About Me

My name is Nick Jeske, and I am a Senior Systems Engineer with nearly twenty years of experience working on IT projects in several diverse environments and industries including government, health care, construction, and corporate enterprises.  I have demonstrated expertise in design, implementation, and management of VMware virtualization, Microsoft platforms, blade server infrastructure, and storage technologies. I am able to analyze a project's scope, and anticipate potential issues which results in implementations that are smooth and highly reliable. Below is a list of technologies that I am familiar with, and my relevant certifications.

Technology Experience

  • VMware
    • vSphere (vCenter and ESXi 4.x, 5.x, 6.x)
    • Site Recovery Manager 5.x, 6.x, 8.x
    • Horizon View 6.x, 7.x
  • Microsoft
    • Windows Server (NT, 2000, 2003, 2008, 2012, 2016)
    • Exchange Server (2003, 2007, 2010, 2013, Exchange Online)
    • Office 365
    • Azure
    • Lync/Skype for Business Server (2010, 2013, 2015)
  • Tenable
    • SecurityCenter and Tenable.SC
    • Nessus
    • Log Correlation Engine
  • Symantec
    • Backup Exec (2010, 2012, 2014, 15)
    • Endpoint Protection (11.x, 12.x, 14.x)
  • NetApp
    • FAS-series Storage (FC & iSCSI)
    • 7-Mode Data OnTap 8.x
    • Clustered Data OnTap 8.x, 9.x
    • SnapMirror
    • SteelStore
    • AltaVault
  • HP
    • C7000 BladeSystem
    • ProLiant BL460 and WS460 Blade Servers
    • Virtual Connect FlexFabric
    • MSA Series Storage
  • Veeam
    • Backup and Replication 8.x, 9.x

Certifications
  • VCP6-DCV - VMware Certified Professional, vSphere 6.5
  • VCP6-DCV - VMware Certified Professional, vSphere 6.0
  • VCP5-DCV – VMware Certified Professional, vSphere 5.5
  • VCP4 – VMware Certified Professional, vSphere 4.1
  • MCSE – Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer