1. Meet Our Product Experts:
Jon Schulz
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Areas of Expertise: VMware
Software-Defined Data Center
Accreditation: VCP5-DCV
Interests: Delivering Partner Labs, Running, Craft Beer, Stock Investing
Connect with me: @NJonSchulz
2. Meet Our Product Experts:
Peter Rizk
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Areas of Expertise: Virtualization, Cloud, Automation, DDI
Accreditation: Several UCSC Extension Certificates in Networking
Interests: Biking, Running, Snow Boarding, Reading
Connect with me: prizk@infoblox.com
3. Meet Our Product Experts:
James Arenth
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Areas of Expertise: HyTrust HTCC, vSphere
Accreditation: VCP5-DCV, VCA-Cloud, VCP3
Interests: My 3 Kids, Craft Beer, Jeeps
4. Meet Our Product Experts:
Brent McCoubrey
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Areas of Expertise: Desktop/Session/Application Virtualization
Accreditation: VCP, VTSP
Interests: Outdoor Activities, Musician
Connect with me: @BrentMcCoubrey
5. Meet Our Product Experts:
Mark Richards
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Areas of Expertise: Horizon View, Mirage, Workspace
Accreditation: VCP
Interests: Baseball, Air-Cooled VW
Connect with me: @VirtualMarkR
6. Meet Our Product Experts:
John Voss
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Areas of Expertise: Virtualization, SDN, Networking and DDI
Interests: Golf, Skiing, Music
Connect with me: jvoss@infoblox.com
7. Meet Our Product Experts:
Ben Sier
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Areas of Expertise: Solving Problems, Technology Development and
Implementation
Interests: 3D Printing, Farming, Technology (yes all of it),
Family Time!
Self-Described Bacon Fanatic
8. Meet Our Product Experts:
Al Grandville
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Areas of Expertise: Enterprise Architecture, Software-Defined Networking,
Operations Management
Personal Interests: Rebuilding Swamp Castle, Vogon Poetry
Connect with me: @agrandville
9. Meet Our Product Experts:
Keith Luck
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Areas of Expertise: VMware NSX Network Virtualization Platform,
Security and Compliance Specialist
Connect with me : @kluckil
10. Meet Our Product Experts:
Thomas Lahaussois
(French Tom)
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Areas of Expertise: Epic VDI disasters (The worse the better)
Interests: Good Food, Good People, Good Times
Connect with me: thomas@liquiwarelabs.com,
Skype: french tom
11. Meet Our Product Experts:
Tony Okwechime
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Areas of Expertise: Software-Defined Data Center
Accreditation: VCP, PMP
Interests: Music Production, Traveling
Connect with me: facebook.com/tony.okwechime
12. Meet Our Product Experts:
Rick Terlep
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Areas of Expertise: Retail, End User Computing, vSphere Performance
Accreditation: VCP
Interests: Woodworking, Legos
Connect with me: @RickTerlep
13. Meet Our Product Experts:
Todd Muirhead
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Areas of Expertise: Database and Storage Performance
Accreditation: VCP
Interests: Long Walks On The Beach, Heavy Metal, Endless Swimming
Pools
Connect with me: @virtualTodd, VirtualToddsBigBlog.com
14. Meet Our Product Experts:
Dave Rollins
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Areas of Expertise: vCenter Operations Management, Partners!
