projects: reword index tagline; split global infra into estate + network-automation
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- New projects tagline + open-minded lead
- Split the combined infra project: keep the estate/cloud modernisation,
  add a dedicated Network Automation at Fleet Scale case (Unimus + NetBox,
  config backup, bulk push, vaulted+rotated credentials) from the Linde role
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title: "Global Infrastructure Modernisation"
outcome: "Modernised enterprise infrastructure at scale — ~1,000 VMs, segmented networks, multi-region cloud migration."
summary: "Across global IT roles: a ~1,000-VM VMware estate, flat-to-segmented network redesign with SD-WAN and Aruba ClearPass, firewall upgrades, and migration to Azure and Microsoft 365."
role: "Infrastructure Engineer · Virtus Health / Linde"
outcome: "Modernised a global, multi-region estate at scale — ~1,000 VMs, flat-to-segmented networks, and a migration to Azure and Microsoft 365 — on a live 24/7 business."
summary: "Across global IT roles at Virtus Health and Linde Asia Pacific: a ~1,000-VM VMware estate managed centrally, a flat-to-segmented network redesign with SD-WAN and Aruba ClearPass, Palo Alto / FortiGate firewall redesigns, and migration to Azure (Blob, AVS) and Microsoft 365."
role: "Infrastructure Engineer · Virtus Health & Linde Asia Pacific"
period: "2019 2025"
stack: ["VMware", "Azure", "SD-WAN", "Aruba ClearPass", "FortiGate", "Microsoft 365"]
stack: ["VMware / vSphere", "Azure (Blob, AVS)", "Microsoft 365", "SD-WAN", "Aruba ClearPass", "Palo Alto / FortiGate", "Veeam"]
featured: false
order: 40
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## Problem
Enterprise estates accrete. Flat networks, sprawling VM counts, aging firewalls, and
on-prem-only services become a security and operations drag. The work: modernise without
breaking a global business that runs 24/7.
on-prem-only services become a security and operations drag. The work: modernise a global,
multi-region business that runs 24/7 — without breaking it.
## Constraints
- **Keep the lights on** — change a live, multi-region estate without downtime.
- **Security and compliance** — segmentation, patching, and auditability throughout.
- **Cost-aware** — modernise to cloud where it pays, not for its own sake.
- **Cost-aware** — modernise to cloud where it pays, justified through CapEx/OpEx cases.
## Design
Across global roles I ran and improved a **~1,000-VM VMware estate** and re-segmented **flat
sites into isolated VLAN ranges**, layering in **SD-WAN** and **Aruba ClearPass** onboarding
for a tiered, authenticated network. **Palo Alto / FortiGate** firewalls were upgraded and
redesigned around the new segmentation. Workloads and identity moved to **Azure** (Blob, AVS)
and **Microsoft 365** — including an ERP hardware refresh with a new DR solution, and a
region-wide PBX-to-VoIP migration.
Across global roles I ran and improved a **~1,000-VM VMware estate**, managed centrally for
the IT team and operated across regions including the UK. I re-segmented **flat sites into
isolated VLAN ranges** with ACLs, layering in **SD-WAN** and **Aruba ClearPass** with 802.1x
onboarding for a tiered, authenticated network. **Palo Alto / FortiGate** firewalls were
upgraded and redesigned around the new segmentation — RCA, staging through FortiManager, and
a flat-to-segmented redesign.
On the platform side: workloads and identity moved to **Azure** (Blob storage, AVS — lifting
existing vSphere environments) and **Microsoft 365**, with a **hybrid AD sync** I architected
to bridge on-prem and cloud identity. The estate work also covered an **ERP hardware refresh
with a new DR / mainframe solution**, file shares to Azure Blob over Kerberos auth, **Veeam**
backups, and a region-wide **PBX-to-VoIP** migration (RingCentral).
## Security & reliability decisions