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Richmond, B.C., Ca

Coppell, Texas, Us

Transitioned through various leadership roles within the company, driving the strategic direction of the infrastructure initiatives to align with organizational goals and objectives. Managed large-scale budget allocations exceeding $10 million, defining, controlling, and reporting on multi-year budgets to optimize resource utilization and drive operational efficiency. Led the consolidation of 29 Active Directory domains, fortifying security, standardizing processes, and reducing management overhead. Spearheaded strategic cloud computing transitions, ensuring reliability, security, operational excellence, and cost optimization across diverse cloud platforms. Oversaw mergers and acquisitions of regional and global entities, facilitating seamless integration and realizing post-merger synergies through meticulous due diligence, planning, and IT integration execution.• Engineered the global data center consolidation, slashing annual hosting costs by $4.5m and reducing physical infrastructure footprint by 40%, while enhancing reliability and scalability through the adoption of virtualization and software-defined technologies.• Propelled innovation and automation through programs such as the launch of the Brinks Automation Practice, fostering a culture of continuous delivery and innovation through the adoption of infrastructure as code and advanced CI/CD pipelines.• Instrumental in the grooming of a cross-functional team of 50 professionals, employing a collaborative leadership approach to foster excellence, drive successful project outcomes, and promote continuous learning and development.• Contributed significantly to the formulation and execution of strategic roadmaps by integrating organizational requirements into IT planning, monitoring emerging technologies, and advising management on integration to support digital business strategy.

London, Gb

Impact driving force behind all stages of software development projects, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and objectives. Oversaw multiple verticals, including Service Desk, Systems and Database Engineering, Platform Development, and IT Operations, ensuring seamless coordination and collaboration across teams. Formulated compelling business cases and conducted business benefit analysis for the adoption of emerging IT technologies. Enforced key engineering discipline standards and IT best practices to maintain a high level of operational efficiency and reliability.• Successfully migrated all employees to a virtual desktop infrastructure, resulting in improved end-user experience, enhanced accessibility, accelerated service delivery, and strengthened information security measures.• Achieved an 80% improvement in Recovery Time Objective (RTO) and Recovery Point Objective (RPO) metrics through the virtualization of critical workloads and implementation of fully orchestrated disaster recovery run books.• Earned the privilege of leading a hands-on network transformation project, redesigning and upgrading core networks to increase performance, enhance stability, and support current and future initiatives, achieving a 20% reduction in costs.

Denver, Colorado, Us

Took ownership of all IT operations, infrastructure, and core networking components across Europe, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and objectives. Teamed up with department heads to identify opportunities where IT solutions can deliver added value to the organization. Implemented a unified communications platform to enhance cross-team collaboration and reduce travel costs, leveraging cutting-edge technologies to drive efficiency and connectivity. Led the technical migration from Microsoft CRM to Salesforce, focusing on data profiling and cleansing, ensuring seamless transition and optimal system performance. • Recognized for outstanding achievements, including the prestigious Presidents Club Award in 2010, showcasing exemplary leadership and contributions to organizational success.• Spearheaded the post-acquisition integration and realignment of AboveNet European IT systems onto the core Zayo network, ensuring a smooth transition and operational efficiency.• Drove the migration of all production servers to a virtualized environment, significantly reducing data center footprint and associated costs while enhancing scalability and performance.• Modernized capabilities by deploying an enterprise monitoring solution to proactively reduce downtime and provide key real-time performance metrics, enabling proactive management and optimization of IT resources.

Recruited to spearhead the control of multi-site IT systems and service delivery, providing technological support for the company’s business growth strategies. Devoted appropriate attention to ensuring alignment of technology solutions with emerging business needs and requirements, driving innovation and efficiency throughout the organization. Developed and implemented a portfolio of IT value-added systems, automating business workflows and enhancing operational efficiency.• Enhanced connectivity and efficiency across the supply chain by liaising with key customers and suppliers to integrate EPOS. EDI, and business reporting tools.• Laid groundwork for monitoring IT operational performance, systems capacity, budgetary controls, and internal SLAs/KPIs, ensuring optimal performance and cost-effectiveness.