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Stanislav Rojicek

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Summary

  • Over 18 years of IT experience in installation, configuration, implementation and administration of various vendors and solutions
  • Technology enthusiast about VMware, Cloud and Datacenter Infrastructure
  • Enterprise deep knowledge/skills with implementation/supporting/troubleshooting VMware & Dell & Cisco technologies including Storage & backup technologies
  • Hands-on experience in setting up multiple data centres and Hybrid infrastructure solutions. Full scope of data centre infrastructure management with focus on security and infrastructure availability
  • Focused on designing and implementing Enterprise IT Infrastructure Solutions. Experience with system deployment automation and scripting languages
  • Designing and implementing disaster recovery architecture

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Virtualization Engineer at BIS

BIS - Bank For International Settlements
01.2021 - Current
  • Experienced Senior engineer responsible for Data Centre infrastructure operations (implement, maintain, upgrade) leasing with vendors VMware, Dell, Cisco and local providers
  • Advance experience in all technical aspects and architecture level related to Active/Active and Active/Passive setup of the Data centre including: VMware, and Storage: (Pure, NetApp, Dell, vSAN), Cisco UCS & UCS-X, VxRail infrastructure
  • Technical lead and coordinator for annual failover exercise
  • Swift CSP owner for Virtualization and Data Centre area
  • Administration and maintenance of NetApp Metro Cluster and NetApp remote sites solution including lifecycle management
  • Experience with enterprise storage administration (file & block storage technologies) including zoning, masking, provisioning, troubleshooting
  • Advance knowledge of setup and maintenance of Cisco UCS Infrastructure (B and C series, UCSM/UCS-X, Intersight), VMware technologies, Dell technologies (including Release Certification Matrix "RCM" upgrades)
  • Advance experience with Data Centre reporting and monitoring tools of environment
  • Advance knowledge and skills of monitoring solutions Aria operations (originally vROps), Aria operations for Logs (originally vRLI), SCOM, xMatters, UCS-X, ServiceNow, CloudIQ, Grafana
  • Senior engineer responsible for business continuity plan (BCP) from Data Centre and VMware technology
  • Efficiently utilizing automation tools (Ansible, PowerShell, APIs)
  • Proactive approach to tasks related to the Data Centre Team Operations and Projects
  • Highly motivated, customer focused, well organized Senior engineer working on my own initiative or as a team member
  • Improved virtualization infrastructure by designing and implementing efficient system solutions.

IT Solution Architect for Bank Private Cloud Build

IBM Schweiz AG
08.2019 - 01.2021
  • Technical assessments and technical support mainly at the following areas: Wintel/VMware/Automation/Infrastructure
  • Reduced system downtime through proactive monitoring, maintenance, and optimization of IT infrastructure.
  • Focused on technical solution consistency at any time of the program and
    leverage the knowledge of the current operation.
  • Improved solution efficiency by designing and implementing scalable architectures for enterprise clients.
  • Active participation in communication with senior colleagues to drive short&long term goals with success.
  • Communication and understanding of IBM management as well as with customer management to ensure a consistent approach is kept on ongoing/approved/contracted proposals.
  • On-call support and member of squad IBM disaster recovery team

T&T Team Leader & Technical SME Bank Private Cloud

IBM Schweiz AG
08.2018 - 01.2021
  • Enhanced team productivity by implementing efficient work processes and regularly reviewing performance metrics.
  • Developed team members skills through targeted coaching sessions, resulting in improved individual performance.
  • Led cross-functional teams to execute projects on time, within budget, and with high-quality outcomes. Lead team, coordinate activities in order to deliver solution of build Swiss private banking cloud (using TSD methodology) for banking customer
  • Provide technical leadership and support to T&T build activities and lead members in this area to support smooth implementation of the Transformation Solution
  • Advance experience with Hybrid infrastructure ( Hybrid Cloud · Cloud · Data Center Architecture · VMware Infrastructure )
  • Advance experience with leading and implementing server consolidation/virtualization for HW reduction and site migrations via V2V and P2V
  • On-call support and member of squad IBM disaster recovery team

