventory, software distribution, and policy compliance

·            Wrote customized start up scripts

·            Managed desktop upgrades or replacements inventory

·            Utilized Puppet 3.0 software in conjunction with VMware Vcenter/Vsphere  to deploy and manage virtual servers

·            Deployed virtualized desktop application packages within VMware View and ThinApp software

·            Created Red Hat 7.0 VMs with Vmware workstation and Red Hat installation CDs

·            Enable/disable CDP on corresponding interfaces and document results/topology

·            Enable port security on switch - go through the different violation modes and test

·            Setup RIPv2

·            Setup NAT using SDM for hosts

·            Encypt all passwords on a Cisco device

·            Enable and setup SSH2 for remote access

·            Secure access to both console and remote management

·            Setup static routes and dynamic routing

·            Setup "default gateways" for both routers and switches

Enable debug commands and interpret the results

 

 

 

First Group America (Greyhound, First Student)

April 2011- December 2011

Data Center Migration Technical Project Manager

Responsibilities:

· Responsible for the consolidation, virtualization, and optimization of 9 data centers and three corporations in the US and the UK into two data centers in the US.

· Provided overall direction for establishing project requirements, priorities and deadlines.

· Established roles and responsibilities within the core project team.

· Allocated and coordinated resources across projects.

· Managed budget for assigned projects, developed and monitored project/program plans, and adjusted resources and priorities accordingly

· Established communication plan across the business, regions, support and technology groups.

· Prepared and presented weekly progress reports for senior management through meetings and dashboards

· Managed upgrade of PBX to Cisco ITP for 15,000 users

· Acted as coordinating liaison between external and internal stakeholders

· Facilitated handoff of all IT support operations to outsourced support.

 

General Electri c (Aviation, &Health Care)

April 2010- March 2011

VDI Solutions Architect

Responsibilities:

Responsible for the management and implementation of VMware based virtual desk top infrastructure across multiple GE domains.

Provided overall direction for establishing project requirements, priorities and deadlines. Coordinated multiple concurrent projects:

· Windows 7 Deployments, Migrations Utilizing Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) for operating system and application deployment.

· VMware Vsphere Installation/Upgrade

· VMware Infrastructure design and implementation for application packaging w ThinApp and VMware View

· Win 7, XP, Server 2003, 2008 OS licensing management

· VCenter Installation, View, Thinapp, Composer configuration

· VBlock ( Cisco, HP, EMC) server, storage, and distributed switch design and installation.

  Administration of Siemens Team center\NX architecture (licensing, application, databases)

· Performing existing infrastructure (physical and virtual) assessment

· Understanding the current mechanisms and challenges around physical desktop management, including refresh durations and complexity, Windows 7 deployment, OS and application patching and maintenance procedures, offshore and non-employee access, and regulatory compliance

· Creating and testing the new desktop user environment••

· Identifying all costs associated with physical desktop management

· Conducting an application virtualization assessment to analyze and capture important metrics such as executable size, device drivers installed per application, total number of application users and average load time.

· Developing roadmap for implementation priorities

· Examining the major architectural options available (vendor based solutions)

· Evaluating protocol options such as Fibre Channel, iSCSI or NAS

· Managing the POC to pilot implementation

· Creating a framework for pilot implementation on a subset of users

· Determining project management resources, scheduled a rollout date, develop project timelines and select the ideal resources to meet the business and IT needs

 

Heritage Propane Titan Corporation

Sept 2009- Feb 2010

Data Center Migrations Project Manager/ Sr Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

Served as senior project manager responsible for coordinating multiple enterprise level project efforts in support of the IT network of a national petroleum supply/distribution corporation. Managed 8 major initiatives from conception to production to enhance business efficiency:

·        Managed Migration/Consolidation of three data centers into one new location.

·        Virtualized Existing Infrastructure Into VMWare VsPhere Virtual Data Center

·        Upgraded Communications Infrastructure Exchange 2007, Cisco Unity, Server 2008

·        Deployed SharePoint 2010 Infrastructure

·        Migrated Exchange 2007 to 2010

·        Developed Process Documentation

·        Standardized DR Processes

·        Implemented Microsoft Volume Licensing Program

·        installation, configuration, and operation for connecting to a WAN from a remote location

·        Establishing wireless network access, and protecting from basic security threats

·        Work with network related protocols such as IP, Ethernet, VLAN, access control lists (ACLs),

             routing Information Protocol V2 (RIPv2), IP, and Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP)

 

Kendle International, Inc. (Overlapping Positions)

October 2006-August 2009

Data Center Manager/Senior Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

Managed Consolidation of 6 data centers for global bio-pharma testing corporation. Virtualized 75% of infrastructure

· Planned, developed, installed, configured, maintained, supported, and optimized all network infrastructure hardware, and OS software in a corporate 24/7 NOC data center housing 900 physical and 1000 virtual servers in a Windows 2003 R2 Active Directory environment.

· Monitored network performance and automation of corrective actions across physical, virtual, distributed and mainframe environments. Managed multiple Windows Server 2000, 2003, SQL 2005, and Lotus Notes servers in a LAN/WAN/VLAN environment. Configured and managed Network Load Balancing for NLB Clusters (Server 2003). Installed Clustering Service application scripting configurations.

· Managed Active Directory, Web Servers, Terminal Servers and DMZ interface configurations.

