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Chrys Bundy

Systems Engineer
St. Petersburg, FL,FL.

Summary

Seasoned Systems Engineer with over 16 years of cross-functional leadership in planning and deployment of private cloud and virtual workpace solutions. Exceptional knowledge of VMware vSphere and ESXi. Well-versed in large-scale deployments, upgrades and data storage solutions.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications

Work History

Systems Engineer

Tech Data Corporation
Clearwater, FL
08.2014 - Current
  • Designed and implemented a full hardware refresh of compute infrastructure supporting the company’s virtual environments using Cisco UCS and EMC solutions.
  • Managed corporate VMWare ELA (license agreement) and negotiated terms for the yearly renewal.
  • Worked with various application owners to assess requirements when publishing via Citrix XenApp.
  • Created and maintained scripts supporting VMware infrastructure with processes ranging from configuration of template/parent VMs as well as detailed queries of the environment.
  • Updated architecture diagrams and documentation of various solution build-outs.
  • Worked with the NetBackup/Storage administrator to create dynamic backup jobs that utilized vCenter machine tagging.
  • Served on the integral disaster recovery team in the lead up and weeks following hurricane Irma.
  • Planned and executed the vSphere 5.1 to 6.0 across the Americas while following strict change management policy.
  • Served as a backup storage administrator when needed, supporting EMC VNX as well as Pure Storage arrays.
  • In addition to my IT duties, served as co-founder and chair of Tech Data’s LGBTA Business Resource Group (BRG).

Sr. Infrastructure Specialist

National Geographic Society
Washington, DC
07.2007 - 08.2014
  • Expert level knowledge of vSphere including vCenter, ESXi, vCOPS, and LogInsight.
  • Led the design and implementation of new infrastructure buildouts utilizing VMware, Cisco UCS, NetApp and Hitachi storage.
  • (75 ESXi hosts, 1.3 PB storage) Oversaw the transition of virtual backups from legacy IBM Tivoli to CommVault Simpana 9 while adhering to strict change management procedures.
  • Experienced with PowerCLI and PowerShell for large batch operations and report generation.
  • Provided technical expertise in the deployment of Citrix XenApp / XenDesktop on VMware vSphere 5.
  • Hands-on management experience with NetApp FAS3100 series, Hitachi AMS and HUS series storage arrays, including setup, code upgrades, and advanced performance troubleshooting.

Education

Associate Coursework - Management Information Systems

Southern Illinois University / University Of Delaware
10.1998 - 05.2000

Skills

    VMware vSphere

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Certification

VMWare VCA-Cloud, VCA-DCV, & VCP-DCV (version 5.1)

Volunteer Work

St. Pete Pride, President

Heart Walk, Team Captain

The SMART Ride, Team Coordinator, Top Fundraiser

Timeline

Leading at the Speed of Trust (Franklin Covey)

04-2017

Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop 7.x

11-2016

VMWare VCA-Cloud, VCA-DCV, & VCP-DCV (version 5.1)

04-2015

Systems Engineer

Tech Data Corporation
08.2014 - Current

Red Hat Linux Administration

01-2014

Sr. Infrastructure Specialist

National Geographic Society
07.2007 - 08.2014

Associate Coursework - Management Information Systems

Southern Illinois University / University Of Delaware
10.1998 - 05.2000

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