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Chair and Founder
Flint Hills Vetrepreneur FoundationChair and Founder
Nov. 2022Manhattan, Kansas, United StatesStarted from a passion to bring Veteran entrepreneurszz together and create a community of support and camaraderie, the foundation has since been formed with three foundational pillars; Advocacy, Community, and Training.
Director, Software and Infrastructure
Earth Class MailDirector, Software and Infrastructure
May. 2020 - Feb. 2021San Antonio, Texas, United StatesAs a member of the executive leadership team; led, established and managed scalable engineering team structures that created, corrected, and evolved software that runs a segment of the business or customer experience. Structured teams to encapsulate technology areas in a way that ensures alignment of customer, business, and technology needs. Led with outward influence in the organization with a charter to innovate/disrupt a domain, manage the P&L for the division to optimize spend and improve gross margin. • Developed and implemented a digital transformation program to deliver a “Cloud First” culture. • Provided oversight of the Engineering escalation team implementing a tool to speed response time and visibility to high-severity incidents from over 24 hours to less than one minute. • Immediately identified gaps in secure code development and cybersecurity. Notable Accomplishments: Delivered desired cost reduction while simultaneously improving performance. Led product efforts to design, develop, and migrate our customer facing production systems to the cloud from a CoLoc facility improving performance by 30% and costs by 5% while simultaneously improving system availability from 99.5% to 99.98%. Modernized the technology stack. Conducted an audit of the tools and technology used to enable both engineering and our business customers to ensure we are enabling our organization. This resulted in the elimination of 10 systems from the technology stack that were no longer required or duplicative
Member Of The Board Of Advisors
CuembyMember Of The Board Of Advisors
May. 2020 - Mar. 2021Manhattan, Kansas, United StatesCuemby helps companies with custom software reduce cloud costs by 35%, improve efficiency x10 and boost productivity x10, using Kubernetes and Cloud-Native technologies. We offer consulting, DevOps on-demand services and training.
Member Of The Board Of Advisors
Premier Enterprise Media ServicesMember Of The Board Of Advisors
Mar. 2020 - Mar. 2021Manhattan, Kansas, United StatesPremier Enterprise Media Services (PEMS) is an emerging leader in startup advisory and an innovator recognized in transforming early stage startups and transitioning businesses. Company’s digital success is based primarily through implementing Key IT Processes & Cloud-Based Solutions. Innovation and continuous development is what keeps us on track to build a profitable business. We have a wide range of service offerings that cover 80% of the IT Service Industry in regards to; Digital Media & Entertainment, Professional Consulting Services, Information & Telecom (Communications), and other Key industrial areas. We are an emerging innovator & next to be a global leading information technology consulting firm.
Business Owner, Principal
Intelligent IT (iIT, LLC)Business Owner, Principal
Jul. 2018 - Sep. 2024Manhattan, KSAs the Owner of Intelligent IT, a forward-thinking technology solutions provider committed to making IT, Cybersecurity, and Compliance Services effortless for businesses, I lead our organization in navigating the complex landscape of Cybersecurity and Compliance. My role involves steering the company towards sustainable growth, fostering innovation, and ensuring we deliver exceptional value to our clients through cutting-edge solutions. With a focus on customer-centric products and services, I have spearheaded initiatives that have positioned Intelligent IT as a leader in the IT outsourcing industry. Key Responsibilities: Strategic Leadership: Craft and execute a strategic vision for the company, ensuring alignment with short-term and long-term objectives. Lead the organization in adapting to market changes and technological advancements to maintain competitive edge. Business Growth: Drive business development efforts, identifying and capitalizing on new opportunities in the market. Expand the company's client base and enter new markets through strategic partnerships and innovative solutions. Operational Excellence: Provide Executive Leadership for the company's operations, ensuring efficiency, quality, and cost-effectiveness in our service delivery. Implement best practices in project management and operational processes to enhance productivity. Financial Management: Manage the company's financial strategy, including budgeting, and forecasting, to ensure financial health and sustainability. Team Leadership and Development: Cultivate a high-performance organizational culture that attracts, retains, and develops top talent. Lead by example to inspire and motivate the team towards achieving excellence in their roles. Innovation and Technology Leadership: Stay at the forefront of technology trends and innovations. Lead the company in researching and adopting new technologies that enhance our service offerings and create value for our clients
