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Omaha, NE, US

Omaha, NE, US

Omaha, NE, US

• Collaborate across teams to Architect and Engineer highly available and integrated systems using Google Cloud for both monolithic and microservice applications
• Implemented Git / Terraform / Terragrunt IAC framework from the ground up which manages all cloud infrastructure
• Design and maintain cloud networking, load balancing and security infrastructure alongside a team of engineers
• Research and POC new cloud technologies to be used for future projects

• Cloud and Data Center Infrastructure Consulting
• Design and implement cloud platform solutions in Azure, O365 and GCP, including GCC High, DOD and other secure environments
• Architect on premise data center platforms and internal clouds
• Consult with clients to discover and document the current state of their platforms, identify gaps, and guide them to their future state
• Guide teams on TCO studies to make sure projects meet the future needs of the business

Omaha, NE, US

• Design and Architect complex multi-million-dollar IT solutions to solve business partner challenges in Private Cloud Computing, Data Center modernization, Virtualization, Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, and.
• Collaborate with Architecture, Finance, and business partners to develop budgets, project TCOs and infrastructure roadmaps that align with OPPD’s strategic initiatives
• Engineered and implemented a comprehensive, successful five-year technology strategy for internal cloud compute and storage using VMware VSAN stretch clusters
• Coach engineers on technology projects, how to plan, budget, design, and work with other teams to have successful implementations

Omaha, NE, US

• Design and Architect complex multi-million-dollar IT solutions to solve business partner challenges in Private Cloud Computing, Data Center modernization, Virtualization, Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, and.
• Collaborate with Architecture, Finance, and business partners to develop budgets, project TCOs and infrastructure roadmaps that align with OPPD’s strategic initiatives
• Engineered and implemented a comprehensive, successful five-year technology strategy for internal cloud compute and storage using VMware VSAN stretch clusters
• Coach other engineers on technology projects, how to plan, budget, design, and work with other teams to have successful implementations

Omaha, NE, US

• Increased overall platform performance by 380% in 12 months
• Decreased downtime from a daily occurrence to an achieved 99.96% uptime in the first 6 months on the job
• Designed and migrated Buildertrend to an HA infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform with only 6 minutes of planned downtime
• Successfully implemented proactive real-time monitoring with AppDynamics giving teams the ability to predict issues
• Architected and delivered a network that supports 450 people, a call center, 5000 devices and 110,000 sq/ft facility
• Managed Azure, AWS and GCP Cloud Platforms, 16 physical and 96 virtual servers, 16 physical and 8 virtual switches, 3 physical and 8 virtual firewall/routers, 9 VPN tunnels, 4 Monitoring Platforms, 16 APIs, 3 mail.

Portland, Maine, US

• Managed Azure cloud integration for bot both.Net PAAS applications and virtual servers
• Contributed to a 3-man team and designed, built and maintained a 4 node Nutanix/VMware private cloud
• Migrated datacenters across country with zero downtime, 2 times in 1 year due to a company being acquired
• Eliminated licensing by migrating hundreds of users to Office 365
• Automated server environment builds using open source frameworks reducing implementation time
• Implemented and open licensing program with Microsoft to reduce costs

Omaha, Nebraska, US

• Managed an 11 forest Active Directory/Exchange, server and network infrastructure for 12 domestic and 8 international locations supporting 1200 users
• Designed and implemented global standards for servers, wired and wireless network infrastructure and Cisco CUCM
• Virtualized server environments using Microsoft Hyper-V to cut operational cost and maintenance
• Managed projects and vendors to meet IT infrastructure needs

• Managed projects through full project life cycle
• Designed and implemented Citrix VDI environment including Netscaler Access Gateway, Xendesktop 5.6, Xenapp 6.5, Storefront 1.2 and Mobile device managament
• Engineered and implemented virtual fax server environment using POTS lines t.38 gateway and Faxback server
• Teamed with other engineers to implement DMZ and Exchange 2010

Fargo, ND, US

Contract

Tampa, FL, US

• Acted as primary project manager for systems integration projects for Bank of America and Ally Bank
• Managed teams of installers, engineers and subcontractors to meet project deadlines and budget
• Coordinated and executed all aspects of the project life cycle for many large accounts.Engineered and designed complex audio/video system, video conference systems and control systems

San Francisco, California, US

• 6 Month Contract
• Managed a small team in analyzing application data to generate a monthly progress report
• Worked closely with lines of business to make sure that all deadlines and milestones were met
• Created program (25 projects) master schedule, risk log and issue log for bi-monthly reporting

Richmond, VA, US

• Managed multiple high dollar projects throughout the entire project life cycle; scheduling, budgets, resource management, writing of scope, client management and ensuring all deliverables were met
• Directed and managed installation crews, engineers, and programmers to complete projects on time

Lincoln, Nebraska, US

• Directly managed approximately 300 Windows, Linux and Mac Workstations
• Programmed, designed, evaluated and integrated Windows, Linux and Mac servers, audio/video control systems, video conferencing systems, and audio/video systems
• Researched and implemented a thin client environment for the University's tier 1 general classrooms using Windows 2003 Terminal Server and Thinstation Linux