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California, United States

San Francisco, California, Us

San Rafael, California, Us

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Oversee Infrastructure, Support, Enterprise Applications, Security, and Project Management functions for a nonprofit Managed Service Provider. Key Accomplishments:• Established a formal cybersecurity and GRC function.• Created multi-year roadmap including staffing and budget to support anticipated growth and maturity in custom Salesforce and NetSuite instances as well as introducing formalized data and analytics function.• Oversaw HRIS migration project.• Managed internal and third-party MSP SLAs to support in office and remote global workforce.• Architected infrastructure modernization project including Meraki network replacement, SSO and MFA, Azure integration, cloud-based backups, Information Rights Management and Zoom Rooms for hybrid workforce.

Pleasanton, Ca, Us

Oversee Operations, Support, Project Management, Data and Analytics, and Engineering teams for a national, 55-unit restaurant chain.Key Accomplishments:Implemented Salesforce, Workday, ServiceNow and several other Enterprise Applications in less than 12 months.Renegotiated all license agreements and contracts resulting in several million dollars of savings.Created a standardized technology stack for deployment in every location with full redundancy and cloud-based management.Managed team of software engineers responsible for web and mobile ecommerce platform generating $50 million in annual sales including Product Management, Developers, Security, and QA.Migrated e-commerce platforms from local data center to Azure PaaS services resulting in greater scalability, security, and cost-savings.Migrated data warehouse to Azure Synapse in 60 days with no impact to the business and over 70% annual savings.Created a GRC function to manage multiple compliance initiatives for PCI, CCPA, and NIST.Created a multi-year technology plan to evolve internally developed legacy systems to a modern architecture including CI/CD, automated testing, cloud-native applications, and multi-cloud architecture.Migrated all physical servers to VxRail hyperconverged infrastructure.Established a data science function for deeper analytics and modeling.Oversaw development of an ML-based e-commerce recommendation engine using Azure DevOps, containers, and ML.NET, expected to increase incremental sales by 15%.Oversee geographically distributed teams of internal and third-party contributors.

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

Working with CxO level leadership at several large government agencies to create strategic technology plans and to align VMware solutions accordingly. Key Responsibilities:* Provide project leadership, coordination and architectural guidance for the customer’s major VMware initiatives * Manage competing requests across multiple client engagements * Understand business challenges and strategic initiatives and serving as a trusted adviser to customers* Work with sales, professional services, product management, engineering and support to ensure customer satisfaction and return on investment* Enabling technical staff with ongoing training and professional development

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Direct the Information Technology, Communications and History and Archive Departments at the oldest amateur athletic club in the United States.Key Results:* Recruit and hire new staff.* Spearhead the development and implementation of a new website.* Work closely with several committees and the Board of Directors to develop a strategic communications plan.* Manage an ECM project to digitize and make searchable 150 years' worth of content and historical ephemera.* Develop and implement a social media strategy.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Manage IT Operations for a $50 million organization in the Private Club Industry. Oversee all systems including, ERP, CRM, Web, Access Control, Network Services, Software Development, POS and Financial Systems.Key Results:* Created five year technology plan including budgeting, implementation timeline, and architecture recommendations.* Designed and implemented all technology systems required to renovate multiple buildings including a $110 million dollar renovation to a 200,000 square foot fitness facility.* Documented workflows and business processes to create comprehensive RFP for a large-scale software replacement project that included ERP, CRM, POS, PMS, and Web.* Responsible for network security and PCI-DSS compliance.* Move the company from traditional on-premise architecture to hybrid cloud architecture using VMware, Hyper-V, Azure and AWS.* Create policies governing appropriate use, passwords and mobile device usage.* Implemented an ITIL ticketing system to track internal and external support and change requests with corresponding SLAs.* Implemented network monitoring systems to proactively manage internal systems and services and report on overall and specific availability.* Migrated legacy PBX to Microsoft Lync 2010 which, along with renegotiating telecom contracts, provided the opportunity to increase bandwidth 500% while achieving a 30% reduction in overall costs.* Coordinated telecom needs for several internationally broadcast golf tournaments including the 2012 US Open. This included working with national and international vendors and broadcast companies to bring in multi GB connectivity including Metro Ethernet, OC3s and LTE.* Utilizing VMware and Hyper-V, consolidated and retired 75% of physical servers while increasing redundancy and availability.* Manage and mentor staff and outside consultants including recruiting, reviewing and ongoing training.* Implement multi-site wireless network using Ruckus controllers and access points.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Managed all aspects of internal and customer-facing infrastructure for a fast growing software company. Primary technical sales engineer for all new clients.Key Results:* Established hardware reseller relationship with Dell and CDW which generated over $380k in new revenue in the first year.* Architect and implemented a highly available datacenter infrastructure allowing the company to provide a hosted, cloud alternative to the traditional on-premise offering.* Manage all software releases to over 1000 clients including scheduling, notification, distribution, QA and support.* Managed datacenter move that affected over 700 clients with minimal disruption in service.* Responsible for supporting global client base with 24/7/365 advanced technical support.* Led several disaster recovery drills and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance audits for multinational corporations such as Hearst Television and Gannett Broadcasting.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

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Certificate - Internet Of Things: Business Implications And Opportunities, Management And Leadership