Keith Current
Cleared | IT Infrastructure Leader | VCF & Cisco UCS SME | “IT Janitor” Who turns Data Center chaos into order
- Role
- Principal Infrastructure Consultant (Apex Systems) at Verizon
- Location
- Detroit, MI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Keith Current
IT Infrastructure Leader | VMware & Cisco UCS Specialist | Datacenter Transformation ExpertFor 20+ years, I’ve been trusted as the “IT Janitor” the one called in when IT infrastructure is broken, messy, or underperforming. I quickly clean it up, stabilize it, and transform it into a secure, scalable, and cost-optimized platform that supports business growth.Core Expertise VMware vSphere 6.x–8.x, vCenter, ESXi, vRealize / Aria Suite Cisco UCS (B200 M6, X-Series, Fabric Interconnects) Hybrid Cloud Strategy | SAN Storage | Disaster Recovery Security & Compliance (HIPAA, FedRAMP, CIS Benchmarks) Leadership, Team Development, Vendor & License ManagementLeadership & Team GrowthI empower IT engineers with trust, coaching, and opportunities. Many of my former team members grew from interns into senior roles at Fortune 500 companies — proof that investing in people pays dividends.Business PartnershipI never present just one solution. I provide executives with short- and long-term options, showing clear tradeoffs so they can make confident IT decisions aligned with shifting priorities.Signature Wins Led a 500+ Cisco UCS blade refresh with zero disruption to workload production. Consolidated GeneDx multiple Datacenters with infrastructure, saving $750K annually. Designed and deployed VMware vSphere clusters & ESXi hosts for multistate retail operations.
Experience
Principal Infrastructure Consultant (Apex Systems)
Jul 2024 — Present · US
Lead IT strategy execution for commercial and U.S. Federal infrastructure projects• Designed and optimized Cisco UCS blade platforms integrated with VMware VCF• Remediated zero-day threats across Cisco, VMware, and NetApp technologies• Enhanced infrastructure performance, security, and reliability using VMware best practices
Skills
- Administration
- Vcp 5
- Data Center
- Hp
- Virtualization
- Zert0
- Vmware
- Server Architecture
- San
- Sccm
- Disaster Recovery
- Vranger
- Vmware Esx
- Cisco Ucs
- Vcommander
- Dhcp
- Datacenter Virtualization
- Mscs
- Microsoft Server Technologies
- Vrealize Ops Enterprise
- Os/2
- Shavlik
- Vmware Infrastructure
- Operating Systems
- Vmware Vsphere
- Servers
- Cisco Mds San Switches
- Emc Xtremio
- Troubleshooting
- Vsphere
- System Administration
- Storage Area Network (San)
- Active Directory
- Windows Server
- Hardware
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