Responsible for designing technical solutions to complex problems during the capture and proposal process. Responsible for leading and managing the overall information technology components of solutions for customers within the Federal Government. Provide technical oversight to the life-cycle development of a project solution, including requirement interpretation and allocation of requirements to technical components of a solution. Define processes to support the implementation of requirements. Responsible for ensuring that technical solutions leverage industry best practices, designing for excellence while minimizing the total cost of ownership. Provide full life cycle support to the business development process, including: vetting customer requirements, presenting technical solutions to customers and senior management, engaging with partners and vendors to determine a compelling solution for customer needs. Develop the basis of estimate for the technical proposal, including staffing plans, bills of material, performance measures and risk assessments.

As the Director of Infrastructure Operations and Engineering I was responsible for the oversight of all infrastructure operations and engineering activities. This includes:• Network Engineering and Operations supporting the nationwide Wide Area Network (WAN), all Local Area Networks (LAN), the Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) supporting the SECs Headquarters region, all Voice communications (VoIP), and all Wireless Communications, including both WiFi and mobile devices such as iPhone, and Blackberry. • Server and Storage support for the approximately 2,000 servers supporting the SEC; Storage support for over 20 Petabytes of storage on multiple filers from EMC and NetApp. Access control for all systems and users.• Centralized Operations support for the Network Management Systems (NMS) supporting the monitoring and management of the infrastructure; the Network Operations Center (NOC) providing situational awareness 24 x 7, service desk support after normal business hours; data center support for all hardware and cabling in the SEC data centers; and IT Disaster Recovery (ITDR) support for the Office of Information Technology.• Engineering support for new system deployments, upgrades to existing systems, and support of all non-prod operations at the SEC.

As a solutions Architect I was responsible for designing technical solutions to complex problems during the capture and proposal process. Responsible for leading and managing the overall information technology components of solutions for customers within the Federal Government. Provide technical oversight to the life-cycle development of a project solution, including requirement interpretation and allocation of requirements to technical components of a solution. Define processes to support the implementation of requirements. Responsible for ensuring that technical solutions leverage industry best practices, designing for excellence while minimizing the total cost of ownership. Provide full life cycle support to the business development process, including: vetting customer requirements, presenting technical solutions to customers and senior management, engaging with partners and vendors to determine a compelling solution for customer needs. Develop the basis of estimate for the technical proposal, including staffing plans, bills of material, performance measures and risk assessments.

Director of Operations / FDIC Data Center Operations Manager • Nov 2006 to Sep 2011Responsible for Infrastructure Operations and Maintenance at the FDIC. The FDIC is a Federal agency with 12 regional offices, 98 field offices, and a 6 building corporate headquarters in the metropolitan DC area. Connectivity was maintained through a variety of technologies including a leased dark fiber network, an ATM MAN, MPLS connections and local wireless connections. Directed team of 170 supporting Mainframe Services (2 IBM z/OS MF); production control; Windows and Unix Servers implemented on a VMware clustered environment and on Solaris clusters; Network Support (Voice, Video, LAN, MAN, WAN, and Wireless Services); and data protection and storage management services for multiple petabytes of storage across the country.• Grew the organization from 80 people to 170, with subsequent revenue growth on a cost plus contract.• Supported the FDIC in addressing the greatest financial crises of the last 70 years.Solutions Architect • Feb 2012 to Dec 2012Design solutions to complex problems during the capture and proposal processes, and leverage the system engineering capabilities of a client into new customer opportunities. Produce cohesive design and integration of technologies, and create solutions to meet customer defined functional requirements.Director of Cloud Services • Sep 2011 to Dec 2012Manage operations of Cloud Services/Managed Services organization to rescue it from financial loss, and weak security and processes, and to merge it with the ITS Managed Hosting organization.• Reduced operational costs by $2M per year for the organization• Right-sized organization by moving employees to projects, and through attrition and terminations.• Established process discipline to ensure adherence to corporate process guidelines.

Director of IT – Infrastructure Services and Deputy CIO • 2003 to 2005Reported directly to the CIO and had overall responsibility for data center and server operations; PC configuration and support; voice, video and data communications; customer support and help desk operations; Information Technology security; the full life cycle management of all IT assets, and the entire portfolio of IT operations in Europe. Managed a $58M budget and led 191 professionals supporting AMS’ mission critical global IT infrastructure.• Consolidated disparate IT departments into a single organization.• Reduced operating costs by $2M per year by reducing staffing levels, renegotiating network contracts, and right sizing maintenance contracts.• Directed the consolidation of AMS IT into CGI following the acquisition, reducing staff by 50%.Director of Communications Networks • 2001 to 2003Administered an $18M budget, and led a team of 47, delivering reliable, secure, and high-performing network supporting voice, video, and data communications.• Combined voice and data network organizations, and reduced operating costs by $700K per year.• Cut $300K per year in hard costs by initiating new wireless policies, while increasing workforce productivity.Director of Communications, 1996 - 2001Senior Telecommunications Analyst, 1993 - 1996