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Atlanta, Ga, Us

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

In this role, I provide strategic and operational guidance to support and advance cloud, data center, network, database, and hybrid platforms. I drive collaboration with internal and external auditors assuming responsibility of SOX compliance and governance for the infrastructure, network, and database teams. I led the digital transformation of infrastructure by overseeing the migration of all on-premises data centers to Azure. I direct a team of database administrators overseeing architecture, maintenance, and support for all digital and data platforms. I contributed to the successful establishment of a Global Capabilities Center in Hyderabad, India working directly with the India based talent acquisition team to successfully recruit 180 full-time IT employees across various IT domains. I guided the platform operations team in adopting automation to expedite new platform deployments. I led a cross-functional team by establishing requirements, evaluating vendors and migrating over 3,600 Sonic restaurants to a new managed service provider and replacing the firewall platforms.Key Successes:• Guided diverse team of 60+ managers and engineers, encompassing both full-time and contract roles to foster growth and excellence.• Established, oversaw, and tracked a $65M Infrastructure and DevOps operating budget along with a $15M project budget across all Inspire Brands entities.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

I streamlined the infrastructure platforms for all Inspire Brands companies through consolidation and optimization efforts. I guided the evaluation and selection of a new managed services provider for all Inspire Brands concepts. I collaborated with cross-functional project teams to define project scopes, budgets, and timelines for enterprise-wide initiatives. I streamlined support processes across all company brands ensuring a uniform and exceptional experience for internal customers. I drove the design and execution of a 24/7 Network Operations Center to bolster support for Inspire’s e-commerce platform. I managed a cross-functional team in consolidating multiple O365 tenants and Microsoft active directories.Key Successes:• Oversaw and tracked a $40M+ operating budget and $15M project budget in Platform Operations and DevOps.• Guided infrastructure, network, and database teams through the merger and acquisition of Jimmy John's, Sonic Drive-Ins, Dunkin' Donuts, and Baskin-Robbins.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

I facilitated various IT teams, including server infrastructure, data center, network, storage, telephony, messaging, and end user support. I guided infrastructure teams through the merger and acquisition of Buffalo Wild Wings ensuring a successful integration. I negotiated contracts with infrastructure vendors, optimizing costs and ensuring reliable services.Key Successes:• Lead the Infrastructure team during the founding of Inspire Brands.• Supervised a $25M operating budget and $2.2M project budget to ensure financial stability and project execution.• Developed a multi-year plan to transition and optimize systems for cloud adoption to increase scalability, cost-efficiency, and agility.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

During this time, I stepped into the role of interim director of Infrastructure Services. I assumed leadership of the server, network, storage, messaging, telephony, security, and end user support teams' responsibilities. I planned and streamlined processes to minimize restaurant downtime by leveraging crash kits.Key Successes:• Established Arby's inaugural IT security department by ensuring robust cyber security measures company wide.• Headed initiatives to optimize and refine data center operations by leading to decommissioning of 43 servers and achieving cost savings of $350K.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

I established and led Arby’s first information security initiative to bolster data protection, diminish security threats, and fortify organizational resilience against cyber-attacks. I developed IT system documentation, policies, and procedures to enhance operational efficiency and ensure compliance. I cultivated and nurtured strong vendor relationships to foster efficient support and collaboration for security functions.Key Successes:• Implemented security standards and practices to establish a more secure and compliant infrastructure.• Coordinated with PCI Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) to complete PCI audits and achieve compliance certification.• Achieved PCI compliance for Arby's

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Supported and Maintained Cisco Unified Call Manager, Unity Connection, and Attendant Console.

Installed and maintained all production and development servers.