EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF NETWORK & DATA CENTER INFRASTRUCTUREI am a visionary Executive Director of Network and Data Center Infrastructure with more than 16 years of championing core business objectives while aligning key business initiatives with integrated, scalable solutions.My background includes a solid history of driving the architectural design, development, and management of reliable, flexible, scalable, and secure infrastructure environments for national and global enterprises such as Cisco Systems, Netfast Technologies, and The NPD Group.I am particularly strong in optimizing service delivery and enablement across large-scale environments by identifying the value chain and driving the adoption of next-generation technologies.Equally strong in influencing partners, businesses, and teams to assess issues, define strategies, and establish best practices for cost efficiencies, risk mitigation, and timely, high quality implementations.In my current role as Executive Director of Networking, I optimized data delivery and client onboarding, improved performance, and mitigated risks by expanding my team, re-architecting data center services, standardizing the WAN infrastructure, building a secure wireless environment, and deploying Cloud architecture for Big Data.At Cisco Systems, I led the design of a $500M PaaS solution, the build-out of a data center switching line of business for Ethernet and fibre channel technologies, and the development of solutions for standard Big Data deployments.MY COMPETENCIES INCLUDE:* Vision, Strategy & Execution * Architecture Planning, Roadmap & Management * Infrastructure Architecture Design * Data Center Design & Relocation * Consolidation, Virtualization, & Standardization* Solution Life Cycle Management* Program Management * Partner Relationship Management * Business Continuity * Team Building & Leadership * Active-Active Data Center Services * Policy-Driven Infrastructure * Cloud & VxLAN Architecture