James R. Terrell
Nutanix Technology Champion | Infrastructure Architect | Cloud Solutions Expert
Valdosta, GA
Summary
Infrastructure architect with 30+ years in IT, specializing in Nutanix hyperconverged infrastructure, Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, and Microsoft Azure. Nutanix Technology Champion focused on platform modernization, disaster recovery automation, and policy-driven data protection, including VMware-to-AHV conversions, Citrix Cloud migrations, and Protection Domain to Protection Policy transformations in healthcare environments.
Experience
Platform Engineer
Pediatrix Medical Group
March 2022 to Present
- Subject matter expert for enterprise Nutanix and Citrix environments.
- Led a zero-downtime data center relocation using Nutanix Cluster Live Migration (hundreds of VMs).
- Modernized disaster recovery from Protection Domains to Prism Central Protection Policies with automated recovery plans, which significantly reduced recovery time.
- Led platform modernization including VMware-to-AHV conversion and Citrix 7.15-to-Citrix Cloud migration.
- Designed and deployed a Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) proof of concept.
- Deployed Workspace Environment Management (WEM) and standardized Citrix image management across Azure and Nutanix (MCS on AHV).
- Migrated from Citrix Enterprise Browser to Google Enterprise Browser.
Senior Associate, Infrastructure Engineer
Data Meaning
December 2021 to March 2022
- Azure, Citrix, and Microsoft 365 consulting for enterprise clients.
- Architected Azure infrastructure for a financial services client: Azure Policy, Defender for Cloud, Log Analytics.
- Implemented Azure AD Domain Services, Azure Backup, Automation runbooks, and Key Vault.
Citrix Engineer / Solutions Architect
Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute
October 2018 to December 2021
- Ran Citrix on Nutanix AHV supporting 3,500+ concurrent sessions across 20+ images.
- Moved XenApp 6.5/7.6 to CVAD 7.15, then to Citrix Cloud with MCS on AHV; migrated PVS to MCS for DR.
- Led the Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016/2019 upgrades; deployed ControlUp integrated with Prism.
- Managed production and DR Nutanix clusters and led a zero-disruption cluster migration between data centers.
Infrastructure Engineer
Barnes Healthcare Services
December 2013 to October 2018
- Promoted from Citrix Administrator; owned Microsoft, cloud, and virtualization platforms for 800+ remote offices.
- Led the Google Apps to Office 365 migration; implemented Intune (hybrid, then standalone).
- Moved Salesforce to Dynamics 365 and reporting to Power BI; negotiated the first Microsoft Enterprise Agreement.
- Upgraded XenApp 6.5 to 7.13; migrated XenServer to a Hyper-V 2012 R2 failover cluster; HIPAA/ACHC/URAC controls (LAPS, RBAC, auditing).
Citrix Administrator / LAN Technician
South Georgia Medical Center
March 2012 to December 2013
- Migrated XenDesktop 4 on XenServer to XenDesktop 5.6 on VMware ESXi; implemented XenApp 6.5 across four hospitals.
Earlier career
Network Administrator
Ambling Companies
2006 to 2011
Senior System Engineer
Wild Adventures Theme Park
2005 to 2006
Senior Systems Support Analyst
Automated Medical Systems
2000 to 2005
Education
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College
- AAS, Information Security Specialist
- AAS, Networking Specialist (Microsoft specialization)
Certifications
Nutanix Certified Master 5, Multicloud Infrastructure
Dec 2020
NCP, Business Continuity 7
Jun 2026, expires Jun 2029
NCP, Network & Security 7
Apr 2026, expires Apr 2029
NCP, Multicloud Infrastructure 6
Dec 2024, expires Dec 2026
Nutanix Certified Associate 6
Dec 2024, expires Apr 2029
NCP, End User Computing
May 2021
Nutanix Technology Champion 2023 to 2026
2026 badge
Citrix Cloud Virtual Apps and Desktops, CC-VAD-CC
Jun 2021
Citrix Certified Expert, Virtualization (CCE-V)
Skills
Nutanix
- HCI
- AHV
- Prism Central/Element
- Protection Policies and Domains
- Cluster Live Migration
- NKP
- Multi-cluster management
Citrix
- CVAD
- Citrix Cloud
- XenApp/XenDesktop
- PVS
- MCS
- Citrix SPA with Google Enterprise Browser
- WEM
- ControlUp
Cloud and Microsoft
- Azure
- Azure AD
- Microsoft 365
- Intune/SCCM
- Exchange Online
- Azure Backup
- Azure Automation
Virtualization
- AHV
- VMware ESXi
- Hyper-V
- XenServer
- Active Directory
- Group Policy
- DR/BCP
Automation and containers
- Kubernetes/NKP (learning)
- PowerShell
- Terraform
- Ansible
Compliance
- HIPAA
- ACHC
- URAC