WAYNEMCALISTER

PORTFOLIO / WORK & LIFE

BUILT, CAPTURED
& LIVED.

A selected look at the systems I have supported, the images I have created, and the interests that keep the work grounded in real life.

01 / PRACTICAL SYSTEMS WORK

TECHNOLOGY
& SYSTEMS.

Selected infrastructure and operations work presented without confidential diagrams, credentials, or company data.

01CASE STUDY

Enterprise Domain Migrations

Supported two major identity and infrastructure transitions: an environment of roughly 800 users into a 4,000-user domain, followed by integration into an enterprise serving more than 20,000 users.

OutcomeUser continuity maintained across progressively larger corporate environments.
Active Directory / Identity / Permissions / Cross-team coordination
02CASE STUDY

Virtual Infrastructure Consolidation

Helped modernize and consolidate a multi-site VMware environment spanning Cisco UCS, Dell blade infrastructure, shared storage, and business-critical Windows workloads.

OutcomeReduced the virtual footprint from approximately 175 systems to about 100 more manageable workloads.
VMware ESXi / Cisco UCS / Dell M1000e / Storage
03CASE STUDY

Large-Scale Data Recovery

Led practical recovery work when a major file-server failure put approximately 40 TB of operational data at risk.

OutcomeRecovered approximately 99.8% of the affected data and restored business access.
Veeam / Windows Server / Storage / Recovery planning
04CASE STUDY

Thirteen-Site IT Operations

Supported infrastructure, users, networking, virtualization, storage, backup, and production systems across a geographically distributed manufacturing division.

OutcomeKept technical operations practical, documented, and aligned with production needs.
LAN/WAN / AD / DNS / DHCP / VMware / Veeam

02 / THROUGH THE LENS

PHOTOGRAPHY
& AERIAL WORK.

Real estate interiors, architectural exteriors, aerial perspectives, and clear property presentation from previous assignments.

Elevated drone view of a single-story home with front lawn and palm trees AerialResidential Aerial ExteriorView full image ↗ Aerial overview of Long Beach Marina with boats, palm trees, and the Pacific Ocean AerialLong Beach MarinaView full image ↗ Bright open-concept kitchen and living room with white cabinetry and blue accents InteriorOpen Kitchen & Living RoomView full image ↗ Wide view of a staged living room with white furnishings and hardwood floors InteriorLadoga Avenue Living RoomView full image ↗ Bright open-concept living room and kitchen with vaulted ceilings and skylights InteriorOpen-Concept InteriorView full image ↗ Single-story Lakewood floor plan with room dimensions Floor PlanLakewood Property LayoutView full image ↗

03 / THE PERSON BEHIND THE WORK

LIFE, INTERESTS
& GOOD DAYS.

Good food, good wine, good beard days, good car days, Louie, and the occasional project that exists simply because it is interesting.

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THE UNOFFICIAL CREATIVE DIRECTOR / LOUIE

THE LOUIE
CHRONICLES.

A little less corporate. A lot more personality. Louie is part of the story, and these are some of his better days (and questionable decisions).

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01

Good Food & Good Wine

Memorable meals, worthwhile bottles, and places worth returning to.

02

Good Car Days

Machines, details, drives, and the simple pleasure of something well engineered.

03

Good Beard Days

Proof that professional does not have to mean overly polished or permanently serious.

04

Kinetic Table Art

Generative motion, pattern, sand, and creative experimentation in 4K.

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