Blake Bevard Email & Phone Number

Knoxville, Tn, Us

Oak Ridge, Tennessee

I led and coordinated 3 different teams comprising DevOps, HPC, and System Engineers enabling IT capabilities supporting over 40 research programs across ORNL. I also acted as a product owner, project manager, and business relationship manager for the directorates for which I was a partner.

Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Technologies Managed: CylanceProtect and Optics, Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop, Spirion Identity Finder, OPSWAT Metadefender, OpenText RightfaxLed the response team formed to remediate issues and finalize the mailbox migrations for ORNL’s Office 365 Exchange migration.Designed and published dashboards with performance metrics to allow for future tracking and identification of e-mail issues before they become widespread.Led project to evaluate, replace and implement ORNL’s endpoint protection from McAfee to Cylance covering over 12,000 endpoints in under 8 months.Utilized PowerShell and the Cylance API to automate client management and hygiene tasks.Designed and implemented the deployment of a VMware Horizon View environment to support a private cloud research infrastructure utilized by multiple agencies.

Oak Ridge, Tn

Manage the development, deployment and ongoing management of corporate VMware Horizon View environment across 9 sites and 3 countries.I oversaw the implementation and continue to manage and maintain our KACE K1000 appliance performing hardware and software asset tracking, inventory, software deployment, and patching for the enterprise encompassing over 1800 desktops and laptops across 22 sites in the US and Canada.Software packaging and deployment subject matter expert for the company.Manage both physical and VMware ESX virtual servers across multiple software platforms.Provide user and policy management within Microsoft Active Directory 2008 and Exchange 2010.Designed, implemented and managed a proposal network for a multi-billion-dollar proposal in the UK utilizing Windows Server 2008, Veeam, SQL, SharePoint, VMware vCenter and VMware Horizon View.Utilize Microsoft Powershell and scripting to automate, monitor and manage resources across 22 sites in the US and Canada.Oversaw POC and implementation for multiple products including Cisco Meraki, Peer Software and Varonis.

Provided primary front-end support for our DOE contract bid unit in a fast-paced environment with a fluctuating user base ranging from 20-80 users from multiple business units and companies.Managed a segregated Active Directory 2003 environment for the proposal center.Managed software patching and equipment maintenance for proposal facility.Authored a new employee training guide for IT employees.Set up and managed phones using Cisco Call Manager.Responsible for client support for Windows XP, Vista, 7, and VMware virtual machine and virtual desktop management.

I was in charge of an online retail store specializing in bedding and bedding accessories. My responsibilities included managing hourly employees as well as outside contractors who worked on the website as well as website content management, customer service, product management, sales and logistics. During my tenure, we saw a year to year sales increase of 79% as well as the launch of a new version of the website.

Participated in senior management leadership development program. Led and participated in Lean Six Sigma training and projects. Performed data analysis and prepared forecasts for secured recovery group.

Provided application, network and internet support for faculty and students including Microsoft Office, Novell and other university supported software. Responsible for maintenance and support of over 400 CCIT supported computers located in labs across campus.

Mba, Marketing

Activities and Societies: MBA Student Association

B.S., Computer Science