Accreditation: VCP
Interests: Hiking, Music, Family
Connect with me: @vmwdave
15. Meet Our Product Experts:
Tim Ness
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Areas of Expertise: Virtual Storage
Accreditation: VCP
Interests: Texas BBQ, Craft Beer, Sports Cars, Voltaire
16. Meet Our Product Experts:
Bryan Salek
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Areas of Expertise: ESE Specialist, Manage Desktops with VMware Horizon
Mirage, End-User Computing
Interests: Sports, Travel, Technology
Connect with me: @BryanSalek
17. Meet Our Product Experts:
Erin K. Banks
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Areas of Expertise: Security
and Compliance
Accreditation: CISSP, CISA
Interests: Traveling, Drinking, Eating
Connect with me: @banksek, www.commondenial.com
18. Meet Our Product Experts:
Tom Turco
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Areas of Expertise: vCloud Hybrid Service, vCenter Operations
Management
Accreditation: VCP5-DCV
Interests: Tennis, Kettle Bells
19. Meet Our Product Experts:
Will Urban
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Areas of Expertise: Technical Solutions Engineer for Dell Focusing on Dell
EqualLogic and VMware Integration
Accreditation: VCP 2-5
Interests: Virtualization, Video Games
Connect with me: @virtwillu, “Whiteboarding With Will” on YouTube
20. Meet Our Product Experts:
Tim Sandy
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Areas of Expertise: vSpherevCenter
Accreditation: VCP,VCA-DCV
Interests: Scuba Diving, Motorcycles
Connect with me: @TimSandy, tsandy@vmware.com
21. Meet Our Product Experts:
George Aldrich
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Areas of Expertise: Partner Enablement, Cloud, Management
Accreditation: VSP, VTSP
Interests: Cars, Movies, History
Connect with me: galdrich@vmware.com
22. Meet Our Product Experts:
Paul Gifford
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Areas of Expertise: Cloud Infrastructure Management
Accreditation: VCP, VCAP-DCD, VCAP-DCA
Interests: Dog Rescue, Cars, Running
Connect with me: @cloudcanuck, cloudcanuck.ca
23. Meet Our Product Experts:
Manny Duron
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Areas of Expertise: Infrastructure, Security and Compliance
Accreditation: VCP
Interests: Technology, World Travelling, Soccer (Club Barcelona Fan)
Connect with me: LinkedIn, mduron@vmware.com
24. Meet Our Product Experts:
Chad Metcalf
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Areas of Expertise: Solutions Engineering
Interests: Infrastructure as Code, Data Centers, Automation, Hadoop
Ecosystem
Connect with me: @metcalfc
25. Meet Our Product Experts:
Jeff Malnick
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Areas of Expertise: Puppet!
Accreditation: Puppet Certified Pro
Interests: Mountain Bikes, Road Bikes, Amateur Radio, Photography
Connect with me: @8bitsofsketch, malnick@puppetlabs.com,
www.jeffmalnick.com
26. Meet Our Product Experts:
Brian Foley
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Areas of Expertise: vCloud Hybrid Service, vCloud Director, vCloud
Connector
Accreditation: VCP
Interests: Travel, Reading, Family
Connect with me: bfoley@vmware.com
27. Meet Our Product Experts:
Rick Falci
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Areas of Expertise: EUC Technical Specialist
Accreditation: VCP, VCDX
Interests: Martial Arts – ITF Tae Kwon Do
Connect with me: @rickfalci
28. Meet Our Product Experts:
Raj Jethnani
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Areas of Expertise: Cloud Management (vCloud Automation Center,
vCenter Operations Management, vCloud Hybrid Service)
Accreditation: VCAP 4/5, DCA/DCD
Interests: Motorcycles, Home Automation, Chicago Startups
Connect with me: @Rajtech
29. Meet Our Product Experts:
Jim DeWitt
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Areas of Expertise: Systems Engineer,
Public Sector SET, Cloud Automation Use Cases
Accreditation: VCAP 4/5 DCA/DCD
Interests: Romantic Walks on the Beach
30. Meet Our Product Experts:
Paul Irwin
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Areas of Expertise: vSphere, Site Recovery Manager
Interests: Aviation and Technology
31. Meet Our Product Experts:
Josh Liebster
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Areas of Expertise: vCloud Suite Use Cases, Big Data Extensions,
Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery
Interests: Gaming, Food, Cocktails, and Not Being Labeled “Mr. Vegas”
Connect with me: @jlobster, @vmsupergenius
32. Meet Our Product Experts:
Nathan Ness
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Areas of Expertise: NSX, vSphere, Cisco
Accreditation: VCP
Interests: Outdoors, Motorcycles, and Nerd Stuff
Connect with me: @nvpnathan
33. Meet Our Product Experts:
Andre Patterson
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Areas of Expertise: vCloud Automation Center, vCenter Operations Management
Accreditation: VCP
Interests: Martial Arts, Gaming (Video and Board), Movies
Connect with me: @DreSPatterson, www.facebook.com/andrestephenpatterson
35. Meet Our Product Experts:
Joseph Silvagi
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Areas of Expertise: vCloud Automation Solutions, Data Center Design,
End-User Computing
Interests: Restoring 1967 Mustang
36. Meet Our Product Experts:
Josh Spencer
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Areas of Expertise: Horizon View A-Z and Use Cases, End User
Computing
Interests: Technology, Scuba Diving, Education, Outdoors
Connect with me: @VirtualSpence
37. Meet Our Product Experts:
Michael West
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Areas of Expertise: Big Data Extensions, Big Data and Cloud
Interests: Golf, Cycling