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Washington, Dc, Us

• Continuation of previous employment (transitioned from contractor to full time employee)• Lead the effort to digitally modernize web hosting monolithic processes and transitioned to a modernized approach w/ Pipelines with IaC utilizing tools such as Terraform and deployment pipelines for Azure and AWS well architected patterns with three main topologies to support monolithic and modern web applications.• Managed installation, upgrade and deployment projects and provided on-site direction for network engineers.• Maintained consistent security to effectively implement best practices and protect US Government, Veterans Administration assets.• Introduced and established DSC (Desired State Configuration) and transitioned away from GPO's and Scripts for improved implementation and auditing of security of infrastructure. All deployments for IaaS/Containers hardened (met or exceeded organization standards) for PCI/DISA STIG requirements, with Nessus scans in the DevOps processes for validation and reporting, harnessing Azure Security Center for validation, compliance, and reporting of DSC (for both Windows and Linux systems) through Azure Automation, and harnessing the features of Azure Defender for Cloud and Azure Sentinel.• Hybrid Cloud with Azure Stack HCI and Azure Arc• Migration from On-Prem to Cloud for IaaS using Azure Migrate and other tools• After Lift and shift migration to Azure Government, coordinated Digital Modernization efforts to improve services for customers, including IaaS/PaaS/AKS opening up doors for Developers and Content managers to digitally modernize web applications for over 1000 websites for our nations Veterans and internal web site and tools for the organization, ensuring high availably and security with Azure Front and Application gateway• Resolved conflicts and negotiated mutually beneficial agreements between parties.• Prepared a variety of different written communications, reports and documents to ensure smooth operations.

Syracuse, Ny, Us

• Supported over 1400 Websites for Veterans and VA Staff/Employees, Enterprise SharePoint Consolidation of over 1000 SharePoint farms and more than 1500 SharePoint websites, with Global Service Load Balancing, PCI/STIG requirements• Spearheaded migration from VMWare to HyperV harnessing full System Center stack and full automation of IaaS decreasing deployment times from 23 days down to less than 1 hour, better performance and stability.• SCOM (Operations Manager) implementation, started with >1000 critical alerts, after resolving 99% of Critical alerts infrastructure stability improved by >500% and never had an outage again for websites.• Instituted internal process improvements to automate repetitive tasks, shortening data delivery times.• Unified disparate data structures and operating environments during revamps of processing facilities, data centers and more.• Worked effectively in Agile environments to maintain efficient project work.• Launched researching and evaluated available tools to determine proper method of developing artifacts.• Organized, managed and monitored all installed systems for highest level of availability.• Delivered exceptional level of service to each customer by listening to concerns and answering questions.• Exceeded goals through effective task prioritization and great work ethic.• Designed and implemented system security and data assurance.• Monitored and tested application performance to identify potential bottlenecks, develop solutions, and collaborate with developers on solution implementation.• Coordinated with customers, internal staff and other stakeholders to determine planning, implementation and integration of system-oriented projects.• Built and maintained network infrastructure consisting of Windows, Linux and virtual products

St. Louis, Mo, Us

• Architected Citrix Environment for 2 hospitals (Washington DC, Baltimore MD) for EMS (Electronic Medical Systems) and access for Doctors, Nurses, etc. supporting over 600 simultaneous users• Improved disaster recovery and business continuity.• Coordinated with customers, internal staff and other stakeholders to determine planning, implementation and integration of system-oriented projects.• Built and maintained network infrastructure consisting of Windows, Linux and virtual products.• Provided actionable improvements to software and hardware performance.• Contributed to requirements gathering and analysis for design and production projects.• Worked as key resource to architect, engineer and support Multiple IT projects.• Coordinated with vendors, clients and engineers from diverse geographical locations to design and develop high-end Medical software applications, including access via Citrix• Reviewed and analyzed security logs to determine and alleviate network threats.• Provided outstanding helpdesk service and support to customers.• Identified systems inefficiencies through performance data analysis.• Drafted corrective action plans following root cause analysis.• Developed testing procedures and documentation and presented to clients for review.

Jacksonville, Fl, Us

• Managed project scope, schedule, status and documentation.• Created strong relationships with key decision makers as trusted consultant of banking product line.• Presented roadmap and technology infrastructure to customers, demonstrating deep familiarity with APIs, platform infrastructure, security and integration capabilities.• Provided support during customer implementations and applied industry best practices.• Coordinated clients post-implementation on user testing, debugging, support and maintenance.• Conducted research to evaluate systems design and process efficiency.• Managed project planning, resource allocation, scope, schedule, status and documentation.• Worked closely with product teams to define and prioritize partner feature requests• Communicated with partners and clients to update product and implementation status at technical or functional level.

Us

• Managed over 1000 websites and web hosting with over 60 million newspaper pages that were hosted, archived and searchable online• Architected, Implemented enterprise search engines (Autonomy IDOL, Exalead)• Architected and managed infrastructure for digitization process (including >600 systems to do OCR), and scripting processes for digitization of documentation with the team• Rebuilt and re-architected entire web farm due to performance issues and infrastructure related problems, including a move of the entire data center infrastructure in• Constructed architecture governance processes, communicating parameters to development staff during adoption training.• Drafted visual representations of software architecture design for presentation to stakeholders.• Mentored team, sharing skills and expertise and encouraged each member to bring forward ideas and suggestions for improvement.• Reviewed business success drivers, applying strategic prioritization to future architectural updates.• Developed application architecture strategy to specifically align with employer business goals.• Created migration strategies to bridge development gaps between existing software architecture and future updates.• Communicated software architecture strategies to senior leadership and third-party business leaders.• Assessed under-performing software and developed actionable improvements.• Wrote and maintained custom scripts to increase system efficiency and performance time.• Worked closely with customers, internal staff and other stakeholders to determine planning, implementation and integration of system-oriented projects.• Designed and implemented system security and data assurance.• Managed installation, upgrade and deployment projects and provided on-site direction for network engineers.• Defined enterprise processes and best practices and tailored enterprise processes for applications.

2005-2007Efficiently functioned as IT director to an organization downtown Washington, DC, 14 facilities around DC, and one in West Virginia Impressively administered the VPN rollout for all sites, remote sites installation, file replications and data backup, Rack Mount DLT TBU installation and configuration, network security camera setting up, as well as VoIP design and implementation (parent office).Directed the implementation of the new Electronic Medical Record System for a third party company.Successfully conceptualized expert counsel on analysis of current and future needs and demands; educated end-users in operating new infrastructure and applications.Redefined server roles throughout the organization to meet new demands while maintaining adherence to safety and security policies. Performed the roles of field technician as necessary; oversaw disaster recovery implementation, network designs, Novel to Microsoft migration, implementation of BlackBerry servers, Citrix servers, Windows Servers, Cisco/Juniper/SonicWall/WatchGuard/Linksys/3-com infrastructure products (switches, firewalls, routers, VPNs, IDS) for small/mid-size organizations, Symantec SAV/SMS servers, Microsoft 200/2003 servers, 2000/2003 exchange servers, DNS (WAN/LAN) networks, AD forest/sub-forest, user accounts, permissions, GPO's, security, VPNs (various types hardware/software/spoke-wheel/mesh topologies), database servers (SQL, Oracle, Pervasive), clusters, load balancing

Owings Mills, Maryland, Us

Washington, Dc, Us