Jerry Lombardo
Plainfield
Summary
Professional with strong background in infrastructure engineering, adept at delivering robust and scalable solutions. Proven expertise in network architecture, systems integration, and cloud infrastructure. Known for exceptional team collaboration and adaptability, ensuring reliable and timely results. Skilled in troubleshooting, automation, and maintaining high standards in all projects.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Siemens STS
12.2022 - Current
- Championed a culture of continuous improvement and automation among team members through knowledge sharing sessions and training opportunities related to new technologies on prem and in the cloud.
- Conducted thorough risk assessments on proposed infrastructure changes, mitigating potential negative impacts before implementation.
- Increased team engagement in automation best practices with regular calls to highlight best practices and successes.
- Initiated cloud involvement for the Infrastructure group and expanded our capacity to Build and test STAR on ARM in the cloud.
- Optimized cloud-based infrastructure for improved performance, cost savings, and increased security measures.
- Interview, train and mentor team mates with a strong belief that knowledge with empower them to succeed.
- Identify and champion advances within the team to create a common standard for all of STS Infrastructure
- Implemented Measure Plan policies in Linux to achieve security compliance.
- Continuous removal or encouragement to remove legacy installations in favor of more modern processes or systems
- Align IT infrastructure strategy with organizational goals by collaborating closely with key stakeholders at all levels of the company.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and deploy scalable IT infrastructure solutions.
- Simplified complex technical concepts for non-technical audiences during project presentations, facilitating better understanding of infrastructure projects'' value and requirements.
- Evaluated existing procedures and made proactive adjustments to meet changing demands.
- Wrote and maintained custom scripts to increase system efficiency and performance time.
Lead Infrastructure Engineer
Dartmouth College
05.2021 - Current
- Automate existing processes and re-architect current infrastructure using CloudFormation, Ansible, and Puppet
- Implement and maintain robust infrastructure solutions for the organization
- Selected Contributions:
- - Automated and standardized AWS VPC deployment
- - Designed and implemented standard git workflows
- - Implemented FSx for file shares
- - Owned CyberArk Password management
- - Automated patching workflows
- - Selected new configuration management technologies while maintaining existing ones
- - Worked on transitioning to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform and AWS
- - Improved DevOps practices by introducing CI/CD pipelines
- - Introduced logging and monitoring solutions with centralized dashboards
Lead Infrastructure Systems Engineer
Columbia University
04.2015 - 05.2021
- Integrated and migrated legacy systems to a converged infrastructure, audited applications for cloud readiness, and modernized infrastructure through automation
- Selected Contributions:
- - Implemented SELinux for all hosts in enforcing mode
- - Designed and implemented Disaster Recovery solutions in Azure
- - Designed Windows Virtual Desktop in Azure solutions during COVID-19
- - Used Azure RSV for DR operations and Terraform for config management
- - Managed AWS Direct Connect across multiple accounts/VPCs
- - Implemented Storage Gateway for archival service from on-prem to AWS S3
- - Designed SOE-compliant RHEL 7 Base (Golden) images for AWS and VMware
- - Modernized Nagios and streamlined monitoring workflows
Senior Infrastructure Systems Engineer
Columbia University
10.2014 - 04.2015
- Skillfully performed configuration and deployment of new Cisco UCS Converged Infrastructure
- Selected Contributions:
- - Designed and deployed Graphite monitoring for over 1 million metrics
- - Deployed IPtables on 800 Linux hosts
- - Streamlined day-to-day operations using PowerShell workflows
Network and Virtualization Engineer
City University of New York College of Staten Island
05.2006 - 10.2014
- Handled large-scale switch replacements, Cisco ASA deployment, and VPN configurations while migrating systems from physical to virtual platforms
- Selected Contributions:
- - Implemented SNMP service discovery and monitoring
- - Modernized and consolidated MySQL databases
- - Designed and managed upgrades for 400 switches and 4 core routers
- - Deployed Aruba wireless networks with multiple endpoints
Education
Bachelor of Science - Biology
College of Staten Island
Staten Island, NY01.2011
Skills
- Configuration Management
- Security
- DevOps
- Azure
- Linux
- Networking
- VMWare
- AWS
- Infrastructure automation
- Cloud infrastructure management
- Interpersonal skills
- Talent Identification and Strategic Project Alignment
Certification
- RHCSA, #110880986
- ITILv3, #GR750151190JL
Timeline
Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Siemens STS
12.2022 - Current
Lead Infrastructure Engineer
Dartmouth College
05.2021 - Current
Lead Infrastructure Systems Engineer
Columbia University
04.2015 - 05.2021
Senior Infrastructure Systems Engineer
Columbia University
10.2014 - 04.2015
Network and Virtualization Engineer
City University of New York College of Staten Island
05.2006 - 10.2014
- RHCSA, #110880986
- ITILv3, #GR750151190JL
Bachelor of Science - Biology
College of Staten Island
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