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
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