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Senior Manager of Infrastructure Engineering
TurnitinSenior Manager of Infrastructure Engineering
Mar. 2022Spokane-Coeur d'Alene AreaPlan, organize, and lead meetings with team member on career aspiration, goals realization, and technical/managerial skillset development. Administer infrastructure engineering budget overseeing operational and capital expenditures. Forecast accurate quarterly roadmaps, targets, and long-term milestones in compliance with team resources. Work with multiple vendors to build relationships and long-term coolaboration on new and existing projects. • Transitioned from cloud-only architecture to hybrid cloud architecture while slashing $7M in operational expenses. • Sourced and presented profitable opportunities/projects in support of business priorities by conducting deep-rooted cost analysis and risk assessments. • Fortified branch offices and remote users’ security and minimized integration infrastructure requirements with SD-WAN centralized environment implementation.
Principal Network Engineer
TurnitinPrincipal Network Engineer
Dec. 2014 - Mar. 2022Spokane-Coeur d'Alene AreaSteered end-to-end operations involved in design, architecture, configuration, and maintenance of office, data center, and AWS environments. Directed infrastructure engineering team globally to accomplish targeted deliverables. Administered project workflow, budgets, priorities, and infrastructure while liaising with multiple IT departments. Oversaw and maintained organizational infrastructure valued at multi $B while serving as Principal Network Engineer. Upgraded all network infrastructure to AWS hybrid integration from offices to on-premises data centers. • Crafted all-inclusive network documentation comprised of standards, vendor contact information, monitoring reference guides, and how-to articles. • Modernized core applications and minimized user latency by spearheading $18M AWS architecture design and implementation project with period of three years. • Achieved highest productivity, efficiency, and reliability by effectively managing network, systems, and data center engineers functioning under Vice President of Infrastructure and IT. • Amplified network resiliency, developed infrastructure-as-a-Service model, and conserved annual costs through consolidation of circuit contracts, hardware vendors, and software applications. • Acquired high bandwidth and service range through development and integration of cutting-edge data centers utilizing Cisco Nexus infrastructure in spine-and-leaf VXLAN BGP EVPN deployment model.
Senior Network Engineer
IntradoSenior Network Engineer
Dec. 2011 - Nov. 2014Greater Denver AreaManaged 10+ projects simultaneously and provided recommendations based on current network utilization and configuration, packet captures for troubleshooting, creating new physical and logical networks, physically installing network and server equipment, and insight on new issues. Maintained 99.999% network availability for critical 9-1-1 systems and applications. Estimated non-revenue and revenue-generating network infrastructure equipment projects. Architected infrastructure overseeing VRRP, OSPF, and BGP within service provider-like network. • Migrated from legacy systems by installing corporate infrastructure and moving 400+ network connections. • Ensured highest availability for remote sites and clients while functioning as On-call Technician supporting outages. • Secured data, conducted cost analysis, and administered projects by establishing network and security architecture. • Enabled 9-1-1 services to act as joint communications hub for multiple cities, states, and federal organizations by designing network infrastructure for mobile call centers. • Improved skillset, enabled professional development, and supported network engineering team with deployment of tier 3 network engineer mentorship program.
Tactical Data Network Specialist
United States Marine CorpsTactical Data Network Specialist
Jan. 2006 - Dec. 2011Greater San Diego Area

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