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Richmond, Virginia, United States

Midlothian, Virginia, United States

• Managed a $125M budget, overseeing tactical and strategic planning for global data center facilities and storage infrastructure with 8 direct and 25 indirect reports, driving the adoption of a "cloud-first" strategy to.
• Developed and executed multi-year projects for multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud environments, ensuring 99.99% availability target for on-prem infrastructure and executing legacy technical debt remediation program covering.
• Focused on digital transformation initiatives and cloud migration strategies for various business units using AWS/Azure, leading global teams across the US, India, and the UK.
• Implemented Ransomware Resilience for mission-critical data assets and infrastructure to protect from diverse cyber threats.
• Executed a data center consolidation strategy, reducing the footprint from 2000+ cabinets to 260 and cutting annual data center lease expenses by $27.9M, while establishing a target architecture for digital.
• Achieved significant digital transformation in the last 2 years by adjusting the budget by 20%, closing data centers, and migrating applications to the public cloud, enhancing efficiency and reducing operational costs.

Midlothian, Virginia, United States

• Promoted to Head of Data Center, steering the transition to digital transformation with a focus on global data center facilities and storage infrastructure, managing a $125M budget and leading a team of 7 direct.
• Directed tactical and strategic planning, collaborating with architects, engineers, and project managers to develop and implement Block, NAS, Object, and Data Protection solutions, aligning data center and cloud.
• Navigated complexities of corporate merger, mitigating stress across organization and guiding team through change, while fostering trust and partnerships between business units and technology teams to ensure strategic.

Richmond, Virginia Area

Accountable for tactical and strategic planning for global data center facilities and storage infrastructure. Lead teams of architects, engineers, and project managers to develop and execute plans for Block, NAS, Object, and Data Protection solutions and existing operations. Manage-up to executive leadership to define data center and cloud strategies in.

Charlottesville, Virginia Area

• Directed a team of 7 direct reports in the US and India, overseeing 21 full-time employees across Systems Administration and Data Platform Services to boost business operations and strategic growth.
• Established a Storage Team focused on the strategy, architecture, acquisition, and management of storage systems, significantly enhancing data protection and accessibility.
• Ensured top-tier customer service and support by fostering collaboration across all support levels and closely working with software development teams on complex projects.
• Managed the department's budget, ensuring efficient allocation of resources and adherence to financial guidelines.
• Influenced the company's expansion through strategic infrastructure decisions, setting a solid foundation for future growth.

• Led a team of 8 Systems Administrators, overseeing day-to-day operations, career development, technical training, and project management, while also acting as a senior leader for 15 systems engineers to enhance team.
• Managed purchasing for server, storage, and network investments, excelling in vendor relationships and negotiation, securing cost effective solutions.
• Served as primary escalation contact for server and storage projects, requests, and incidents, ensuring timely and issue resolution.
• Provided top-level support within the ITIL v3 framework for incident, problem, and change management, contributing to the reliability and efficiency of IT services.
• Acted as an Enterprise Contributor, guiding company projects to success with strategic insights and leadership, influencing overall project direction.
• Developed and implemented server and storage management policies, streamlining operations and improving system reliability.

Charlottesville, Virginia Area

• Managed and optimized a diverse infrastructure of ~900 servers (80% virtualized) across HP, Dell, VMware, Hyper-V, Microsoft Windows, and Ubuntu Linux, alongside enterprise storage arrays from Hitachi, Netapp, and.
• Served as administrator for security and monitoring tools such as Solarwinds Orion, HP SIM, and Dotcom-monitor, while providing expert-level support within the ITIL v3 framework for incident, problem, and change.
• Designed server and storage solutions for key company projects, developed management policies for these systems, and effectively communicated complex technical concepts to stakeholders across the organization.

Charlottesville, Virginia Area

Monitors network and systems performance. Backup system operations, upgrades and improvements. Verifies restore capabilities and procedures. Maintains servers, Active Directory, SAN and other storage, VMWare, and various software applications.

Charlottesville, Virginia Area

Monitors network and systems performance. Backup system operations, upgrades and improvements. Verifies restore capabilities and procedures. Maintains servers, Active Directory, SAN and other storage, VMWare, and various software applications.

Norfolk, Virginia Area

Provide support to resort's user base by leveraging remote diagnostic and on-site visit. Troubleshoot user issues in timely and satisfactory manner. Design and deploy infrastructure solutions to meet business needs. Develop and maintain company web sites.

Norfolk, Virginia Area

Provide support to resort's user base by leveraging remote diagnostic and on-site visit. Troubleshoot user issues in timely and satisfactory manner. Assist Network Administrator with infrastructure and application support as-needed.

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Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Information Technology

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