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Morrisville, NC, US

• Lead team of 6 IT professionals in developing & implementing strategic technology initiatives with management oversight of the vSphere, Horizon VDI, storage, IAM, server, Azure cloud, enterprise backup, & software.
• Managed the migration & full integration of two corporate acquisitions into our infrastructure. - Coordinated with key stakeholders, including executives & department heads, to understand business requirements & align.
• Collaborated closely with the SVP of IT Operations to optimize budget allocation, ensuring cost-effectiveness and alignment with organizational goals by conducting regular budget reviews and presenting the reports to.
• Spearhead negotiations with several software vendors, resulting in dramatic reductions in licensing expenses while maintaining necessary functionality. Strategically manage & optimize licensing for enterprise software.
• Implemented IT solutions to support the corporate rebranding efforts, such as updating email domains, ensuring data consistency & managing the transition of IT-related documentation.
• Coordinated with cross-functional teams to update all IT assets, including websites, internal systems, & communication platforms, to reflect new brand identity.

Cary, NC, US

• Work on a team with 3 other Storage Engineers to manage ~75+ PB of SAN / NAS / Cloud storage on 20+ different platforms including EMC, NetApp, Pure, IBM, Azure
• Migration of multiple large NetApp 7-mode environments to cDOT providing increased capability, reliability, and reduced technical debt & hardware footprint.
• Primary Dell Compellent storage engineer for the Enterprise Excellence Center external customer-facing demonstration & training environment consisting of 4+ PB.
• Worked as storage SME on a team to design & implement SAS’ newest large-scale hosting environment to provide services that follow NIST800-53, PCI, & IRS 1075 Federal regulations to state & federal customers including.
• Vendor management to include new product demonstrations, obtaining quotes for new hardware & software, RFIs, managing SOWs, technical guidance, problem resolutions, etc.
• Create capacity planning reports & recommendations for standardization, strategy, & implementation of storage solutions for the enterprise to include Hosting, Research & Development, and core business functions.

Cary, NC, US

• Management of multiple 2008 & 2012 Active Directory environments, consisting of 100+ DCs, 9 domains, 81 sites, & 14000+ servers, including group policy & DNS management
• Implementation & administration of multiple VMware ESXi 6.x virtual infrastructures consisting of ~250 hosts & 11000+ virtual machines.
• Manage all aspects of SAS Institute’s hosting infrastructure ensuring customer SLAs were met.
• Planned, designed, & implemented SCCM 2012 to manage 30,000 clients.
• Administered Symantec Endpoint Protection for client protection from security threats.
• Solely responsible for the management, configuration, & redesign of the Service Loaner (EEC) environment that was utilized company-wide to provide demonstrations & training to SAS’ potential & current customers.o.

Greenville, NC, US

• Management of a 21,000+ object Windows 2003 Active Directory environment, consisting of 5 load balanced DCs & 430+ member servers, including group policy & DNS management
• Work intimately with CISO as primary security resource providing technical guidance & solutions to include policy development & enforcement to mitigate risk to patient data & network infrastructure following HIPAA best.
• Provide leadership with yearly budgetary requirements for upcoming fiscal years as it pertains to operational costs & capital projects for server hardware, security, & storage.
• Project management & primary technical expert for multiple enterprise IT initiatives as well as perform or coordinate training as needed.
• Configure, manage, & deploy McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.7, Host Intrusion Prevention, & McAfee Endpoint Encryption via ePolicy Orchestrator 4.5 throughout the enterprise.
• Implementation & administration of clustered VMware ESX 4.x infrastructure consisting of 18 hosts & 150+ virtual machines.

Charlotte, NC, US

• Responsible for the implementation & administration of a 60-site distributed Branch network environment consisting of 110 Windows NT / 2000 servers with Active Directory
• Manage LAN/WAN infrastructure consisting of 60 Cisco routers, 10 2900 & 6500 switches.
• Manage & train level 1, 2, & 3 IT support staff, including workstation, & personnel support.
• Project management of Data Center relocation to the new facility
• Implement & maintain network security devices (Checkpoint Firewall / VPN, Intrusion Detection System).
• Manage & serve as a primary technical contact for several large vendors.

Randolph AFB, TX, US

• Supervised & trained 20 personnel during deployments to Germany in support of the IRAQ War, as well as Saudi Arabia, in support of Operation Southern Watch.
• Oversight of staff & operations of Passenger Terminal daily activity including ticketing passengers for travel, palletizing baggage, security of terminal & flights, & loading of passengers & baggage onto aircraft.
• Managed, performed performance evaluations, & trained assigned personnel.
• Redesigned & implemented Windows NT network at the Air Mobility Commands’ terminal in Atlanta Airport, resulting in increased productivity & a 98% decrease in unplanned downtime.
• Personally responsible for the migration of 350 PCs from Windows NT to Windows 2000.
• Install, configure, troubleshoot, backup, & maintain PC/LAN hardware & software for over 350 PCs & servers on a 500-user Windows NT network.

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