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Larry Jones

Summary

Senior Information Technology Engineer and United States Air Force veteran offering 30 years of experience specializing in Data Center, Client-Server Architecture and server, desktop and application virtualization. Savvy expert experienced in designing, building and maintaining enterprise grade computer hardware and software platforms in customer-focused environments. Possesses comprehensive knowledge of hypervisor, server and desktop operating systems . Skilled in identifying, preventing and resolving escalated complex technical problems.


Overview

31
31
years of professional experience

Work History

Systems Engineer

Arrowhead Credit Union
06.2023 - Current
  • Provided Engineering design and support for all Citrix platforms
  • Provided Engineering design and support for all vSphere platforms
  • Provided Engineering design and support for all Windows Server, desktop and Active Directory environments

Sr. Systems Engineer

Planet Home Lending
06.2021 - 04.2023
  • Solely designed, built and maintained all Citrix Infrastructure including XenDesktop and XenApp environments consisting of over 800 accounts
  • Maintained VMware Vsphere environment
  • Solely maintained Microsoft Intune environment consisting of over 1400 machines
  • Maintained Active Directory and O365 environment
  • Maintained over 300 Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server 2019 virtual machines
  • Developed and implemented Disaster Recovery environment for Citrix Infrastructure
  • Maintained FSLogix and ControlUp environment
  • Responsible for all WYSE thin client devices
  • Maintained Azure AD and Cloud environment for hundreds of Windows server and desktop virtual machines
  • Resolved hundreds of Service Now support tickets

Sr. Systems Engineer

Stearns Lending LLC
07.2013 - 06.2021
  • Solely designed, built and maintained all Citrix Infrastructure including XenApp, XenDesktop and Provisioning Server environments for all company locations
  • Maintained VMware ESXi environment on HP Blade Infrastructure
  • Solely designed, built and maintained over 50 HPE Blades and over 40 HP DL Rack Mount Servers
  • Solely designed, built and maintained over 100 Citrix XenServer hypervisor hosts
  • Solely designed, built and maintained over 2,500 XenDesktop virtual machines
  • Solely designed, built and maintained over 225 XenApp Servers
  • Performed numerous version upgrades on all Citrix Technologies
  • Installed and maintained over 400 Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2016 virtual machines
  • Maintained over 1,000 Wyse Zero and Thin devices
  • Maintained Active Directory environment
  • Responsible for PURE Storage environment
  • Provided Tier 3 Engineering Support
  • Negotiated with vendors and contractors to secure contracts and set SLAs.
  • Resolved over 1,000 Service Now Tickets

Sr. Systems Engineer

MTM Technologies
08.2011 - 07.2013
  • Installed several hundred physical and virtualized hosts using Microsoft, Citrix and VMware ESXi technologies
  • Drafted Citrix and Microsoft Statement of Work proposals for customers in numerous different business practices and companies
  • Lead Architect and Engineer leading numerous projects and migrations on Citrix and Microsoft technologies for several different companies
  • Provided Managed Services Citrix Platinum Partner support for multiple companies
  • Resolved hundreds of 3rd tier IT Engineering support tickets for multiple companies
  • IT Presidents Club yearly Award Winner

Network Engineer

Marshall, Gerstein And Borun LLP
11.2008 - 03.2011
  • Migrated all company physical endpoints to Citrix VDI Infrastructure using XenServer, XenDesktop and Provisioning Server
  • Purchased, installed and configured HP Blade Infrastructure and HP Rack Mount DL and ML servers
  • Maintained Microsoft Exchange environment
  • Provided Tier 3 Engineering support for Citrix and Microsoft technologies

Network Sr. Analyst

Bryan Cave LLP
11.1998 - 03.2008
  • Installed and maintained over 400 physical and virtualized servers in multiple data centers for over 2,000 users
  • Performed multiple migrations in Citrix XenApp in all company locations
  • Migrated over 2,000 users from Novell NetWare and Novell GroupWise to Windows 2003 and Microsoft Exchange
  • Migrated over 2,000 users from Windows 95
  • Migrated over 2,000 users to Citrix 4.0 Presentation Server
  • Installed and maintained Citrix Presentation 4.0 Farm with over 100 servers and over 2,000 users
  • Developed IT business policies, maintenance and continuity plans

Network Administrator

Tek Systems
12.1998 - 12.1999
  • Monitored and maintained over 1,000 Windows Servers for Monsanto
  • Monitored Cisco Routers and Switch equipment globally for company
  • Provided Tier 3 Systems Engineering Support

Sr. Systems Engineer

United States Air Force
03.1993 - 03.1997
  • Provided Tier 3 Engineering Support for all of Scott Air Force Base consisting of over 15,000 users
  • Designed Novell Directory Services environment for Scott Air Force Base
  • Migrated over 15,000 users from Novell NetWare 3.x to Novell NetWare 4.1
  • Installed and maintained hundreds of Windows and NetWare servers

Skills

Citrix DaaS Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops

Citrix PVS Citrix XenServer VMware VSphere

HPE Enterprise Hardware PURE Storage

Windows Active Directory Group Policy DNS DHCP

O365 Intune Exchange

WSUS ControlUp LogicMonitor LanSweeper

FSLogix AppSense

Timeline

Systems Engineer

Arrowhead Credit Union
06.2023 - Current

Sr. Systems Engineer

Planet Home Lending
06.2021 - 04.2023

Sr. Systems Engineer

Stearns Lending LLC
07.2013 - 06.2021

Sr. Systems Engineer

MTM Technologies
08.2011 - 07.2013

Network Engineer

Marshall, Gerstein And Borun LLP
11.2008 - 03.2011

Network Administrator

Tek Systems
12.1998 - 12.1999

Network Sr. Analyst

Bryan Cave LLP
11.1998 - 03.2008

Sr. Systems Engineer

United States Air Force
03.1993 - 03.1997

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