​​​​Jeff Boling​

Cisco Systems, Inc.

San Jose, CA

Enterprise Systems Architect

​September 2016 - May 2023

​

​As a dedicated Enterprise Systems Architect at Cisco Corporation, I play a pivotal role in providing technical leadership to enterprise accounts across various product lines and technology domains. My responsibilities encompass a comprehensive range of Cisco's visionary initiatives, with a primary focus on the following key areas:

• Cybersecurity: Spearheading efforts to align enterprise cybersecurity strategies with industry best practices, ensuring robust defenses against evolving threats.

• Data Center: Offering technical expertise in designing and optimizing data center architectures, contributing to enhanced performance and scalability.

• Campus and WAN: Providing strategic guidance in the development and maintenance of efficient and secure campus networks and wide-area networks.

• IoT (Internet of Things): Contributing to the integration and deployment of IoT solutions, fostering connectivity and innovation in the enterprise landscape.

• Cloud and Hybrid Cloud Computing: Facilitating the adoption and optimization of cloud and hybrid cloud solutions, ensuring a seamless transition to modern IT infrastructures.

• Digital Transformation: Driving digital transformation initiatives by leveraging technological advancements to align with organizational goals and industry trends.

• Data Center Analytics: Utilizing data center analytics tools to gather insights, optimize performance, and enhance decision-making processes.

• Network Security: Implementing cutting-edge network security measures to safeguard enterprise assets and sensitive information.

• Endpoint Collaboration: Promoting collaborative efforts in endpoint technologies to enhance communication and productivity within the enterprise.

My role extends to assisting customers in developing their Software Defined Network (SDN), emphasizing maximum efficiency and the lowest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). Through active collaboration with cross-functional teams, I ensure the seamless integration of Cisco's innovative solutions into the fabric of enterprise IT environments.

 

I consistently stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and Cisco's evolving product portfolio to provide clients with forward-thinking solutions that align with their unique business requirements. My commitment lies in fostering long-term partnerships, driving customer success, and contributing to Cisco's position as a leader in the ever-evolving landscape of enterprise technology.

​

Pivot3

Austin, TX

Solutions Architect

​June 2016 - September 2016

​

Primary focus to evangelize HCI while helping corporations design and implement ​HyperConverged Infrastructure (HCI) where they can scale virtualized server environments with compute and storage in a balanced, efficient and scalable way by combining the compute+san+storage together physically and logically, gaining maximum efficiency, highest performance, lowest cost and simplest management efforts.  HCI eliminates all Storage Area Networking costs and complexity issues between compute and storage in a virtualized environment for VMware, HyperV, or Xen.  Implement practical applications and designs for many types of corporations and applications such as tiny footprint Data Center Consolidation, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure,  SQL Server Always-On Clusters and any other high performance virtualization needs consolidated into one small stack of HCI nodes with maximum performance, minimal latency, and lowest cost.

​

X-IO Technologies

Colorado Springs, CO

Principal Systems Engineer

​May 2002 - May 2016 (less 16 months @ EMC)

 

Provide pre-sales technical hardware and software architecture, design, support and information for X-IO employees, customers, and VAR Partners to facilitate the sale of X-IO enterprise storage solutions. Focused on using X-IO SAN technology to solve complex business issues with performance, efficiency, reliability, cost, and complexity of IT infrastructure. Install and maintain X-IO storage area network products and design integrated SAN products such as Cisco MDS/Nexus, Brocade and Qlogic FC switching, Disk-to Disk Backup, Microsoft, Linux, AIX, HP-UX, Solaris, VMware, Hyper-V hosts at customer sites. Effectively train customers and service providers on the sales techniques and usage of storage area network hardware and application software including Cisco, Brocade, Qlogic, and Emulex fibre channel devices. Develop on-going business relationships with customers and VARs to facilitate additional business. Conduct product presentations, evaluations, including TCO/ROI and CAPEX and OPEX analysis and Business Case development, demonstrations and performance analysis as well as answer all technical questions during sales calls to potential customers. Design competitive marketing materials, Powerpoint presentations and develop, recommend and design Storage Area Network configurations including VMware, HyperV, Citrix and VMware Horizon View VDI designs, fibre channel fabric, iSCSI networks, tape storage, VTL, Solid State (SSD) and X-IO hardware and software products. Provide business related and technical content for bids and sales proposals. Provide consulting, design and implementation of complete Disaster Recovery solutions including Data Replication services, CDP, stretch clustering of applications, and VMware ESX and vSphere High-Availability and clustered implementations. Consistently achieved #1 or#2 Top System Engineer nearly every year as measured by revenue, margin and net new accounts.

