IT Consultant Fürth, Germany

Patrick Schindler

CitrixMicrosoft 365VMwareNutanix

Freelancer with a genuine passion for IT. Broad expertise and out-of-the-box thinking.

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Available for new projects — 100% remote

Years of experience since 2013: 13
Projects & positions: 10
Certifications: 7
Vendors in use: 14

01 Profile

About Me

Since 2013, I have been helping companies build, operate, and migrate complex infrastructures as a freelance IT consultant — from Citrix environments and Microsoft 365 migrations to large-scale VMware-to-Nutanix projects.

I design and build IT environments to customer requirements, document them in a structured way, and ensure stability and performance in day-to-day operations.

Personal strengths

01
Very strong team player
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Strong communication skills
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Design and implementation of complete environments to customer requirements
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Structured and thorough documentation

02 Experience

Projects & Positions

10 positions since 2013, most recent first. Expand each entry to see the responsibilities.

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Freelance
Permanent employment
Ongoing

2026
04/2026 – 09/2026Duration 6 months
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Nutanix Expert / Automation Engineer
Nutanix Automation & Self-Service Platform
Industrial group (intralogistics) · Manufacturing · Remote
- Nutanix
- PowerShell
- 1Password
- Microsoft
Design and rollout of semi-automated and fully automated rightsizing. Analysis of resource usage and adjustment of virtual servers. Automation of recurring tasks in Nutanix.
5automated operational processes
- Nutanix AHV
- Prism Central
- Nutanix X-Play
- REST API v3/v4
- PowerShell
- IIS / ASP.NET
- 1Password Connect
- SAML
- Design and development of a script server with a web dashboard (IIS/ASP.NET) for recurring operational tasks
- VM rightsizing based on P95 utilization analysis, including scheduled adjustments
- Patch day automation with VM schedules and power control via the Prism Central v4 API
- Automated password reset of cluster admin accounts with storage in 1Password
- SSH key management for clusters in lockdown mode
- Integration of X-Play playbooks, service account concept, and SAML preparation
08/2025 – 03/2026Duration 8 months
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Nutanix Expert
VMware-to-Nutanix Mass Migration
- VMware
- Nutanix
Migration of approximately 800 Windows and Linux servers from VMware to Nutanix, including automation and performance optimization.
~800servers migrated
- VMware
- Nutanix AHV
- Nutanix Move
- Nutanix Automation
- Nutanix X-Play
- Mass migration of approx. 800 Windows and Linux servers from VMware to Nutanix
- Ownership of the complete Nutanix automation stack (creation, management, and optimization)
- Creation of X-Play workflows/scripts in Prism
- Performance optimization after migration
- General server optimization
2025
06/2024 – 07/2025Duration 1 year 2 months
Central Incident Manager (Citrix focus)
Central Incident Management for Citrix
State administration of North Rhine-Westphalia · Public administration
- Citrix
- Microsoft
- Atlassian
- Windows
- BMC
Coordination of central incident management in the Citrix environment of a German state administration.
- Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 2203/2402 LTSR
- Citrix Xen
- Citrix WEM
- Hyper-V
- Windows Server 2012–2025
- JIRA / Confluence
- Remedy
- Coordination of central incident management in the Citrix environment
- Interface between business units, operations, and 3rd-level support
2024
04/2023 – 06/2024Duration 1 year 3 months
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Operations Lead
Operation of 250+ Nutanix/VMware Hosts
- Nutanix
- VMware
Operational responsibility for a large virtualized infrastructure with more than 250 hosts.
250+hosts managed
- Nutanix
- VMware
- ITIL
- Incident management processes
- Responsible for update and patch management across the entire host landscape
- Incident management in line with ITIL
- Ensuring stable operation of a large virtualized infrastructure
2022
11/2022 – 12/2022Duration 2 months
M365 Consultant
Microsoft 365 Restructuring
Non-profit association
- Microsoft 365
- Windows
Restructuring of an existing Microsoft 365 environment with the goal of online-only data storage.
- Microsoft 365
- Exchange Online
- Windows 10
- Restructuring of the existing Microsoft 365 environment
- Restructuring of the OneDrive and SharePoint landscape
- Objective: complete transition to online-only data storage (no offline data)
05/2022 – 11/2022Duration 7 months
VMware Expert / Nutanix Specialist
VMware-to-Nutanix Migration
- VMware
- Nutanix
- Rubrik
Migration of 260 virtual machines from VMware to Nutanix, including backup setup with Rubrik.
260VMs migrated
- VMware
- Nutanix AHV
- Nutanix Move
- Rubrik
- Migration of 260 virtual machines from VMware to Nutanix
- Post-migration optimization and adjustment of the VMs
- Optimization of cluster resources
- Backup setup with Rubrik
01/2022 – 05/2022Duration 5 months
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Citrix Expert
New Citrix Environment Build
Pharmaceutical company · Pharmaceuticals
- Citrix
- VMware
- Microsoft
- Windows
Design and complete build of a new Citrix environment based on 1912 LTSR, including FSLogix.
- Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 1912 LTSR
- VMware (Management)
- Citrix Xen (VDI/VDA)
- Windows Server 2019 & 2016
- Windows 10
- FSLogix
- Citrix WEM
- Design of a new Citrix environment based on version 1912 LTSR
- Complete build of the environment, including a new Windows profile solution (FSLogix)
- Adjustment and optimization for third-party applications
- Administrator training
2021
03/2021 – 05/2021Duration 3 months
M365 Consultant
Replacing Zimbra with Exchange Online
Electronics company
- Microsoft 365
- Linux
- Windows
Replacement of a Zimbra mail server and migration of all mailboxes to Exchange Online.
- Microsoft Exchange Online
- Windows 10
- Linux
- Replacement of an existing Zimbra mail server
- Migration of all mailboxes, aliases, and shared mailboxes
- Training of administrators and end users
2019
03/2015 – 03/2019Duration 4 years 1 month
Permanent employment
IT Systems Administrator
Rebuild of the IT Environment
Startup · Internet / Software
- VMware
- Linux
- Veeam
- Amazon Web Services
- Atlassian
- Windows
Restructuring and complete rebuild of a startup’s IT environment — from the server landscape to the phone system.
144servers administered
- VMware
- Linux (CentOS)
- Windows Server 2008R2–2016
- Pascom
- Veeam Backup and Replication
- Veeam ONE
- Atlassian Confluence / JIRA
- AWS
- Restructuring and complete rebuild of the IT environment in a startup setting
- Administration of 120 Linux servers (web servers, development, etc.)
- Administration of 24 Windows servers (including Active Directory)
- Administration of the Asterisk-based phone system (Pascom)
- Administration of the VMware clusters (2 × 3 hosts)
- Design and implementation of the Veeam backup
- 2nd- and 3rd-level support
- Migration of the Linux servers to AWS
- Setup of a ticketing system based on Atlassian JIRA
2014
02/2013 – 08/2014Duration 1 year 7 months
VMware / Linux Expert
Redundant VMware and Linux Infrastructure
Printing / Prepress
- VMware
- Linux
- Veeam
Build of a fully redundant VMware environment across two fire compartments and a prepress Linux server landscape.
- VMware
- Linux (CentOS)
- Veeam Backup and Replication
- Build of a fully redundant VMware environment from scratch
- Distribution of hardware resources across two fire compartments
- Build of a complete prepress Linux server landscape

