Achieved consistent progression to higher levels of responsibility for outstanding technical leadership during several critical periods of transformation and acquisitions for a state-of-the-art transportation solutions carrier. Currently oversee 15 direct reports with multi-site, cross-functional team accountability consisting of help desk support, application development, and networking & system administrators. Established and cultivated robust data and integrated telecommunication partnerships with AT&T and Verizon.Leverage mission-critical IT operational expertise to navigate strategic project planning, business requirements, efficient resource allocation, and multimillion-dollar vendor negotiations. Meticulously develop and present short and long-term IT implementation goals (new hardware & software) to C-suites and key stakeholders. Launch cost-effective architectural design frameworks for next-generation software by defining the storage platform (object & file) across multiple data centers, conducting proof of concept (PoC) and testing, automation, and cloud-integrated backup and recovery pipelines.• Successfully drove major IT system integrations during three large-scale mergers that played a vital role in growing the fleet from 750 trucks to over 3,000, transforming the enterprise into the second largest refrigerated trucking company in the U.S. • Spearheaded critical data center hardware overhauls to tighten the enterprise’s network security infrastructure by implementing disaster recovery drills, migrating to Microsoft ATP, and implementing Cisco cloud email security (CES) and Umbrella protection to eliminate Malware and other potential viruses. • Rapidly transformed departments into a remote/hybrid environment during the COVID pandemic to streamline workflow systems and continue providing a solid internal & external communication link (data & phone systems).

Rapidly moved into positions of greater responsibility for a global leader in electronic medical records (EMR) software. Oversaw the support for large-scale storage policies following HIPAA 5010 transaction standards and architected migration succession planning for future storage environments collaborating with senior management.Accountable for daily backup operations by researching and correcting failures, assisted with troubleshooting Linux/Unix systems, and created PowerShell scripts to run daily capacity reports. Led multiple disaster recovery scenarios to strengthen cyber-attack readiness protocols. • Maintained a large-scale, high-capacity, multi-tier storage environment consisting of 15 HP and EMC storage arrays supporting approximately 1,800 systems globally. Responsible for mission-critical clusters that were essential in expediting virtualized and cloud computing environments. • Accommodated growth for large-scale enterprise infrastructures applying core edge SAN designs, Brocade directors & switches, HP Storage Essentials, Performance Advisor, XP Remote Console, and Command View EVA and TL.• Partnered with a multifunctional team to introduce an innovative data deduplication backup solution using HP Data Protector that resolved growth issues by replacing offsite tape for disaster recovery.• Successfully migrated several arrays that included a new multi-tier HP P9500 and 3PAR with thin provisioning and integrated large-scale storage with VMware environments.