Joel S.
Grayslake, IL
Senior Systems Engineer
$90.00/hr
I have been working in IT for over 15 years now, and loved almost every minute of it. While I have experience with everything from Netware to Windows to Aix on the administration side, I primarily specialize in virtualization now, particularly using VMWare (though I have used Hyper-V more than I care to remember).
To help back up that systems experience, I also have extensive experience managing storage hardware, particularly EMC and Netapp SANs and Brocade and Cisco MDS fiber channel switches. Combine this with my experience managing network hardware in one of the largest military campus networks in the Middle East, and everything in the datacenter is covered.
I started my certifications with Novell and Microsoft, but have also received certifications from Comptia and Cisco at times, along with training from Netapp.
Whether you are looking for someone to handle a small server issue or a full infrastructure upgrade and migration, my skills, experience and talents fit the bill.
I hold VMware VCP-DCV and Cisco CCNP:DC certifications, among many others
Work history
Virtual Machine Networking Help
Jun 9, 2016
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Aug 23, 2023
No feedback given
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Exchange 2010 and various Windows maintenance
Oct 21, 2015
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Oct 4, 2022
No feedback given
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VMware Administrator
Dec 6, 2013
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Feb 24, 2022
"Awesome experience!"
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Data Center Engineer - Chicago, IL area
Aug 30, 2016
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Feb 27, 2019
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Implement Vsphere Data Protection on Cisco UCS platform
Oct 30, 2013
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Nov 16, 2017
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VMWare Expert - Urgent
Feb 21, 2014
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Sep 25, 2017
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Freelance Industry Research
Oct 4, 2016
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Oct 4, 2016
"Thanks for a job well done!"
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Microsoft Remote Desktop server license installation
Sep 22, 2016
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Sep 23, 2016
"Everything was great, will definitely try to work together again in the future."
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RAID5 Recreation after drive loss
Aug 3, 2016
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Aug 19, 2016
"Poor availability. His advice was not sound. He was unsure of his actions. He should not have accepted the job if wasn't an expert in the subject matter and he…
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VMware Engineer for Installations
May 15, 2016
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Aug 1, 2016
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Basic Server Setup
Mar 29, 2019
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Active directory cleanup and repair
Feb 8, 2017
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Present
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Cisco UCS Consultant
Sep 1, 2016
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DataCenter Architecture Audit and Recommendations - Must be local to Chicago
Aug 20, 2016
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New Server Setup
Jul 29, 2016
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Linking Domain Controller
Jan 15, 2016
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netapp daytime level 3
Nov 12, 2015
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VMWare ESXi 4.1 to 5.5 Upgrade
Nov 9, 2015
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NetApp Issue - Urgent Need
Apr 8, 2015
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Enterprise Infrastructure Project
Nov 5, 2014
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Skills
- Microsoft Exchange Server
- Microsoft Windows PowerShell
- Windows Administration
- Linux System Administration
- VMware Administration
- Microsoft Hyper-V Server