• Experienced Practice Leader with a focus on delivering comprehensive solutions in Data Center Co-location, Managed IT Services, Multi-Cloud Strategy, and Cyber Security to Simplify customers• I am responsible for establishing and managing our product and service portfolio, as well as cultivating a diverse ecosystem of solution providers. This involves staying up-to-date with industry trends and developments to ensure that we meet the ever-evolving needs of our customers while fostering strong and lasting relationships between vendors and clients• Committed to providing subject matter expert level support to Sales, Business Development and Client Services teams to deliver innovative end-to-end solutions that drive sales and revenue growth, customer retention, and satisfaction• Specializes in competitive analysis, solution design and engineering, cost optimization, and contract negotiations to ensure the best outcomes for clients• Possesses a unique combination of technical expertise and business acumen, allowing for the successful delivery of exceptional customer service and assistance in achieving digital transformation goals

• Managing the High Performing, National Solutions Engineering organization supporting CenturyLink’s Enterprise Market Group, Regional Market Group and Wholesales teams and customers with Co-location, Managed Hosting, Managed services and Cloud computing services across a global footprint of 55 Internet Data Centers• Provide a broad spectrum of experience designing and delivering solutions by mapping customer’s business drivers and technical requirements into Savvis/CenturyLink products and serviceso Co-location and Managed Hosting Serviceso Complex Data Center Managed Services and ITO serviceso Data Center virtualization and cloud computing services ( Public, Private and Hybrid )o Solution Consulting practices• Lead strategy sessions, Solution Development and execution of large, complex and highly visible engagements• Develop and communicate executive level briefings, sales and customer presentations• Run Product and technical training for EMG and RMG Sales and Sales Engineering teams, conduct technical conferences and road shows• Support Product Management and Marketing with new products and services launcho Next Generation Public, Private and Hybrid Cloud Delivery Models* IaaS and PaaS service modelso Co-location and Managed services development and enhancement o Leadership role and technical support in defining and executing Cloud Computing roadmap, Product development and Go to Market strategy for Qwest Cloud Computing services, A Public Cloud architecture based on Cisco UCS and Nexus - Compute, Network and Security VMWare - Virtualization EMC/Hitachi - Storage BMC - Orchestration Tool

• Managed the Solution Engineering and Professional Services teams supporting Commercial and New York City Government Accounts. Key Areas of Responsibilities were design and delivery of technically complex and large Data Center opportunities, Business Critical IT and Internet Enabling projects and Business Continuity Disaster Recovery Services• Supported Sales teams in providing presentations and demonstrations of core UNIFIED products and services to customers. Supported Marketing and Communications organization in Technical Symposiums and Seminars• Wrote accurate and effective Statement of Work, executed pricing strategies and engaged in contract negotiations• Successfully executed multi-million dollar “Data Center Consolidation” project for the New York City Human Resources Administration

• Provided Solution Engineering support for Global and Growth accounts with Internet Hosting, Consulting and Professional services opportunities• Chief Technology Architect responsible for planning, designing, executing and managing several Production Mission Critical E-Commerce projects for Financial and Media verticals• Developed and Implemented Project Management methodology for web hosting projects

• Planned, Designed, Tested and Implemented Business continuity and Disaster Recovery Plan for AT&T and Dow Jones with Recovery Time Objective of 24 hours• Managed various teams providing testing, implementation and production support for successful roll out of multi-million dollar Global News Management Systems in Dow Jones• Technical responsibilities were : Analysis, selection and implementation of Enterprise open systems, High Availability and Redundancy tools, Storage and Backup systems and Performance Management tools