Experience

Pica8, Inc.

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, Business Development

  • Aug 2015 - Present

  ****************** Pica8 is "The Software Cisco." We are the industry's only open networking software alternative to Cisco for the enterprise. Pica8's AmpCon Network Controller and PicOS Software Switches have successfully replaced Cisco DNA Center and Catalyst switches within Fortune 500 enterprises. Our enterprise networking solutions are deployed across campus, distributed sites, and data center networks. Pica8 software runs on the industry's broadest options of multi-gig and PoE hardware from Dell and Edgecore. Pica8 software is deployed at over 1,000 customers in over 40 countries. For more information visit: pica8.com ***************** Pica8, founded in 2009, is a developer and provider of network operating software (PicOS) that runs on white box switches, with port speeds ranging across 1/10/40/100 gigabit. There is extensive support for traditional Layer-2 / Layer-3 switching and routing protocols and for SDN solutions through Pica8’s adoption of OpenFlow. Customers respond to business needs by leveraging PicOS to build networks where hardware and software is no longer tightly coupled. Driving technology adoption and revenue growth in named accounts and for OEM customers. Show less



TGC-Global, Inc

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, Professional Services

  • Jun 2012 - Jul 2015

  Providing consulting services, and leading on project management and business operations: • Through CTO (Chief Technology Officer) Advisory and management consulting practice, providing data transformation, data management and integrated IT financial solutions • In our CDO (Chief Data Officer) Advisory, providing data integration, transformation, and governance consulting for data quality; data science (metadata, workflow, hadoop ecosystem) • Professional Services in IT Service Management (ServiceNow), financial and facilities services model, managed infrastructure, and applications performance proof of concept (Riverbed OPNET) • Development & management of advanced network, data center, cloud, SaaS and big data platforms Show less



CenturyLink

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager, Professional Services

  • Jun 1998 - Mar 2012

  Developed Certified Provider Program with team, bringing suppliers of IT and Network Services under contract for resale of Professional Services, mentored technical and business reviews of provider capabilities, led nationwide sales overlay and delivery of CPE/network Professional Services, developed staffed Professional Services capability. Prior roles were in hosting sales engineering, complex hosting solutions, and technical services. Companies acquired as related to this employment include Qwest Communications International and Icon CMT Corp. Show less



Prodigy Services Company

• White Plains, NY 10607

• Sr. Manager, Access/Proxy Server Development

  • Feb 1990 - Jun 1998

  Responsibility for nationwide dialup ISP access platform, using RADIUS with TCP/IP transport; developed caching proxies, load balance, network management, and stress test tools. Prior roles in client connectivity platform software development. network planning/deployment, X.25 access network project. Responsibility for nationwide dialup ISP access platform, using RADIUS with TCP/IP transport; developed caching proxies, load balance, network management, and stress test tools. Prior roles in client connectivity platform software development. network planning/deployment, X.25 access network project.



Graphnet

• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, Network Development

  • Feb 1981 - Feb 1990

  Responsible for software development and version release on packet network, functional enhancements, customer feature definition and development for messaging protocols. Early exposure to packet switching and multiprocessor architectures. Assembly language programming. Prior roles in store and forward messaging systems software development on minicomputer and PC platforms. Responsible for software development and version release on packet network, functional enhancements, customer feature definition and development for messaging protocols. Early exposure to packet switching and multiprocessor architectures. Assembly language programming. Prior roles in store and forward messaging systems software development on minicomputer and PC platforms.



Teaneck Public Schools

• Teaneck, NJ

• Teacher of Mathematics

  • Sep 1979 - Feb 1981

  Wrote and taught the curriculum “Mathematics for the Artist” as part of federally funded grant to Teaneck Magnet School. Wrote and taught the curriculum “Mathematics for the Artist” as part of federally funded grant to Teaneck Magnet School.