Nicholas Farina
Senior Technical Consultant @Ultima
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Technical Consultant @Ultima
Reading, GB
EDUCATION
Reading School
3 A Levels, 9 GCSEs, 5 'O' Levels, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
University of Southampton
HND, Electronic Engineering
ABOUT NICHOLAS FARINA
An accomplished and versatile Infrastructure Engineer, Consultant and Team Lead offering 25 years experience in the design, implementation and management of hosting and infrastructure services, particularly those based on VMware and Microsoft technologies.In possession of first-rate communications skills that enable me to act as a “bridge” between business stakeholders and front-line technical personnel. A personable and enthusiastic team player with a meticulous and logical approach to problem solving, backed up with a passion for continual improvement.Skills profile:25 years+ design/implementation Enterprise IT Infrastructure.SDDC Design, Document, Build & Support (VCP certified for 6 years, current VCP-DCV 6.5)Hybrid cloud design.Managing direct reports, contractors, external consultants and providers.Service Management (ITIL v3 Foundation certified)Project Management (PRINCE2 Registered Practitioner)Supplier Negotiation, requirements gathering and Selection.Training, mentoring.Technical Capabilities:VMware vSphere, VSAN, NSX, SRM, vROps, vROMicrosoft Windows Server - NT 4.0 to 2016 (MCTS certified)Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 to 2016HP, Dell and IBM server hardware.NetApp, EMC & HP Storage systemsRHEL & CentOS 6.x, 7.xMS AzureSwitching, routing, firewalling (predominantly Cisco)Global Operational and Security standards (ISO27001, PCIDSS, ITIL)Datacentre relocation, consolidation, P2V, V2C, migration to and from Public Cloud (mainly Azure)Numerous Security, backup, monitoring and management products - please ask!
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