Directing a multi-site team of IT engineers in project initiatives for corporate and cloud infrastructure. Setting strategic goals and prioritizing IT projects to drive key business objectives for this incredible media company

Set strategic goals for all DevOPS, cloud infrastructure (AWS), and internal helpdesk IT services. Right-sized IT resources and reduced OpEx cost to meet strategic project objectives. Responsible for all IT vendor relationships and contract negotiations.

Modernized the IT infrastructure for this unique jobs and education market enterprise. Led a diverse team of talented IT engineers in the ever evolving pursuit of IT service delivery perfection.

Managed multi-state, and off-shore IT resources for public, SaaS web hosting and design company. Set strategic direction and delivered projects on-budget/on-time. Established key vendor relationships in support of comprehensive, infrastructure Heath Check and to provide staff augmentation as needed. Responded to RFP and customer security questionnaires.

Collaborated with key business stakeholders to generate a company first Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, and Information Security Plans for this car rental SaaS software company.

Set CapEx/OpEx budget and performed due diligence for M&A activity. Orchestrated company relocation, orchestrating all electrical, HVAC, network design and vendor management for original startup company that was later acquired by GenBand.

Hands-on manager of IT staff of five responsible for web hosting and SaaS environment. Changed department work ethic from reactive to proactive by deploying new helpdesk system. Defined strategic department goals and managed all IT projects.Successfully achieved a SAS70 audit certification and SOX compliance. Co-authored Business Continuity Plan including system recovery procedures. Worked with team to develop numerous departmental policy and procedural documentation. Functioned as IT Security Manager for company.

Managed all IT platforms including Solaris 8, Macintosh OSX, RedHat Linux 8.0/9.0, and W2K servers for this telecom startup.

Initiated the IT department at telecommunications networking startup (formerly Northchurch). Hands-on responsibility for entire IT infrastructure support for Northchurch including implementation of a Solaris 2.6 DNS server and Fileserver WinNT/2000 environment, MS-Exchange 5.5/2000 server, Linux RedHat, Sun Solaris E450 workgroup server with Veritas' VxFS journal file system and Sun E4500 server.• Capital budget forecasting, headcount projection, and strategic planning. Management responsibilities included staffing the IT department to accommodate company/IT services growth, member of Due Diligence committee for successful integration to acquiring company, delegated authority and documented areas of responsibility matrix to ensure redundant coverage by staff.