Kelly Yturalde
About Kelly Yturalde
Kelly Yturalde is a Principal Systems Administrator with extensive experience in enterprise storage solutions and system administration, currently working at QAD in Santa Barbara, California since 2005. He has a strong background in virtualization, cloud services, and data protection software.
Work at QAD
Kelly Yturalde has been employed at QAD as a Principal Systems Administrator since 2005, accumulating 19 years of experience in this role. Based in the Santa Barbara, California area, Yturalde is responsible for overseeing various system administration tasks, leveraging her expertise in enterprise storage solutions and cloud services.
Previous Experience
Before joining QAD, Yturalde worked at Dealertrack Technologies as a Senior Software QA Engineer and Systems Administrator from 2001 to 2004. She also held the position of Quality Assurance Engineer at Miramar Systems from 1999 to 2001. These roles contributed to her extensive background in systems administration and quality assurance.
Education and Expertise
Yturalde studied at Carmel High School, graduating in 1992. She then attended Santa Barbara City College, where she earned two Associate's Degrees in Business Administration and Management, and Liberal Arts and Sciences from 2003 to 2005. Additionally, she pursued further studies at California State University Channel Islands.
Technical Proficiencies
Kelly Yturalde possesses proficiency in enterprise storage solutions, including Dell/EMC VNX series unified storage, Netapp Filers, and HPE Nimble arrays. She is skilled in managing virtualization infrastructures such as OpenStack with Ceph Storage, VMware vSphere, and Hyper-V. Yturalde also specializes in enterprise-class data protection software, utilizing tools like Veritas NetBackup and Veeam Backup and Replication.
System Administration Skills
Yturalde serves as a technical expert in system administration with a focus on Google Cloud services, cloud orchestration, and automation. She employs various monitoring tools, including Manage Engine OpManager, Zabbix, Icinga, and SolarWinds, to effectively manage and monitor systems.