Byron Sayres, Cisa Email & Phone Number

• CampusWorks is a higher education professional services thought leader in technology, managed services, staff augmentation, optimization, and enterprise applications, including specific areas such as infrastructure.
• Lead design, installation, migration, and configuration of next-generation firewalls (NGFW), including IPS/IDS (e.g., Palo Alto, Cisco ASA, and Cisco Firepower)
• Completed multiple network infrastructure upgrades (LAN/WAN, MoE, Wireless, Dual Home, etc.) leveraging industry-leading platforms (e.g., Cisco, Meraki, Juniper, HP, and Aruba)
• Upgraded and manage VMware ESXi 4.1, 5.1, 5.5, 6.0, 6.5 environments, Hyperconverged environments, and multiple storage vendors (e.g., HP, EMC, Dell, and Scale Computing)
• Implemented various SIEM solutions (e.g., Splunk, LogRhythm, and AlienVault)
• Led implementation of multiple two-factor authentication deployments (e.g., RSA, Duo Security, and Azure)

• At Alderson Broaddus University I exhibited exceptional leadership and team-building capabilities, propelling our department to achieve unprecedented success. Key highlights of my strategic leadership include:
• Transformed an underperforming IT department plagued by budgetary challenges, skill gaps, and a lack of customer service focus into a high-performing unit, fostering financial discipline, upskilling initiatives, and a.
• Orchestrating the management of all technology resources, contractors, budgets, and replacement lifecycles, ensuring optimal utilization of resources and cost-effective operations
• Developed and maintained comprehensive strategic IT roadmaps that seamlessly aligned with the university's strategic plan, facilitating technological advancements and maximizing institutional outcomes
• Implemented data center best practices and a cutting-edge virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), resulting in an impressive return on investment (ROI) of over 6% year-over-year of the annual IT budget to the University
• Restructured the help desk for efficiency and deployed a robust service desk ITIL model strategically designed to support students, faculty, and staff effectively, fostering a streamlined and responsive user experience

• As an Automation Specialist for the US District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, I provided subject matter expertise and support to the district and managed a comprehensive technology stack (Systems.
• Managed servers, including domain controllers, DNS, DHCP, IBM Lotus notes, file, and print servers.
• Lead administrator for Red Hat Linux HP G6 SAN environment, Informix databases, ColdFusion, Apache/IIS, streaming media, and ACS Juror Management System (JMS).
• Implemented the eJuror platform and managed the Interactive Voice Response (IVR) server for incoming and outbound juror calls.
• Primary system admin for CM/ECF servers, handling all application upgrades, Informix upgrades, patches, monitoring, and admin duties.
• Configured and maintained backup internet connections and documentation for business continuity planning (COOP).

• As the strategic and senior-level Senior Infrastructure Engineer at MountainMade, a non-profit art gallery showcasing locally made crafts and foods, I was pivotal in ensuring the organization's success by maintaining.
• Develop IT master plan and prioritization
• Managed budget, purchasing, asset inventory, and software licensing
• Developed and maintained a disaster recovery plan and procedures
• Managed and configured Microsoft Exchange Email servers, Web servers, Print servers, and File servers
• Led business process reviews and architected technology solutions to optimize the environment

Thomas, WV

• Responsible for daily monitoring of network operations and data center environment
• Responsible for day-to-day operations of the data center environment
• Installed, configured, and maintained various infrastructure devices, including Cisco routers, Cisco firewalls, Cisco VPNs, Cisco switches, Cisco Wireless Access Points, and Barracuda firewalls
• Server administration and management for Windows and Linux environments
• Managed overall infrastructure security (Policies & Procedures and Technical Controls)
• Technical lead for the organization's enterprise application migration to Unanet, including end-user training