Greg Wallace Email & Phone Number

Carlsbad, Ca, Us

San Diego County, California, United States

In this role, I focused my efforts more onto customer-facing projects, while still providing guidance and support to our internal IT group. I took over defining specifications, performing requirements analysis, designing the system and network architecture and coordinating with the disparate software and project teams as well as external partners to implement effective, reliable, and performant systemsDuring this period I identified an opportunity to significantly ease the workload of… Show more In this role, I focused my efforts more onto customer-facing projects, while still providing guidance and support to our internal IT group. I took over defining specifications, performing requirements analysis, designing the system and network architecture and coordinating with the disparate software and project teams as well as external partners to implement effective, reliable, and performant systemsDuring this period I identified an opportunity to significantly ease the workload of our customer operations staff who were performing tasks that could be better automated. I created a proof-of-concept application that addressed this need, which transitioned into a sanctioned product add-on for which I took over the development and deployment thereof I also played a key role in developing and implementing our ISO 27001 compliance mechanisms. After certification, I serve as the Security Officer Show less

I started as a contractor taking charge of the entire IT infrastructure and later transitioned to full-time. The role significantly expanded over time to include direct hardware and onsite installation of centralized compute systems for our lottery customers in Asia, Africa and North America. Included in this was specification of hardware, clustering solutions, networking and the like. On the ground, I worked with the customer and any 3rd party vendors to install the system, and stayed… Show more I started as a contractor taking charge of the entire IT infrastructure and later transitioned to full-time. The role significantly expanded over time to include direct hardware and onsite installation of centralized compute systems for our lottery customers in Asia, Africa and North America. Included in this was specification of hardware, clustering solutions, networking and the like. On the ground, I worked with the customer and any 3rd party vendors to install the system, and stayed onsite to support go-live activities and to train the support staff.During this period, I supported the expansion of our regional offices to include those in Malaysia and Vietnam and the integration of those sites into our global IT management systems.Notably, I transitioned our discreet server environment to blade systems and vSphere increasing reliability and scalability which had a positive impact on our software development teams Show less

Carlsbad, California, United States

During this period I pursued an opportunity to start and run my own business. In this role, I provided enterprise level services to small to mid-sized businesses in San Diego and Orange counties. This encompassed networking, platforms (both OS and hardware), security, desktop management, SQL development, remote access, application deployment, Active Directory, Exchange, and the like. Of note, I created the web application platform for a startup employment website based in North County… Show more During this period I pursued an opportunity to start and run my own business. In this role, I provided enterprise level services to small to mid-sized businesses in San Diego and Orange counties. This encompassed networking, platforms (both OS and hardware), security, desktop management, SQL development, remote access, application deployment, Active Directory, Exchange, and the like. Of note, I created the web application platform for a startup employment website based in North County. This was a .Net/Visual basic app with a MySQL database on the back-end and custom web front-end at a time when there weren't many functional front-end frameworks available and the divide between IE and other standards based browsers was pronounced. I also managed the hosting and security for the customerAt this time, I had a one-year contract with ILTS, which culminated in an offer for full-time employment Show less

Del Mar, California, United States

In this position I held dual-roles for a healthcare industry customer as both the Administrative Site Manager and Technical Lead for a team of engineers and support specialists. The environment was primarily Windows (desktop and server), MS Exchange and Sun Solaris, with a wide area network connecting three major geographically separate facilities. Several major initiatives include: the conversion of the customers enterprise email system from GroupWise to Microsoft Exchange;… Show more In this position I held dual-roles for a healthcare industry customer as both the Administrative Site Manager and Technical Lead for a team of engineers and support specialists. The environment was primarily Windows (desktop and server), MS Exchange and Sun Solaris, with a wide area network connecting three major geographically separate facilities. Several major initiatives include: the conversion of the customers enterprise email system from GroupWise to Microsoft Exchange; transitioning from a point-to-point leased line backbone to a SONET ring; provisioning a Video conferencing solution; clustering all mission critical systems; and preparing for and successfully mitigating issues surrounding the Year 2000 (Y2K) rollover. The staff were consistently recognized for their superative customer support, technical abilities, communication, and well executed major initiatives, with little to no downtime to the organization. Show less

La Jolla, California

Before the merger with Northrop Grumman, I was brought onboard by LOGICON 4th Generation Technology, as software development entity in the Defense industry. I took over the IT group as the network and systems engineer in a largely Novell Netware environment, with a cc:Mail messaging system and leased network links to other facilities in our organization. I supported and often traveled to our offices in Denver, Colorado and Arlington, Virginia often directly supporting the sales, programming and… Show more Before the merger with Northrop Grumman, I was brought onboard by LOGICON 4th Generation Technology, as software development entity in the Defense industry. I took over the IT group as the network and systems engineer in a largely Novell Netware environment, with a cc:Mail messaging system and leased network links to other facilities in our organization. I supported and often traveled to our offices in Denver, Colorado and Arlington, Virginia often directly supporting the sales, programming and customer delivery teamsDuring this period, I played a key role in major endeavors such as transitioning from IPX/SPX to TCP/IP; providing desktop internet access with the enterprise rollout of Windows for Workgroups and later Windows 95; upgrading our server and network infrastructure; and introducing the first Windows NT servers to the environment. Show less

Attended Computer Sciences School in Quantico, Virginia attaining both a primary specialty as a COBOL programmer (MOS4063), and a Small Systems Specialist (MOS4066). Additional skills included ADA, C, and Natural programming languages and was selected for the maintenance course for secure data processing equipment. I implemented the first BanyanVINES LAN at my first duty station as well as the connectivity that integrated it into the wider Marine Corps network. At the time this was… Show more Attended Computer Sciences School in Quantico, Virginia attaining both a primary specialty as a COBOL programmer (MOS4063), and a Small Systems Specialist (MOS4066). Additional skills included ADA, C, and Natural programming languages and was selected for the maintenance course for secure data processing equipment. I implemented the first BanyanVINES LAN at my first duty station as well as the connectivity that integrated it into the wider Marine Corps network. At the time this was mainly used for non-classified email correspondence with additional functionality added later. This included encrypted packet-radio links and field-mobile solutions. Show less