Director of Operations
Highly accomplished and goal-oriented IT Executive with over 20 years of experience, I possess a proven track record in leveraging my comprehensive understanding of diverse technologies to implement cutting-edge technology architectures that effectively address business needs and drive successful product development strategies.
My journey began at the age of 7 when my family purchased a Commodore 128. I have always been Technology Centric. In college I pursued a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and a and a Degree in Sociology and Psychology, equipping me with a solid foundation in the fields. Following my academic endeavors, I ventured into entrepreneurship, becoming the proud owner of two small businesses: Advanced Model Solutions (A model train focused Hobby Store with several novel products (See Productsfor more info) and Braindonors Networks. These ventures allowed me to hone my business acumen while actively engaging in the IT industry.
As a strategic thinker and a relentless problem-solver, I am driven by the opportunity to make a lasting impact on organizations through technology. My unwavering commitment to delivering results, combined with my extensive industry knowledge, positions me as a valuable asset to any organization seeking to leverage technology as a catalyst for growth and innovation.
Connect with me to explore how I can contribute to your organization’s success by leveraging my expertise in IT strategy, technology architecture, and business transformation.
VISION
With a passion for innovation and driving business growth, I transitioned into a leadership role as the Director of IT Open Systems at Datadirect Networks. In this position, I successfully spearheaded the development and implementation of Openstack, Microsoft VMM and other forward-thinking technology solutions, contributing to the organization’s overall success.
INNOVATION
Throughout my career, I have consistently demonstrated my ability to envision and deliver cutting-edge solutions aligned with organizational objectives. My strong leadership skills, coupled with a hands-on approach, have enabled me to lead diverse teams towards achieving ambitious goals and driving operational excellence.
MISSION
I am known for my expertise in harnessing technology to optimize business processes, enhance productivity, and fuel competitive advantage. My adeptness at translating complex technical concepts into actionable strategies has garnered a reputation for effectively bridging the gap between IT and business stakeholders.
MY STRATEGY
To Build and Foster Team development and break down inter-team separations and rivalries by creating and organizing teams as pods, rather than vertical dedicated engineers or ICs
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Dedicated to Quality
Creating an environment where quality and responsibility over the entire project is key, allowing each team member to own the whole is the key factor to success in any implementation
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Will Lead The Way
Proven Leadership skills and mentorship allow me to ensure that the teams are always guided to their optimal success. By mentoring and fostering an environment of learn first, execute second, I build an ideal environment for distributing knowledge among team members. The most powerful leaders are ones who learn from their students.
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Growth is Key
Grow the Team, Grow the business. I have a proven track record of building teams for startups that have allowed the company to grow and scale efficiently and moved the companies towards acquisition or stable operation.
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Seize Your Moment
Executing on projects in a timely fashion and guiding the teams to success is an absolute must. Ensuring that projects are well designed so that cost-overruns dare minimized is the key to enduring success and sustainability.
Work Experience
DataDirect Networks
Senior Systems Architect
August 2014 – Present
- Assist and lead network engineers and system administrators in the Windows and Open-Source disciplines, at various layers of the stack, on scalability, performance, and challenges faced by systems.
- Manage Contractors and Vendors In staff augmentation capacities, including Network Engineers and cabling for data centers.
- Designed and Built current Open stack and Cloud Solutions for Training and Engineering Departments
- Contributed to the technical architecture for four new data centers via acquisitions and created comprehensive plans for prioritizing technical and resourcing challenges.
- Actively collaborate with product managers, network and software engineers, and facilities management to build and improve distributed infrastructures to ensure business continuity.
- Provide support and mentoring to junior and mid-level team members, matching their strengths to projects and work styles.
- Designed four-year architecture plan for IT and LOB apps addressing capacity, tooling needs and automation.
- Ascertain business continuity, design disaster recovery plans, evaluate system and technology alternatives, and recommend the most effective project and product implementation methods.
- Hired initially as Automation and Process Optimization Manage and quickly promoted to Sr Systems Architect in 2018 due to demonstrated experience of technologies and infrastructure competency.
Live Nation
Senior Endpoint Deployment Manager
April 2011 – August 2014
- Managed a team of 18 Implementors for Windows 7 Migration (technicians, engineers) and fostered an environment that improved communication, teamwork, and conflict management.
- Managed Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) Environment providing customized software installations of software and configurations across multiple systems. Includes designing upgrade and Migration of SCCM from 2007 to 2012 R2.
- Deployed Windows 7 Enterprise to all desktops and laptops in Domestic Market to enforce standardization using SCCM to ensure Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance.
Authenticlick
Director of Operations
Jun 2005 – August 2010
- Managed 28 developers and four IT staff to maintain complete responsibility for technology infrastructure and support operations.
- Designed and supported infrastructure and connectivity to maintain computer networks, model and test network plans, and coordinate technical issues.
- Developed Patent US10567255B2 – Method and system for scoring quality of traffic to
- network sites.
- Developed AI system to analyze and compute transactions involving weblogs and google advertising transactions; company closed prior to patent filing.
Tax Credit Company
Director of Engineering
Jan 2004 – Jun 2005
- Developed in-house billing system for reconciliation and export to QuickBooks for all clients.
- Managed Team of four Developers by providing technical leadership and overseeing plan implementations.
- Used Geo-Coding Technique with ARCGIS to determine zones and programs that saved the company $500,000 in staffing requirements and resulted in a company patent.
- Managed application design through complete Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
- Built multiple integration modules for Crystal Reports, QuickBooks, Laser fiche, and Merlin.
World Link Media
Director of Engineering
2001-2003
- Managed a team of six engineers building replacement of internal Broadcast Scheduling Application and maintaining In-house Line of Business Applications.
- Engineered Crystal Reports Forms and functions, which resulted in workflow optimization and A/R changes increasing profit by 3%.
- Developed online Inventory Trading and Assistance Front-end that optimized schedules and reduced rejected ads and pre-emptions by 17%.
- Added support for combining Nielsen Viewing statistics to predict demographics of advertising blocks.
FirstLook
Manager of QA
2000-2001
- Managed two teams in Quality Assurance (12) and Performance Testers (6).
- Developed the first Interstitial Web Advertisement technology that provided publishers with a new revenue stream by showing ads between page views.
- Built QA Environment and Maintained QA Systems through thorough functional and performance testing, including application-level, performance/Stress testing, and establishing QA standards.
- Designed Automated Test Tools for Affiliate programs.
- Security-First Architect
- Risk & Compliance
- Project Management
- Leadership & Management
- Analytics & Reporting
- Open Stack
- Cloud Solutions
- Active Directory
- SCCM
- Data Center Management
- Process Optimization
- Systems & Networking
- Python
- Java
- Embedded C
- C#
- JavaScript
- VB.NET
- C++
- Office 365
- Azure
- Carbon Black
- Okta
- MS SQL
- MySQL
- No SQL
- Cross-collaboration
- Junos
- Juniper Networks
- Cisco iOS
Certifications
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