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Licenses & Certifications

  • Supervised Machine Learning: Regression and Classification

    DeepLearning.AI, Stanford University

Volunteer Experience

Publications

  • Disaster recovery at the rebirth of virtual desktop infrastructures

    ITProPortal

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  • Four Advantages of Capacity Forecasting and Analytics with Hyperconvergence

    CIO Review Magazine

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  • The World Revolving Around Users, Applications and Data

    CIO Review Magazine

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  • VMware Horizon 6 Desktop Virtualization Solutions

    Packt Publishing

    VMware Horizon 6 (with View) delivers virtualized desktops and applications through a single platform. It supports users, providing them with access to all of their Windows and online resources through one unified workspace, anywhere, using the device of their choice. The latest VDI release has brought with it various enhancements that will provide a better way to solve the common problems that occur while designing a VDI solution.

    This book will guide you through how to produce a solid…

    VMware Horizon 6 (with View) delivers virtualized desktops and applications through a single platform. It supports users, providing them with access to all of their Windows and online resources through one unified workspace, anywhere, using the device of their choice. The latest VDI release has brought with it various enhancements that will provide a better way to solve the common problems that occur while designing a VDI solution.

    This book will guide you through how to produce a solid VDI solution with VMware Horizon 6 View, by combining best practices with actual installation challenges. The book is designed to be used during the design phase, which comes before the implementation phase. It covers all major Horizon 6 components and tips on how to use them to provide a solid VDI solution

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  • VMware View 5 Desktop Virtualization Solutions

    Packt Publishing

    VMware View is a desktop virtualization solution that helps organizations automate desktop and application management, reduce costs, and increase data security through centralization of the desktop environment.

    Written by VMware experts Jason Langone and Andre Leibovici, this book is meant as a guide for architects, solution providers, consultants, engineers and anyone planning to design and implement a solution based on VMware View 5. This book will pull information and expertise from…

    VMware View is a desktop virtualization solution that helps organizations automate desktop and application management, reduce costs, and increase data security through centralization of the desktop environment.

    Written by VMware experts Jason Langone and Andre Leibovici, this book is meant as a guide for architects, solution providers, consultants, engineers and anyone planning to design and implement a solution based on VMware View 5. This book will pull information and expertise from real world scenarios so as to maximize practical learning. It will explain the settings and configurations needed to have a successful desktop virtualization solution as well as the 'why' behind the decisions.

    Other authors
    • Jason Langone
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  • VMware® View™ Security Hardening Guide

    VMware

    Other authors
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Patents

  • Architecture for Implementing Service Level Management for a Virtualization Environment

    Issued US 10826795

    Disclosed is an improved approach to implement a management environment for the storage infrastructure of a virtualization system. The invention provides the ability at a granular basis to allow a user/administrator to configure and control the service levels for virtualization objects in a virtualization system, particularly for storage-related components.

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  • Protected Health Information in Distributed Computing Systems

    Filed US 15431190

    A method and system for executing application group consistent for testing and cloning for EMR systems containing PHI data through the use of metadata snapshots.

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  • Electronic Medical Record Systems Performance Remediation in Distributed Computing Environments

    Filed US 15426632

    A method and system for pulling and correlating EMR (Electronic Medical Records) system data with hyperconverged infrastructure metrics.

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  • Opening unsupported file types through remoting sessions

    Issued US US 20150058286 A1

    Viewing and editing operations on a file having an unsupported file type are enabled through a method of opening the file through a remoting session. The method includes the steps of issuing a request to open the file and metadata of the file, programmatically transmitting credentials of the user to a connection server to log the user into a virtual machine, and establishing a remoting session with the virtual machine to access the file for viewing and editing, the virtual machine opening the…

    Viewing and editing operations on a file having an unsupported file type are enabled through a method of opening the file through a remoting session. The method includes the steps of issuing a request to open the file and metadata of the file, programmatically transmitting credentials of the user to a connection server to log the user into a virtual machine, and establishing a remoting session with the virtual machine to access the file for viewing and editing, the virtual machine opening the file based on the request to open the file and the metadata of the file.

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  • User Interface Virtualization for Remote Devices

    Issued US US 20130290856 A1

    User interface virtualization describes a technique for providing a user with access to one computing device from another computing device, while translating the ergonomics of one computer's user interface style into the ergonomics of the other's.

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Projects

  • Ollama GPU Compatibility Calculator

    Developed a free, open-source tool to help users quickly determine if their GPU is compatible with models supported by Ollama. The calculator simplifies what can otherwise be a complex, technical process — making it easier for developers, researchers, and hobbyists to assess hardware readiness for running LLMs locally.

