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Shane D.

VMware Certified Implementation Expert (DCV | NSX | vSAN) | Kubernetes

I'm a Production Systems Engineer and VMware consultant with enterprise-scale experience across private cloud architecture, Linux infrastructure, and network virtualization. Day-to-day I manage large-scale Linux fleets, VMware VCF/NSX-T private cloud, and security infrastructure for a major tech company and consult independently on VMware architecture and implementation. I cover the full stack: VCF design and deployment, NSX-T multi-site, vSAN, Windows Server (AD, DNS, GPO, Hyper-V), Kubernetes, and security tooling. Strong on automation and remote troubleshooting across complex, mixed environments. VMware Certified Professional - VCF Architect Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) RedHat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) VMware Certified Professional - VMware Cloud Foundation Architect VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6 – Data Center Virtualization Design (VCAP6-DCV Design) VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6 - Data Center Virtualization Deployment (VCAP6-DCV Deploy) VMware Certified Master Specialist - HCI 2020 (vSAN) VMware Certified Advanced Professional - Network Virtualization Deployment 2019 (VCAP6-NV)

🇮🇪Dublin, Ireland$125/hr100% JSS5.00 (15)Since Jun 2020

Earnings and projects

MRR
$2.1k

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#21,297 / 412k
🇮🇪Country#39 / 844
Revenue, last 30 days
$3.2k

Last 6 months: $13k

World#11,724 / 412k
🇮🇪Country#25 / 844
Total earnings
$110k

Billed in all: $115k

World#35,047 / 412k
🇮🇪Country#57 / 844
Per project
$4.1k

$6.3k in the last 6 months

World#42,200 / 412k
🇮🇪Country#74 / 844
Projects, last 6 months
2
0% fixed100% hourly
World#88,922 / 412k
🇮🇪Country#154 / 844
Projects in all
27

Across 33 contracts

30% fixed70% hourly
World#106,303 / 412k
🇮🇪Country#156 / 844

Earnings, last 30 days

$115k+$3.6k earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$110k$112k$114k$116kOct 9Oct 24Nov 8

Dotted: longer than usual between two readings. Hatched: over two weeks without one.

Skill rankings: #1 in 2 skills of 9

Rarest: top 5% in Virtualization, of 305. Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

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