• Founder of startup company with the mission to assist companies with their journey through the digital transformation• Successful solution designs for cloud native transitions as well as application hosting to reduce operational cost• Strategic business planning and operational planning, providing superior execution in competitive landscapes• Proven network architecture and solution designs with active deployments in large service providers• End to end solution engineering utilizing automation a founding principle to reduce operational cost and TCO • Entrepreneurial mindset, leading and developing work-place cultures of high motivation • Frequent speaker and evangelist on the use of advancing technologies to accomplish goals and revenue targetsEmpowering your technical team, outfitting them with the tools they need to succeed in your Digital Transformation. With 30 years of expertise in the Service Provider industry, we provide effective solutions to enable your success in a competitive market. • Service Provider Solutions• Network Architecture & Design • Open-source Solutions• Cloud-Native Development• End-to-end Services Integration• Networks and Systems Security• Database and Storage Solutions

• Lead an engineering department team of 50 architects and engineers, designing solutions and products for Spectrum Enterprise commercial and business services that have resulted in growing revenue for a $2 Bil business.• Successfully product designed and production launched SD-WAN & Virtual Services platform for Spectrum Enterprise business services, projected to annually bring in 25% more revenue.• Deployed the large scale/service provider deployment of a distributed cloud with edge compute based on ETSI standards model using the best of breed, multiple vendor deployment to accomplish a successful production product launch of virtual & hosting services for Spectrum Enterprise.• Successfully designed, implemented, and launched Spectrum Enterprise distributed cloud platform including MANO and NFVi, and hosting of virtual services for enterprise customers utilizing Openstack & common compute projected to bring in a 10% increase in overall revenue.• Collaborated with 8 vendors on the integration of OpenShift platform as an integral part of the distributed cloud platform solution for Spectrum Enterprise.• Successfully deployed of SDN orchestration platform, MANO, providing full automation for both the PNF and the VNF network service provisioning, greatly reducing the operational costs of the MACD process by 50%.• Lead the development of data analytics and big data solutions for the automating traffic steering and traffic management for customer circuits & services, which provide controls for the customer to manage their business.• Successful launch of the Charter Cloud Connect product, a solution which enables 100K+ business customers to seamlessly integrate with CSPs, including Amazon AWS, MS Azure, and Google Cloud. • Leader in the cloud innovation and development of next-generation microservices and container solutions based on Openshift, Kubernetes, Docker and RHEL as an evolution beyond the OpenStack platform for NFVi.

• Led a team of 20 network engineers and 5 architects in design and implementation of network solutions, as well as capital planning and project costing models for $150M budget, forecasting, and tracking of spending.• Prepared new network technology strategies along with implementation and deployment guidelines based on various executive stakeholders from business, product, and marketing.• Successfully deployed of SDN orchestration platform, providing full automation of the provisioning of business services and managed services, greatly reducing turn up time and reducing operational costs by 70%.• Established a 30/60/90 technology roadmap and deployment process to ensure timely market deliveries,• Successfully designed of mobile back-haul transport solution utilizing ethernet as circuit emulation technologies, increasing revenue by $5M annually.• Implemented a $100M transformation of CO/Hub facilities and infrastructure support convergency of services as well as edge compute.• Led the convergence and virtualization in the data center reducing compute, increasing efficiencies; reducing operational and hardware costs by 60%.• Successful designed and deployed hosting services for enterprises, including IT as a service and SaaS; increased revenue by 15%.• Led Network and Systems security designs including a full PCI implementation for the company.• Championed and designed the IP network transition from IPv4 to IPv6.• Successful design and deployment of next gen DWDM Transport Network in 160 site locations.• Established metro ethernet platform including the MEF 1.0 and 2.0 certifications for 1G and 10G services increased revenue by 30%.• Led design of large scale 4G LTE network including both RF design as well as the EPC Mobile Core.• Successful deployment of Digital Phone platform for 1+ million subscribers, on time and within budget increasing revenue by $350M+ annually.

• Founded network operations center in Tampa, expanding team of 20 to over 200.• Established hosting services and direct internet access service to service enterprise customers.• Deployed large-scale converged IP/MPSL network transport for data, voice and video traffic and services on a common network transport and infrastructure, greatly reducing Opex and Capex.• Designed and deployed Remedy event management & tracking system.• Implemented asset management and document change control solution for $350M of assets.• Architected optical access solution for high capacity commercial customers utilizing Ethernet tech.• Designed and implement IP edge router/switching solution, reducing network transport cost by 50% via the aggregation of the IP traffic at the edge of the network.• Successful design and implementation of NSM HFC network management solution leveraging Digital CPEs.• Effectively managed capital budget of $50M to $150M annually.

