Career Profile

IT professional, multicloud solutions architect, coffee lover. I focus on personal and professional development, trying to get better or learn something new every day. I believe in self-improvement as a way of life.

Experiences

Cloud Presales Solutions Architect

2021 - Present
BGH Tech Partner, Argentina

I'm currently working in several Cloud transformation projects on AWS, Azure, and GCP, leading the Implementations and Engineering team with 6 young professionals.
My skills and responsabilities include:

  • Cloud/Hybrid solutions design, implementation and administration:
    • Multiple autoscalable eCommerce sites, using EC2, EFS, RDS, ALB and Elasticache.
    • Workload migrations from on-prem to AWS, using CloudEndure, S2S VPNs, RDS and EC2.
  • PoC (Proof of Concept) organization, design and implementation:
    • Storage and Backup solutions migration to AWS using Storage Gateway and S3.
    • Workload migrations using CloudEndure, SMS (Server Migration Service), MGN (Application Migration Service) and Elastic Disaster Recovery.
  • FinOps:
    • Cost review and improvement on multiple clients.
    • Cost anomaly investigation and mitigation.
    • Reserved Instances and Saving Plans implementation.

In addition, I work in the presales team as a bridge between the Engineering team and potential clients to design cost-effective solutions having in mind the five (now six) pillars of the well-architected framework.

Automation & Services Integration Engineer - Senior Associate

2016 - 2021
Ernst & Young / EY

Worked on the Automation and Services Integration team as the Powershell lead. My skills and responsabilities included:

  • Windows Server (2008/R2, 2012/R2, 2016) administration.
  • MS SQL Server 2008/12/14/16 administration.
  • Active Directory Administration.
  • Azure Administration.
  • WebApps Administration (IIS 7.5)
  • eDiscovery Applications (Relativity, Brainspace) support
  • Certified Brainspace 6 Analyst and Brainspace 6 Administrator
  • InfoSec - Vulnerabilities Research and Remediation (Windows Server 2008/R2, 2012/R2, RHEL6).
  • PowerShell scripting for reporting and modifications on Dev/Prod environments.
    • Multiple monitoring scripts on Relativity usage, working agents and configuration changes.
    • Multithreading improvement over relativity cache cleanup.
    • Various AD reporting + key group modification alerts.
    • Daily SQL tasks automation.

Windows Sysadmin

2015
Atos, Argentina

Worked in a on-site contractor position for a global Oil company.

  • EMC’s Networker backup administrator across 7 regional sites.
    • Automated reporting for all sites
  • NetApp storage administration.
  • Local Exchange 2007 administration specialist.
    • Automated mail creation using powershell
  • Windows Server (2008/R2 & 2012/R2) administration.

Windows Sysadmin

2012-2015
Assist Card, Argentina

Worked as the automation expert in an engineering/operations mixed team.

  • Active Directory administration (2 domains in a trust relationship, 2000 users)
    • Migrated from 2003 to 2008r2
  • Microsoft Exchange administration (both Management Console and Shell)
    • Migrated from 2007 to 2010 and then to 2013
  • WSUS (Windows Server Update Services) configuration and administration (1500 workstations/servers)
    • Deployed from scratch as my first proyect after getting promoted from Tech support.
  • PowerShell scripting for reporting and modifications on a RTM environment.
    • Automated user account creation process.
    • Automated Password expiration report
    • Created multiple tools that still are in use
  • WDS administration (Windows Deployment Services – automatic network installation for desktops, laptops and servers)
    • Deployed from scratch
    • Used on a modernization project that upgraded over 800 computers from XP to 7
  • GPO (Group Policy Objects) design and implementation.
    • Converted over 50 logon scripts (from old 2003 domain) into small and manageable policies. Login times were cut from over 4 minutes to 30 seconds
  • VMware ESXi administration (15 physical servers, with over 200 VMs globally.
  • WebApps administration (Apache Tomcat, IIS 6 and 7.5)
    • Automated deployments in linux boxes using bash
  • Technical manager for remote branches:
    • Korea
    • Peru
    • Spain
    • Uruguay

Tech Support

2011-2012
Assist Card, Argentina

First level support.

  • Active Directory CRUD operations.
  • Kaspersky antivirus installation and administration on a corporate level.

Websites

You can find more about me, my work and my education on the following links

Powershelleando - A small blog where i sporadically post scripts, snippets and news about powershell in spanish
My Credly profile - You can find most of my certifications here.

Certifications

It’s not much but it’s honest work :)

PeopleCert - 2016
Credential ID GR750247381LC
Microsoft - 2014
Credential ID F108-8096
Brainspace 6 Certified Analyst
Brainspace, a Cyxtera Technology - 2018/2019/2020
Brainspace 6 Certified Administrator
Brainspace, a Cyxtera Technology - 2018/2019/2020

Skills & Proficiency

AWS Administration

Azure Administration

GCP Administration

Oracle Cloud Admin

Windows server

Active Directory

Powershell scripting

SQL Administration

Virtualization