Karl Nyen
Server Infrastructure Specialist
"Advising government and multi-billion-dollar enterprise clients on high-availability server virtualization, automated cloud infrastructure, and mission-critical systems resilience."
EXECUTIVE PROFILE • WHO I AM
The Enterprise Systems Architect
With over 18 years in enterprise IT, I specialize in translating strategic business requirements into resilient server, storage, and cloud architectures. My focus is long-term client enablement, operating within complex environments where failure is not an option.
For more than 12 consecutive years, I have served as the trusted advisor to a major British Columbia Crown Corporation, stewarding their virtualization lifecycles, IP address architectures, and server migrations across primary datacenters and dozens of remote facilities.
Emergency Field Leadership
Beyond enterprise consulting, I serve as a volunteer Ground Search Team Leader (GSTL) and JIBC-certified GSAR instructor with Kamloops Search and Rescue. I train search volunteers in wilderness tracking, navigational search theory, and Incident Command (ICS 100).
Managing search teams under severe conditions demands absolute composure, rapid triage, and rigorous accountability: the identical standard I bring to high-stakes enterprise datacenter cut-overs.
CORE PRACTICE AREAS • WHAT I AM CAPABLE OF
Datacenter Virtualization & HCI
VMware vSphere (v5-v8), Nutanix AHV hyperconverged clusters, Virtual Distributed Switches, VMFS6 storage pools, and multi-site disaster recovery.
Cloud Architecture & Hybrid AD
AWS architectures (EC2, S3, Route53, IAM), Azure Active Directory hybrid identity synchronization, and bare-metal edge hosting.
Enterprise Core DDI Services
High-availability DNS, DHCP, and IP address management. Proven scale migrating 1.45M+ IP addresses into Infoblox with automated network discovery.
Infrastructure Automation & IaC
PowerShell scripting, Ansible configuration management, Terraform templates, Git, and Azure DevOps deployment pipelines.
Resilience, Backup & Root-Cause Triage
Veeam backup orchestration, multi-tier disaster recovery planning, system hardening, and tier-3 root-cause troubleshooting.
Private R&D Homelab
Continuous testing of cutting-edge hypervisors, container orchestration, and IaC pipelines in a multi-node private engineering lab, documented on vSkilled.com.
DISTINCTIONS & TRUST • ACCOLADES
VMware vExpert
4x Recipient (2016-2019)Elite global community award recognizing virtualization mastery.
12+ Year Crown Corp Partnership
2013-PresentContinuous infrastructure advisory for a premier public sector enterprise.
Microsoft Certified Professional
MCPS • Exam 740 CertifiedWindows Server 2016 Installation, Storage, Compute & AD.
JIBC GSAR Instructor & GSTL
Kamloops Search & RescueCertified instructor qualified in Incident Command System (ICS 100).
SELECTED ENGAGEMENTS • WORK HIGHLIGHTS
Enterprise Infoblox IPAM Migration
Project Manager & Technical Lead migrating 1.45 million IP addresses into Infoblox from legacy systems without service disruption. Deployed automated network discovery via Network Insight and delivered staff training.
Nutanix Hyperconverged Modernization
Spearheaded full virtual hosting infrastructure replacement across primary datacenters and remote facilities with high-density Nutanix HCI, managing live production cut-overs and structured cabling.
VMware 6.7 & VMFS6 Lifecycle
Upgraded 3 vCenter servers to VCSA 6.7, converged PSCs, upgraded 250+ VMware ESXi hypervisors non-disruptively, and executed mass datastore migrations from 2TB to 10TB VMFS6 across 35 sites.
Gaming Management Systems Infrastructure
Engineered a highly available, multi-datacenter DHCP foundation supporting 35,000 active revenue-generating endpoint devices across 35+ remote facilities, underpinning $1.7 billion in provincial gaming revenue.
Download my Resume
Official curriculum vitae detailing 18+ years of enterprise datacenter virtualization, 1.45M+ IP Infoblox migrations, Nutanix HCI cut-overs, VMware vExpert distinctions, and emergency search leadership.