• Directly responsible for leading 20 network engineers, system engineers, and application architects.• Chief architect for IP Network services utilizing DWDM, SONET & ATM Transport for key revenue-generating services.• Review and sign-off authority of all architectural designs for network, system, core services, and application frameworks for Digital TV, Video, and Network Transport for High Speed Online services.• Successful deployed early launch of TWC Digital TV services in Tampa FL market. • Architected and deployed the largest Video on Demand platform in the world serving Florida.• Deployed new network technologies, management, and analytical tools to enhance network efficiencies.• Established and maintained processes and tools for the network team: project management, IP address management, peering arrangements, routing protocols, and security policies.• Expanded the IP and HFC transport network to support over 500,000 Digital CPEs and 400,000 HSD CPEs.• Responsible for metro & backbone design and maintaining high availability service delivery 24x7x365.• Founded enterprise and business services for company by offering MEF and DIA to businesses.• Provided sales presentations for high-revenue business customers to secure/expand business.

• Led an agile team of 12 engineers to deploy and launch the TWC broadband service in the Florida market.• Collaborated with TW Cable corporate office on new product development and strategic projects to expand the broadband business; establishing/generating KPI reports for executive management. • Successful Deployment of CMTS platform over HFC to provide Broadband access via cable modems.• Architect for DWDM &SONET transport network connecting 160 locations in 28 counties in Florida.• Responsible for establishment of the ISP including Multi-ASN, IP addressing and ISP peering agreements. • Designed and implemented the TW Cable Tampa POP for Road Runner broadband services. • Performed extensive traffic engineering to best utilize Internet transit providers and peering relationships, resulting in significant fiscal savings for the High-Speed online services in Tampa. • Established capacity planning and event monitoring system utilizing HP OpenView, including network analytics tools, improving network reliability and the customer experience.• Administered the Tampa data center with 160 UNIX servers & large-scale storage which were key to the operation of the high speed on line services for the Florida market.

• Managed design of network security products and application security product lines.• Defined product specifications and wrote design requirement documents for secure computing products.• Implemented RSA, DES, MD5, PGP and SaferK64 encryption technology for network security products.• Delivered technical presentations to both client customers and internal company management for enterprise computing and networking systems.• Managed company exhibits, presence, presentations and booth at ~6-8 industry tradeshows a year.• Interfaced directly with customers / partners in defining requirements and establishing strategic alliances.• Developed Internet web server with online web presence for product data sheets and customer support.• Established application and technical support group for a $20M annual revenue product line. • Managed department with staff of 20 network and systems engineers; implemented cost-effective solutions, corporate hardware, and software applications. • Oversaw IS & IT operations for corporate network systems and enterprise computing environments.• Implemented internet services: corporate email, 15 Web site servers, ftp, http, and firewall security.• Deployed over 250 Sun Sparc workstations and 20 UNIX server platforms for Engineering design department.• Chief Architect for company-wide TCPIP network utilizing ATM Network transport with Cabletron and Cisco network equipment.• Implemented fault-tolerant Network and UNIX environment for 24 / 7 days week manufacturing facility.• Managed Enterprise TCP/IP & IPX Network for over 2.7K users in 15-building campus.• Instituted Windows NT servers and distributed application software for PCs and UNIX systems.• Implemented Oracle and MS SQL Client server solutions for data collection and data repositories.• Designed and deployed high availability storage solutions for design systems.

• Managed HP 9000 UNIX servers with mission critical applications for 3,000+ users.• Implemented, designed and maintained Sun UNIX servers with Sparc workstations for 100 users.• Designed and installed company-wide Network system, improving Network performance by over 200%.• Expanded and managed TCP/IP network and Banyan VINES network server systems, supporting 3000+ users.• Directed operating system and application software upgrades on UNIX systems and PCs.• Proposed highly cost-effective solutions for the implementation hardware and software systems.• Researched emerging network and server technologies for upgrading key systems.

Directed product design, planning and product integration for factory floor automation applications.Designed and implemented an automated, multi-platform, source code management and network storage system for product development, based on TCP/IP network and VAX/VMS repository.Created an automated Software build process for AIX, HP-UX, SunOS, VMS, SCO, OS/2, DOS, Windows Software platforms, improving software product build efficiency by 500%.Developed and supervised software product build lab and LAN to support eight Software/hardware platforms including HP9000, RS/6000, SUN, VAX, AS400, Windows PCs,Established and published effective policies and procedures for the engineering and development department adhering to the ISO 9000 standards.Developed and managed software production and release procedures increasing productivity by 200%Founded a quality assurance group & process for software testing and tools, from design to distribution.Organized and implemented Beta Software program for pre-release software apps & products.Initiated a defect tracking system that resulted in increased customer satisfaction.Expanded position to Project Manager with staff of 6 software engineers.