Chris Wetzel

Projects

Designed, executed, and managed the rapid transition of our MSP's infrastructure from standard engineering best practices to a fully compliant SOC 2 Type 2 framework within a rolling 90-day evaluation window. Utilizing Secureframe for continuous compliance monitoring, integrated all core on-premises and cloud environments, including M365 infrastructure, to build automated evidence streams. Authored and implemented over 20 formal corporate information security policies, closed existing governance gaps, and served as the primary technical point of contact interfacing directly with the audit firm. This project successfully institutionalized continuous, auditable security operations across our multi-tenant MSP ecosystem without disrupting developer velocity or daily engineering output.
Successfully migrated about 120 endusers globally from a datacenter hosted VDI environment built on Windows Server 2012 to a modern Azure Virtual Desktop environment built on Windows Server 2019 and Windows 10. Deployed mutiple pooled AVD hosts to suit the needs of different endusers, including regional settings. Configured environment with both Azure and offsite image based backups to ensure continuity. Continued to document, maintain, and scale the environment to 200 end users located around the globe. This environment provides a scalable, global environment for the client's MSSQL backended SAP Business One and Boyum B1 Usability Package and Produmex WMS, including both user desktop and laptops, as well as, handheld devices.Successfully migrated about 120 endusers globally from a datacenter hosted VDI environment built on Windows Server 2012 to a modern Azure Virtual Desktop environment built on Windows Server 2019 and Windows 10. Deployed mutiple pooled AVD hosts to suit the needs of different endusers, including regional settings. Configured environment with both Azure and offsite image based backups to ensure continuity. Continued to document, maintain, and scale the environment to 200 end users located around the globe. This environment provides a scalable, global environment for the client's MSSQL backended SAP Business One and Boyum B1 Usability Package and Produmex WMS, including both user desktop and laptops, as well as, handheld devices.
Planned, tested, and executed a multi-phase infrastructure modernization, migrating a high-throughput graphic design studio from legacy bare-metal macOS X Servers to a highly available Dell PowerEdge and EqualLogic SAN VMware vSphere stack hosting Windows and Ubuntu Linux VMs. Developed a rigorous staging and testing methodology to ensure absolute data integrity for massive creative asset libraries. Executed the migration gradually using incremental data syncs and iterative client environment evaluations to ensure near-zero operational downtime. Managed seamless, overnight cutovers that preserved complex file permissions and localized asset links, preventing disruption to active production pipelines. Provided ongoing Tier 3 support, capacity planning, and optimization for the newly virtualized, scalable environment.
Engineered and deployed standardized, highly resilient virtualization footprints across a diverse SMB client roster, converting legacy setups into efficient single-host VMware ESXi environments. Paired each deployment with a dedicated Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) appliance, architecting a robust hybrid-cloud failover strategy capable of instantly virtualizing critical workloads both on-premises and in the cloud. Managed the end-to-end lifecycle of these rollouts—including server virtualization, network configuration, and backup synchronization—delivering enterprise-grade business continuity, rapid recovery times, and data protection within a minimal physical and financial hardware footprint.
Architected and executed numerous cross-platform cloud migrations, transitioning diverse client organizations from legacy on-premises Exchange Servers and Google Apps (Workspace) to modern Microsoft 365 ecosystems. Managed the entire migration lifecycle, including pre-flight domain validation, MX record cutovers, and data staging to ensure zero email downtime or message loss during transit. Implemented robust security policies post-migration, configuring identity protection, multi-factor authentication (MFA), and data loss prevention (DLP) parameters within the M365 tenant. Delivered seamless cutovers for global end-users across Outlook clients, mobile devices, and shared resources, standardizing corporate communications on a secure, scalable cloud infrastructure.