Michael Gunther
About Michael Gunther
Michael Gunther is a Senior Cloud Architect specializing in Hybrid Cloud and VMware at Fannie Mae in Reston, Virginia.
Current Role at Fannie Mae
Michael Gunther is currently working as a Senior Cloud Architect specializing in Hybrid Cloud-VMware at Fannie Mae in Reston, Virginia. In this role, he utilizes his extensive experience in cloud architecture and VMware technologies to design and implement cloud solutions that meet the company's evolving needs.
Previous Experience at SAIC
From 2013 to 2019, Michael served as a Converged Cloud Computing Engineer Senior Principal at SAIC. Over a span of six years, he was responsible for advancing cloud computing initiatives, providing deep expertise in converged cloud environments, and contributing to the development and implementation of cloud computing solutions.
Roles in VMware Engineering
Michael's experience in VMware technologies is extensive. Prior to Fannie Mae, he worked at GTSI for 11 months as a Senior Consulting Engineer and SME for VMware in Herndon, VA. He also served as a VMware Systems Engineer at the U.S. Department of Justice for seven months, from 2011 to 2012, and as a VMware/Windows System Engineer at DISA for one year from 2010 to 2011 at Ft. Meade, MD.
Educational Background and Training
Michael studied at Montgomery College and has completed several specialized VMware courses including VMware vRealize Log Insight: Deploy and Manage [V4.7], VMware Cloud on AWS: Deploy and Manage (2020), VMware vRealize Network Insight: Install, Configure, Manage [V5.0], and VMware vRealize Operations: Install, Configure, Manage [V8]. Additionally, he has undertaken training in Architecting on AWS and Advanced Architecting on AWS.
VMware and AWS Projects
Michael has designed, tested, and implemented automated deployments of 10 VMware on AWS SDDCs across multiple regions and integrated connectivity with the AWS Transit Gateway. He has implemented various solutions on VMware including AVI load balancers, Zero Trust Firewall using NSX-T, vRealize Automation, Site Recovery Manager, Hybrid Cloud Extension, Log Insight, vRealize Operations Manager, and vRealize Network Insight. Michael has also implemented a Private Cloud on the VXrail Platform and NSX-T and NSX-V environments for distributed firewalling and load balancing.