Throughout the years, I've worked with every flavor of Microsoft Windows after 3.1, and I cut my teeth on networking with token ring and 10BASE2. Since then, I've been exposed to technologies in a wide swath of fields as they have matured or been introduced.
Currently, I am a Cloud Engineering Lead, with a focus on automation, networking, and security.
My current role involves working with on the Cloud Tools and Automation team to further improve automation and accelerate delivery. Working with CI/CD tools like GitHub, Azure DevOps, and Octopus Deploy to migrate legacy deployments to fully integrated "Everything as Code", from Configuration to Infrastructure.
This role involved working with my fellow architects to design and plan future projects, including being flexible enough to incorporate new and emerging technologies when the need arised. Some of these projects have included migrating around a thousand users to Office 365, deploying SD-WAN to improve resiliency at remote offices, and moving datacenters to improve redundancy.
The first part of my career at HFF involved maintaining and expanding a Hyper-V environment, and migrating several core line of business applications from physical hardware to virtual machines, increasing availability and resiliency. Other major projects included replacing aging firewalls with new layer 7 firewalls, developing scripts to decrease delivery time and errors while increasing repeatability, migrating from digital phones to VoIP, and improving backup integrity by leveraging new technologies.
Working in a non-profit academic environment pushed the envelope of stretching a budget, from leveraging open source projects to pioneering into virtualization to better utilize capital investments in hardware. We were expected to do more with less, and do everything from handle audio/visual needs to redesigning the network infrastructure to better handle new and challenging technologies. Working in such a crucible of needs really allowed me to become a true jack of all trades, and launch my career further.
As needed, I have used my spare time to work with various clients in different market verticals to maintain a broad outlook on technology, including phone systems, access control systems, and cloud development.
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