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Cave Creek, AZ, US

Scottsdale, AZ

• Responsible for the architectural design, coordination, deployment and support of T-Systems customer deployed solutions.
• Technical Architect responsible for the definition and support of standards and customer solutions in compliance with T-Systems internal procedures and external customer requirements.
• Designed Cloud Services Portfolio using SAN/NAS, virtualization, converged networking and cloud management tools.
• Technical lead for customer support escalations, project… Show more Responsible for the architectural design, coordination, deployment and support of T-Systems customer deployed solutions.
• Technical lead for customer support escalations, project deployments and architectural review.
• Focused on building flexible solutions that maximizes the use of emerging technologies, transforming businesses through superior value and scalability.

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

CTO and Enterprise/Platform Architect at T-Systems North America

Scottsdale, AZ

• Responsible for the architectural design, implementation and support of The Ryland Group’s core Enterprise Infrastructure solutions including Active Directory Domain Services, Certificate Services, Federation, Cloud.
• Responsible for the support and deployment of Ryland’s server and storage infrastructure, network and security devices, desktops and mobile workstations.
• Managed the day to day activities for the Datacenter, Network, Telecommunications, Desktop support and IT Operations activities. Focusing on improvements to incident and problem management, Change Management and.
• Identifying and deploying Infrastructure technology solutions that align to Business requirements, budget requirements and governance with designed solutions.
• Streamlined support processes, increasing up-time and lowering risk profile for the enterprise applications.
• Designed centralized and shared services infrastructure using SAN, virtualization, Cloud and hosted services.

• Directly responsible for the strategic planning, leadership and direction of the organization's Enterprise Infrastructure. Redesigned the IT infrastructure, from decentralized silos into a centralized, service oriented.
• Technical Architect responsible for the conceptual and logical design, implementation and management of the enterprise technical infrastructure across all computing platforms using virtualization technologies, storage.
• Researched, selected and deployed technologies in support of Business requirements such as thin-client computing, VoIP and collaboration tools, enterprise reporting and document retention.
• Lead the adoption and design of the Enterprise Architecture initiative, authoring the Program Charter, Common Requirements Vision and Common Principles while acting as the Chief Enterprise Architect for Western Refining.
• Built shared services Infrastructure and Operations teams, realigning the existing personnel from Business Unit technology silos to an Enterprise IT, Center of Excellence model.
• Responsible for defining and maintaining the Enterprise Infrastructure OpEx/CapEx budget in excess of $15mm depending on yearly initiatives.

• Planned, coordinated, and managed all infrastructure applications, database, telecom and network systems and services for Giant Industries, Inc., later acquired by Western Refining Company.
• Assumed responsibilities of Infrastructure Director and Network Manager; both eliminated positions.
• Lead the deployment of Cisco VoIP at the Corporate Headquarters, creating the framework for the national deployment of the solution.
• Architected a centralized services model using… Show more
• Architected a centralized services model using Co-located datacenters and shared enterprise services, WAL acceleration, storage area networks and server, storage and application virtualization. Show less

• Principal Systems Engineer responsible for North American Datacenter operations.
• Team Lead for North American Windows 2003 Active Directory migration.
• Team Lead for Exchange 2003 design and migration.
• Primary Exchange and Active Directory administrator for Sage Software, North America.
• Primary IP infrastructure engineer, responsible for design and maintenance of Sage Software’s DNS/WINS/DHCP services.
• Technology Review Board Lead, responsible for the… Show more

• U.S. Army Paratrooper assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, FT. Bragg, NC.
• Squad Leader, responsible for a 13-man Airborne Infantry squad.
• Responsible for maintaining over $70MM worth of equipment.
• Network Administrator for the Command Group at Fort Huachuca, AZ.
• Special training included Airborne, Air Assault, Combat Lifesaver (Medic), Environmental Quality and Control, Petroleum Supply Specialist, Primary Leadership Development, and Counseling.

Business/Information Technology Management

Management/Information Systems

Computer Aided Drafting, Computer Science