Infrastructure Lead

• Mar 2021 - Present

Primarily responsible for the 24/7 Operations of L2/L3 Networks, Storage and x86 Server infrastructure. Designing future hardware tiers to serve the greater ML community globally. Ensuring serial and parallel compute capacities to compete with cloud providers. Primarily responsible for the 24/7 Operations of L2/L3 Networks, Storage and x86 Server infrastructure. Designing future hardware tiers to serve the greater ML community globally. Ensuring serial and parallel compute capacities to compete with cloud providers.

Lead Engineer

• Aug 2020 - Present

We work with residential and small business customers to identify their technological needs. We optimize a product selection and configuration to make their lives and day to day work easier and more productive. We work with residential and small business customers to identify their technological needs. We optimize a product selection and configuration to make their lives and day to day work easier and more productive.

Global Factory Build Manager

• Oct 2014 - Jul 2020

Promoted to lead end-to-end deployment server infrastructure projects and worked cross-functionally with business units to design hardware and network solutions to align with application demands. Managed a global 24/7 build queue of servers, blades, and virtual machines. Directed team of 8 global engineers and managed a team of 15 vendor sourced engineers. Collaborated with OEMs and vendors on next-generation infrastructure all the while ensuring ROI. Promoted to lead end-to-end deployment server infrastructure projects and worked cross-functionally with business units to design hardware and network solutions to align with application demands. Managed a global 24/7 build queue of servers, blades, and virtual machines. Directed team of 8 global engineers and managed a team of 15 vendor sourced engineers. Collaborated with OEMs and vendors on next-generation infrastructure all the while ensuring ROI.

SGT, S4 Logistics NCOIC

• Nov 2011 - May 2016

Manage supply and logistics for the 2nd BN 4th Reg of the TXSG. Manage supply and logistics for the 2nd BN 4th Reg of the TXSG.

Sr. Manager, Data Center Operations/NOC

• Apr 2007 - Sep 2014

Oversee two server farms in colocation space. Our Group is comprised of two teams of Systems Engineers at Match. These two server farms are located in two geographically diverse colo locations. We designed the space, HVAC and power requirements and had colo facilities build to suit. Familiarity with nearly every type of server platform. We plan our hardware needs and that guides the business in which hardware platforms to purchase. Along with this planning and purchasing comes testing. Testing new server platforms and their associated SSD/storage arrays. We also test every driver/firmware pack our manufacturers release for stability and uptime issues. We oversee the install of standalone blade environments, Cisco networking equipment, Hitachi storage arrays, HP EVA storage environments. We install, maintain and support over 1300 physical servers. Our group provides virtualized XenServers for other groups to do beta work and testing as well. Show less

Account Executive

• Dec 2004 - Dec 2006

Maintained a sales relationship with small to mid-market customers. This relationship entailed keeping in regular contact with decision makers and IT staff. Built solutions based on and sold T1 circuits, business lines, DSL and long distance commitments. Responsible for sales to 600+ clients in the greater Jacksonville area. Coordinated problem resolution and maintained a single point of contact relationship for all customer service and technical issues. Systems used ona day to day basis we're Siebel and other in house Bell System tools. Show less

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• 2003 - 2004