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Atlanta, Georgia, US

I lead a global organization of IT professionals providing technical solutions and support, partnering with teams across OneTrust to enable productivity, deliver excellent employee experience, and help achieve the company's strategic goals.

Jersey City, NJ, US

• Led BlockFi’s IT Service Desk, IT Engineering, and IT Logistics teams, consisting of 3 managers and 8 team members building and supporting systems for 1,000 employees and contractors.
• Managed IT operations through significant downsizing and bankruptcy due to crypto market downturn.
• Drove IT strategic vision, with major initiatives focusing on identity management, security posture, automation, procedural efficiency, and business continuity.
• Oversaw engineering of Mac and Windows endpoints and IT-owned platforms such as Okta, Google Workspace, Atlassian, Slack, Zoom, Ivanti MobileIron, Jamf, and Microsoft Office 365/Azure AD/Intune.
• Managed $3.5MM IT budget.Notable Accomplishments:
• Protected company accounts and data by placing 95% of apps behind Okta SSO, implementing Okta Device Trust, developing adaptive authentication policies, and deploying MDM for BYOD mobile systems access.

Redlands, CA, US

• Architected IT and cybersecurity infrastructure, policies, and procedures from the ground up at a cloud-first, fully-remote fintech startup with 25 employees.
• Managed and coached Cybersecurity Engineer responsible for threat monitoring, incident response, and vulnerability management.
• Owned engineering and support of Mac endpoints, IT infrastructure platforms, and productivity and collaboration tools.
• Performed NIST risk assessment encompassing 30+ SaaS tools and took appropriate actions such as implementing backup and disaster recovery plans to protect critical data and operations.
• Reduced change-related incident frequency by over 50% by introducing ITIL-based change management process.
• Built homegrown Privileged Access Management solution using Okta and 1Password to reduce password sharing and enable access governed by the principle of least privilege.

Atlanta, GA, US

• Recruited, mentored, and retained an End User Computing organization of 16 analysts, engineers, and a manager distributed across offices in the US and Canada.
• Directed end user experience for over 1,500 users, including administration and support of Windows and Mac endpoints, IT infrastructure systems, and productivity and collaboration tools.
• Sourced, negotiated, and actively managed several high-touch, mission-critical vendor relationships.
• Formed and supervised a 9-member global Physical Security Systems team responsible for physical access control and video surveillance infrastructure spanning 30 offices and data centers.
• Led budgeting, planning, and execution of over $2MM in global projects and initiatives.
• Managed IT systems integrations and delivery for two acquisitions and two new office builds.

Atlanta, GA, US

Atlanta, GA, US

• Engineered and supported user-facing IT systems for employees across the Southern U.S.
• Executed initial end user systems setup and onboarding at newly-built Nashville office.
• Modernized and expanded global implementation of Lenel physical access control system.
• Developed a SQL and PowerShell-based application that supports critical physical access reporting infrastructure for the New York Stock Exchange.
• Created IT systems standards and processes that provided crucial systems manageability when the company tripled in size over the next several years.

Newnan, Georgia, US

• Led IT hardware, software, network, and other technical support for over 100 employees.
• Supported dealer personnel on the website and other proprietary systems.
• Completed several IT projects including Windows 7 upgrades and deployment of new dealer portal.

Newnan, Georgia, US

• Developed marketing materials including brochures, handbooks, and e-learning modules.
• Produced several promotional videos for new wheel loader models.

Marietta, Georgia, US

• Managed medical records at Smyrna Primary Care.

Marietta, Georgia, US

• Assisted several practices with digital conversion of paper medical records.
• Completed records conversion for Cornerstone Family Medicine several months ahead of schedule.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Leadership

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Business Management, Minor In Information Systems