Executive Summary
Accomplished IT professional with 30+ years of enterprise experience in architecture, development, networking, and cybersecurity. Proven engineering team leader with a track record of driving cross-functional collaboration, owning full application lifecycles, and shaping enterprise-scale architecture to deliver high-impact solutions. Excels translating experience into action with new technologies and infrastructures.
Core Competencies
Key Achievements
Cyber Recovery Architecture
Spearheaded end-to-end implementation of cyber recovery architecture. Deployed mixed hardware/software solution for protecting vital and critical business application data in cyber recovery offline repositories. Managed stakeholders and requirements from steering committee with board members, C-level executives and security organizations.
Zero-Downtime OS Migration
Led zero-downtime OS migration of 150+ global enterprise backup and storage utility servers. New agreements with OS vendors required migration from Oracle Enterprise Linux to RedHat Enterprise Linux ahead of contract deadline, employing extensive CICD automation for staging, configuration and validation.
Agile Transformation
Launched Agile transformation for a 10-person cross-functional DevOps team supporting an internal storage management application, doubling feature delivery velocity and strengthening team accountability. Managed releases until moving towards CICD delivery. Leveraged Microsoft Azure DevOps with a Kanban methodology.
Full-Cycle Application Owner
Full-cycle application owner for 16 storage management applications simultaneously for global enterprise data centers, regional hosting centers and manufacturing sites. Architecture documentation, deployment, availability, security remediation, configuration management, IAM configuration, technical debt and firewall rule management. While maintaining full compliance with PCI, PPI, SPI, security policies, and enterprise architecture standards.
Work History
Innovation Owner / Security Lead / IT Project Manager
June 2013 – December 2025General Motors, Roswell, GA
- →Directed cross-functional teams on multiple simultaneous projects distributed across five global locations (Arizona, Texas, Georgia, Michigan, and Ireland), establishing clear workstreams, accountability measures, Agile methodologies and stakeholder governance that ensured alignment and delivered successful project outcomes
- →Enforced corporate NIST-based security standards across storage teams and coordinated vulnerability remediation, maintaining a 90%+ compliance score across all storage tools; led migration from local accounts to mandatory domain-privileged authentication and directed vulnerability remediation
- →Member of Virtualized Security Team as the lead security contact to drive the end-to-end lifecycle of security issue management, from initial detection to final remediation within storage
Infrastructure Engineer
June 2013 – December 2018General Motors, Roswell, GA
- →Led global proof-of-concept implementation and validation of HPE Storage Essentials, enabling unified multi-vendor storage management (EMC, HPE, Cisco) across General Motors' enterprise storage environment. Established baseline for architecture standardization and performance monitoring
- →Executed end-to-end rollout of 41-server Cisco DCNM suite, delivering comprehensive visibility, zoning control, and policy enforcement across global MDS SAN switch fabric
Systems Integration Engineer (Consultant)
March 2010 – June 2013B Sharp Systems
- →Engineered storage deployment solutions using HP Operations Orchestration
- →Implemented Storage Essentials across 17 global sites
- →Mentored offshore teams improving resolution capabilities
Technical Project Manager
April 1999 – March 2010Avaya / Nortel / Alteon Websystems / Pharsalia
- →Established comprehensive project lifecycle processes and governance policies spanning requirements gathering, design, development, testing, deployment, and public release; scope control, timeline adherence, and risk management to deliver predictable outcomes across multiple product releases
- →Facilitated cross-functional collaboration among internal engineering teams, third-party developers, and subject matter experts for an industry first cloud-based patching system for Nortel PBX systems
- →Managed customer escalations for Layer 4-7 network accelerator products including load balancers, firewalls, and web proxy caches. Reproduced customer-reported issues in lab environments, performing detailed packet captures and log analysis on Alteon/Nortel platforms
- →Collaborated closely with R&D, product engineering, and third-party vendors (including CheckPoint) to drive root-cause analysis, patch development, and feature enhancements for improved product stability, performance, and security posture
Technical Arsenal
Project Management
Jira, Microsoft Azure DevOps, Agile Transformation, Cross-functional teams, IT Project Management, Issues Management, Communication Skills, Facilitation Skills
Techniques
Cyber Recovery Architecture, Vulnerability Remediation, Legacy Modernization, Business Continuity Validation, Root Cause Analysis, Global teams, Microsoft Azure (Cloud), Waterfall, SDLC, Technical Infrastructure
Tools
VMWare, Microsoft Azure, Python, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Excel, Outlook, AI IDE, Microsoft Copilot, NIST Security Standards, Artificial Intelligence, Linux, Windows
Certifications
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Connect & Collaborate
Education
Auburn University, Auburn AL
Bachelor of Science — Computer Engineering