​

EMC

Louisville, KY

Account Systems Engineer (Enterprise Core)

​November 2011 - February 2013

​

​Provide technical leadership and direction to customers and internal staff in the development of fully integrated technology solutions in support of pre-sales activities in select Enterprise Accounts in Louisville and Evansville. Assist in the analysis, design and development of fully integrated technology solutions. Act as technical expert and consultant to develop and propose solutions that meet the technology and business requirements of assigned customers. Technical emphasis is on hardware capabilities, software requirements and systems integration. Make technical and sales presentations to customer's technical staff and senior management. Understand EMC and competitive technology and business applications within the Enterprise Market. Assist in the development of responses to customer requests and proposals as required. Conduct research, answer questions and remove objections that arise in a sales campaign. Serve as a trusted technology advisor to customers and serve as an internal resource on technical issues or specific business applications within an Enterprise market segment. Make technical and sales presentations to technical staff and top management.

 

 

Xodiax Internet Data Center (now Peak10)

Louisville, KY

Sr. Systems Consultant

November ​2000 - April 2002

 

Manage all technical aspects of design, and implementation for Internet E-Commerce infrastructure, and development initiatives. This position requires a high-level of Windows 2000, Linux, Cisco router, and Storage Area Network expertise. Daily responsibilities include design, implementation and project management of high availability network, server, and storage infrastructure including firewalls, load balancers, SANs, WANs and high-availability network design, Cisco routing equipment using BGP, EIGRP, and OSPF protocols, and WAN technologies. Perform WAN topology design and procurement including point to point T1-DS3, Frame Relay, Cisco routing protocols, and redundant failover configurations. Ability to present technical designs to CxO level management complete with cost and ROI analysis. Assist CTO, VP of Product Development, and VP of Operations with state of art product design for Internet-based data center applications. Assist Network Operations with 24x7 monitoring and proactive problem resolution of Microsoft Clustering and Network Load Balancing issues, and Cisco network and over 500 servers on Linux, Win2000, NT4, and Sun Solaris. Technical training responsibility of sales personnel in latest Internet technologies including Fibre Channel Storage Arrays, Network Attached Storage solutions and Disaster Recovery planning. Additional responsibilities include design, maintenance and administration of SQL2000 databases and earning Microsoft Certified Database Administrator MCDBA, and Cisco Certified Design Associate.

 

 

MicroComputer Solutions, Inc.

Lexington, KY

Principal Consulting Network Engineer

April 1998 - November ​2000

 

All facets of TCP/IP and IPX LAN/WAN design, implementation,troubleshooting, and on-going support for Novell NetWare, Linux and Microsoft Windows NT/2000 Server networks. This position requires expert knowledge of all TCP/IP based technology such as WINS, DNS, DHCP, BOOTP, and IPX/IP Routing and Switching as well as expertise in all NetWare and Microsoft Operating Systems and server-based applications. This position also requires the ability to teach sophisticated IT technology like SMS 2.0 and BorderManager to IT personnel, and conduct organized pre-sales design and system engineering consulting and presentations. Earned Certified NetWare Engineer, Certified Netware Administrator, Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, Microsoft Certified Trainer certifications as well as Cisco Certified Network Associate and Nortel Network Certified Account Specialist.

 

 

Clark Material Handling Co.

Lexington, KY

Associate Technical Specialist

February 1996 - Febrary 1998

 

Managed Web Technologies, UNIX, and PC applications. Integrated existing legacy systems into computer network. Converted IPX LAN to TCP/IP. Administered Microsoft and Novell hardware and software maintenance of over 400 PC's, LANs, MANs, Cisco WAN equipment. Designed LAN solutions for plant and office areas. Installed and maintained Novell and Windows NT file servers. Converted users from terminal, or Macintosh applications to PC client-server based solutions. Managed Token Ring and Ethernet LAN's on UTP. Responsible for UNIX, Client/Server, PCs, and Networks.

 

 

DecisionOne

Lexington, KY

Customer Service Engineer

January 1995 - Febrary 1996

 

Contracted to CLARK and other companies as LAN Hardware and Software engineer for many types of local area networks and computers, printers, CD-ROMs, etc. Diagnosed and repaired micro, midrange, and mainframe problems. Authorized technician for IBM, Compaq, SUN and many other manufacturers of computer equipment.