Gregory B.

Accomplished professional with over a decade of experience as a subject matter expert on enterprise virtualization, networking and VoiP solutions. Demonstrated success in designing, implementing and maintaining systems management solutions for clients; delivers on-time and on-budget, exceeding expectations. Exhibits strong project management skills and solid technical prowess; ability to communicate highly technical concepts to appropriate audience level. Influencer with strong negotiation skills; a consensus builder with a win-win philosophy. Proven ability to lead functional teams in systems integration and design, including writing operational specs, test plans and requirements management. I have been working with VMware products since the initial beta release of VMware on Linux in 1999. I have extensive experience as a consultant, having founded, grown, and sold my own IT/consulting practice between 1995 and 2010. Previous to my 5 years at Google Cloud, I spent a decade as a level 5 SME in the VMware Center of Competency at IBM, supporting IBM virtualization projects globally, with a strong focus on physical-to-virtualized datacenter migrations.