WILLIAM S.

BLOOM
San Jose, CA 95158
mrwbloom@gmail.com  408-821-3921  www.linkedin.com/in/william-s-bloom

TECHNICAL ARCHITECT
OpenStack | Ceph | Docker | Ansible
Technical architect expert at designing and implementing infrastructure systems and the automation that
operates them. Extensive experience as a leader, both as a manager and technical team lead. Passionate for
the agile process method, continuous improvement, and agile process controls, such as change management,
SOX, PCI, and SSAE-16.

SYSTEMS EXPERIENCE
Python, Bash, RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu, Solaris, Windows 10, Cisco UCS blade chassis and rack mount, Git, bootp,
dns, LDAP, iSCSI, NFS, TCP/IP, Systemd, BitBucket, Jenkins, Kubernetes, VMware/vSphere, Fibre-Channel, SCSI,
NFS, Familiar with NetApp, EMC Symmetrix, ITIL

KEY HIGHLIGHTS
 Automated OpenStack upgrades with no user downtime; resulted in rescinding black out windows for
OpenStack upgrades.
 Architected, designed, and implemented a Ceph storage; resulted in reduced costs (approximately 40%)
 CISA and CSM

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC., San Jose, CA, Aug 2005 – Sep 2019
Senior Engineer, Cloud Architecture and Storage Design
 Scrum Master; lead a team of developers working on Cloud Automation.
 Designed and developed a Docker based development system automated by Ansible for Python
developers.
 Backend Python developer for OpenStack and OpenStack orchestration software.
 Developed automation in to upgrade OpenStack clouds twice: Havana to Icehouse; then Icehouse to Juno
with no customer impact as intended.
 Designed and developed a Python based interface between OpenStack Rabbitmq and Cisco Orchestration
software, using Kafka.
 Worked with FalconStor on virtualization and real time data protection.
 Implemented RBAC controls and LDAP using OpenStack Keystone V3.
 Designed and implemented Ceph storage as the backing store for OpenStack.
 Implemented Ceph Object Storage as a stand-alone service using Rados Federated Gateway.
 Designed a disk-based backup appliance using Cisco hardware and Netbackup software for internal use.
 Used EMC RecoverPoint to migrate large Oracle databases from San Jose to Richardson Texas, shaving
weeks off the new datacenter migration timeline.
 Designed and then implemented Avamar disk-based backup system for remote engineering locations
worldwide. Replaced a labor-intensive tape-based system, resulting in much improved service.
 Worked with internal audit, accounting, legal, and various IT functions to overhaul data protection
retention processes.
 Worked with SOX auditors to remediate findings with Cisco data protection systems.

EMC CORPORATION, San Jose, California Mar 2004 – Aug 2005

Infrastructure Architect, IT Process controls evangelist for Legato IT.
 Designed several SAN deployments with a Symmetric and backup capabilities for IT and Engineering.
 Led a team to consolidate Legato NIS environments into the EMC domain.
 Worked with EMC management to merge Legato IT processes into EMC IT Processes.

LEGATO SYSTEMS INC., Mountain View, California Feb 2002 – Feb 2004
Manager, UNIX Projects Engineering
Managed a team of engineers, establishing processes and direction for the UNIX Projects team at Legato IT.
 Turned a badly performing team into a world class IT team by implementing agile process
controls for direct team communications engaging customers in the change management process resulting
in happy customers, rescinded blackout windows, and a request from the CIO to be the process evangelist
for IT.
 Developed the Legato IT Change Management process and Quality process.
 Worked with Information Security Manager to develop the Legato IT security policy.

ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

LSI Logic Manufacturing R&D, Santa Clara, California Dec 1999 – Jan 2002
Infrastructure Architect
Reported to the VP of Fab Process development to implement non-stop automation methods.
 Architected and installed a Netbackup based system to automate backups
 Architected and protected the Factory Works MES system using Sun cluster; developed methodology to
cluster what was supposed to be ‘un-cluster able’ software.
INTEL ON-LINE SYSTEMS, Santa Clara, California Apr 1999 – Dec 1999
Data Center Architect
Designed and built data center control systems featuring IBM Tivoli, deployed to 2 Intel On-line data centers.
INTEL MANUFACTURING, Santa Clara, California Mar 1991 – Apr
1999
Technical Lead Operations UNIX Administrator, Manufacturing
Chairman, UNIX Focus Team for driving and vetting changes across 22 manufacturing plants.
Participated as technical lead infrastructure engineer in the Fab 11, D2, and Fab 14 startups/re-startups

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science (BS) in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA); Current / active since 2006.
Certified Scrum Master (2016)

RECENT PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

• API design using Python • Introduction to Python / Engineers • Intermediate Python / Engineers
• Docker & Kubernetes Overview • Advanced Python for engineers • Ceph Storage Cloud (Inktank)
 Certified Scrum Master training • OpenStack Bootcamp (Mirantis) • VMware vSphere 5 bootcamp
• EMC Timefinder, SRDF

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