Experience

Mahindra Automotive North America

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior System Engineer

  • Nov 2019 - Present

  ● Created and Maintained Security Operations Planning for Ransomware Risk Management and Mitigation ● Managing the acquisition of High-Performance Computing Clusters and their optimal planning & utilization ● Implemented a Cloud forward plan to right-size cloud-utilization and reduce underutilized resources ● Identified and managed emerging risks related to current and future IT Operations. ● Complied with business policies set forth by executive board and Audit\Compliance requirements. ● Documented and tracked metrics for ISO compliance, Cyber Insurance, and Federal Contacts (NIST). ● Oversee a team of employees, coaching, managing performance, and providing operational support. ● Established documentation, quality control metrics, and standards for technical support. ● Update and maintain department budgets and forecasts for IT Operations and Software licensing. ● Development & Maintain strategies for 3rd Party vendors, providing goals and oversight ● Communicated to executive board on project progression, budget allocations, and performance metrics. ● Directed organization wide training on cyber security, ERP Usage, and Organization IT Knowledgebase.



The HUB Stadium

• United States
• Restaurants
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operation & Information Technology Director

  • Nov 2016 - Nov 2019

  ● Developed business management processes and policies for a bootstrapped business ● Planned for the growth and demands of the business based on market trends and limited historicals ● Designed & implemented workflows and processes to reduce human-errors ● Developed & maintained systems for entertainment bookings and reservation resource management ● Developed applications to meet requirements where commercial applications where not available ● Managed staff payroll and oversaw accounts payable/receivable as well as budgeting ● Approved hiring and termination of personnel ● Demonstrated and reinforced leadership in support the company's goals and vision ● Created and maintained Azure environment to keep on site physical infrastructure minimal ● Designed and Maintained all switching and routing ● Implemented a low cost WiFi infrastructure to handle up to 1000 guests ● Maintained full PCI Compliance across network ● Implemented and Maintained Office 365 solution ● Designed and Maintained Asterisks PBX phone system ● Implemented all PKI solutions for security and SSO ● Implemented and maintained DHCP/DNS with linux servers ● Managed VPN Solution for remote access to the network ● Coached management team on improving results and how to appropriately diagnose problems



TCom TDM

• Information Technology & Services

• Owner

  • Nov 2013 - Nov 2018

  ● Owner of Independent IT Consulting Firm ● Maintained “Managed Services Agreements” with organizations in Metro Detroit Area ● Completed and maintained all billing accounts for customers ● Created “Service Level Agreements” to monitor up-time and availability ● Produced proactive servicing to prevent unexpected outages and failures where patterns existed ● Migrated organizations to Cloud solutions to mitigate risks of disaster and management overhead ● Designed, Implemented, & Maintained several VMWare & HyperV clusters utilizing Dell\EMC SANs ● Installed and Maintained Dell\EMC SANs ● Designed and Maintained Customer backup infrastructures using Veeam Backups to NAS and Cloud ● Designed and Maintained Cisco Call Manager VOIP Systems ● Designed and Maintained Avaya VOIP Phone System ● Designed and Maintained WiFI Network utilizing Cisco and Ubiquiti Access Points ● Designed Several Client networks utilizing Cisco Switches and Routers ● Implemented systems for network access management over RADIUS ● Implemented and mIgrated clients to Office 365 ● Deployed and managed network security suites consisting of ESET and Symantec Endpoint Protection ● Implemented all PKI solutions for security and SSO ● Implemented and maintained WSUS across several sites and well as ESET for patch management ● Implemented and maintained DHCP/DNS and Active Directory for several sites ● Implemented and Maintained Group Policy for sites to manage computer security and features ● Implemented and Managed VPN Solutions for remote network access ● Implemented and Managed Virtual Private Cloud Solutions to allow corporate networks to act as one ● Worked with customers to reduce their physical server footprint by migrating and managing services within Microsoft Azure and AWS



U.S. Marine Corps Reserve

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Squadron Communications Chief

  • Jul 2012 - Feb 2017

  ● Deployed to several location in support of Global War on Terrorism ● Demonstrated and reinforced leadership in support the Corp’s goals and vision of leadership ● Planned, coordinated, and executed training exercises to improved unit readiness and cohesion ● Conducted quarterly reviews of all Non-Commissioned Officers within the squadron ● Stood-up deployment networks with security, timeliness, and reliability at the front of objectives ● Maintained Video Telepresence systems consisting of Tandberg/Cisco & Polycom ● Oversaw the maintenance of satellite communications, preventing unplanned, critical outages ● Managed network security suites consisting of McAfee HBSS and Symantec Endpoint Protection ● Implemented & Maintained VMWare clusters utilizing NetApp SANs ● Managed network security and patches using Microsoft SMS, Bigfix, and WSUS ● Maintained enterprise switching and routing for area of operations ● Maintained enterprise Cisco VOIP Solutions for area of operations ● Maintained enterprise solutions for PKI



Detroit Forming, Inc.

• United States
• Packaging & Containers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Information Technology Director

  • Aug 2012 - Nov 2013

  ● Instantiated organization’s IT Department ● Maintained Help Desk, Network & Domain Administration for 250 Employees ● Implemented & Maintained Infor’s Visual as ERP System ● Designed, Implemented, & Maintained HyperV clusters utilizing Dell SANs ● Designed and Maintained Customer backup infrastructures using Veeam Backups to NAS and Cloud ● Deployed and managed network security suites consisting of Symantec Endpoint Protection ● Implemented and managed WSUS and Patch Management Solutions ● Implemented all PKI solutions for security and SSO ● Migrated and managed Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2013 ● Implemented and maintained DHCP/DNS and Active Directory ● Implemented and Maintained Group Policy for sites to manage computer security and features ● Designed, implemented, and maintained virtualized Microsoft SQL Server ● Implemented and Managed Microsoft VPN Solution for remote network access ● Implemented and Managed IPSec/GRE tunnels for site-to-site VPN



United States Marine Corps

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Cyber Operations Network Engineer

  • Jul 2005 - Jul 2012

  ● Maintained critical networks with an overall network downtime of less than four hours per year ● Coordinated and performed Help Desk, System Administrator, and Network Engineer duties ● Gave instructional courses regularly on Information Assurance/Security and Operational Security ● Tested, implemented, and tracked all software updates using Symantec, WSUS, and Altiris. ● Tested & implemented OS images, Software Images, and Software Packages using Ghost & Altiris ● Created intelligence products for regional physical security and cyber warfare ● Developed and implemented unit level Information Management policies ● Demonstrated and reinforced leadership in support the Corp’s goals and vision of leadership