    With just a few inputs (GPU model, VRAM, architecture), users can instantly check compatibility and performance readiness for local model execution. Designed to be…

    Developed a free, open-source tool to help users quickly determine if their GPU is compatible with models supported by Ollama. The calculator simplifies what can otherwise be a complex, technical process — making it easier for developers, researchers, and hobbyists to assess hardware readiness for running LLMs locally.

    With just a few inputs (GPU model, VRAM, architecture), users can instantly check compatibility and performance readiness for local model execution. Designed to be lightweight, fast, and accessible to a wide audience — from AI enthusiasts to IT professionals optimising inference environments.

  • CryptoPump

    CryptoPump is an automated cryptocurrency trading bot designed for real-time responsiveness, precision, and configurability. Built in Go and leveraging WebSockets for high-speed execution, it reacts instantly to market fluctuations using Bollinger Bands, RSI (3/7/14), and MACD-based strategies.

    The platform offers flexible, rules-based trading — supporting all crypto pairs and exchange-specific commission tracking. It's built for both active trading and controlled risk management…

    CryptoPump is an automated cryptocurrency trading bot designed for real-time responsiveness, precision, and configurability. Built in Go and leveraging WebSockets for high-speed execution, it reacts instantly to market fluctuations using Bollinger Bands, RSI (3/7/14), and MACD-based strategies.

    The platform offers flexible, rules-based trading — supporting all crypto pairs and exchange-specific commission tracking. It's built for both active trading and controlled risk management, especially in down markets.

    Key Features:

    📈 Real-time analytics: Bollinger Bands, MACD, and RSI-based trading triggers
    ⚙️ Strategy configuration: Custom buy/sell thresholds, profit margins, and behaviour changes in volatile or declining markets
    💹 Exchange-aware: Supports fee-aware profit calculations and integrates with Binance (including TestNet support)
    🧪 Simulation & safety: DryRun mode for non-executing tests, plus Telegram bot integration for live alerts
    ⏱️ Advanced controls: Time enforcement, Sell-to-cover, and conditional logic for dynamic market scenarios

    Built for traders who want high-speed, customisable crypto automation with transparency and testability.

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  • Alfred WF for Nutanix

    Alfred is an app for Mac OS X which boosts productivity with hotkeys and keywords. It enabled searching your Mac and the web, and control your Mac using customized actions and workflows.
    I built a Python based workflow that enable Nutanix administrators to view and manage hosts and virtual machines from their own desktops. I have also published the workflow export and the Python source code in my Github repository here. Feel free to download the package and contribute back with your own…

    Alfred is an app for Mac OS X which boosts productivity with hotkeys and keywords. It enabled searching your Mac and the web, and control your Mac using customized actions and workflows.
    I built a Python based workflow that enable Nutanix administrators to view and manage hosts and virtual machines from their own desktops. I have also published the workflow export and the Python source code in my Github repository here. Feel free to download the package and contribute back with your own implementations and triggers. http://myvirtualcloud.net/?p=7999

    GitHub - https://github.com/aleibovici/alfred_ntnxapi

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  • VMware View Pool Manager

    VMware View Pool Manager is a tool I created to help administrators to manage users across virtual desktop pools and security groups in large multi-pod deployments. The tool is freely downloadable from the VMware Labs website.

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  • VDI Calculator

    - Present

    The VDI Calculator is a open source tool I created to help administrators to properly size VDI designs and help to make the appropriate architectural decisions. The Online VDI Calculator has more than 50,000 page views every month.

    VDI Calculator - http://myvirtualcloud.net/?page_id=1076
    GitHub - https://github.com/aleibovici/vdicalc

    The Register - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/09/26/open_source_vdi_calculator/

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  • Alexa Skill for Nutanix

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    The Alexa Skill for Nutanix connects the Alexa Echo to a remote Nutanix cluster and enables users to retrieve information from the PRISM REST API using voice commands. Enjoy your first experience managing a Nutanix cluster using Alexa voice commands.

    GitHub https://github.com/aleibovici/alexa-skill
    Open Sourcing - http://myvirtualcloud.net/alexa-skill-for-nutanix-goes-open-source/

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  • APAC Virtualization Roundtable Podcast

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Honors & Awards

  • EMC Elect 2014

    EMC

  • VMware Certifications

    VMware

    VCP / VCAP-DCA / VCAP-DCD / VCAP-DT / VTSP

  • VMware Virtual Desktop Ingenuity Award '2009

    VMware

  • VMware vExpert 2010/11/12/13/14/19/20/21

    VMware

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