Dennis Wilson CV

DENNIS A. WILSON [email protected] » www.coast-consulting.com » 516.380.1553

Northport, NY 11768 » West Dover, VT 05356

Senior Solutions Architect – Converged Infrastructure and Cloud

Senior systems engineer offering background of 15+ years building, managing, supporting, and optimizing unified

infrastructures and platforms for large-scale environments. Leverage extensive background with virtualization, cloud,

networking, computing, and storage technologies to define and transform needs into end-to-end solutions.

» Design and implement solutions/improvements to save time, reduce costs, increase efficiency, expand

capabilities, and address changing computing/operational/business needs.

» Excel at installing, configuring, maintaining, and upgrading enterprise systems/technologies as well as completing

diverse projects, including migrations, system integrations, standardization, and consolidations.

» Skilled at defining/automating processes, introducing new methods, and devising systems strategies.

» Lead and deliver global, transformational projects, partnering with diverse technical and business groups to

understand requirements, develop and institute plans, and gain buy-in for seamless execution.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Cloud Technologies ESX/ESXi, vSphere, Autodeploy, vCenter Server, VMware Update Manager (VUM),

VMware SSO, vCloud Director (vCD), VMware View (VDI), vCloud Connector,

vShield Manager, vSphere Data Protection, vCenter Operations Manager (vCOPS),

vCenter Chargeback Manager, Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud (CIAC), Cisco

Cloud Portal (CCP), Cisco Provisioning Automation (CPO), vCenter Orchestrator

(vCO), vCAC/vRealize, UCSD, ITMB

Computing Vblock 100/200/300/700, Cisco UCS, HP, Dell

Networking Extreme Networks Summit 450 Series Switches, Cisco Nexus 3000/5000 Series

Switches, Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnects, Cisco Nexus 1000V, Cisco MDS, Emulex

Oneconnect CNAs

Storage NetApp FAS 3140, EMC Clariion CX4, VNX, VNXe, UniSphere, PowerPath

Operating Systems & Scripting Windows, Active Directory, SQL, Exchange, Linux/UNIX, PowerShell, PowerCLI,

Puppet

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Computer Science ▪ Polytechnic University, New York

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering ▪ Polytechnic University, New York

CAREER OVERVIEW

Senior Solutions Architect – Professional Services – Global Cloud Services » EMC 2015-Present

Provide clients with guidance and integration services for converged infrastructure and private/public/hybrid cloud.

▪ Participate in client meetings to identify and understand client requirements.

▪ Transform client requirements into solutions of converged infrastructure, software, and services.

▪ Implement solutions into operational readiness for the entire converged infrastructure and cloud.

▪ Hand over and train client on operational best practices for running and managing infrastructure and cloud.

▪ Perform health check analysis of converged infrastructure and complete cloud stack and provide

recommendations to client.

▪ Perform remediation and complete upgrades of converged infrastructure and entire cloud stack.

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Senior Solutions Architect – Professional Services – Global Cloud Practice » VCE 2013-2015

Provide clients with guidance and integration services for converged infrastructure and private/public/hybrid cloud.

▪ Participate in client meetings to identify and understand client requirements.

▪ Transform client requirements into solutions of converged infrastructure, software, and services.

▪ Implement solutions into operational readiness for the entire converged infrastructure and cloud.

▪ Hand over and train client on operational best practices for running and managing infrastructure and cloud.

▪ Perform health check analysis of converged infrastructure and complete cloud stack and provide

recommendations to client.

▪ Perform remediation and complete upgrades of converged infrastructure and entire cloud stack.

Solutions Architect – Technical Marketing » VMWARE, INC. 2011-2013

Built and maintained private cloud infrastructure to support technical marketing group in creating collateral, performing

software testing, and resolving issues discovered at client locations.

▪ Identified and repurposed two unused Cisco UCS racks for technical marketing group’s private cloud.

