About
Innovative Cloud Engineer with 11 years of experience, specializing in Azure focused hybrid-cloud architectures. Driven to spearhead complex cloud & on-prem projects with creativity, flexibility, and scalability. Passionate about mentoring, elevating, and transferring knowledge between peers
Projects
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Design highly scalable and resilient virtual environment
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Data migration from MS SQL 2012 -> 2022
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Rebuild of production web applications (IIS, VUE, Node.JS)
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Draft objectives and focus areas from official documents
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Audit and assess the current company environment
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Remediate any compliance issues identified
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Create curriculum for email bootcamps and workshops
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Host sessions with a focus on security and privacy
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Collaborate cross training with other team educators
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Design inter-site networking across the continental US
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Leverage SD-WAN technology for HA and QoS
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Deploy new ip space and security appliances
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Designed & implemented cloud based networking solutions
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Reduced daily tickets by 15% via training and technology
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Saved $50,000 per design, acquired $1-2M average contract
Side Projects
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Fine tune a generic AI model with environment info
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Leverage NLP & semantic analysis for inputs
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Predict impact of infrastructure changes
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Tiered storage structure with redundant failovers
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Automate data acquisition and replacement
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Focus on Docker as a Service and Infrastructure as Code
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Transition from GNS3 to EVE-NG for vNetworks
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Replace Proxmox and XEN with VMWare ESXI
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Leverage Unifi FW and Fortigate NGFW along PFSense
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Virtualize ISP network, systems, & CPE infrastructure
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Peer my vISP lab/home with a coworkers vISP lab/home
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Deploy triple play services between our labs
Work Experience
- I hope to retire from here and not update my resume
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Right-sized SDN & cloud infrastructure for multiple clients with a net savings of $500,000+.
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Eliminated daily support ticket count by 15% - 60% via automation and training.
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Secured multiple key revenue-driving accounts (7 – 9 figure contracts) for clients.
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Architected highly available and scalable datacenter solutions to 4X baseline resource efficiency.
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Eliminated 100% of FTC noncompliance via RBAC, proactive monitoring & audits.
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Managed internal & external project portfolio that resulted in saving 9% of IT division budget.
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Led and mentored two IT departments, resulting in 4 promotions within 1 year.
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Fortified customers using IDS/IPS, NAC, ZTNA, SIEM, VPN, SASE, XDR, SSL, and DPI.
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Migration and automation of Helpdesk platform, SQL instances, IIS Hosts, IP space, and ESXI.
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Transition from MPLS and VPNs to Fortigate SDWAN, saving customers 15% on ISP expenses.
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Established disaster recovery using VEEAM Backup & Replication, vSAN, NAS, and Azure.
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Built net-new security product and negotiated adoption by strategic accounts (3,000-20,000 users)
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Introduced GPON, BGP, and OSPF environments bringing reliable broadband to 180,000 residents.
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Designed network structure and implemented FTTH and FTTB generating 4.5M in revenue.
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Lead operations and communication between field service teams and NOC.
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Eliminated menial tasks using Python automation, Debian, PSQL, Redis, Django, and NGINX.
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Generated 9% more revenue with custom deployments of Juniper EX/SRX and Cisco XE/XR.
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Documented process, infrastructure, and configurations, saving 50+ hours/week for other teams.
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Documentation and implementation of multimillion dollar contracts.
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Lead teams of 5 - 10 other technicians on projects with strict deliverables.
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Doubled AMD SKUs in retail space as a result of effective sales engineering.
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Post graduate studies in cyber security and fine arts.
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4 years spent in NOC: pre implementation, deployment, and support.
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As an E-911 Engineer, diagnosed and changed 911 circuits in the event of failure
Awards
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Awarded for exceptional academic performance and contributions to extra curricular opportunities.
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Nominated by several faculty and went through rigorous interview process.
Volunteering
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Engage other community organizations for collaboration.
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Manage legal, financial, and administrative requirements
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Orchestrated community workshops to promote technology education.
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Executed comprehensive education outreach for local communities.
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Coordinate administration and manage upward communication.
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Lead community events and service efforts as part of outreach.
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Coordinate campus wide events, concerts, and conferences.
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Preside over fundraising efforts and manage budget allocation.
Exhibitions
This was a collaborative event between Colorado poets where the current paintings featured in the gallery were assigned a poet. Our works were performed in February right before the world shut down for 2 years due to Covid19.