Major projects include:Public Transportation - Cloud Operations and Modernization:Day-to-day support, improvements and support for migrations to Azure (prod, preprod and test)-Deployment of performance test environment in Azure-Mentorship and training of junior employees and management of IT sub-contractors-Implementation of security controls and Azure Policy definitions-Technical troubleshooting of deployments with vendorsRetail / Data center migration to… Show more Major projects include:Public Transportation - Cloud Operations and Modernization:Day-to-day support, improvements and support for migrations to Azure (prod, preprod and test)-Deployment of performance test environment in Azure-Mentorship and training of junior employees and management of IT sub-contractors-Implementation of security controls and Azure Policy definitions-Technical troubleshooting of deployments with vendorsRetail / Data center migration to Azure (Planning phase):Conducted interviews and workshops with stakeholders and submitted recommendations for full data center migration. Prepared execution schedule to supplement individual strategies.CMHC - Canada Mortgage & Housing Corporation / Migration to Azure:Support clients to design, build and run an agile, scalable IT infrastructure in Azure cloud. Provide recommendations for re-sizing and other optimizations. Explore alternatives for legacy systems. Assisted team responsible for introducing modern infrastructure redundancy strategies. -Developed and applied QA criteria to migration runbooks, including regular review and remediation based on 'lessons learned' meetings-Defined and managed workplan for preparation and execution of migration. Coordinated teams including infrastructure, application, security specialists, and led the hour-by-hour migration team.International Airline / Passenger Service System (PSS) and Departure Control System (DCS) rollout:Lead the definition, design and documentation of technical environments. Deployed solution architectures, conducted analysis of alternative architectures, created architectural standards, defined processes to ensure conformance with standards, instituted solution-testing criteria, defined solutions' cost of ownership, and promoted a clear and consistent business vision through technical architectures.-Additional independent project completing on-the-ground airport preparation and execution of over 200 airports worldwide Show less

Roles have included: drafting, design, QC, revision, and coordination of Right-of-Way and surveying requests for each projectFTTH Design: cabling path above and below grade using client records (in NetworkX) to evaluate existing cable and structure. Draft plans in Autocad for Municipal Consent, including depth of cover and offset from utilities and structures, and construction methods. Publish final cable design in Microsoft Visio including cable sizes, electrical protection… Show more Roles have included: drafting, design, QC, revision, and coordination of Right-of-Way and surveying requests for each projectFTTH Design: cabling path above and below grade using client records (in NetworkX) to evaluate existing cable and structure. Draft plans in Autocad for Municipal Consent, including depth of cover and offset from utilities and structures, and construction methods. Publish final cable design in Microsoft Visio including cable sizes, electrical protection requirements. Complete cable splice plans and cross-connects for distribution and infrastructure networks. Update project status and milestones including handoff to other departments.FTTH Design (on call): Generate bill of materials, coordinate by phone and email with construction and splicing teams to solve discrepancies with same-day turnaround.FTTH QC: Technical QC of coworker designs for feasibility and efficiency. Developed new workflow for QC team which increased output from 2 projects per week to 5 projects per week. Automated client reporting for Right-of-Way tracker, saving 2 work hours per week. Show less

Provide local support and testing for mySQL data warehouse, performance dashboard display, in addition to IT support.Created backup solution for Windows Bootcamp partition images to local disk and server.

Cabling of office during construction, including cable pulls, punch-downs and testing (CAT5). Setup of local exchange and file servers (Windows Server 2003) . Creation of desktop image, imaging upwards of 100 desktop PCs - implementation of group policy login scripts to automate many manual tasks. Providing desktop and infrastructure support for users across many locations, involving travel and remote access.