Vice President, Hosting & Infrastructure

• Oct 2022 - Present

Responsible for all aspects of Data Center and Hosted Cloud operations, as well as the NDBS US Data Center infrastructure.

Vice President, Hosting & Infrastructure

• Oct 2022 - Present

Responsible for all aspects of Data Center and Hosted Cloud operations, as well as the NDBS US Data Center infrastructure.

Vice President, Hosting & Infrastructure

• Oct 2022 - Present

Responsible for all aspects of Data Center and Hosted Cloud operations, as well as the NDBS US Data Center infrastructure.

Senior Data Center Architect

• Jan 2020 - Nov 2022

Principal Systems Engineer

• Jan 2016 - Jan 2020

Pre-Sales engineer focused on engaging with customers, understanding business challenges and helping to build technical solutions. The goal is to serve as an extension of the customer's IT team solving the significant challenge of product/solution evaluation without losing sight of the customer's priorities. Pre-Sales engineer focused on engaging with customers, understanding business challenges and helping to build technical solutions. The goal is to serve as an extension of the customer's IT team solving the significant challenge of product/solution evaluation without losing sight of the customer's priorities.

Manager Servers & Data

• Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

Managing Infrastructure team of Intel, Storage, Backup & Midrange engineers. Successfully managed a team of 24 engineers through a transition from an outsourced model to a 100% in-house operations. Team was able to seamlessly maintain all operational capabilities while not disrupting new initiatives and also accomplishing training and personal goals.

Intel Server / Virtualization Architect

• Jan 2013 - Sep 2015

My focus as the Server / Virtualization architect is to oversee and design the delivery of business solutions leveraging Server Virtualization technology. Some key accomplishments were: -- Played a key role in the migration of all Epic Hyperspace Citrix delivery to a virtual server infrastructure leveraging vSphere 5.1. -- Design, deployment oversight, and documentation of Cisco UCS infrastructure at our Primary data center, BC data center, and multiple regional data… Show more My focus as the Server / Virtualization architect is to oversee and design the delivery of business solutions leveraging Server Virtualization technology. Some key accomplishments were: -- Played a key role in the migration of all Epic Hyperspace Citrix delivery to a virtual server infrastructure leveraging vSphere 5.1. -- Design, deployment oversight, and documentation of Cisco UCS infrastructure at our Primary data center, BC data center, and multiple regional data centers. -- Ongoing consolidation of various server workloads, and vSphere clusters into a standardized server infrastructure leveraging a tiered virtual server capability. -- Oversight and validation of all new IT business solutions from the Intel Server & Virtualization perspective. -- Coordinated Vendor relationship with VMware, Cisco, and Microsoft as it applied to licensing, quoting, and product introduction to CHP's standards suite.

Disaster Recovery Officer

• Sep 2011 - Jun 2013

• Led design and implementation of DR/BC technical components applicable to Enterprise Applications. • Work with application teams to define and implement DR/BC capability. • Document and Report DR/BC status to executive leadership. • Work with technical teams and vendors to design/implement sustainable and functional infrastructure. • Serve as escalation point for various DR related topics related to technology as well as general site recovery and incident… Show more • Led design and implementation of DR/BC technical components applicable to Enterprise Applications. • Work with application teams to define and implement DR/BC capability. • Document and Report DR/BC status to executive leadership. • Work with technical teams and vendors to design/implement sustainable and functional infrastructure. • Serve as escalation point for various DR related topics related to technology as well as general site recovery and incident preparation.

