• Led security posture assessments AT&T go to market network and security product pipeline o 3rd party product Risk Management Assessments (RMAs) including NDAs, vulnerability scanning (applications, hardware, OS), API security, threat analysis, access management, SBOM evaluation, gap analysis, risk remediation and mitigation, etc.o Deep knowledge of NIST, CISA, ZTNA, SSE, ISO 27001, PCI, SOC2o Document results, provide security scores and recommendations to stakeholders, document and obtain executive signatures for risk acceptance.o Successfully resolved or mitigated dozens of major vulnerabilities through collaboration with vendors and AT&T engineers.• Managed a matrixed team of engineers to successfully develop AT&T broadband network embedded firewall and enhanced security product.o Set product features and strategyo Developed program requirements documentationo Negotiated cross-org PI sprint priorities.o Facilitated POC, directed demos, presented results.• Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Team Lead, Architect and Domain Expert for AT&T Dynamic Defense product.o Translate product requirements into solution docs.o Agile Release Train (ART) PI sprint planning (SAFe).o Successfully managed delivery of new network features for product launch.• Combination product manager and security assessor in developing AT&T high bandwidth (400GB), on demand, cloud Internet gateway POPs.o Developed product features and strategies including colocation and network HW/SW partnerships.o Wrote requirements docs for Colo, HW/SW vendors and network and systems engineers.o Managed matrixed team performing end-to-end security assessments.

• Performed dual roles as Solution Architect and Product Manager responsible for bringing to market multiple Software Defined Network (SDN) and SDWAN/SASE product offers.o Developed TRDs, Solution Documents, POCs, translated product requirements for dev and engineering teams, held teams accountable for delivering capabilities within committed scopes, timelines, and budgets.o Led technical knowledge shares between AT&T architects and Cisco, VeloCloud (VMware/Broadcom), Silver Peak (HPE), Fortinet, and Palo Alto engineers to integrate their respective platforms with AT&T networks and systems.o Translated product vision into vendor and AT&T end-to-end or quote-to-cash systems and network deliverables.• Regarded as a trusted thought leader in product ideation and go to market strategies.o Provided technical and market guidance to Business Owners to help them define and differentiate product strategies.• Managed waterfall project to develop OpenStack SDN orchestration platformo $1.5M budgeto Coordinated internal and vendor teams including network, cloud, systems engineering, dev, operations, and security.o Developed SOW and solutions docs o Coordinated systems testing and UATo Delivered fully functional platform in 8 months

• Assumed architect ownership of AT&T’s MNS network management platformso Designed network management DMZs and defined security policies as liaison with AT&T security - included dozens of OSS instances and thousands of network connections for managing ~1M network devices globally.• Manager IT systems architecture and engineering team consisting of 18 direct reports across US, EMEA, and APAC.• Developed and maintained a combination of 12 COTS and home-grown OSS and BSS platforms, applications, and microservices which provided network surveillance and intelligence data underpinning $5+ Billion revenue in network management contracts, maintained 99.999% uptime with SRE.• Performed in-person pre-sales presentations to customer C Suite and IT leadership teams demonstrating OSS platform capabilities. Contributed technical documentation to dozens of sales RFPs.• Responsible party named in audits, maintaining SOX, TSC/SOC2, and FISMA High compliance in all applicable systems.• Planned and managed large-scale $8M transformation project across 5 US, EMEA, and APAC data centers performing system aggregation/rationalization, and virtualization which reduced org Opex by 65% and Capex by 85%, culminating in closing two data centers and eliminating another $2+Million annual lease expenses.

• Provided network engineering expertise for $1Billion+ revenue generating, high-touch, premium network outsourcing deals and was 7x24 customer escalation resource.• Led multiple Fortune 100 customer network transformations and migration projects including IBM, Shell Oil, Sun Microsystems, American Express, Honeywell, Siemens.• Managed internal KPIs and customer SLAs.• Interviewed, hired and trained new engineers for NOC roles.• CCNA, CCDA, CCNP, network management, network architecture, network security, automation, IT project management, IT change management, data center planning and build, systems engineering, interviewing, training and mentoring, process engineering, team culture development.• BGP, OSPF, MPLS, SNMP, TCP/IP, Firewall, Linux, Shell Scripting, Python, SQL, VPN, LAN, WAN, Cisco, Juniper.