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Seattle, Washington, United States

Manage the scope of work for data center infrastructure activities, including junior designers, on-site technicians, and associated project and operational budgets.Lead and perform the identification, analysis, and documentation of requirements for data center network technologies and services.Design and implement complex network solutions based on customer goals, objectives, cost, and security constraints.Provide oversight and consultation of work intake processes. backlog and execution of requests, coordinating with IT Business leaders, Product Owners, and external vendors.Create and document designs that conform to architectural and security standards to meet customer requirements. Research, evaluate, and certify new products, processes, technologies, and standards to improve reliability and performance of data center networks.Develop and maintain network design templates and standard implementation packages.Prepare, deploy, and coordinate installation of complex implementation packages.Strong communicator adept at developing presentations, integrating technical & non-technical content to relate complex technical information in an understandable and relatable way.Proficient with Ansible, Python scripting, Regular Expression, Serial Data Structures, SQL, and various industry standard automation tools.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Managed the daily operations and maintenance of company network systems. - Optimized IT infrastructure, ensuring high availability, security, and compliance with healthcare regulations. - Analyzed vendor contracts, ensuring adherence to contract terms and pricing, tracking and managing contract renewals, and ensuring compliance with healthcare mandates. - Automated claims administration and auditing, eliminating the need for two full-time medical billing specialists and recovering more than $600K in service fees for unpaid claims.

Greater Seattle Area

Led IT support, maintenance, troubleshooting teams to ensure optimal IT infrastructure functionality. - Managed Seattle-area field service team, overseeing an average of 35-40 business-to-business technical consulting and IT support projects every month. - Developed and implemented new service contract strategies to provide on-demand, cost-effective IT services to small and medium businesses across Western Washington, enabling consistent revenue for IT support availability. - Built strong relationships and communications with customers for upgrades and services, leading to improved transparency and trust.

Seal Beach, California, United States

Non-commissioned officer specializing in mine warfare and countermeasures, and Information Systems Security Manager for Mobile Mine Assembly Unit One. - Operated and maintained DoD networks and IT systems, including top-secret classified networks. - Led assembly and deployment teams for Versatile Exercise Mine (VEMS) and Submarine-Launched Mobile Mine (SLMM) systems. - Deployed over 125 VEMS and 40 SLMM mines for training and mine warfare operations/countermeasures in the US Pacific, meeting strict ship-movement deadlines; awarded a commendation for operational excellence by Admiral Doran, Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet. - Master helmsman and AN/SQQ-32 side-scan sonar operator. Operated and trained junior personnel on the operation of sonar and other mine hunting equipment.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Information Technology Security

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