Rob Sly

Background

About Rob Sly

IT Architecture / Network Engineering / Network Security / Systems AdministrationAreas of FocusNetwork security / Print production / Thin clients and Remote computing / Technical support / Virtual and Cloud environments /Incident management / Systems integration / Infrastructure architecture / Creative problem solving / Project management / Network administration / Team leadershipProven Technical Expertise in a Career Spanning 25+ yearsI am a dynamic, results‐oriented IT professional, dedicated to managing enterprise networks, emphasizing on server and network stability, and high-availabilty. Able to work well under pressure, can effectively communicate with business executives as well as with fellow IT support staff. Focus on achieving bottom-line results, innovation, and formulating a strategy for implementing advanced technology to meet demanding business needs. I demonstrate a strong technical vision for the future with vast in-depth technical experience therefor reducing the need for vendor dependency.Technical ExperienceTechnologies: Various Intel/Xeon/x86_64 servers, Windows servers and workstations, VDI and laptops; Linux servers (predominantly Red Hat/CentOS disro's), EMC & EqualLogic SAN storage (fibre channel/iSCSI), Cisco router & switch IOS, Cisco Nexus series switches and NXOS, Cisco/Checkpoint/Juniper/Fortinet firewalls, Lucent/Cisco/Aruba/Fortinet WiFi access points and controllers, iSCSI and FCoE networking, Active Directory administration, VMware ESXi/vCenter/Horizon View, Exchange Server, SQL Server. VPN and Secure access utilizing SSL/TLS, IPSEC, 2 Factor authentication. SOFTWARE: All Microsoft family of servers and workstations, Enterprise Linux systems, VMware vSphere (v3.5 to 6.5) ESX/ESXi, vCenter Management. Network monitoring (Solar Winds and Nagios). BASH/Batch scripting and task automation. P2V migrations of both Linux and Windows machines.