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Dallas, Texas, Us

· Leading the IT team of a multinational SaaS (Software as a Service) company· Designed and supported a highly available, highly scalable, fault tolerant infrastructure· Implemented disaster recovery and business continuity system to guarantee customer SLAs· Live tested DR and backup systems system including end user acceptance testing· Designed and implemented a multi-site distributed monitoring and notification system· Designed and implemented custom dashboards for monitoring and alerting· Implemented central logging system with full text search supporting distributed systems· Implemented a central knowledge repository· Deploy an enterprise grade ticketing system for internal and external escalations· Deployed infrastructure for a PaaS (Platform as a Service) system· Implemented a intrusion detection system (IDS)· Virtualized all systems, including firewalls and traffic managers· Supported multiple cloud environments (AWS, Azure, OCI, Private Cloud, etc)· Implemented OAUTH/SAML to support SSO for SaaS external applications· Implements MFA (multifactor authentication) company wide· Migrated to hybrid Microsoft 365 setup with Azure AD and Exchange Online

· Built out production and corporate systems· Full data center migration· Standardized production environments on OSS (Open Source) tools· Designed all IT infrastructure from desktops and phones to servers and ERP· Handled all domain and certificate management

· Acted as the primary technical architect for all projects· Designed and implemented a high availability application environment supporting over 1 million users· Supported deployment of very early social network with MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator)· All project delivered on time and under budget· Trained call center employees and support technicians· Worked with technical writing staff to build all company documentation· Transitioned from a standard server system to a clustered, highly available systems

Provided corporate leadership and overall vision· Built a team from the ground up to support IT needs from home users to multinational corporations· Handled all technical training and certification· Acted as technical project manager for all major projects· Built long term relationships with clients, partners and vendors· Built a profitable pipeline almost immediately· Designed internal infrastructure and software

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Provided IT planning and architecture for the executive group· Primary IT resource for pre-sales and sales efforts· Opened several offices both within the US and internationally· Assisted in the right sizing of the operations and infrastructure internationally· Handled several corporate expansions, including opening international offices· Worked on the right sizing and transitioning of the company

Norman, Oklahoma, Us

Advanced from entry level to Department Manager within 2 years· Implemented and maintained OU’s first online grades and schedule system· Managed and redesigned the universities first online support and help desk system· Integrated custom trouble ticket system for students, facility, and staff· Trained and certified help desk staff· Trained and worked in every department within the university IT systemsRan training program for facility and staff

Bachelor'S Degree, Computer Engineering

Computer Science