Resume

Resume

Experienced Virtualization Infrastructure Engineer with 9+ years of experience supporting and optimizing large-scale infrastructure. Expertise in virtualized environments, automation, and disaster recovery. Proven track record improving system uptime, performance, and security in mission-critical environments. Skilled at mentoring junior engineers and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver technical projects in a timely and efficient manner.

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Technologies

  • Infrastructure & Virtualization: VMware vSphere 7/8, vSAN, Proxmox, Docker, LXC, KVM
  • Automation & Scripting: Ansible, Bash, PowerShell, CloudBolt, Semaphore UI, Github workflows
  • Systems Administration: Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu, SUSE), Windows Server, Red Hat Satellite
  • Storage & Disaster Recovery: Pure, Dell PowerStore, Dell Isilon, NetApp, Commvault, Veeam, Proxmox Backup & Recovery
  • Networking: VLANs, VPN, NAT, Reverse‑proxy (NetScaler and Traefik), Ubiquiti, Tailscale, Cloudflare
  • Monitoring & Performance: Grafana, InfluxDB, Telegraf, Logic Monitor, Uptime Kuma, Beszel, Dozzle
  • Methodologies & Tools: Agile, Kanban, Jira, Confluence, Git, ServiceNow, Jira Service Manager, Troubleshooting, CI/CD

Certification

  • NetApp Certified Technology Associate
  • Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
  • VMware VCP 6.7
  • CompTIA A+
  • CompTIA Network+

Experience

Senior Linux Infrastructure Engineer | Columbia Sportswear Company

Jul 2022 – Present | Portland, Oregon, United States

  • Support over 7000+ employees and infrastructure deployed across the globe
  • Manage and maintain multiple large-scale production virtualization clusters, ensuring high availability, performance, and security
  • Automate provisioning and configuration management using Ansible, improving deployment consistency and reducing manual errors
  • Diagnose problems and implementing solutions collaboratively with engineering teams
  • Architect global distributed systems for both VMware vSphere and RedHat Satellite
  • Deploy CD pipelines for configuration management and patching
  • Communicate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure timely resolution of issues and effective collaboration on projects
  • Develop and maintain clear documentation for infrastructure, processes, and troubleshooting procedures.
  • Manage Red Hat Enterprise Linux with Ansible Automation Platform and Red Hat Satellite
  • Deploy bare metal Linux systems for High Computer Platforms like SAP HANA
  • Maintain patch cadences to meet compliance and security requirements
  • Develop automated deployments for Linux servers on VMware vSphere using CloudBolt & Ansible Automation Platform
  • Coordinated projects using agile methodologies in Jira
  • Consult and understand business needs for compute and storage
  • Manage SAN infrastructure like Pure, Isilion, and PowerStore systems using Fibre Channel
  • Provide on-call support and quick resolution of incidents in a fast-paced, production-critical environment
  • Maintain and forecast hardware life cycle and capacity
  • Design, procure, and deploy corporate virtualization and compute infrastructure
  • Document process and infrastructure using Confluence

System Engineer II | Columbia Sportswear Company

Apr 2022 – Jul 2022 | Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

  • Create Ansible playbooks to automate tasks for multiple Linux servers
  • Administer SSO and SAML through Azure Active Directory
  • Maintain hardware and predict future usage in a VMware environment
  • Configure NetScalers to handle SSL traffic as a reverse proxy
  • Troubleshoot integration of Linux and Windows server into an Active Directory Forest using Kerberos
  • Configure and maintain vSphere & vSAN instances distributed across the global
  • Provision and tune virtual machines for database and multi-use workloads
  • Provided on-call support and quick resolution of incidents in a fast-paced, production-critical environment

Information Technology Infrastructure Engineer | Rohde & Schwarz USA Inc.

July 2017 – Mar 2022 | Hillsboro, Oregon, USA

  • Administer and maintain Windows and Ubuntu Linux servers distributed across the US
  • Monitor, control, and manage LAN networking infrastructure with Cisco & Cisco Meraki
  • Manage multi-site networks and server infrastructure that are geographically dispersed across the US
  • Managed backups and restores via Veeam
  • Coordinate with other administrators globally for projects and IT asset management
  • Maintain DNS zones and DHCP scopes
  • Manage groups and users in Active Directory
  • Set up and maintain LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) servers for internal and external website hosting
  • Install and maintain a variety of hardware and firmware from various manufacturers
  • Create and maintain network and rack elevation diagrams and documentation
  • Consult on low voltage floor plan and data center design
  • Coordinate with global teams to roll out new services and software
  • Provide upper & mid tier level support for over 700 users across the US and 12,000 users across the global
  • Provision Virtual machines for users in VMware
  • Manage and mentor junior IT staff
  • Familiarity with ServiceNow ticketing system
  • Coordinate with global teams to roll out new services and software
  • Provide mid-tier level support for over 700 users across the US and 12,000 users across the global
  • Provision Virtual machines for users in VMware
  • Handle level 2 & 3 problems and coordinate solutions with global teams

Education

Goucher College | Towson, Maryland, USA

Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science
August 2013 – May 2017