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Responsible for all on-premises server, public cloud and network engineering and architecture. Continually work to adopt technology and process to drive costs out of the business while ensuring no loss in quality of service. Drive automation first mentality, leveraging DevOps practices to enable pipeline deployments of cloud infrastructures and supporting elements.Manage cloud vendor relationships, negotiating favorable terms and pricing/discounting structures.

Managed team of Engineers and Architects responsible for the overall design, pricing, delivery and Tier 3 support of complex on-premises and cloud based solutions supporting client dedicated platforms, multi client products and internal IT systems.

Worked across departments to design cost effective, stable and successful client specific, shared product and internal IT solutions. Built reference architectures and company standards for on-premises, hybrid and full public cloud offerings in AWS GCP and Azure. Worked hand in hand with Engineering and Implementations teams as needed to ensure the timely and on budget solution delivery. Assisted staff on client pricing, internal cost and other financial models to help understand true cost of ownership, ensure profitable solutions that met target margins.

Successfully led numerous projects including the introduction of hybrid cloud / data center extensions, re-architecture and stabilization of VDI platform, Active Directory upgrade and stabilization, Exchange upgrade and stabilization and replacing legacy messaging and phone systems with Microsoft Lync. Improved quality of service and up-time of solutions in all projects.Actively participated or played assisting/consultative roles in many other projects including the migration from expensive poorly scaling platforms to scalable on-premises and cloud based Hadoop, Asia Expansion and more. Helped mature organization with more thorough planning, documentation, reporting and visibility into managed solutions.

Sr Engineer specializing in customer solution design and implementation. Worked closely with sales teams to gather technical requirements, performance goals and SLA's to design, build and transition into operations cost effective messaging and collaboration platforms. Additionally provided Tier 3 operational support and general guidance on a wide array of Microsoft, VMware Citrix and other technologies for Enterprise Hosting division.

Responsible for day to day operations of Novell and Groupwise solution supporting the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) and Office of the Secretary (OSEC). Supported the NDS root for USDA and worked across agencies to ensure a strong directory infrastructure.Engineer, documented and tested disaster recovery processes for Novell and Microsoft File/Print/Email servicesWorked with team of engineers to architect and implement Microsoft Windows 2000 Active Directory / Exchange 2000systems. Engineered, tested and implemented migration procedures to move user base from Netware/GroupWise to Active Directory and Exchange