David Jones
Senior Consultant at GreenPages Technology Solutions
- Location
- Greater Atlanta Area
- Industry
- Computer Networking
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David Jones's Overview
- Current
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- Senior Consultant at LogicsOne (GreenPages Technology Solutions)
- Past
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- Virtualization Consultant at LogicsOne (GreenPages Technology Solutions)
- Enterprise Systems Engineer at DeKalb County School System
- Network Systems Engineer at DeKalb County School System
- Network Liaison Specialist at DeKalb County School System
- Certified Technical Support Specialist at DeKalb County School System
- Education
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- Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business
- Georgia State University
- Recommendations
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- Connections
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- Websites
David Jones' Summary
Driven, detail-oriented Consultant and Network Systems Engineer with 12+ years of experience in Information Technology including design, implementation, administration and support of enterprise-class systems in Microsoft Windows and VMware environments. Strong hands-on technical knowledge in a variety of technologies, including Microsoft Active Directory, VMware vSphere, Novell SuSE Linux, and Novell NetWare.
Specialties
Microsoft Windows Server & Desktop
VMware vSphere (vCenter, ESX, ESXi)
VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM)
VMware vCenter Operations Manager (vCOPS)
VMware View VDI
Enterprise Hardware:
Dell PowerEdge Servers
Dell PowerVault Storage
HP Proliant Servers
HP c-Series Blades
IBM x3000 Series
Storage:
Dell/EMC/EqualLogic, HP, NetApp, WhipTail
iSCSI, NFS
Networking:
Cisco and Extreme Switches
Scripting/Automation:
VMware PowerCLI
Microsoft PowerShell
Microsoft VBScript
Windows/Linux Shell Scripting
David Jones' Experience
Senior Consultant
LogicsOne (GreenPages Technology Solutions)
Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry
November 2012 – Present (7 months) Alpharetta, GA
Design, implement, and support large complex virtualization environments including all related server, storage, network, operating systems and applications. Provide on-site, customer-facing expertise in a wide variety of enterprise-class technologies.
Design, implement, and support a large-scale VDI deployment based on VMware View 5.x to over 1,000 mobile sales users distributed throughout the United States. Projects include multi-site redundancy of application servers for load balancing and disaster recovery, as well as multiple redundant and load balanced components within each datacenter.
Develop internal technical training material used to train technical resources and new employees. Materials include full-motion narrated videos and written documentation covering the vendor and internally-developed best practices.
Perform technical screening of potential applicants for open positions in both GreenPages/LogicsOne and external customers' organization.
Virtualization Consultant
LogicsOne (GreenPages Technology Solutions)
Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry
July 2010 – November 2012 (2 years 5 months) Alpharetta, GA
Design, implement, and support complex virtual environments including all related server, storage, network, and application systems. Provide on-site, customer-facing expertise in a wide variety of enterprise-class technologies.
Design and implement VMware-based virtualization environments for clients of varying industries, based on both manufacturer and industry best practices.
Perform in-depth assessment and remediation of virtual environments from the physical host server through storage, network, management, security, and disaster recovery, including hosted virtual machines and applications.
Design and implement Virtual Desktop Infrastructures (VDI) based on VMware View 4.x and 5.x.
Assess, design, and remediate disaster recovery and business continuity (DCBR) implementations based on VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) 1.x and 4.x.
Develop PowerShell scripts to ease management of both small and large-scale virtual environments.
Provide on-site, instructor led, in-depth technical training to small teams of system administrators.
Enterprise Systems Engineer
DeKalb County School System
January 2010 – July 2010 (7 months)
Build, monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot over 400 enterprise-level systems on various platforms. Responsible for implementation, backup, tuning, and securing systems that vary in size, scope, and sensitivity.
Served as one of four lead engineers in the design and implementation of, and migration to, Microsoft Active Directory for 115,000 users at 143 locations throughout DeKalb County.
Lead a small team of engineers in the planning, design, implementation and maintenance of VMware Virtual Infrastructure, consisting of 38 VMware ESX servers in 19 highly available clusters in 17 locations.
Managed the system’s Microsoft Active Directory infrastructure on a day-to-day basis. Performed proactive maintenance, as well as reactive troubleshoot measures when required, on multiple Active Directory domains.
Monitored and maintained core member servers, including 39 File/Print servers, 16 DHCP, 39 Domain Controllers, 10 Microsoft SQL servers, and over 300 enterprise application servers.
