Randy Johnson Email & Phone Number

Greater Seattle Area

Bellevue, WA

• Through the development and business resources to store, process, and disseminate data and applications, I support two data center environments as well as a HQ office environment. I eventually migrate to a hybrid cloud.
• Led and ensured the successful migration from premises systems to cloud services, ensuring the on-demand availability of computer system resources.
• Delivered SaaS services to over 10,000 customers worldwide by operating Limeade's two data centers. Played a key role in the designing of availability solutions for Microsoft platforms, including IIS and SQL Server.
• Supported the ~ 300 VMs on Dell chassis / pizza box platforms by designing, deploying, and administering a complex VMWare (ESXi 5.5) environment.

Puget Sound Region

My personal, vanity business endeavor.Working with high end home builders, providing built in structured wiring solutions for home theater, network, and home management solutions. Thank God for ITTT !Currently retrofitting a small neighborhood network with shared wireless and storage infrastructures.

Seattle

• I excel at providing support for all network devices, including Firewalls, Switches, Routers, Wireless along with Shoretel VOIP telephone systems through global network (4 sites). I ensured uptime for global network.
• Steered efforts towards the redesigning of manufacturing floor network to reduce manufacturing costs.
• Led and secured the adequate configuration and maintenance of network devices by authoring policies and procedures. Documented network design and configurations to depict the current state of a networks.
• Managed overall facets of configuration maintenance by utilizing Rancid. Ensured high-level security and reliability by redesigning internal networks.
• Oversaw overall functions and operations of Isilon NAS, Equallogic and Nimble iSCSI SAN, including switching infrastructure.

As the preeminent player in the SaaS based Sales Tax Calculation and Compliance space, Avalara requires highly available, highly reliable systems and infrastructure. Leading the team providing these services is a privelege, working with a group of extremely dedicated, highly skilled professionals keeps me on my toes !

• I held the responsibility for designing the availability solutions for Microsoft platforms, including IIS and SQL Server. I tactfully negotiated vendor contracts, creating and controlling million dollar IT budget. I.
• Provided SaaS services to over 10,000 customers globally by designing, deploying, and operating two data centers.
• Played an integral part in the integration of three separately acquired companies' services, workflow, and staff into Avalara systems and workflow architecture.
• Delivered dial tone services to 200 desktops, in 6 locations, and home/mobile users by designing and implementing a multi-site VOiP (Asterisk based) network.

Redmond, WA

*Performed process engineering, documentation, and training for Microsoft's Xbox LIVE Operations Engineering team.* Deep and wide knowledge of Windows Server, SQL Server, MOM, and networking technologies.