Chris Ly

Chris Ly has a diverse work experience spanning various roles in the technology industry. Chris is currently employed at Aqueduct Technologies, Inc. as a Senior Data Center Solutions Consultant, where they manage, deploys, and architects solutions for clients in the New England area. Their responsibilities include completing projects such as VMware environmental upgrades, data center hardware refresh, Veeam software implementation, and Azure provisioning and migration.

Prior to this role, Chris worked as a Systems Engineer III at Workers Credit Union, focusing on configuring and managing core infrastructure including data center, networking, and collaboration. Chris also has experience serving in the MA Army National Guard as an 11B Infantryman Private First Class, where their goal is to be selected for the Q-Course and become part of a Special Forces unit.

Chris has previous experience at companies such as Amazon, Aqueduct Technologies, Inc. (as an MS Datacenter Engineer Lead), Contour Data Solutions, Bake'n Joy Foods, Inc., Jeanne D'Arc Credit Union, Onepath LLC, and Corfin Industries LLC. In these roles, they have gained expertise in system administration, network administration, IT helpdesk support, and operator tasks.

Throughout their career, Chris has acquired various certifications including AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, VMware VCAP-DCV 2019 Design, VMware VCP-DTM 2020, VMware VCP-CMA 2020, VMSP, VMTSP, VSP, VSTP, and VCP 6.

Chris Ly completed their Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering from Middlesex Community College from 2014 to 2016. They then pursued a Master's in Computer Science from Southern New Hampshire University, which they are expected to complete between 2018 and 2024.

In addition to their formal education, Chris has obtained various certifications. They acquired the CompTIA A+ ce Certification, CompTIA IT Operations Specialist – CIOS Stackable Certification, CompTIA Network+ ce Certification, and CompTIA Secure Infrastructure Specialist – CSIS Stackable Certification in 2017. In 2018, Chris obtained the CompTIA Security+ ce Certification and VMware Certified Professional 6.5 – Data Center Virtualization. They acquired the VMware vSphere 6.5 Foundations certification in 2018 and the VMware Certified Advanced Professional – Data Center Virtualization Design certification in 2019.

Chris further expanded their certifications with the HPE ATP - Hybrid IT Solutions V1 from Hewlett Packard Enterprise in 2019. They also obtained the Zerto Certified Professional Enterprise Engineer certification in the same year.

In 2020, Chris earned the VMware Certified Professional - Cloud Management and Automation 2020 certification, as well as the Double VCP – Data Center Virtualization & Desktop Mobility certification issued by VMware. They also acquired the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner from Amazon Web Services.

More recently, in 2022, Chris obtained several certifications including the Certified Sales Professional 2021 (VMSP) and the Certified Technical Sales Professional - VMTSP 2021 from Veeam Software. They also acquired the Black Belt - Hyperflex - Deployment Stage 1 FY22 (Partners Only) and Black Belt - Hyperflex Deployment Stage 2 FY22 (Partners Only) certifications from Cisco.

Additionally, Chris possesses certifications such as the Apple Certified Support Professional 10.12, Certified Meraki Network Associate - CMNA, and Connectwise Automate Certified Expert - CACE, although the specific details of when and where they obtained these certifications are not provided.