Chief Technology Officer
CurrentLeveraging senior-level management skills and exceptional leadership to maximize productivity and foster cohesive team environments. Specializing in IT Strategy, providing solutions and day-to-day operational management of IT infrastructure. Leveraged extensive knowledge in AWS technologies, including VPC, EC2, Load Balancing, RDS, Elastic Beanstalk, LightSail, Lambda, and S3, to effectively host and manage a SaaS application for DealPoint Merrill while maintaining budget limits.Successfully negotiated a 7-year contract with an internet provider for $2.2M, with a resale value of $5.5M, yielding a Net Profit of $3.3M. Secured contracts with various low-voltage vendors, including a surveillance system contract for $650k and a building access control contract for $1.2M.Formulated and executed a Business Technology Transformation plan for a large Self-Storage chain, and another for parent company in reducing staff errors and omissions, aiding accounts receivable in recovering previously uncollected funds.Prioritized a "Security First" approach with a “Zero-trust” methodology thought-out all Technology systems.Collaborating with C-level executives to analyze the company's existing challenges, develop strategic solutions, and oversee the full life-cycle of projects.Designed and deployed complex Network infrastructure using Cisco Enterprise ASA, Catalyst and Meraki products for Core, Distribution setup, MPLS Private Network Infrastructure, multi-site multi-domain AD, Exchange, Hyper-V VMware VMs, Cloud Services, security appliances across multiple satellite offices.Integrated third-party services including Okta, N-able RMM, SentinelOne, NAS/cloud backups, and AWS S3 Glacier to enhance, diversify, and ensure the company's operational capabilities and disaster recovery preparedness.Designed and led engineering teams in the development of an in-house SaaS CRM solution with investment distribution feature allowing $400k/month distribution.
