{"id":5,"date":"2014-11-10T14:47:23","date_gmt":"2014-11-10T14:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vir2alx.wordpress.com\/?page_id=1"},"modified":"2022-11-11T21:47:58","modified_gmt":"2022-11-12T02:47:58","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ithinkvirtual.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Alex Lopez is a Technical Account Manager, and former Solutions Engineer at VMware, Inc.\u00a0 He currently holds the following certifications (VCA-DCV, VCA6-DCV, VCP5-DCV, VCP6-DCV) and has been recognized and awarded the well-respected VMware vExpert 2016-2022.\u00a0 Alex has extensive experience driving and selling VMware solutions across the entire portfolio, and during his IT tenure, he has developed his knowledge and skill set by being an active contributor to the vCommunity.<\/p>\r\n<p>Contact: <a href=\"mailto:info@ithinkvirtual.com\">info@ithinkvirtual.com<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Awards and Accreditations<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>VMware vExpert 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022<\/li>\r\n\t<li>VMware vExpert NSX 2016, 2020, 2021, 2022<\/li>\r\n\t<li>VMware vExpert Cloud Management 2020, 2021<\/li>\r\n\t<li>VMware vExpert Desktop Hypervisors 2021, 2022<\/li>\r\n\t<li>VMware Sales Professional (VSP)<\/li>\r\n\t<li>VMware Technical Solutions Professional (VTSP)<\/li>\r\n\t<li>NetApp Accredited Sales Professional (NASP)<\/li>\r\n\t<li>NetApp Accredited Technical Sales Professional (NATSP)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ithinkvirtual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/vExpert-2016-2017-2018-Custom-Badge-v2.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-magnific_type=\"image\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1297 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ithinkvirtual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/vExpert-2016-2017-2018-Custom-Badge-v2-251x300.png?resize=251%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"251\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ithinkvirtual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/vExpert-2016-2017-2018-Custom-Badge-v2.png?resize=251%2C300&amp;ssl=1 251w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ithinkvirtual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/vExpert-2016-2017-2018-Custom-Badge-v2.png?resize=768%2C920&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ithinkvirtual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/vExpert-2016-2017-2018-Custom-Badge-v2.png?resize=855%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 855w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ithinkvirtual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/vExpert-2016-2017-2018-Custom-Badge-v2.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Certifications<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Datacenter Virtualization (DCV)\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>VMware Certified Associate (VCA-DCV)<\/li>\r\n\t<li>VMware Certified Associate 6 (VCA6-DCV)<\/li>\r\n\t<li>VMware Certified Professional 5.5 (VCP5-DCV)<\/li>\r\n\t<li>VMware Certified Professional 6.0 (VCP6-DCV)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ithinkvirtual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/VMW-DCV-Custom.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-magnific_type=\"image\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-898 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ithinkvirtual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/VMW-DCV-Custom-213x300.png?resize=213%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ithinkvirtual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/VMW-DCV-Custom.png?resize=213%2C300&amp;ssl=1 213w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ithinkvirtual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/VMW-DCV-Custom.png?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Here&#8217;s a little background info about what this site runs on:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Domain Registrar: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hover.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hover<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li>Web\u00a0Hosting: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cloudways.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cloudways<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li>Cloud Computing: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalocean.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Digital Ocean<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li>SSL: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.namecheap.com\/security\/ssl-certificates\/comodo.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Comodo<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li>Blog Hosting: <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WordPress<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Disclaimer: Any views or opinions expressed here are strictly my own. I am solely responsible for all content published here. This is a personal blog, not a company blog. 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