Epic Client Systems Manager

• Jun 2009 - Sep 2011

• Technical coordination and/or installation of all Datacenter components related to Epic Implementation • Technical coordination and/or installation of all items related to customer facing technical environment (Workstations, Printers, Document Scanners, RFID readers, Barcode scanners, etc…) • Led team of Client Systems Managers. Delegation of project work, On-call Schedule, Go-Live Schedule, and central point of escalation for technical and project issues. • Project leadership and… Show more • Technical coordination and/or installation of all Datacenter components related to Epic Implementation • Technical coordination and/or installation of all items related to customer facing technical environment (Workstations, Printers, Document Scanners, RFID readers, Barcode scanners, etc…) • Led team of Client Systems Managers. Delegation of project work, On-call Schedule, Go-Live Schedule, and central point of escalation for technical and project issues. • Project leadership and representation on multiple implementations. • Reported and managed technical readiness for Inpatient and Outpatient implementations, as well as major version upgrades • Managed monthly maintenance window – Communication/Facilitation/Execution Show less • Technical coordination and/or installation of all Datacenter components related to Epic Implementation • Technical coordination and/or installation of all items related to customer facing technical environment (Workstations, Printers, Document Scanners, RFID readers, Barcode scanners, etc…) • Led team of Client Systems Managers. Delegation of project work, On-call Schedule, Go-Live Schedule, and central point of escalation for technical and project issues. • Project leadership and… Show more • Technical coordination and/or installation of all Datacenter components related to Epic Implementation • Technical coordination and/or installation of all items related to customer facing technical environment (Workstations, Printers, Document Scanners, RFID readers, Barcode scanners, etc…) • Led team of Client Systems Managers. Delegation of project work, On-call Schedule, Go-Live Schedule, and central point of escalation for technical and project issues. • Project leadership and representation on multiple implementations. • Reported and managed technical readiness for Inpatient and Outpatient implementations, as well as major version upgrades • Managed monthly maintenance window – Communication/Facilitation/Execution Show less

Storage Engineer

• Mar 2008 - Jun 2009

My primary focus with Datalink was in the area of Virtualization. I spoke to and deployed server virtualization, File Virtualization and Storage Virtualization solutions. My key areas of strength are in VMware Infrastructure, NetApp Storage, Hitachi Storage and Virtual File Management. My primary focus with Datalink was in the area of Virtualization. I spoke to and deployed server virtualization, File Virtualization and Storage Virtualization solutions. My key areas of strength are in VMware Infrastructure, NetApp Storage, Hitachi Storage and Virtual File Management.

Senior Systems Administration - Intel Team Lead/CHP Account

• Nov 2007 - Mar 2008

• Filtered and delegated Intel assignments to the team according to account knowledge and technical skill. • Worked to provide direction and technical expertise on present and future Intel initiatives. • Served as point of communication for regional customers and project managers. 10 regions supported across the Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Tennessee regions. • Worked to ensure quality and efficiency in all Intel projects and core duties. • Worked to ensure a positive work… Show more • Filtered and delegated Intel assignments to the team according to account knowledge and technical skill. • Worked to provide direction and technical expertise on present and future Intel initiatives. • Served as point of communication for regional customers and project managers. 10 regions supported across the Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Tennessee regions. • Worked to ensure quality and efficiency in all Intel projects and core duties. • Worked to ensure a positive work environment and team concept among the 13 engineers on the team. • Continued to manage high level technical work and senior responsibilities as indicated below. • Account Culture and Values Representative – Facilitated brainstorming groups and guided groups to the creation of action plans to improve our cultural survey results. Worked as an advocate at the associate level for better workplace morale and manager/employee interaction. Show less • Filtered and delegated Intel assignments to the team according to account knowledge and technical skill. • Worked to provide direction and technical expertise on present and future Intel initiatives. • Served as point of communication for regional customers and project managers. 10 regions supported across the Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Tennessee regions. • Worked to ensure quality and efficiency in all Intel projects and core duties. • Worked to ensure a positive work… Show more • Filtered and delegated Intel assignments to the team according to account knowledge and technical skill. • Worked to provide direction and technical expertise on present and future Intel initiatives. • Served as point of communication for regional customers and project managers. 10 regions supported across the Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Tennessee regions. • Worked to ensure quality and efficiency in all Intel projects and core duties. • Worked to ensure a positive work environment and team concept among the 13 engineers on the team. • Continued to manage high level technical work and senior responsibilities as indicated below. • Account Culture and Values Representative – Facilitated brainstorming groups and guided groups to the creation of action plans to improve our cultural survey results. Worked as an advocate at the associate level for better workplace morale and manager/employee interaction. Show less

