Vice President - Chief Digital Information Officer for Ciena, a $4+ billion network growth company focused on hardware, software, and services.Responsible for driving progressive digital transformation and business process re-engineering strategies across Ciena. Responsible for the IT, Architecture, Data & Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) functions.

Vice President - Chief Information Officer (CIO). In this role, leading Ciena’s worldwide information technology organization and direct Ciena’s strategic technology initiatives. Established multi-year strategic plan, managing and delivering multiple large enterprise projects concurrently on time and within budget. Maintain budgetary oversight, consistently surpassing industry standards.

Head of IT for LinkedIn's IT Department, a hyper-growth business acquired by Microsoft in 2016.Was responsible for driving LinkedIn’s worldwide information technology and operations vision/strategy ensuring that the company had the right talent, stayed ahead of technology trends and maximized the value of IT investments for all employees. Built a progressive international team known as a competitive advantage and business enabler that helped the business scale during massive corporate growth. Built a team that was recognized by ComputerWorld as one of the Top Best Places to Work in IT.

Senior Director responsible for Red Hat's IT Infrastructure & Operations Department, a $3+ billion annual revenue subscription business.Oversaw all aspects of Red Hat's IT Architecture, Design, and Data Center Operations for IT encompassing Network, Server, Storage, Voice, Desktop, Mobility, and Help Desk services. Demonstrated the value of IT services, managed partner/vendor relationships, and ensured the stability and reliability of data center operations. Spearheaded innovation initiatives to enhance company performance, fostering productivity improvements and cost reduction through technology and automation. Formulated a global IT strategy aligned with Red Hat's priorities, including the development of the Red Hat on Red Hat program to showcase product alignment.

Global Infrastructure: Oversaw worldwide systems implementations operations for Network, Server, Storage, and Unified Communications within Cisco's IT infrastructure. This encompassed Data Centers, Partner/Extranet, Corporate Campuses, and Field Sales environments. Responsibilities included managing vendor relationships, providing technical support, driving application development, monitoring financial aspects, and mentoring teams. Played a pivotal role in planning and constructing future Data Centers and devising migration strategies for applications residing in other locations.Network & Security Operations: Responsible for driving Cisco's global infrastructure network and security operations. Led the 24x7, Tiered Network, IP Telephony & Unity operations, covering cisco.com, Extranet, LAN, WAN, and Contact Centers. Achieved high availability for critical environments and ensured network stability and business continuity through a combination of proactive measures such as education and strategic planning, as well as reactive measures including anomaly and intrusion detection systems.Architecture & Design:Led a team overseeing critical areas such as cisco.com, Extranet, IP Telephony, Security, and Access technologies. Directed global teams in creating robust, high availability designs by harnessing cutting-edge technologies in collaboration with Operations. Provided strategic counsel to internal business units on acquisition strategies and future growth opportunities, both within Cisco and externally. Developed multiple business cases to facilitate company acquisitions in alignment with our business development initiatives.

Served as the lead Integrator for a team of engineers responsible for architecting the future global network design for a large classified client. Supervised the maintenance of the master program schedule that included user requirements, technology assessments, architecture engineering, transition planning and implementations. Recommended technical capabilities and product solutions from various IT vendors and conducted formal communication briefings to executive DoD staff.

Served as a Senior Manager for the Information Technology Team, which focused on supporting all Booz·Allen client service teams with enterprise networking and IT-related support for the DoD community. Managed a team of professionals who supported the network design, development, and support activities for government and commercial clients involved in computer network assessments, engineering and support, and information assurance. Held TS/SCI+ security clearances.

Built and administered the office’s first network and served as the IT leader for the Baltimore, MD claims processing office. Lead all aspects of IT and also served as the instructor and trainer for personnel.