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Herndon, Virginia, United States

Herndon, Va

Herndon, Virginia

Lenexa, Ks

Analyzing and improving the operation of Data Centers with a focus on reliability, efficiency and costs based on key performance indicators.Responsible for negotiation and contract management of co-located data center space.Evaluation and selection of next generation data center infrastructure technologies. Research and negotiations with potential contractors for future data center design, a containerized and modular data center.Development of strategy and definition of goals to… Show more Analyzing and improving the operation of Data Centers with a focus on reliability, efficiency and costs based on key performance indicators.Responsible for negotiation and contract management of co-located data center space.Evaluation and selection of next generation data center infrastructure technologies. Research and negotiations with potential contractors for future data center design, a containerized and modular data center.Development of strategy and definition of goals to improve vision of delivering IT infrastructure fast, worldwide, ecologically and in a standardized way.Advisory role and project support in next-generation network design for product innovation groups. Show less

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Responsible for the US Data Center Operations of 1&1 Internet at the 50,000 sqft+ Lenexa location.Managed and hired all personnel. Managed teams and team leader to ensure continued operation and five nines up-time.Led the operations team in charge of safe and reliable operation of the data center infrastructure, including UPS systems, electrical distribution, mechanical systems, security and fire protection. Responsible for operating procedures during preventative maintenance and… Show more Responsible for the US Data Center Operations of 1&1 Internet at the 50,000 sqft+ Lenexa location.Managed and hired all personnel. Managed teams and team leader to ensure continued operation and five nines up-time.Led the operations team in charge of safe and reliable operation of the data center infrastructure, including UPS systems, electrical distribution, mechanical systems, security and fire protection. Responsible for operating procedures during preventative maintenance and emergency situations. Constant monitoring of processes and performance to ensure efficient operation. In charge of capacity forecasting to provide ample space for future growth.Responsible for planning and cost control of a $3 million plus annual budget. Negotiated, supervised and contracted current and future data center expansion projects. Responsible for approval of design documents and equipment procurement.Responsible for planning potential expansion into future markets. Market evaluation and negotiations with possible partners for providing infrastructure services in three different countries. Show less

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Responsible for the build-out of 1&1s first US Data Center. Coordination with design and construction groups to ensure compliance with organizational standards. Supervision of general data center construction involving all aspects of electrical, mechanical and safety/security installations. Responsible for supervision of commissioning and acceptance testing. Oversight of $20 million construction budget. Implementation of SCADA control and monitoring systems.Designed and set up local and… Show more Responsible for the build-out of 1&1s first US Data Center. Coordination with design and construction groups to ensure compliance with organizational standards. Supervision of general data center construction involving all aspects of electrical, mechanical and safety/security installations. Responsible for supervision of commissioning and acceptance testing. Oversight of $20 million construction budget. Implementation of SCADA control and monitoring systems.Designed and set up local and metro area networks. Led the team responsible for providing 15,000+ access ports with equipment from Cisco, Juniper, Brocade and covering all aspects of switching, advanced routing and firewalling. Provided 60+ gigabits of bandwidth with Adva-DWDM on Metro Area Networks.Build and led the team for supporting IT Infrastructure, including logistics, hardware setup, remote hands and troubleshooting for off-site systems administrators and international project groups, ensuring a continuous high quality and high availability of over 15,000 servers. Show less

Karlsruhe Area, Germany

Responsible for the design, setup and operation of data center networks in four locations, providing access to over 70,000 servers. Expert in troubleshooting switching and dynamic routing issues. Successfully implemented major hardware and technology changes within live environments without customer impact.Developed automatic configuration and commissioning tools for improving efficiency and reducing project lead times.In charge of both national and international office networks at… Show more Responsible for the design, setup and operation of data center networks in four locations, providing access to over 70,000 servers. Expert in troubleshooting switching and dynamic routing issues. Successfully implemented major hardware and technology changes within live environments without customer impact.Developed automatic configuration and commissioning tools for improving efficiency and reducing project lead times.In charge of both national and international office networks at over 10 locations, providing connectivity, security and remote access to over 3000 employees. Covered all aspects from design of structured cabling, bidding process, selection of contractors and coordination with construction management. Show less

Villingen-Schwenningen Area, Germany

Development of a linux based, distributed, network accounting system.

Munich Area, Germany

Evaluation and deployment of secure remote access solutions and intrusion detection systems.