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Manchester, Nh, Us

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Houston, Texas, Us

• Led team of 3 engineers responsible for 3 data centers and approximately 650 servers• Improved department response time and communications to customer issues• Managed projects including critical firewall updates and security patching• Oversaw first time deployment of servers in Azure cloud, saving time and budget• Managed budget and capital planning for IT infrastructure

Zizers, Graubuenden, Ch

• Managed adding all connectivity and networking to newly leased warehouse space in just 8 weeks, allowing space to be utilized for critical stock during middle of COVID pandemic• Upgraded capacity and performance of Virtual environment by deploying new Server Cluster• Managed successful IT Integration of major building expansion, including cabling, Wi-Fi, and security cameras in extremely short timeframe• Lead project to upgrade mission critical production management server• Managed and mentored my junior engineers/helpdesk employees

• Updated industrial side network switches to conform to best practices• Redesigned and updated network core• Implemented network monitoring tools for proactive management and alerting of security and performance issues.• Created up to date disaster recovery plan for site• Preformed full review and update of all network documentation• Upgraded Firewalls and VPN to provide for industry standard security.• Manage Infrastructure group consisting of two junior engineers.

Houston, Texas, Us

Upgraded divisional WAN of 30+ locations to new firewalls to improve security and reduce management costs. Validate and complete requests from all locations for firewall changes when needed to support business requirements. I am the divisional representative to the Corporate WAN team which oversees all 140+ locations worldwide.Designed and implemented systems upgrades to local site infrastructure including switches, wireless, virtualized environment and SAN storage. Troubleshoot and resolve in an expedited fashion network issues that negatively impact production.

Westborough, Ma, Us

• Managed Client Relationships to ensure high levels of satisfaction• Developed Statements of Work based on client needs• Directed junior level engineers at multiple client sites• Implement/Maintain/Troubleshoot Client Networks• Designed and deployed Unified Communications solutions

Boston, Ma, Us

• Managed WAN upgrade between campuses to support high definition video streaming• Designed WAN/LAN connectivity for new building in Boston• Managed VoIP project replacing old phone system at Manchester NH campus• Redesigned and implemented LAN at Boston campus for improved reliability and performance• Created/refreshed all network documentation

Westborough, Ma, Us

Technical Instructor of Cisco and Microsoft courses.

Independent IT consultant and trainer.

Master’S Degree, Information Technology

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Mba

Bachelor’S Degree, Political Science