▪ Designed, integrated, and managed group’s end-to-end cloud stack including a variety of networking, computing,

storage, cloud, OS, and scripting technologies (e.g., Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches, Cisco UCS 6120 Fabric

Interconnects, ESX/ESXi, HP blades, NetApp FAS 3140, vSphere, vCenter, VMware View, vCloud Connector,

vCloud Director, vShield Manager, Windows, Active Directory, SQL, Exchange, UNIX, PowerShell, PowerCLI).

▪ Supported global technical marketing events, such as vmworld, vForum, vmug, PEX, HIMMS, and Cloud Expo,

by handling infrastructure design and preparing demo content.

▪ Cut issue resolution 50% by instituting formal environment document processes.

Senior Systems Engineer / Technical Team Lead / Project Manager » GOLDMAN SACHS 2006-2011

Oversaw projects focused on process re-engineering and automation for global services organization, directing project

teams and contributing to a number of global architecture/operations initiatives.

▪ Designed, implemented, and supported global Citrix environment for investment management division. ▪ Engineered, deployed, and supported document scanning infrastructure. ▪ Integrated new asset management hedge fund infrastructure into current environment. ▪ Streamlined multiple IT organizations into centralized services and support organization, handling staff

consolidation, re-engineering and introducing processes, and streamlining hardware assets. ▪ Established process for large-scale, global migration of data centers to co-location model, interfacing with

infrastructure groups to build consensus and driving the transition.

Senior Systems Engineer / Technical Lead » F. HOFFMAN-LA ROCHE LTD. 1997-2006

Managed company’s global desktop and server environments. Installed and maintained security tools as well as created

SOPs, TOPs, and instructions for GxP environments. Defined and negotiated SLAs with internal and external customers.

▪ Led team through design and implementation of common global desktop environment for 50,000 PCs, heading

change management process and significantly reducing PC time-to-deployment.

▪ Drove creation of multi-language desktop build image, deployment infrastructure, and software packaging and

distribution environment; gained buy-in from multicultural organizations to shift to common environment.

▪ Established and managed global automated testing infrastructure and environment.

▪ Prepared training plans and facilitated courses for technical support organization.

Systems Engineer » DEUTSCHE BANK 1997

Appointed as technical lead to migrate desktops and applications to common NT workstation platform for all business

units; oversaw team.

▪ Instituted software packaging and deployment processes and infrastructure.

▪ Defined program group control standards via SMS.

▪ Created Winbatch and WinInstall scripts to automate NT and application installations.





Systems Analyst » COOPERS & LYBRAND LLP 1996-1997

Managed companywide laptop environment and standard remote access strategy. Defined migration path via design and

implementation of MS-SMS infrastructure. Prepared documentation and trained IT support staff.

▪ Established and instituted common laptop environment for 17,000 laptops companywide.

▪ Defined standard and design for companywide support and remote access strategy.

Systems Engineer » MERRILL LYNCH & CO. 1996

Designed, administered, and supported Banyan to Windows NT migration.

▪ Provided uniform development platform for reengineering and software development teams.

▪ Deployed MS Exchange site as beta test for consistent global messaging platform.

▪ Drove network/file print services migration as well as server/workstation platform standardization, which

decreased design and support expenses.

Business Systems Analyst / Database Administrator » DRESDNER BANK AG 1994-1996

Served as assistant manager for technology service center to deliver problem resolution and resource management.

Contributed to strategic information systems planning to identify long-term goals, boost efficiency, and cut costs.

▪ Designed and maintained MS Windows NT network with 500+ nodes, providing unified office automation

platform to increase communication between business units.

▪ Streamlined workflow by designing MS SQL database.

▪ Delivered data center cost savings by integrating and customizing document management application.

▪ Created efficient management tool for cost tracking and control via databases and reporting applications.

▪ Designed, implemented, and maintained common trading floor workstation environment.

▪ Introduced help desk, infrastructure, and sourcing processes.

Prior: Electrical Engineer » GRUMMAN CORPORATION

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