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• Design & implement migration strategies for on-premise systems Azure IaaS (Lift and shift/Azure Migrate) worked on Azure Tools: Azure VM's, Azure SQL, Azure Managed Instance. • Plan and Develop roadmaps and deliverables to advance the migration of existing solutions on-premise systems/applications to Azure cloud. Engaged Microsoft to perform 2 Movere assessments against our 1800+ Windows Servers with an "as is-should be" approach. • Experience with Azure transformation projects.… Show more • Design & implement migration strategies for on-premise systems Azure IaaS (Lift and shift/Azure Migrate) worked on Azure Tools: Azure VM's, Azure SQL, Azure Managed Instance. • Plan and Develop roadmaps and deliverables to advance the migration of existing solutions on-premise systems/applications to Azure cloud. Engaged Microsoft to perform 2 Movere assessments against our 1800+ Windows Servers with an "as is-should be" approach. • Experience with Azure transformation projects. Worked closely with security, enterprise application architecture and development teams with the goal of refactoring our customer facing products from a .Net and MS SQL shop hosted in private cloud to a more native Azure serverless, container oriented platform leveraging native Azure SaaS and PaaS services. • Focused on Azure Cloud Migration, Governance and Cost Management strategy. • Worked closely with security and development teams to create a comprehensive Azure governance model based on AD Hierarchy (Management Groups, Subscriptions, Resource Groups), AD RBAC and Azure Policy. • Created a PowerBI Dashboard to reflect daily Azure spend to give various technology owners visibility into Azure costs with data pulled through the Azure Cost Management REST api. • Strong focus on analyzing Azure architecture strategy and related fiscal impacts. Show less

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Chosen to build and lead a new infrastructure team to create a new platform to service Elevate Credit after spinoff from ThinkFinance. Responsible for the design and delivery of platforms covering virtualization, storage, server operating systems on leading-edge technology. Mentored team members with the goal of self-empowerment and collaboration with other cross-functional teams. • Built two datacenters at CyrusOne facilities in Carrollton and Austin, Texas. • Designed and… Show more Chosen to build and lead a new infrastructure team to create a new platform to service Elevate Credit after spinoff from ThinkFinance. Responsible for the design and delivery of platforms covering virtualization, storage, server operating systems on leading-edge technology. Mentored team members with the goal of self-empowerment and collaboration with other cross-functional teams. • Built two datacenters at CyrusOne facilities in Carrollton and Austin, Texas. • Designed and deployed a multi-forest Microsoft Active Directory platform running on Windows 2012 r2. • Designed and deployed a Windows PKI platform on Windows 2012 r2 that is externally accessible to service business partners. • Designed and built the Elevate Microsoft Azure tenant to leave the organization poised to take it's next steps in the hybrid-cloud world. • Enabled directory level replication from Windows Active Directory to Azure Active Directory to facilitate a company migration to Microsoft O365 and leaving the company ready to take a "cloud first" approach to standing up new services. • Worked with cross-functional teams to deliver an entitlements platform leveraging Windows AD. • Designed and delivered a Citrix platform for the purposes of enabling 3rd party hosted call centers access to applications and services in the day to day support of product customers. • Designed and implemented a new disaster and business continuity program leveraging our vSphere private cloud. Oversaw annual disaster recover tests with zero impact on production services. • Moved production load balancing solutions from F5 to AVI Designed and deployed an externally facing Enterprise File Transfer platform based on GlobalScape / MoveIT to facilitate partner data exchanges. Show less

Fort Worth

Hired to build a development focused Application Infrastructure Engineering team working closely with our development and QA teams. • Oversaw the development of a environment provisioning platform running on System Center Orchestrator, allowing for the rapid deployment of Windows Server operating systems. Ultimately responsible for deployment of nearly 1000 virtual machines in a matter of a few months time allowing us to accommodate a highly dynamic software development lifecycle. •… Show more Hired to build a development focused Application Infrastructure Engineering team working closely with our development and QA teams. • Oversaw the development of a environment provisioning platform running on System Center Orchestrator, allowing for the rapid deployment of Windows Server operating systems. Ultimately responsible for deployment of nearly 1000 virtual machines in a matter of a few months time allowing us to accommodate a highly dynamic software development lifecycle. • Oversaw the implementation of our F5 load platform using iRules to improve application delivery for our development and production environments. Show less

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Hired to work side by side with a variety of Ally Bank technology teams in Detroit to relocate a number of platforms from the GMAC North America Microsoft Active Directory forest into a new Ally Bank Microsoft Active Directory forest. • Analyzed requirements and created an identity migration plan for the purposes of migrating Ally Bank employees identities to a new Ally Bank Active Directory Forest leveraging Quests Migration Manager. • GMAC had outsourced DNS forward and reverse lookup… Show more Hired to work side by side with a variety of Ally Bank technology teams in Detroit to relocate a number of platforms from the GMAC North America Microsoft Active Directory forest into a new Ally Bank Microsoft Active Directory forest. • Analyzed requirements and created an identity migration plan for the purposes of migrating Ally Bank employees identities to a new Ally Bank Active Directory Forest leveraging Quests Migration Manager. • GMAC had outsourced DNS forward and reverse lookup zone management to two different 3rd parties. Created a POC to demonstrate how Ally could bring both forward and reverse zone management inhouse from a variety of DNS products including various versions of Bind, QIP and Microsoft AD DNS. • GMAC had over 1500 servers running on various versions of Unix including SunOS, HP/UX and Solaris. All administration was largely script driven providing for an incredibly administratively burdensome process. Completed a POC leveraging Centrify to demonstrate how Ally could move to a Microsoft Windows AD based entitlements platform. Show less