VMware SME & Focal Point @ Wintel/SQL/VMware Administrator

IBM Czech Republic
12.2015 - 08.2018
  • Responsibility of VMware infrastructure consisting ~ 3000 virtual guest systems and 50+ Clusters in 10+ vCentres. Expert in the installation, configuration, administration ( vCenter, Update Manager, vCenter Operations Manager, vCenter Orchestrator, vCenter Site Recovery Manager) Experience with server consolidation/virtualization for HW reduction and site migrations via V2V and P2V
  • Data migration (NAS, file servers). Backup solution (TSM backup migration / Syncsort software implementation). Print servers consolidation and migration geographically. Replacement of physical server infrastructure with dependencies. Migration of decentralized systems to central datacenters.
    Mainly for ABB customer in North America, Great Britain, Ireland and Singapore.
  • On-call support and member of squad IBM disaster recovery team

VMware Administrator

IBM Czech Republic
03.2014 - 12.2015
  • VMware Administrator for a large, geographically dispersed enterprise ~ 300 ESXi. Responsibility includes 6 data-centers and 15+ remote locations. Mainly IBM&HP hardware.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deploy, upgrade, and maintain VMware infrastructure effectively.
  • Enhanced system performance by optimizing VMware configurations and settings.

Wintel Administrator & Advisory IT Specialist

IBM Czech Republic
07.2009 - 03.2014
  • Windows 2003/2008/2012 Servers administration. Build of new servers and P2V & V2V migration. Managing IT infrastructure - HW & SW support. Support file/print server. File back-up and restore management
  • Enhanced system performance by optimizing server configurations and implementing regular maintenance procedures.
  • Reduced downtime for critical applications by proactively monitoring system health and addressing potential issues. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to resolve complex technical issues, ensuring business continuity.
  • Proposals solution and optimization to SDMs, PM, DPEs. Technical solution proposals for Data Centers.

Wintel Administrator & Shift Leader & Back Office

IBM Czech Republic
03.2005 - 07.2009
  • Wintel Administrator & Shift Leader
  • IT support for operators on shifts
  • Back office focal point ( promoted June 2007 )

Education

Diploma - The Academic Title "Engineer"

University of Technology
Brno
06.2006

High School Diploma -

Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Faculty of Technolo
Zlin
07.2003

Skills

  • ITIL processes
  • Infrastructure monitoring
  • Security implementation
  • Capacity planning
  • Storage management
  • Disaster Recovery Planning
  • Team Leadership
  • Continuous Integration and Deployment
  • Deployment Coordination and Implementation
  • Data Center Management
  • Hybrid Cloud Environments
  • Technical Architecture

Certification

  • 6V1-11.23 - VMware Cloud Infrastructure Administrator
  • DEA-1TT5 - Dell Technologies - Associate - Information Storage and Management
  • DEA-2TT4 - Dell Technologies - Associate - Cloud Infrastructure and Services
  • VCP-CMA 2023 - Cloud Management and Automation 2023
  • VCP-DCV 2023 - Data Center Virtualization 2023
  • VCP-VMC 2023 - VMware Cloud 2023
  • 5V0-21.19 - VMware vSAN 6.7 Specialist
  • 2022 - Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
  • Cisco UCS X-Series Solutions with Intersight ( currently ongoing )
  • CCNA ( currently ongoing )

Languages

English
Advanced (C1)
German
Beginner (A1)

Timeline

Virtualization Engineer at BIS

BIS - Bank For International Settlements
01.2021 - Current

IT Solution Architect for Bank Private Cloud Build

IBM Schweiz AG
08.2019 - 01.2021

T&T Team Leader & Technical SME Bank Private Cloud

IBM Schweiz AG
08.2018 - 01.2021

VMware SME & Focal Point @ Wintel/SQL/VMware Administrator

IBM Czech Republic
12.2015 - 08.2018

VMware Administrator

IBM Czech Republic
03.2014 - 12.2015

Wintel Administrator & Advisory IT Specialist

IBM Czech Republic
07.2009 - 03.2014

Wintel Administrator & Shift Leader & Back Office

IBM Czech Republic
03.2005 - 07.2009

Diploma - The Academic Title "Engineer"

University of Technology

High School Diploma -

Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Faculty of Technolo
  • 6V1-11.23 - VMware Cloud Infrastructure Administrator
  • DEA-1TT5 - Dell Technologies - Associate - Information Storage and Management
  • DEA-2TT4 - Dell Technologies - Associate - Cloud Infrastructure and Services
  • VCP-CMA 2023 - Cloud Management and Automation 2023
  • VCP-DCV 2023 - Data Center Virtualization 2023
  • VCP-VMC 2023 - VMware Cloud 2023
  • 5V0-21.19 - VMware vSAN 6.7 Specialist
  • 2022 - Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
  • Cisco UCS X-Series Solutions with Intersight ( currently ongoing )
  • CCNA ( currently ongoing )
Stanislav Rojicek