Ripple Patel

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ABOUT RIPPLE PATEL

A Senior Infrastructure Consultant with 20+ years of multi-organizational experience: delivering major infrastructure transformations and support, including server virtualization and migrations, that has led to reductions in IT overheads and process efficiencies. Technical Expert:Extensive technical and operational prowess, in-depth knowledge of Hyper-converged technologies, Dell EMC HCI (VxRail), VMware Cloud Foundation, SDN (NSX-V,NSX-T). A broad knowledge of contributing infrastructure such as SAN Storage, Windows Active Directory and Cisco Switches/Router enabling the end-to-end delivery of designs and infrastructure. Quality Assurance: Aligns with best practices such as ITIL Change Management. Operates at a high level, leading the provision of 3rd level support services, administration, maintenance and project delivery, that has involved systems integration, upgrades, server migrations and virtualization. Notable Areas of Expertise -Design• Core infrastructure design and implementation (HLD and LLD)• Infrastructure management & administration (VMware Cloud Foundation/VxRail and Active Directory)• Cyber Security design and implementation Implementation• Infrastructure project management (implementation focused)• Stakeholder relationship management /Project governance• SolarWinds network monitoring tool config and reporting. • Hardware and software installation • Aria Automation, design blueprints, integrate cloud accounts, network automation using vRO• Aria Operations for Logs• Aria Operations • Aria Operations for Networks• VMware WorkspaceOne• Enterprise class virtual environments for VMware Cloud Foundation, VxRail and vSphere design, config and management• SAN Storage HP, Dell, EMC VNX, VxRail vSAN – principles and config. Fiber Channel, iSCSI, vSAN• Data Centre Management - Rack, switch port auditing/consolidation and cabling • Migrations & Upgrades• F5 Big-IP – General principles of working • NSX-ALB Load Balancer – Configuration • Microsoft Windows cluster technologies – SQL & File servers• ITSM – ServiceNow – Change,Incident,Problem Management • Middleware – TIBCO, BODS, BORS, SAP/HANA, Oracle – Infrastructure Integration Soft Skills• Team leadership/coaching Quality Assurance and Governance: Adopter of industry best practices such as ITIL Change Management, CISSP security awareness and TOGAF (in progress). Seeks to operate at a consistently high level, leading the provision of 3rd level support services integration, training and handover.SC Cleared