Irving, Tx

ARCHON GROUP, A GOLDMAN SACHS COMPANY – IRVING, TX Senior IT Infrastructure Manager | Director of Network Infrastructure (2008 – Present)Built an impressive record of achievements through a series of increasingly responsible positions for this full-service commercial real estate, multifamily real estate, mortgage loan, and real estate investment management company. Recruited as the 6th person within the IT Department and held a pivotal role in building, expanding, automating… Show more ARCHON GROUP, A GOLDMAN SACHS COMPANY – IRVING, TX Senior IT Infrastructure Manager | Director of Network Infrastructure (2008 – Present)Built an impressive record of achievements through a series of increasingly responsible positions for this full-service commercial real estate, multifamily real estate, mortgage loan, and real estate investment management company. Recruited as the 6th person within the IT Department and held a pivotal role in building, expanding, automating, virtualizing, and integrating infrastructure that enabled company to grow from 160 users to 2,500 users globally.Chosen for new strategic role to oversee the evaluation, recommendation, implementation, and adoption of emerging technologies and standards across global environment. Total responsibility for the engineering, rollout, and operations of Active Directory, VMWare ESX, EMC, Citrix, and Electronic Mail services supporting 2,500 users in the United States, Asia, and Europe. Core member of technology leadership team charged with establishing best practices for enhancing the delivery of services to users globally. Show less

Irving, Tx

ARCHON GROUP, A GOLDMAN SACHS COMPANY – IRVING, TX Director of Network Infrastructure (2002 – 2008)Selected and promoted to new role to orchestrate the expansion, optimization, and virtualization of infrastructure to reduce costs, improve teams’ agility to deploy solutions, strengthen administration, and minimize risk.Held global accountability for Active Directory, MS Exchange, physical / virtual Windows infrastructure, and desktop / help desk support services for 800+ users in the… Show more ARCHON GROUP, A GOLDMAN SACHS COMPANY – IRVING, TX Director of Network Infrastructure (2002 – 2008)Selected and promoted to new role to orchestrate the expansion, optimization, and virtualization of infrastructure to reduce costs, improve teams’ agility to deploy solutions, strengthen administration, and minimize risk.Held global accountability for Active Directory, MS Exchange, physical / virtual Windows infrastructure, and desktop / help desk support services for 800+ users in the United States. Defined and managed all aspects of integration, consolidation, and virtualization initiatives. Collaborated with technology risk to implement technologies to enhance security posture; and with legal and compliance department to provide data surveillance services for legal discovery. Show less

Irving, Tx

Advanced to introduce and oversee the adoption of infrastructure standards and best practices as company grew organically and through acquisition globally by 2 folds.Pivotal role in defining strategy and roadmap, leading the design and implementation of Active Directory platform, and deploying a single forest / multi domain model to support 2,000 users globally throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. Planned and managed all aspects of technology implementation and integration… Show more Advanced to introduce and oversee the adoption of infrastructure standards and best practices as company grew organically and through acquisition globally by 2 folds.Pivotal role in defining strategy and roadmap, leading the design and implementation of Active Directory platform, and deploying a single forest / multi domain model to support 2,000 users globally throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. Planned and managed all aspects of technology implementation and integration projects supporting 600 users through 7 locations in the United States, and provided strategic direction to infrastructure teams in Europe and Asia. Show less

Irving, Tx

Promoted to build and lead a dedicated team in designing, implementing, and supporting multi-platform infrastructure as business grew rapidly.Provided leadership and framework to analyze needs, resolve issues, and align technology investments with evolving business goals. Recruited, trained, mentored, and led team efforts of desktop / help desk team supporting 250 users in 3 locations.

Irving, Tx.

ARCHON GROUP, A GOLDMAN SACHS COMPANY – IRVING, TX Network Engineer (1996 – 1997)Recruited to administer and optimize Novell NetWare infrastructure supporting 200 users in 3 locations throughout the US.Solely accountable for managing, enhancing, and ensuring optimal uptime of applications, systems, and services. Analyzed and resolved all networking issues.

Dallas, Tx.

BELL ATLANTIC BUSINESS SYSTEMS SERVICES – IRVING, TX Netware Network Engineer – Mobile / Exxon (1993 – 1996)Originally brought in as a Laptop Repair Technician and earned 2 promotions to final position as Netware Network Engineer charged with administering LAN infrastructure supporting 1,500 users for Mobile Oil clients.