Senior Manager, Global Sales Engineering
BlackBerrySenior Manager, Global Sales Engineering
Sep. 2015 - Mar. 2020GlobalAs Head of Sales Engineers for the division, I managed a team of Sales Engineers and all sales support systems, while enabling 500 sales executives and 100 Sales Engineers. I oversee our global sales engineering efforts and daily operations; and present innovative value propositions to new and existing clients. My areas of focus include: ⇨ Global Sales Engineering, which I manage while concurrently developing and maintaining solution patterns. I do this whilst consistently ensuring solution quality and deliverability. ⇨ Product Strategy, for which I oversee all phases of the product development lifecycle in collaboration with the Senior Leadership Team (SLT); and liaise with clients and internal departments to make sure all projects meet technical requirements and client specifications. Key accomplishments thus far include: ✯ Hire, Train, Retain - Successfully expanded the team by 400% globally. ✯ Exceeding Key Performance Indicator (KPI) by 300% by providing and enabling technical expertise globally.
Senior Sales Engineer
BlackBerry AtHocSenior Sales Engineer
Jul. 2011 - Sep. 2015Manhattan, KansasI first joined AtHoc Inc in 2011 prior to its acquisition by BlackBerry in 2015. During my tenure as the Senior Sales Engineer, I coordinated all facets of daily operations; created and introduced sales engineering guidelines which highlighted an innovative value proposition; and performed duties of Systems Administrator and SQL Server DBA. Key accomplishments include: ✯ Generating $50M in sales, which represented a 40% YOY growth. This was accomplished by leading technical sales engagements. ✯ Securing a $40M five-year deal by providing expert level sales engineering leadership ✯ Built and fostered relationships with C-Suites and senior management, which resulted in business growth opportunities. ✯ Spearheading operations systems migration from a single server to VMWare and cloud environments.
Director, Information Management Office
US ArmyDirector, Information Management Office
Apr. 2007 - Oct. 2011Fort Carson - 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne)While leading the 10th Special Forces Group(A) Information Management Office, I was responsible for managing all technology operations across various locations, both nationally and internationally, including in Iraq, Fort Carson, CO and in Germany. I analyzed business requirements of various units in order to determine each’s technology needs. I also directed a working group; and supervised personnel handling unclassified voice, data, authentication and collaboration systems. Additionally, I served as the Director of Tactical Enterprise Services and Future Plans Officer for the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force in the Arabian Peninsula (CJSOTF-AP), during which period, I oversaw all the command’s information technology infrastructure across seven country region. Key contributions include: ✯ Improving support to tactical units’ operations by advising on improved changes to Remedy Integrated Service Desk. ✯ Spearheading a network expansion project, which increased network capacity by 400% and reduced organizational costs by $1M. ✯ Analyzing and identifying the root cause of network under performance. ✯ Enhancing end-user’s NetApp engineer support by revamping the flow of information between end-users and engineers. This improved overall experience across the SOCOM Information Enterprise. ✯ Centralizing data-centers, which reduced both physical servers by 60% and halved expenditure.
President, Board of Directors
Cross Creek Community AssociationPresident, Board of Directors
Jan. 2005 - Jan. 2011Fountain, COResponsible for the oversight of a 600 plus dwelling residential community non-profit organization. Developed culture and policies of various committees and rehabilitated the reputation of the association with the community. Oversight of communities budget and balance sheet moving the organization out of a negative cash flow cycle into years of balanced stability.
Director of IT
US ArmyDirector of IT
Oct. 1991 - Apr. 2007VariousDirector of Information Technology responsible for all aspects of the Enterprise. Coached and mentored all levels of the team.

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