Jim Holley

Jim Holley has a diverse work experience in the field of systems engineering and cloud engineering. Jim started their career at Bovis Lend Lease in 1999 as a Senior Systems Engineer, where they were responsible for implementing a global systems management platform. Jim provided third level support for NetIQ AppManager application and its Microsoft SQL databases. In 2005, they joined ProSys Information Systems as a Senior Systems Engineer, where they provided pre-sales support, customer presentations, and consultation to the sales team. Jim also had expertise in VMware suite of products and was a VMware Certified Professional. In 2011, they joined Dynamix Group, Inc. as a Systems Engineer and worked there until 2018. Currently, they are employed at MIS Solutions, Inc. as a Cloud Engineer since 2019.

Jim Holley attended Marshall University from 1979 to 1981, although no degree or field of study information is provided. In terms of certifications, they obtained several certifications from various institutions. In 2003, they obtained the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (Windows 2000) certification from Microsoft. In 2006, they obtained the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (Windows 2003) certification, also from Microsoft. In 2007, Jim obtained the VMware Certified Professional 3 (VCP3) certification from VMware. In 2008, they obtained the VMware Technical Sales Professional certification, again from VMware. In 2010, they obtained the Citrix Certified Administrator (XenServer 5, XenDesktop 4, Provisioning Server) certification from Citrix, the Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (Server Virtualization) certification from Microsoft, and the VMware Certified Professional 4 - Data Center Virtualization (VCP4-DCV) certification from VMware. Jim also obtained the Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Server Administrator (Server 2008) certification from Microsoft in 2010. In 2012, they obtained the IBM Certified Specialist - System x Technical Principles V1 certification from IBM. In 2013, they obtained the IBM Certified Specialist - PureFlex Technical Support V2 certification from IBM. In 2014, they obtained the IBM Certified Specialist - System x Server Family Technical Support V1 certification from IBM. In 2015, they obtained the VMware Certified Professional - Data Center Virtualization 5.5 (VCP-DCV) certification from VMware. In 2016, Jim obtained the HP Accredited Solutions Expert (ASE) - Server Solutions Architect V2 certification and the HP Accredited Technical Professional (ATP) - Server Solutions V2 certification, both from HP. In 2017, they obtained the IBM Certified Specialist - Storwize Family Technical Solutions V4 certification from IBM. Lastly, in 2018, they obtained the VMware Certified Professional 6 - Data Center Virtualization (VCP6-DCV) certification from VMware and the IBM Certified Specialist - Storage Technical V1 certification from IBM.