Intel Systems Engineer

• Apr 2004 - Nov 2007

• Technical Lead on VMware planning and implementation project. Worked with a third party vendor to plan, test and deploy an Enterprise VMware environment. Trained staff, facilitated status report calls, delegated tasks to team members and took ownership of technical success of project initiatives. • Responsible for operating system and hardware level support of over 1800 servers located in multiple data centers. • Led Enterprise Patching effort. Coordinated outages, required patches… Show more • Technical Lead on VMware planning and implementation project. Worked with a third party vendor to plan, test and deploy an Enterprise VMware environment. Trained staff, facilitated status report calls, delegated tasks to team members and took ownership of technical success of project initiatives. • Responsible for operating system and hardware level support of over 1800 servers located in multiple data centers. • Led Enterprise Patching effort. Coordinated outages, required patches and rollback plans. Completed required patching on over 95% of mandated servers in limited amount of time provided. Also, participated in the evaluation and selection process of a new enterprise patching utility. Show less • Technical Lead on VMware planning and implementation project. Worked with a third party vendor to plan, test and deploy an Enterprise VMware environment. Trained staff, facilitated status report calls, delegated tasks to team members and took ownership of technical success of project initiatives. • Responsible for operating system and hardware level support of over 1800 servers located in multiple data centers. • Led Enterprise Patching effort. Coordinated outages, required patches… Show more • Technical Lead on VMware planning and implementation project. Worked with a third party vendor to plan, test and deploy an Enterprise VMware environment. Trained staff, facilitated status report calls, delegated tasks to team members and took ownership of technical success of project initiatives. • Responsible for operating system and hardware level support of over 1800 servers located in multiple data centers. • Led Enterprise Patching effort. Coordinated outages, required patches and rollback plans. Completed required patching on over 95% of mandated servers in limited amount of time provided. Also, participated in the evaluation and selection process of a new enterprise patching utility. Show less

Network Engineer 3

• Jan 1999 - Feb 2004

• As Senior Server Engineer, I was responsible for functionality, stability, security, performance and Administration of a diverse Intel environment. Provided disaster recovery procedures, documented workload and monitored all servers for hardware, OS, service and process failure. • Responsible for planning, configuration, documentation and ongoing support of a fibre channel Storage Area Network. Lotus Notes performance issue was completely resolved after migrating all mailbox directories… Show more • As Senior Server Engineer, I was responsible for functionality, stability, security, performance and Administration of a diverse Intel environment. Provided disaster recovery procedures, documented workload and monitored all servers for hardware, OS, service and process failure. • Responsible for planning, configuration, documentation and ongoing support of a fibre channel Storage Area Network. Lotus Notes performance issue was completely resolved after migrating all mailbox directories to the SAN. • Technical project leader on Active Directory Migration planning team. Worked with consulting team to provide a site assessment, technology overview, project timeline and project plan. • Provided level 3 support to all lower-level engineers and PC technicians. Consistent record of either resolving tickets or providing an alternate solution acceptable to the customer. Show less • As Senior Server Engineer, I was responsible for functionality, stability, security, performance and Administration of a diverse Intel environment. Provided disaster recovery procedures, documented workload and monitored all servers for hardware, OS, service and process failure. • Responsible for planning, configuration, documentation and ongoing support of a fibre channel Storage Area Network. Lotus Notes performance issue was completely resolved after migrating all mailbox directories… Show more • As Senior Server Engineer, I was responsible for functionality, stability, security, performance and Administration of a diverse Intel environment. Provided disaster recovery procedures, documented workload and monitored all servers for hardware, OS, service and process failure. • Responsible for planning, configuration, documentation and ongoing support of a fibre channel Storage Area Network. Lotus Notes performance issue was completely resolved after migrating all mailbox directories to the SAN. • Technical project leader on Active Directory Migration planning team. Worked with consulting team to provide a site assessment, technology overview, project timeline and project plan. • Provided level 3 support to all lower-level engineers and PC technicians. Consistent record of either resolving tickets or providing an alternate solution acceptable to the customer. Show less

Senior Airman

• Feb 1993 - Feb 1997

Communication Computer Systems Specialist. Spent the majority of my time at Wright Patterson AFB working for DISA (Defense Information Systems Agency). Communication Computer Systems Specialist. Spent the majority of my time at Wright Patterson AFB working for DISA (Defense Information Systems Agency).