Rob Haverly
About Rob Haverly
Rob Haverly is a Senior Virtualization Engineer with extensive experience in systems engineering and virtualization technologies. He currently manages over 5000 hosts and 40,000 virtual machines across multiple data centers and serves as a Subject Matter Expert in various configurations and deployments.
Current Role at Expedient
Rob Haverly serves as a Senior Virtualization Engineer at Expedient, a position he has held since 2016. In this role, he manages over 5000 hosts and 40,000 virtual machines across 12 data centers, including pvCOLO, COLO, and cloud infrastructures. He acts as a Subject Matter Expert on SAN/NAS configuration and deployments, working with technologies such as EQL, Compellent, and Nutanix. Haverly also provides pre and post-sales support for service delivery, assisting customers with onboarding to cloud infrastructure.
Previous Experience in Virtualization and Systems Engineering
Prior to his current role, Haverly accumulated extensive experience in virtualization and systems engineering. He worked at DFAS as a Senior Subject Matter Expert in virtualization and web server consulting from 2014 to 2016. His tenure at Perpetual Technologies, Inc. as a Senior Systems Engineer lasted from 2011 to 2016. He also held positions at Irwin Financial Corporation and Wishard Health Services, where he contributed to systems engineering and analysis.
Technical Expertise and Contributions
Haverly has demonstrated expertise in hyperconverged configuration and deployment, utilizing technologies such as Nutanix and Cohesity. He led the engineering team in the rapid deployment of Enterprise Cloud infrastructure, which included components like KMS, NFS, RabbitMQ, and vSAN with encryption. His focus on automation and scripting has enhanced infrastructure efficiency, identifying opportunities to streamline processes.
Educational Background and Early Career
Rob Haverly began his career as a System Administrator at The Indianapolis Star from 2000 to 2005. He transitioned to roles such as Manufacturing Supervisor/Senior Computer Technician at Vanstar and System Engineer Consultant at Coleman Technologies. His early career laid the foundation for his later expertise in systems engineering and virtualization.