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Tarell Smith

@tarellsmith

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I build and modernize enterprise storage, VMware, backup, and hybrid-cloud infrastructure.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to lead and support enterprise storage, virtualization, data protection, and hybrid-cloud modernization initiatives, with opportunities to solve complex infrastructure challenges and partner across technical and customer-facing teams.

I'm currently administering Dell PowerStore, PowerScale, and PowerMax infrastructure at GE Aerospace, alongside PowerProtect cloud backup and AWS Storage Gateway deployments in VMware environments.

At MacStadium, I supported thousands of VMware VMs across Pure FlashArray, FlashBlade, and NetApp platforms. I led storage migrations using array replication and Storage vMotion, automated NFS provisioning with Ansible, and managed capacity, performance, Cisco switching, and customer-facing solution discussions.

Across QTS DataCenters, Dycom Industries, BCD Travel, and Harland Clarke, I've delivered enterprise storage implementations, SAN consolidation, Fibre Channel fabrics, disaster recovery, backup, and data-center expansion work. I bring 15+ years of hands-on experience translating capacity, availability, and recovery requirements into reliable infrastructure.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior Storage Engineer

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GE Aerospace

Jan 2026 - Present (7 months)

Administer Dell enterprise storage infrastructure across PowerStore, PowerScale, and PowerMax platforms, managing provisioning, configuration, capacity, performance, and operational support. Manage Dell PowerProtect cloud backup infrastructure and deploy AWS Storage Gateway virtual appliances within VMware environments.