CRISTIAN FERRIER
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SUMMARY
A highly motivated IT professional with years of experience in Cloud, Virtualization, and Virtual Desktop
Infrastructure solutions supporting government, clinical, and academic infrastructures. Skilled in system
infrastructure design, implementation, management, and support. A highly effective problem solver with great
interpersonal skills who loves working in a team.
EDUCATION
Master of Science: Biomedical Informatics
April 2019
Nova Southeastern University - Davie, FL
GPA: 3.88
Bachelor of Science: Computer Information Systems
Dec 2012
Devry University - Miramar, FL
GPA: 3.44
EXPERIENCE
Systems Engineer
Feb 2018 to Present
Applied Insight (Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts contract) – San Antonio, TX
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Responsible for the onboarding of courts across the U.S. into Cloud and VDI services.
Design, build, and support Cloud environments for courts via VMware vRealize Automation.
Design, build, and support VDI environments for courts via VMware Horizon 7.
Write Powershell/PowerCLI/JavaScript scripts/workflows to automate daily tasks.
Implement replication mechanisms for courts using Zerto.
Troubleshoot Cloud and VDI environments for courts.
Write documentation for ongoing operational tasks.
System Administrator
Jan 2017 to Jan 2018
Thermopylae Science and Technology (Department of Defense contract) – Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
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Responsible for the support of secured and non-secured server infrastructures.
Managed hosts, clusters, networking, datastores, and virtual machines using VMware vSphere and
vCenter 5.5/6.5
Managed Windows 7 and Windows 10 VDI infrastructure via VMware Horizon 6/7 consisting of
approximately 1100 zero clients in both Classified and Unclassified networks.
Deployed virtual applications making use of VMware App Volumes.
Managed VDI user profiles making use of Horizon User Environment Manager.
Managed Dell Compellent storage area network.
Monitored vSphere and Horizon environments making use of VMware vRealize Operations
Responsible for the implementation of Security Technical Implementation Guides in both secured and
non-secured environments during the 2017 Risk Management Framework window.
Systems Administrator II
Jul 2013 to Jan 2017
Nova Southeastern University - Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Led the design and implementation of approximately 1000 thin/zero clients and 80 servers for university
classrooms and clinics using Citrix XenDesktop and Provisioning Services solutions.
Responsible for the support of applications and virtual machines for NSU clinics and other departments
via Citrix XenDesktop 6.5/7.6 and Citrix Provisioning Services.
Worked closely with the university’s Clinical Informatics team in the design, implementation, and
management of the university’s clinical applications.
Managed hosts, clusters, and virtual machines using VMware vSphere and vCenter.
Systems Administrator I
Nova Southeastern University - Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Migrated approximately 700 classroom fat clients to a Citrix virtualized environment.
Migrated approximately 50 virtual servers from Windows Server 2008 to Windows Server 2012.
Received letter of recognition for outstanding performance in improving the technology services offered
for faculty and staff.
Information Technology Specialist II
Jan 2012 to Jul 2013
Saveology - Margate, FL
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Maintained 97% ticket resolution for Windows and Mac OS customer’s issues.
Provided hardware, software, and network support for customers.
CERTIFICATIONS
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VMware Certified Professional 6: Data Center Virtualization
VMware Certified Professional 7: Desktop and Mobility
Zerto Certified Professional Enterprise Engineer
Citrix Certified Professional Virtualization
Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate: Windows Server 2012
CompTIA Security+
ITIL Foundations
Lean SixSigma Green Belt
SKILL HIGHLIGHTS
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VMware Horizon 6, 7
VMware vRealize Automation 6, 7
VMware vSphere/vCenter 5.5/6.5
Windows Server 2012R2, 2012, 2008R2
Domain Controllers, Active Directory, Group Policy Management
Citrix XenDesktop 7.6, 6.5
MILITARY EXPERIENCE
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United States Coast Guard Reserve
Jun 2010 to Jun 2016
