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Tomasz Konefal

Resourceful Cloud & Infrastructure Analyst with over 20 years of experience, focused on automating complex systems and optimizing cloud infrastructure at scale.

Experience

  • The University of British Columbia - Senior IT Analyst
  • 2013-present
    • Cloud Infrastructure & Operations - Supported VMware Educloud service for 25 institutions with 6,300+ virtualized workloads, storage, networking, and containers
    • Data Protection Architecture - Designed and implemented hybrid multi-cloud data protection across OpenStack, AWS, and Azure environments
    • Hybrid Cloud Migration - Executed VMware-to-cloud migrations using 7Rs, automating deployments, monitoring, security hardening, and large-scale data transfers
    • Enterprise Platforms Management - Architected UBC's shared web hosting platform, Linux mirror server, and maintained Red Hat Satellite for 2,000+ RHEL servers
    • Security & Compliance Automation - Developed standardized OS templates with automated patching and CIS benchmark compliance for Windows and Linux VMs
  • Accenture / BC Hydro - Integrated Desktop Management Developer
  • 2010-2012
    • Delivered enterprise IT solutions for BC Hydro, focusing on infrastructure design, system integration, and performance optimization
    • Led migration and consolidation projects involving Microsoft technologies, VMware, and enterprise networking, improving system reliability and reducing operational costs
    • Implemented automation scripts (PowerShell, VBScript) to streamline server provisioning and patch management, cutting manual effort by 30% and reducing downtime
    • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to design secure, scalable infrastructures that supported business-critical applications and compliance requirements
  • Atos Origin / VANOC - Softare Distribution Engineer
  • 2009-2010
    • Led enterprise-scale software deployment for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games, managing 6,000+ Windows systems with 100+ configuration variations
    • Designed and implemented SCCM infrastructure: hierarchy, disaster recovery, reporting, templated task sequences
    • Coordinated cross-functional teams to align deployment schedules, risk mitigation, and service-level agreements
    • Packaged and optimized enterprise applications with AdminStudio and advanced tools, ensuring compatibility and performance

Education

  • Stanford University
  • 2012
    • Supervised Machine Learning: Regression and Classification
  • The University of Waterloo
  • 1996-2000
    • Computer Science

Skills

Core

  • Leadership & Mentorship
  • Process Improvement & Workflow Optimization
  • Documentation Development

Automation

  • Ansible - infrastructure as code, configuration management
  • Bash, Python, Perl
  • SCCM - enterprise software distribution, OS deployment
  • CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as code, git

Cloud

  • VMware vSphere / vCenter / OpenStack / Veeam
  • Configuration Management, Containerization, Docker, Terraform
  • AWS - infrastructure services, hybrid integration
  • Azure - cloud services, Active Directory integration

Security

  • PKI / Certificate Services - secure authentication, encryption
  • Firewalls & VPNs - nftables, Wireguard, OpenConnect
  • Endpoint hardening & patch management - CIS, SCCM, WSUS, RH Satellite

Networking

  • Load Balancers - F5 BIG-IP, HAProxy, AWS NLB
  • DNS / DHCP / IPAM
  • VPN & Remote Access - site-to-site, client-based

Applications

  • Databases - MySQL, PostgreSQL
  • Web Servers - Apache HTTPD, nginx, GitLab