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Sohit Thota

Aurora

Summary

Data Center Engineer with hands-on experience managing physical infrastructure across multi-site hospital data centers, supporting mission-critical clinical systems. Proven track record in power, cabling, deployments, and inventory/decommission.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Systems Engineer Associate

Northwestern Medicine
07.2022 - Current

Own physical data center operations across multiple hospital campuses, supporting MDF and IDF environments for mission-critical clinical systems

Support ~400 standalone infrastructure devices at primary data centers with redundant secondary-site backups, ensuring availability and disaster readiness

Perform hands-on rack-and-stack, fiber/copper cabling, hardware installs, and break/fix in live 24/7 production environments

Deployed and integrated ~250 intelligent PDUs, enabling remote power cycling and offsite recovery, significantly reducing on-site response time and MTTR

Coordinate and troubleshoot power, cooling, and physical/network infrastructure (UPS systems, PDUs, port tracing, VLAN verification) in collaboration with network and facilities teams


Desktop Engineer Intern

Guggenheim Partners
06.2021 - 08.2021
  • Worked with the desktop engineering team to build and maintain the IT infrastructure within for two head offices in Chicago and New York, as well as support daily technical support activities regarding desktop, data, and server management.
  • - Performed patch change process for 3800 machines, by adhering to organizational policies of the month
  • - Configure end-user software and troubleshoot for testing, while efficiently working through Citrix VDI and Skype.
  • - Worked with PowerShell, Altiris Management Console, IGEL OS systems, GPOs, SysTrack daily.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Information Science & Technology

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
05.2022

Skills

  • Server Installation
  • Data Center Management
  • Power Infrastructure
  • Cooling and Heating
  • Inventory Management
  • Equipment Decommission
  • Real time physical layer troubleshooting
  • Windows server administration

Certification

  • Windows Server Management and Security Issued Aug. 2023
  • SysTrack Certified Technician Issued Jun. 2021
  • SysTrack Certified Engineer Issued Jun. 2021

Timeline

Systems Engineer Associate

Northwestern Medicine
07.2022 - Current

Desktop Engineer Intern

Guggenheim Partners
06.2021 - 08.2021

Bachelor of Science - Information Science & Technology

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Sohit Thota