Built and maintained Microsoft SQL 2005 servers supporting multiple enterprise applications per host.
Developed advanced Visual Basic, PowerShell, DOS Batch, and Linux Shell scripts for interaction and automation of Microsoft Windows servers, desktops, and Active Directory, as well as VMware Virtual Infrastructure.
Network Systems Engineer
DeKalb County School System
June 2006 – January 2010 (3 years 8 months)
Provide technical expertise in planning, designing, implementing, and supporting district-wide technical initiatives. Maintain current and legacy systems supporting some of the School System’s most critical systems. Implement and support TCP/IP core networking services using Microsoft Active Directory, Novell eDirectory, DNS, and DHCP.
Worked as a member of a team that was responsible for the daily support of 30,000 workstations at 143 sites, running over 400 different applications.
Collaborate with various non-technical departments providing expertise and guidance in implementing technical solutions.
Assist with technical research and implementation of a proof-of-concept Linux Thin Client solution as a possible replacement of student workstations.
Provide legacy systems support to recover and maintain past-generation technologies in break/fix and proactive maintenance scenarios.
Network Liaison Specialist
DeKalb County School System
June 2005 – June 2006 (1 year 1 month)
Provide second-level support to on-site technical support personnel and end-users. Facilitation of county-wide technology initiatives including new school openings and wide area network upgrade. Work closely with both administrative and instructional users in a highly professional, corporate-style environment with little-to-no direct supervision.
Installation and configuration of network devices including routers, switches, servers, and workstations from placement to connectivity in both new and existing installations.
Arrangement and connection of network equipment between and within wiring closets to ensure efficient operation and future upgradeability.
Daily interaction with external vendors to ensure smooth, expedited installations.
Assist with the development and implementation of the IP address scheme used throughout the system-wide wide area network.
Certified Technical Support Specialist
DeKalb County School System
August 2000 – October 2004 (4 years 3 months)
Provide first-level desktop and network technical support to school administrators, teachers, students, parents, and community members. Configuration, support, and maintenance of local area network in a Microsoft/Novell setting, supporting up to 800 students and 50 faculty personnel at two schools simultaneously. Daily interaction with children in elementary grades Pre-Kindergarten through fifth.
Served as a member of the Network+ Certification Committee, charged with the task of developing a training, support, and enforcement program to ensure successful system-wide certification of over 120 Certified Technical Support Specialists.
Selected to serve as a member of the Certified Technical Support Specialist Restructuring Committee in steering the future of the district-wide position affecting over 120 of my colleagues.
Served as a member of the Teacher Advisory Committee in addressing and resolving issues concerning educators within the school system. Responsible for the administration of annual evaluations of school-level administrators.
David Jones' Certifications
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VCP5 - VMware Certified Professional on vSphere 5
- VMware
- License 73952
- February 2012
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VCP4 - VMware Certified Professional on vSphere 4
- VMware
- License 73952
- July 2010
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VTSP 5 - VMware Technical Sales Professional
- VMware
- License 73952
- November 2012
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VTSP 4 - VMware Technical Sales Professional
- VMware
- License 73952
- June 2011
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CLA - Novell Certified Linux Administrator
- Novell
- License 9740742
- June 2008
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CNE - Certified Novell Engineer (NetWare 6)
- Novell
- License 9740742
- October 2003
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CNE - Certified Novell Engineer (NetWare 5)
- Novell
- License 9740742
- August 2001
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CNA - Certified Novell Administrator (NetWare 5)
- Novell
- License 9740742
- March 2001
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CompTIA Network+ Certified Technician
- CompTIA
- June 2001
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CompTIA A+ Certified Technician
- CompTIA
- August 2000
David Jones' Skills & Expertise
- HP Proliant
- Dell PowerEdge Servers
- Powershell
- Visual Basic
- Virtualization
- VMware
- vSphere
- VDI
- Citrix
- VMware ESX
- VMware Infrastructure
- Server Architecture
- Active Directory
- VMware View
- Disaster Recovery
- Servers
- NetApp
- Storage
- Storage Area Networks
- Data Center
- Linux
- Security
- TCP/IP
- Network Administration
David Jones' Education
Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business
BBA, Computer Information Systems
2003 – 2005
Activities and Societies: Sigma Nu Fraternity, Order of Omega
Georgia State University
BBA, Computer Information Systems
1998 – 2005
Activities and Societies: Sigma Nu Fraternity, Order of Omega
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