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Melbourne, Fl, Us

Edmond, Ok, Us

Cincinnati, Ohio, Us

Chesterfield, Missouri, Us

- Updated Terraform module development process improving efficiency in time to deploy new resources.- Consolidated Azure Policy assignments reducing management overhead and confusion across subscriptions.- Responsible for overall Azure IaaS architecture providing services to operations teams.

Portland, Oregon, Us

• Designed & implemented security for migration of SaaS product offerings from private cloud to Azure public cloud infrastructure and analyzed post-migration cost to slash monthly budget from $200K to $135K in 2 months. • Filled gap in security expertise as the subject matter expert (SME) for all cloud resource offerings in a portfolio for multiple cloud-based SaaS products by implementing geofiltering, eliminating all brute force attacks from abroad. • Developed solutions to incompatibilities in SaaS products as Lead Architect for on-premise, private cloud environment, enabling more scalable public cloud offerings. • Facilitated complete migration of all services to public cloud solutions in AWS and Azure by training junior engineering and systems administration staff to retain major clients and drive better app responsiveness & efficiency.

Austin, Texas, Us

• Led team of engineers across all components of IT shared infrastructure services consisting of storage solutions, unified collaboration services, Microsoft & Linux services, EDR & perimeter security & inventory management. • Consolidated licenses for corporate cloud services hosted across numerous cloud platforms including Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Office 365, helping avoid fines of $25K during compliance audits. • Slashed costs by 20-60% per locale by designing, implementing, and migrating voice services from multiple PBX solutions to Microsoft Teams with Direct Routing. • Supported clusters, redundancy solutions, and storage by developing and managing Amazon AWS and Microsoft Azure services as needed. • Cultivated and enhanced overall security posture through continuous improvement of endpoint and perimeter defense layers while reducing tooling footprint. Modernized infrastructure by migrating to AWS-based solution. • Consolidated apps and services to reduce project management systems from 15 to 2 by meeting with stakeholders and developing full-cycle project management plans, reducing cost. • Orchestrated 2 data center moves with minimal downtime to reduce data center footprint from 20 racks to 5, broaden office space relocation options, and cut 1 data center cost by 60%. • Mentored an engineer to a promotion into a Manager of IT Engineering Services role and assisted with the development of a structured purchasing process to achieve cost savings.

• Strategized & implemented design for an Application Portfolio Management system farm and deployed IAM solution for enterprise-wide application services to increase efficiency and reduce overhead from multiple user identities. • Empowered teammates by providing guidance on policy and technology alignment in Security Risks and Capability Review boards. Formulated standards as advisor for security architecture. • Advised on policy and technology alignment as a Risk and Compliance Review Board member, ensuring proper security measures were used on all projects.

Fort Wayne, In, Us

• Directed daily operations for a team of engineers and a $2.3M annual operating budget while managing an enterprise platform for 20K+ employees. • Converted a globally diverse server environment to a regionalized, fault-tolerant architecture utilizing clustering and virtualization as the Lead Architect and Engineer for global exchange deployment. • Supported multiple platform access and mobile device connectivity by designing and implementing secure remote access gateway services. • Augmented the decision-making process as a technical adviser on the internal Active Directory Schema committee. • Served as the Service Owner/Architect of the company’s Active Directory Forest and corporate Active Directory domain and the Infrastructure Architect for a single sign-on solution. • Enhanced real-time monitoring of suspect activity, system investigation, and recovery as the Forensic Investigator, fortifying security of corporate web presence and application services by evaluating and deploying IPS solution. • Spearheaded multiple Linux and Solaris server infrastructure projects while serving as a Security Architect for Linux, Solaris, and Windows operating environments. • Created network architecture of fiber storage area for Network Appliance filer cluster & Oracle database servers. • Enabled greater security with easier administration and maintenance for former Encoda Systems network by improving the design and security of enterprise Windows 2003 Active Directory rollout. • Achieved significant savings routinely, including $10K+ in Cisco consulting and design fees, by internally designing and implementing internet services infrastructure for former Encoda Systems data center.

• Chaired the overall maintenance and operations of mixed Linux, Solaris, and Windows servers and multi-circuit internet connectivity with a team of engineers. • Monitored security breaches and vulnerabilities by implementing a central log and reporting system. • Utilized Cabletron and Cisco equipment to provide implementation services for connectivity to client networks. • Optimized internal and client documentation practices with a new web-based documentation system. • Managed servers and services directly for multiple clients including hardware, operating system, and server process improvements, reliability, and security for Linux and Windows NT environments. • Empowered clients by serving as a Tier II Escalation Engineer for urgent client and system support and Primary Engineer for intrusion response.

• Managed, led, and directed all WAN connectivity across 4 locations via leased lines and ISDN, while serving as a Systems Engineer for Graphic Systems, Inc. • Reduced initial support response time to within 15 minutes on average; and increased overall network uptime to 99%, while maintaining accountability for server management of MS Windows NT 4.0/2000 and QNX servers used for accounting/sales system, file storage, internet services, IP management, and user authentication.• Eliminated the network of rampant virus infestation by implementing a Norton Antivirus Corporate solution• Moved network to Sprintlink Multi-Megabit T-1 service; and migrated to MS Exchange Server 5.5 from EIMS Mail server, while remaining steadfastly up to date with emerging trends and best practices.

• Maintained accountability for performing daily system maintenance and integrity checks of 15+ BSDi UNIX and Windows NT servers, while serving as a Systems/Security Administrator for Vantek Internet Services.• Ensured system stability and reliability by keeping a close eye on current patches, service packs, and upgrades.• Served as the primary administrator of 2 on-site and 3 off-site Windows NT domain; and maintained responsibility for user management of authentication, DNS, mail, news, remote access, shell, and web services for 1000+ users and 100+ Internet domains.