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Colorado Springs, Co, Us

Colorado Springs, Co, Us

• Serving as SME on City-Wide fiber optic buildout to support a new high-speed, redundant and secure Operations network and Smart City initiatives• Designing/Architecting and serving as PM for building a series of Fiber aggregation buildings around the City to terminate fiber connections and host tenant equipment racks• Architecting city-wide Operational network over new fiber infrastructure to support current and future Operational communications needs• Working with Networking and Cyber Security to architect a tertiary, remote Internet Service Provider (ISP) in conjunction with co-located data center for redundancy• Architecting co-located data center in remote 3rd party data center with Internal/External SMEs• Investigating new technologies for solution ideation that solves Operational challenges such as water valve sensors, transformer monitoring, AMI, automated re-closers, etc• Researching industry best practices for technologies that support ever-increasing regulatory requirements such as NERC/CIP, HIPAA, PCI, etc• Developed Enterprise Cloud strategy in conjunction with IT Architecture team• Researching last -mile technologies to support Energy Roadmap such as private LTE/5G, LoRaWan, etc. for IoT and IIoT connectivity• Researching and Architecting satellite communications for remote water collection locations• Collaboration with Operations groups (water, electric, gas, wastewater) to understand their short- and long-term initiatives

Colorado Springs, Co, Us

• Worked with other Architects and SMEs to create Networking Architectural standards • Served as Network SME for architecting and designing a new DWDM and MPLS Control and Transport Network to replace aging infrastructure• Network representative as part of ongoing Technology Integrated Resource Plan (TIRP) effort to help align the IT to rest of the organization’s resource plans• Served on committee to streamline Service Delivery process and create more efficient process for servicing requests coming to IT• Serve as technical SME on City-wide fiber initiative working in conjunction with external contractor to design a city-wide fiber architecture• Included as Networking/Technical SME on Energy Roadmap initiative to include investigating newer technologies to support IoT, IIoT devices• Researched, Architected and implemented Cisco ACI data center environment across two local data centers locations to replace legacy data center environments• Worked with other Architects and SMEs to create Networking Architectural standards • Served as Network SME for architecting and designing a new DWDM and MPLS Control and Transport Network to replace aging infrastructure• Served as Network SME for large SCADA Outage Management System (OMS) upgrade as well as testing of SCADA information from serial to IP based communications• Technical SME for fiber to the substation project to help meet availability requirements and move from serial to IP based communications

Colorado Springs, Co, Us

• 20+ years successfully architecting, implementing, and managing CSU’s complex networking infrastructure to include MAN/WAN, wireless and Data Center technologies.• Develop and lead Network Infrastructure Strategic planning sessions, in conjunction with other Infrastructure teams to determine best value infrastructure solutions that meet business objectives.• Served as IT Project Manager/Architect for a large variety of projects over the years to include new call center, new data center, building new water treatment plant, building Plaza of the Rockies tower• Lead technical SME in re-architecting plant control networks, substations communications and other operational communications systems to IP based technology• Advised as Networking Subject Matter Expert (SME) to SCADA group when separating water, electric, gas SCADA networks.• Server as technical SME to SCADA to implement enhanced network security to include new firewalls and creation of true SCADA DMZ• Championed collaboration between IT and Operations Teams (OT) to break down operational silos. An example would be helping OT systems move from serial connectivity to ethernet/IP connectivity.• Leading and mentoring a diverse group of network engineers to ensure personal and career growth, company success and adherence to company policies. Develop personal growth plans for team members and capitalize on personal strengths to ensure team unity and success.• Managing a large capital budget of $5,000,000 to $12,500,000 annually to maximize value to CSU; always while controlling operating costs and working to reduce expenses. Example would be utilizing a third party vendor for equipment maintenance generating a cost saving of over 40%.• Managing the implementation of new technologies while maintaining lifecycle, business continuity objectives, and capacity planning processes for over 500 networking devices spread across approx. 200 CSU facilities.

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