Principal Microsoft Infrastructure Solutions Architect - Professional Profile
Phoenix, AZ

Principal Microsoft Infrastructure Solutions Architect

Transforming Enterprise Infrastructure with 20+ Years of Microsoft Expertise

Specializing in Microsoft Hyper-V Virtual Datacenters and Migrations, SCVMM architecture, and Azure Stack HCI (Azure Local) implementations for all organizations (small, medium, large, enterprise, nonprofit and government).

8,000+
VMs Managed
50+
Data Centers
2,500+
Hyper-V Hosts

Infrastructure Expertise

Microsoft Hyper-V Architecture

Design and migration of enterprise Hyper-V environments with SCVMM integration, enabling scalable virtualization infrastructure for mission-critical workloads.

Key Technologies

Hyper-V SCVMM PowerShell Windows Server

Azure Stack HCI & Hybrid Cloud

Implementing hyperconverged infrastructure and Azure hybrid solutions to bridge on-premises and cloud environments with seamless integration.

Key Technologies

Azure Stack HCI Azure Arc Azure Portal Hybrid Cloud

Enterprise Migrations

Large-scale Windows Server upgrades and platform migrations from VMware to Hyper-V, ensuring minimal downtime and seamless transitions for enterprise operations.

Key Technologies

Migration Tools VMware P2V/V2V Windows Server

Storage & Clustering

Pure Storage integration, failover clustering, and high-availability configurations to ensure business continuity and optimal data management.

Key Technologies

Pure Storage Failover Clustering iSCSI/FC High Availability

Recent Major Projects

Delivering enterprise-grade infrastructure transformations with measurable impact

Bank of America

Global Hyper-V Migration

Architected migration of 2,500 hosts and 8,000 VMs across 50+ data centers from Windows Server 2016/2019 to 2025 standards.

Key Impact

50% reduction in manual tasks

Zero critical downtime

Technologies

Hyper-V Windows Server 2025 SCVMM
Completed

University of Tennessee

VMware to Hyper-V Transition

Led complete infrastructure transition from VMware to Hyper-V 2022 environment with SCVMM 2022. Successfully migrated 400 VMs.

Project Scope

400 VMs migrated

Complete platform transition

Technologies

Hyper-V 2022 SCVMM 2022 Carbonite Migrate Veeam
Completed

Healthwise

Virtual Datacenter Redesign

Redesigned Hyper-V Virtual Datacenter, upgraded 8 Hyper-V hosts and Azure Stack HCI infrastructure to Windows Server 2022.

Key Impact

30% operational efficiency improvement

8 hosts upgraded

Technologies

Hyper-V Azure Stack HCI Windows Server 2022
Completed

Professional Journey

1

Senior Microsoft Virtualization Architect

Private Financial Institution

2025

Leading global Hyper-V infrastructure management across enterprise-scale environments, overseeing 6 domains distributed across 2 Active Directory forests.

Key Accomplishments: Architected and implemented robust virtualization strategies ensuring high availability and disaster recovery across multiple geographical locations.
2

Principal Microsoft Virtualization Architect

University of Tennessee

2024

Spearheaded comprehensive VMware to Hyper-V migration initiative, providing strategic leadership and technical expertise throughout the transition process.

Key Accomplishments: Successfully migrated entire institutional infrastructure with zero downtime, achieving cost optimization while maintaining performance standards.
3

Principal Microsoft Infrastructure Solutions Architect

Healthwise

2022 - 2024

Orchestrated complete infrastructure redesign and comprehensive system upgrades, modernizing legacy systems and implementing best practices.

Key Accomplishments: Delivered scalable, secure infrastructure supporting healthcare applications with enhanced performance and compliance adherence.
4

Senior Microsoft Infrastructure Engineer

Nutanix

2020 - 2022

Managed internal operations migration from VMware to Nutanix AHV platform, ensuring seamless transition and operational continuity.

Key Accomplishments: Reduced infrastructure complexity while improving system reliability and operational efficiency through hyperconverged infrastructure adoption.
5

Senior Microsoft Infrastructure Architect

Department of Veterans Affairs

2019 - 2021

Provided critical support for massive-scale infrastructure supporting 5,000+ virtual machines and managing over 20+ Exabytes of data.

Key Accomplishments: Maintained mission-critical systems serving veterans nationwide, ensuring 99.99% uptime and stringent security compliance.
6

Principal Microsoft Infrastructure Architect

KinetX | NASA, OSIRIS-REx

2016 - 2018

Architected critical support for the navigation infrastructure of NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, managing a hybrid cloud environment supporting engineers across six locations and ensuring stringent DoD, NIST, and ISO 9001 compliance.

Key Accomplishments: Designed and secured the mission-critical Hyper-V based OSIRIS-REx navigation infrastructure, ensuring its continuous operation and adherence to NIST, DoD, and ISO 9001 compliance standards.

Ready to Transform Your Infrastructure?

Let's discuss how 20+ years of Microsoft infrastructure expertise can optimize your environment.

Email

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Phone

602.600.8968

Location

Phoenix, AZ

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