Brad Watson Email & Phone Number

Miami, Fl, Us

Responsible for EA processes of solution architecture review, vendor product assessment, and proof-of-concepts. Maintains reference architecture and drives socialization of cloud technologies, containerization and cloud-native architecture. Works with cloud vendors to execute health and maturity assessments. Works with product teams to identify technical solutions. Currently working to develop a low-code governance framework and an internal product readiness assessment for operations and EA. Primary cloud platforms are based in Microsoft Azure with additional workloads in Oracle Cloud and AWS.

Miami, Fl, Us

Responsible for technical leadership of initiatives on cloud architecture, API management/governance, and emerging technologies including topics such as IoT and modern BI. Deep interest and focus on security of cloud-faced solutions. Driven to build teams across silo boundaries to better deliver agile architectures.

Miami, Fl, Us

Responsible for leading a team of strategic SMEs to assist Enterprise Architecture with design and delivery of infrastructure, system integrations, and new technologies. Involved in the specification of processes, procedures, and products. Creates design documentation and offers assistance with all aspects of IT design to other teams. Provides third-level support for Windows and Linux systems to operations. Leads the initial design review of all new IT projects• Delivered PowerBI-based reporting platform for auto industry client, including use of multiple tenants to enable management of third party licensing, authentication and authorization on Azure AD• Worked to drive containerization, container orchestration and API-first methodologies into the organization. Serving as a new technology evangelist with a focus in PaaS, IaaS, SaaS/API, MQ, NoSQL and other non-traditional approaches to solving IT problems• Ran labs for new technologies to both prove and demonstrate new technologies to others on the team, which involves writing occasional code, modeling test databases, and other small development activities

Miami, Fl, Us

Responsible for a small data center made up of 150 servers, originally part of an acquisition (TLC). Technologies included Exchange, SCCM, HPUX, Linux, Windows, IIS, WebLogic, MS-SQL, Oracle, Informix and many others, including applications specific to the 3PL industry.• Implemented VMWare cluster to consolidate and improve older hardware landscape• Was successful in increasing the capabilities of the small junior admin/desk-side team through rigorous mentoring• Implemented “Incremental Forever” backup in HP Data Protector and implemented a new tape library• Developed several applications to ease administrative overhead and monitor processes in finance and warehousing• Joined Strategic Engineering Team in late 2012• Migrated nearly 1000 mailboxes from local Exchange to Office 365

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Responsible for design and implementation of new infrastructure technologies. Responsible performing growth analysis to assist with yearly budgeting process. Responsible for specifying and adhering to project capital budget. Created documentation for project proposals, including all costing. Responsible for tracking project costs as well as guiding consultants involved in projects.• Designed and implemented IBM Tivoli Storage Manager. Implemented automated backup system for VMWare ESX• Developed disk growth tracking software for statistics gathering and software for tracking PCs• Designed a multi-facility live HA/DR system to address business continuity.• Implemented HP SAN and surrounding infrastructure

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Responsible for directing the daily work of six team members including server operations and networking. Responsible for IT projects, product specification, and design. Assisted with yearly budgeting process for $3m capital plan. Provided guidance, advice and third level support for many products/procedures/processes including VMWare, Netscaler, Check Point, IBM Tivoli SM, Windows/Active Directory, AIX, Linux, WebLogic, HP EVA and others.• Directed a 25 member team in a 300 server/1500 client carve-out. Accomplished the carve-out with almost a week to spare• Designed and built VMWare cluster as part of a P2V initiative• Member of the Global IT Technical Board• Designed and built highly-available Exchange cluster

Responsible for directing the daily work of a seven member team including server operations and networking. Responsible for ensuring backups, reporting metrics to management and maintaining service levels.• Redesigned and implemented high-performance MS-SQL cluster. Supported dev team during migration.• Formally documented several casual IT practices/processes• Built employee performance metric worksheets sourced from custom Lotus Notes-based incident management system

Senior member of a team responsible for networking (VPN, firewall, proxy servers, etc) and server operations (patching, client image, Exchange, SQL, Netware, Windows, App Packaging, etc). Responsible for the day to day work of 4 team members. Managed various IT projects.• Designed patching release cycle including a QA Phase coordinated with development team• Built standardized practices for application packaging and deployment, including standards for web deployment• Developed a deployment tool to support the standardized deployment practice. Saved support team over 3 hours per PC build

Responsible for all aspects of network operations, including security, physical plant, and networking equipment. Managed networking-related projects• Network was 18 site WAN/LAN, multi metro campus with 3500+ network devices• Implemented SecurID two factor authentication for 1000+ employees• Implemented Alteon WSM for load balancing, later replaced with Netscaler• Built and implemented Nagios monitoring system. Wrote a script to monitor DHCP• Wrote a self-management portal and automated MAC registration for secure DHCP system• Designed secure customer service network

Responsible for Windows/UNIX technical support for approximately 300 customers. Responsible for presales and ongoing sales of infrastructure-related technology for an accounting system VAR. Supervised one technician• Built teaching lab environment and taught basic Windows classes for customers• Increased the company’s technical capabilities by learning VPN, firewall, CAT5, Microsoft Windows and Exchange technologies.