Senior IT Leader for Cloud, Infrastructure and Security with experience leading IT strategy, financials, architecture/engineering/operations for complex IT environments for global firms in the financial services, legal and healthcare sectors. Excels in team leadership, budget administration, operational excellence, project management, and vendor management. Creates a competitive advantage based on new technologies to support business services. Expertise in global team management, process improvements, IT security/audits, cloud and data center infrastructure, containerization, networking, storage, backup/recovery, DR, virtualization, Windows/Linux/AIX. Creates strong stakeholder relationships, influences teams, and responds to technology needs to support business objectives. COMPETENCIESIT Organization Leadership | Global Networking/Infrastructure | Virtualization and Cloud (VMware/Azure/AWS) | Program/Project Management | Process Improvement | Hands-On Leader/Architect | Strategic PlanningManaging the Engineering and Operation Staff and budget responsible for infrastructure and data environments both on-prem and Azure/AWS cloud, including VMware Tanzu/Kubernetes containerization. Leading the server environments and Operating Systems (VMware/Windows/Linux/AIX), Azure Cloud Services, Active Directory, DNS (EfficientIP), VMware Virtualization, Cisco UCS and Cisco/Brocade Switch infrastructure, Pure Storage/NetApp/EMC storage and backup environment (on-prem and DDVE Cloud), DR, Jira/Agile, other DevOps tools and infrastructure.• Supporting the engineering/operations teams providing 24x7 operational support• Managing the On-Prem to Cloud migration strategy and activity including: 5000+ servers, 10PB of storage/backup

Focus: Responsible for Global IT Cloud and Data Center Engineering/Architecture for: Cloud Services (Azure/AWS), Server Automation (BMC BSA), Server Operating Systems (Windows/RHEL/Solaris/AIX/Exadata), Virtualization (VMware/Azure), Global Server Hardware (Cisco UCS), VDI and Mobile Access, Storage Arrays (EMC/NetApp), Backup and Recovery Responsibilities: Define and manage technical direction and design for all Cloud Services, Server environments (OS and Hardware), Active Directory/DNS/ADFS, VMware Virtualization, Cisco UCS infrastructure, EMC and NetApp storage infrastructure, SAML 2.x, Disaster Recovery, Project Management, Process Improvement and more. Responsibilities also include designing and building implementation plans to support corporate security and compliance requirements/policies as well as Audits in order to protect our customer and corporate data.

Strategic IT Consulting Services geared to improve the IT Security and Technical Infrastructure of a companies Data Center, Network, Storage, Disaster Recovery, Server/Wintel, Security, Remote Access, Cloud and Virtualization capabilties. Also providing consulting to re-develop/build technical teams, improve processes/procedures, build/improve NOC/SOC services, and assist in building future strategies for all IT services with the goal to increase system up-time and ensure technical excellence to improve Customer Satisfaction.Focus Areas: Infrastructure and Data Center Design/Architecture, IT Infrastructure Security and Server/Desktop Security, Cloud Service implementations, Virtualization planning and implementations, Disaster Recovery, Project Management, Audit/Penetration Test Preparation and Remediation, Monitoring/Alerting Improvements, IT Process Improvement

WellCare provides services focusing on Medicaid and Medicare Insurance.Primary responsibilities: managing IT Infrastructure enterprise wide. This includes leading the following disciplines: Data Center Operations, 24x7 IT Operations, Disaster Recovery, Cloud Services and Virtualization, Servers (Unix/Wintel), Enterprise Storage, Backup/Recovery, Database Administration, Network/Telecom Communication Services, IT Security, Incident/Change Management, Help Desk, Desktop/Deskside Support, Remote Access, Third Party Vendor Connectivity, Internet Communication/Security, Call Centers (Interactive Intelligence, AT&T). Over see the technical management for 40 locations across the USA, over 9,000 users and PC’s, over 3,000 servers, 6+ PB of storage.Built cloud services to support corporate Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Plans.Implemented improvements to Incident Management, Change Management, Release Management, Command Center 24x7 services. Minimized production incidents by more than half by improving the teams technical capabilities around alerting/monitoring, trouble-shooting and resolution action planning.Implemented a full IT Security Team to drive improvements in security company wide including preparing to become HITRUST certified within 2 years.Implemented VMware capabilities to create automated server builds.Upgraded and improved the EMC services to include full encryption and Recover Point replication services.Secured Oracle access through EUS and other Oracle based security services.Improved license management visibility across all applications and systems.

doeLEGAL provides legal services in a Cloud environment for both Corporate Legal Departments and Law Firms. The two primary areas of focus include Litigation Hosting/Supporting (Litigation Application Services, eDiscovery, Collections) and Electronic Billing for corporate legal departments looking to work with Matter Management and Spend Management.Primary responsibilities include Litigation Hosting/eDiscovery/Collections Services and Help Desk as well as Managing the IT Organization in a 24x7x365 IT Infrastructure. Some of the technology under the IT responsibility includes Networks, Storage, Virtualization, Servers and Operating Systems (SQL, Exchange, DNS/DHCP, Active Directory, Windows 2012, etc.), Remote Access, Webserver Design, Load Balancing, Firewalls, IT Security, Data Center Facilities, Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity, and Incident/Change Management.Some accomplishments include:- Implemented full Cloud solution using VMware virtualized infrastructure and consolidation program- Built Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Program for entire organization- Developed full operations structure and documentation to pass the SSAE16/SAS70 audits- Upgraded enterprise storage environment from legacy equipment to fully redundant and highly available NetApp solution supporting 1PB of storage- Implemented website and SNMP monitoring and alerting systems to support full 24x7x365 operations and support- Upgraded Microsoft SQL, Exchange, and Server OS to current versions - Upgraded Data Center facilities to a Tier 3 Data Center

ING Direct is one of the largest 24x7x365 online savings banks and supports customers throughout the USA. ING Direct was part of the global company ING Corporation, located in Holland, prior to being purchased by Capital One.I was responsible for the entire US technical infrastructure and operations including: Data Center Facilities, Command Center/NOC, SNMP and other Monitoring systems, 2000+ servers, 3,500+ PC's, Help Desk Support, Application Support, 800+ TB's of EMC storage, Microsoft Servers and Exchange Servers, Citrix Remote Access, Disaster Recovery, Change/Incident Management, Network and Telephony infrastructure, Internet connectivity, Firewalls/IPS and Security Systems, and more.Some accomplishments include:- VMware Migration: consolidating over 2000 physical servers down to less than 1000 physical servers- Implementing a fully integrated Virtual Call Center: integrating 1000+ phone representatives in 4 sites onto one centralized IP Virtualized PBX Platform- Employed EMC Centera Data Archiving Solution for entire corporation critical data in support of legal and audit requirements- Built the IT Infrastructure Organization from less than 30 internal resources to over 100- Successfully Managed the following audits: US Government Regulatory Audits (including SOX), Dutch Government Audit, and all internal audits. There were no critical issues any year I was responsible for the entire Infrastructure and Operations- Implemented Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Program for entire Bank and IT Organization.- Implemented Change Management and Incident Management system- I was part of the Global Engineering/Strategic Alliance responsible for designing and decided on Telecommunications, Networking, Security, Storage, Servers, Microsoft Operating Systems, and other technical standards for the entire global company.