Chris "Ct" Thomas, Cissp Email & Phone Number

Round Rock, Texas, Us

Primary duties include leading or participating in the following activities as it pertains to Dell Technologies Emerging Technology, OEM Ecosystem(B2B), and Dell Technologies Venture Capital interest: Independent Expert Reviews (IER); Analysis of Alternatives (AoA); Trade Studies, Business Case Analysis (BCA); Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA); Economic Analysis (EA); Return On Investment (ROI) Statistics; Life-Cycle Cost Estimation; Implementation, O&M, and Transition planning; Development of System-Level Technical Requirements; Development of Top-Level System Design; Identify, Assess, Develop, and Evaluate Integration and Interoperability (I&I) Challenges & Solution Strategies; Create & Assess Test/Evaluation Strategies, Plans, and Procedures; Mission-Based Critical Information Technology (IT) Asset Identification. This allows for our team to create a comprehensive & detailed GTM strategy for both Dell Technologies and our Alliance/OEM partners.

Round Rock, Texas, Us

As a systems architect within the Federal CTO & Strategic Programs Office I function as the Subject Matter Expert for 5G solutions and OEM Integration. Responsibility as the technical SME responsible for managing solution and partner development and work with Business Development Managers (BDMs) and Federal Account Teams to progress Dell and Dell-partner solutions. I provide the technical expertise and leadership required to shape 5G & OEM solutions for opportunities and large complex deals.

Hickory, North Carolina, Us

Primary responsibility to strategically design and implement information systems along with networked hardware/software architectures that support core organizational functions and assure their high availability. This task often includes gaining organizational commitment for all technology and software/hardware plans, as well as evaluate and select all technologies required to complete those plans. Functioning as a technical advisor for senior leaders/executives in ensuring a clear understanding of the current solutions architecture and gain endorsement for future solutions as well as spending actions. Also, provides technical leadership across the organization, from strategic decision making down to the project planning level. Providing support to product project teams in the scoping of technical requirements, development, configuration, and integration activities into their project plans. Responsible for selecting, managing, maintaining, and developing all federal technology partner relationships.

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Senior Systems Engineer with focus areas on DoD enterprise and tactical programs. Responsible for both CONUS and OCONUS United States providing in-depth expertise on Ruckus hardware and software products. Subject matter expert in design, troubleshooting, and fault isolation; required to diagnose and solve complex technical issues. Responsible to lead the technical aspects of sales engagements for Ruckus solutions in the Federal marketplace. Regularly involved in both pre/post-sales activities for key technology influencers with both the channel partners, Federal System Integrators, as well end customers. Attends regular technical training to stay up-to-date on relevant competitive solutions, products, and services. Perform technical presentations for customers, partners, and prospects. Assists with the development of formal sales plans and proposals for assigned opportunities. Actively participates as a specialist on assigned virtual teams and provides consultative support in areas of specialization to other Systems Engineers and product development teams.

San Jose, Ca, Us

Systems Engineer for the Western CONUS and OCONUS United States area providing in-depth expertise on Brocade hardware and software products. Subject matter expert in design, troubleshooting, and fault isolation; required to diagnose and solve complex technical issues. Responsible to lead the technical aspects of sales engagements for Brocade solutions in the Federal marketplace.

San Jose, Ca, Us

On-Site Engineer for the Greater San Diego area providing in-depth expertise on Brocade hardware and software products. Subject matter expert in design, troubleshooting, and fault isolation; required to diagnose and solve complex technical issues. Responsible for providing onsite training and knowledge transfer, as well as onsite escalation management to expedite the escalation process within Brocade. Participate in customer activities, scheduled events, team building, and other activities relating to customer activities. Support the Support Account Manager (SAM) and sales channels to create awareness of new challenges and opportunities that have been identified as a result of customer fabric/network audits and first-hand network knowledge of future customer growth requirements. Provide best practices, white papers, and industry trends. Lead projects, interaction between Brocade, the customer regarding planning, and other activities involving Brocade equipment. Provide feedback for future Professional Services Deployment (PSD) planning and lead initiatives for improvement. Initiate and track scheduled activities through the Activity Quality Process participate and lead Tiger Team initiatives.

Falls Church, Va, Us

Installed, configured, and designed in some cases from bare metal: servers, switches, wireless LAN controllers, wireless access points, routers, adapter cards, storage arrays, operating systems, configure SAN, drivers, IOS, BIOS, etc. Troubleshoot test failures to determine if the issue is a test, product, or integration fault. Created the initial Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) HBSS policies for the operational environment along with the testing and implementation plan. Created the Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) initial integration policies and procedures. The policies include implementing controls around the following technologies: Tactical Data Link (TDL), Tactical Targeting Network Technology (TTNT), LAN, L2TP, WLAN, and Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) tunneling.

Washington, Dc, Us

Supervised and trained 7 Junior Network Administrators and 27 customer service technicians responsible for more than 2,000 users, 3 ISNS Compose Local Area Networks, 44 servers both UNIX and windows based, 1600workstations, 6 Alcatel layer 2/3 CORE routers, 18 Alcatel (9WX) layer 2 switches, and 5 Cisco(2600&4000) routers. Developed, planned, followed, trained, and implemented security/directory policies, strategies, guidelines, standards, and procedures. Routinely established long and short-term operational objectives, assigned proper priorities, and timelines to maintain maximum uptime and efficiency.

Washington, Dc, Us

Worked directly with SPAWAR PMW 160 to install and configure/reconfigure 2 ISNS Compose 3.0.1.X domains consisting of 4 Microsoft Windows 2003 Servers Domain Controllers, 3 Windows Exchange 2003 Servers, and 4 Microsoft Windows 2003 File Servers. Ensured and assisted Alteration Installation Teams(AIT) with all installations in accordance with NAVSEA 9090.310 procedures. Responsible for optimizing system performance which included input/output disk storage, load balancing, CPU usage, memory allocation, disk throughput, network traffic, uptime, and maintenance cost by monitoring current performance, analyzing possible problems/solutions and performed needed corrective modifications. Maintained, configured, and administered DNS/WINS/DHCP/MSSQL databases.

Washington, Dc, Us

Provide complete IT support, including planning, network design, software and hardware configuration, help desk services, and training to end users. Developed and implemented network security strategies, including levels of access and user groups.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Electrical And Computer Engineering

Minor, Computer Science