· Installed Citrix ICA clients on workstations and administered clustered Citrix Servers

· Configured Citrix ICA connection

· Designed, deployed, administered 6 clustered servers with MSAs for Domino Lotus Notes network.

· Designed, deployed, administered load balanced 12 servers for Cisco Call Manager network infrastructure between two data centers.

 

Kendle International, Inc.

IT Enterprise Projects Manager

Decemberl 2008-April 2009

Responsibilities:

· Conducted application assessment, financial analysis, and infrastructure evaluations

· Determined requirements for procurement of vendor IT service contracts and leasing of infrastructure equipment for data center infrastructure projects.

· Planned, communicated, and executed Project Plans

· Managed Project process communicating with stakeholders, managing scope, tracking deliverables, and providing scheduled updates to management.

· Utilized tools such as MS Project/Visio to track project priorities and avoid scope creep.

· Managed budget and minimized overruns.

· Oversaw all user acceptance testing and ORT processes.

· Reported project tasks and status to program management

· Wrote required project documentation

· Communicated project concepts and plans to all levels of management through meetings, emails, web conferences, and SharePoint document repositories.

· Used Microsoft Project, Visio, Word, and Excel to track and report project progress.

Kendle International, Inc.

Disaster Recovery Plan Coordinator

October 2006 December 2008

Responsibilities:

· Managed North America portion of IT DRP Life Cycle Program for global IT infrastructure resident in 6 countries.

· Managed DR planning; initial implementation and notification, design, planning, disaster declaration and escalation, recovery and resumption strategies, maintenance, execution and normalization.

· Developed, defined and implemented IT DRP policies.

· Identified possible threats, existing vulnerabilities, risks exposure and impacts that may disrupt critical business IT functions in the organization and developed recovery strategies.

· Developed IT risk management methods, risk control costs, risk control decision and reporting. Created and validated IT DPR plans through conducting periodic tests and exercises - tested plan contents, types of testing methods, to ensure IT DRP plan effectiveness.

· Hosted sponsor audits and responded to findings.

· Managed effective change management on an ongoing basis.

· Responsible for the execution of the disaster recovery plan.

· Responsible for planning to provide the highest level of protection possible for the enterprise and coordinating with the security functions of the enterprise

 

United States Army Reserve

Multi-Channel Communications Specialist

November 2004 - May 2006¨

· Provide satellite connected communications on-the-move (COTM) for U.S. Army forces in Iraq.

· Managed SATCOM hub earth terminals and two satellite COTM systems installed on U.S. Army Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles.

· Processed top secret traffic

· Maintain radio and data distribution system

· Perform signal support functions and technical assistance for computer systems

· Provide technical assistance and training for local area networks

· Maintenance for equipment, terminal devices, assigned vehicles and power generators

· Maintained SINCGARS MT-6352, Mobil ink system, SCPS-compliant Data Path IP Accelerator PEP

 

 

Cingular Wireless/ Bell South Corp

Infrastructure Network Control Specialist

August 2001 - October 2004

Responsibilities:

Served as internal technician resource, providing assistance with troubleshooting and resolving problems with PBX, traditional voice, voicemail, dial-plan, trunking, long-distance & Toll-Free routing, Cisco Catalyst and Nortel switches, Dual OC-12 Lucent and Alcatel multiplexers, Cisco ONS 15454 OC-48 SONET DWDM multiplexers delivering T1, PR1, DS-3 and Optical Carrier (OC) services for telecommunications network.

•Monitored Cisco 7200VXR series routers.

•Performed Analysis of call-detail records, voice traffic patterns.

•Configured Cisco switches and routers in multi-protocol networks.

•Cross level trained to resolve issues in TDMA, CDMA, PCS, GSM, and GAIT technology platforms.

 

United States Army Civilian Personnel

Infrastructure System Engineer

September 1997 -March 2001

· Responsible for the annual and maintenance of computers and centralized security systems

· Responsible for the installation and maintenance of local area network

· Provided desktop support and implemented system migrations.

· Monitored classified data communications network to ensure that network was available to all system users.

· Monitored modems and display screen of terminal to mainframe computer to detect error messages that signal malfunction to communication software or hardware.

United States Army

Senior Satellite Communications Center Specialist

April 1989 - July 1997

· Supervised and maintained classified strategic and multi-channel satellite communications ground terminals, systems, networks, communication security services, and associated equipment.

· Responsible for the encryption, transmission, reception, and decryption of classified information.

· Managed Network NCR Backbone, Intrusion Detection Systems, Point to Point Service, Defense Messaging Services and Pentagon Enterprise Infrastructure Services for unclassified, secret and top secret electronic mail communications, DoD's National Gateway for official communications with non-DoD Organizations, Civil Agencies, Allies, and Foreign Embassies in the National Capitol Region (NCR).

 

United States Army

Human Resources Specialist

April 1989 - July 1997

· Organizing, maintaining and reviewing personnel records

· Entering and retrieving personnel information using computers

· Processing recommendations for awards and decorations

· Arranging awards ceremonies

· Preparing, updating and coordinating requests for evaluations

· Preparing and monitoring Soldier requests for ID cards and tags, leaves of absence and passes

· Ordering and maintaining office supplies maintaining filing systems

 

Honors/Awards

2 Army Commendation Medals

Army Achievement Medal

4 Army Good Conduct Medals

Kuwait Liberation Medal

Southeast Asia Medal

U.S. National Defense Service Medal

Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Development Medal

Overseas Service Medal

Army Equal Opportunity Leadership Medal