Thomas Currey

About Thomas Currey

Instructed IBM Global Services options to perform TCO/ROI Storage, Backup and…

Experience

1. Solutions Architect

   Zones, LLC

   Sep 2015 — Present

   Design data center storage and backup solutions (Cisco, EMC, Pure, Netapp, HP, and VMware). Technical project manager for professional services engagements. Developed technical, business and research seminars for customers. Performed technology assessments (storage, virtualization, & backup solutions), conduct onsite evaluations of each client’s environment, and prepares TCO analysis for review by each client. Worked with partner SA and AE to improve end-user experiences at all levels including CIO/CTO, Business Unit Managers, & System Administrators Key Projects & Accomplishments • Performed Virtualization Optimization analysis for large medical facility. Assisted in design team with a new infrastructure to help improve performance by 60% • Re-designed genetic research system. Improved performance by 500% plus increased simulation data points from 2-5 to over 30 per simulation. • Assisted in design of new VSAN system. Final configuration tested out at 2x I/O performance and ½ the old SSD based arrays. Significant improvement. Reduced cost by 73%.

Education

• Florida Institute of Technology

  Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering

  1986 — 1990

Skills

• Storage
• Netapp
• Virtualization
• San
• Storage Area Networks
• Storage Virtualization
• Cloud Computing
• Solution Architecture
• Enterprise Storage
• Emc Storage
• Data Center
• Enterprise Software
• Vmware
• Fibre Channel
• Brocade
• Enterprise Architecture
• Storage Architecture
• Clariion
• Professional Services