03 Skills

Core Skills

Grouped by area, self-assessed on a scale of 1 to 5.

Workspace & VDI

Citrix5/5

Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (LTSR), Citrix WEM, FSLogix

Cloud & Collaboration

Microsoft 3655/5

Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive, Identity & Security

Virtualization

VMware vSphere5/5

vSphere / ESXi, cluster design, operation of large host landscapes

Nutanix5/5

AHV, Prism Central, Move, X-Play, automation

Operating Systems

Windows Server & Client5/5

Windows Server 2008 R2 – 2025, Active Directory, Windows 10/11

Linux5/5

CentOS / RHEL, Debian, web server landscapes

Automation

Automation & Scripting5/5

PowerShell, REST APIs (Prism v3/v4), Nutanix X-Play

Operations

Backup & Recovery5/5

Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam ONE, Rubrik

ITIL / Incident Management5/5

Incident management, patch and update management

04 Credentials

Certifications

Citrix Certified Expert
Citrix
Microsoft 365 Identity and Services
Microsoft
MCSA: Windows Server 2012
Microsoft
Microsoft 365 Mobility and Security
Microsoft
MCSA: Windows Server 2016
Microsoft
Microsoft Certified Expert: Azure
Microsoft
VMware Certified Professional
VMware

05 Contact

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Available for new projects — 100% remote. Feel free to get in touch by email or phone.

Patrick Schindler

Personal strengths

Nutanix Automation & Self-Service Platform

VMware-to-Nutanix Mass Migration

Central Incident Management for Citrix

Operation of 250+ Nutanix/VMware Hosts

Microsoft 365 Restructuring

VMware-to-Nutanix Migration

New Citrix Environment Build

Replacing Zimbra with Exchange Online

Rebuild of the IT Environment

Redundant VMware and Linux Infrastructure