The document contains details about Carlos E. Vargas' experience and qualifications. It includes sections about his design methodology, areas of expertise in operating systems, servers, databases, networking, security and more. It also lists his certifications in Microsoft, Unix/Linux, virtualization, security, and training. His work experience includes roles at various companies as a senior consultant, principal architect, lead engineer, and administrator. Awards and accomplishments highlight projects implementing virtualization technologies and migrations.

1. Carlos E. Vargas
IT Architect/Technology Trainer
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2. Table of Contents
• Design Methodology
• Areas of Expertise
• Awards
• Certifications
• Work Experience
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3. Design Methodology
Inquire
Assist Integrate
Enable Analyze
Communicate Conceptualize
Formalize Abstract
Visualize
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4. Areas of Expertise
• Operating Systems
o Microsoft Windows 3.1 – Windows 8, NT4 – 2008R2
o Unix (Solaris 8 – 10)
o Linux (Kernel 2.2.0 – Latest version)
o MAC OS X 10 – 10.7(Lion)
• Server Hardware Platforms
o IBM
o Dell
o HP
o SUN Microsystems
• Databases
o MS SQL Server 7.0 – 2008 R2
o MySQL 3 – 5
o Oracle 9 - 10
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5. Areas of Expertise
• Virtualization Technologies
o VMware ESX 3 – ESXi5
o VMware Server 1 - 2
o VMware Workstation
o VMware Fusion
o Xen Server
o MS Virtual Server 2005 – 2005 R2
o Microsoft Hyper-V
o Microsoft Virtual PC
o SUN VirtualBox
o Solaris Zones and Containers
o QEMU
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6. Areas of Expertise
• Virtualization Technologies
o VMware ESX 3 – ESXi5
o VMware Server 1 - 2
o VMware Workstation
o VMware Fusion
o Xen Server
o MS Virtual Server 2005 – 2005 R2
o Microsoft Hyper-V
o Microsoft Virtual PC
o SUN VirtualBox
o Solaris Zones and Containers
o QEMU
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7. Areas of Expertise
• Networking Technologies
o LAN
o WAN
o VPN
o Routers
o Switches
o Firewalls
o Load Balancers
o Content Filtering
o TCP/IP
• Security Technologies
o Network Security Scanners
o SSH
o PKI
o Anti-Virus Tools
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8. Areas of Expertise
• Programming Languages
o Windows Batch
o VBscript
o VB 6 – Net
o Unix Scripting (Bash, KSH, Perl)
o PowerShell
o SQL
• Storage Technologies and Vendors
o Fiber Channel o EMC
o ISCSI o Dell
o NFS o HP
o SAN o DAS
o CIFS o NAS
o NAS o SAN
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9. Awards and
Accomplishments
• Excellent customer satisfaction reports
• Standardize documentation for all customers
• Repeatable virtualization architectures for Virtual
Desktops implementation
• Repeatable Microsoft Active Directory architectures for
Novell Migrations.
• Multiple Excellence Awards for performance and
behavior
• Implementation of Virtualization for DMZ environments.
• Use Application Virtualization to support legacy
applications
• Managed migration of 39% of the company physical
servers to ESX virtual infrastructure
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10. Awards and
Accomplishments
• CIO Excellence Award for the implementation of High
Performance DR environment with Virtualization
technologies
• Migration of 4 billion dollars Oracle Failover Cluster to a
Linux Oracle Real Application Cluster without user
impact.
• Introduced VMware as a solution for DR, moved
company away from hardware based solution in DR to
virtual.
• Managed migration of all physical servers to ESX virtual
infrastructure.
• 56th Signal Battalion Excellence Gold Coin (twice)
• Special Recognition for supporting Financial Audit efforts
for the US Army South Command.
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11. Skills
• Solutions Design
• Vendor Relationships
• Network & System Security
• Risk Management
• Authentication & Access Control
• System Monitoring
• Regulatory Compliance
• System Integration Planning
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12. Certifications
• Microsoft o
o
VCAP-DCD
VCAP-DCA
• Architecture
o MCP+I o EACOE
o CVE 5
o MCSE NT4 o TOGAF
o MCSE+I
o MCSE 2K • Network • Security
o MCSE 2K3 o I-Net+
o CIW Sec
o MCSA o Network+
o Security+
o MCSA Sec o CCNA
o CEH
o MCSA Messaging
o CISSP
o MCSE Sec
MCSA Sec
o MCDBA • Unix/Linux o
o MCSE Sec
o MCT o SCSA v9
o MCTS 2K8 AD o SCSA v10
o MCTS 2K8 App
o MCTS 2K8 Net
o
o
SCNA v9
SCNA v10
• Training/Education
o MCTS Win 7 o CIW Webmaster
o SCSECA
o MCTS Exchange 2010 o Global Training Solutions
o SCCA Trainer
o MCITP Ent Admin o RHCT o Executrain Certified
o MCITP Server Admin o RHCE v4 Trainer
o MCITP Exchange 2010 o RHCE v5 o MCT
o Linux+ 2004
• Virtualization o Linux+ 2009
o VCP3
o VCP4
o VCP 5
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13. Work Experience
• Senior Consultant, HBS
• Principal IT Architect, Exelon Corporation
• Architect/Lead Engineer, Exelon PowerTeam
• Lead Engineer, Ingersoll Rand
• Windows/Security Administrator, I-N-S (US Army)
• System Administrator, GM Group
• System Installation Consultant, Advance
Technology Systems.
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