1. Michael B. Chapa
1596 Marshbank Drive
Pontiac, Michigan 48340
(248) 202-7671
Mike_Chapa@yahoo.com
EMPLOYMENT OBJECTIVE
A deeply technical position in the area of computer data storage as it relates to engineering,
implementation, and/or administration, with opportunities to grow into new technologies and
solutions as they come to market.
Qualifications
• Nine years experience installing and configuring EMC storage solutions (SAN and NAS) for customers in the
mid-tier storage area
• Nine years experience implementing EMC solutions for backup, disaster recovery, and data replication
• Fifteen years experience troubleshooting and supporting TCP/IP networks (wired and wireless)
• Fifteen years experience supporting and maintaining Windows networks, including server and client
applications as well as virtual environments (VMware)
• Fifteen years experience working with customers to understand technical needs and troubleshoot problems for
optimal performance
• EMC Avamar backup solution with data de-duplication for servers
• EMC Recoverpoint DR solutions for replication of data from the primary to DR sites
Certifications
EMC: Proven Specialist Professional, Implementation Engineer – Clariion Solution Specialist, Technology
Foundation (EMCPA), EMC VNX, Avamar and RecoverPoint implementation specialist certifications.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Operating Systems
Windows Server 2000, 2003, 2008, 2012; Windows client 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7, 8, 10
Linux Redhat and SUSE
SUN Solaris
IBM AIX
VMware ESX 3.5, 4.1, ESXi 5.1, 5.5, Infrastructure 3, 5 Installation and configuration
Hardware
- EMC VNX, Isilon, XtremIO, Clariion (CX, CX3,
CX4) series storage arrays series; Celerra; Centera
- McData and Brocade) Fibre channel switches
- NetApp FAS 20xx, 8040 Series SAN/NAS
solutions
- Netapp DataONTAP cluster and 7mode.
- NetApp Flexpod and Express Flex pod hardware
systems.
- Cisco MDS 9000 series Fibre channel switches
- HP servers (DL series, Blade systems)
- IBM servers and blade systems
Software
- EMC: Navisphere Manager (SAN) and Celerra
Manager (NAS), Connetrix Manager, Recover
Point, Avamar, Replication Manager (snapshots
and clones), Power Path (multi-pathing software,
Mirrorview Sync/Async, SanCopy, EMC Open
Migrator, MS Robocopy, Celerra with Cava using
Symantec NAS Anti-Virus
- Cisco Fabric Manager for MDS 9000 series FC
switches
Education
Oakland University, B.A. General Studies December 2001
Concentrations: Computer Science and Economics
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 1992-1995
Major: Electrical Engineering
Technical Training
• EMC Technology Solutions Associate Program: Clariion, Celerra, Centera, Fibre channel switch configuration,
Replication Manager, Host to Storage SAN Implementation
• Microsoft Exchange 2003, Microsoft Windows Server, networking, and clients
• Cisco ICND (Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices)

2. Professional Experience
Logicalis July 2011 – Present
Professional Services Consultant
• Implemented storage solutions for customers using EMC VNX SAN and NAS solutions.
• Implemented storage solutions for customers using Netapp FAS SAN and NAS solutions including
Flexpod solutions.
• Implementing ESXi 5.1 and ESXi 5.5 VMware virtualization along with Netapp and EMC storage systems.
• Implemented EMC Isilon and EMC XtremeIO storage systems.
Jun 2009 – July 2011 (Logicalis acquired Netarx in July 2011)
• Implemented storage solutions for EMC customers using CX, CX3, CX4 Sans and NS series NAS unified
storage systems.
• Inplemented storage solutions with EMC VNXe 3100, VNX 5100 and VNX 5300 storage arrays.
• Installed and configured VMWARE ESX 4.0 clusters that attach to EMC storage arrays.
• Provisioned storage to hosts via FC and iSCSI connections to Windows, Linux and UNIX hosts
• PowerPath multi-path software
• SAN and NAS design for MS Exchange, MS SQL, MS Windows 2003, Linux and VMware 3.X/4.0
deployments.
EMC² (Livonia, MI) June 2006 – May 2009
Implementation Specialist
• Implemented storage solutions for EMC customers using CX, CX3, CX4 Sans and NS series NAS unified
storage systems.
• Provided customized integration of EMC hardware and software solutions including SAN,NAS and replication
manager.
• SAN and NAS design for MS Exchange, MS SQL, MS Windows 2003, Linux and VMware 3.X deployments.
• Installation and configuration of Fibre Channel switches for host zoning.
• Provisioned storage to hosts via FC and iSCSI connections to Windows, Linux and UNIX hosts with
PowerPath multi-path software.
• Installed and configured VMware 3.X/ESX 4.0 and connected FC and iSCSI storage luns.
Freudenberg IT (Plymouth, MI) April 2005 – Feb 2006
IT Systems Consultant
• Provided help desk support for hardware, software and Windows operating systems
• Maintained all servers, clients, printers, and office network infrastructure
• Installed HP Proliant Linux Cluster with SUSE Linux Enterprise 9 with RAID 5 storage rack
Intelligent Choice (Dearborn Heights, MI) May 2004 – March 2005
Network Field Engineer
• Installed Windows 2003 Small Business Servers for customers and configured the networked clients
• Set up and configured Cisco PIX 501 devices for virtual private networks (VPN)
• Managed Windows 2000/2003 severs and clients for customers as a technical consultant
Jabil Circuit (Auburn Hills, MI) May 1995 – September 2002
Electronic Project Engineer (Test Engineering Department)
• Managed testing of Lucent Technologies core fiber optic switching equipment (Lucent BSTDX-9000, CBX500
and GX550)
Network Administrator (Test Engineering Department)
• Administered and supported a Novell server network and clients for a 24/7 manufacturing environment
IT Technical Support Technician (Information Technology Department)
• Provided end-user support for Windows clients, servers, and network equipment including daily backups