Flower Mound, Texas, United States
Client-facing Cloud Architect and Principal Engineer with deep experience designing and delivering enterprise-grade solutions across major cloud platforms and hybrid environments. Specializing in advanced networking and infrastructure automation, with a strong track record supporting complex, high-impact systems across enterprise and regulated environments.
Founded cloud and infrastructure consultancy focused on complex hybrid environments and advanced networking, delivering direct senior-level engineering without layered delivery models. Designed and built a fully in-house business platform, including a custom web application and backend services and data layer. Implemented core infrastructure, including DNS, domain management, and secure communications, establishing a production-ready operating environment. Built dedicated in-house secure R&D lab to prototype and validate cloud architectures, automation workflows, and AI-driven tooling. Defined consulting capabilities across cloud architecture, infrastructure modernization, automation, and AI integration for enterprise environments.
Cloud Architect/Engineer for Fortune 500 customer solutions — hands-on from design through full deployment. Collaborated with stakeholders to transform high-level solution concepts into detailed, production-ready architectures, often reworking initial proposals to meet real-world requirements for security, scalability, and integration. Specialized in cloud networking, serving as the go-to expert for designing and implementing complex network topologies, including VLANs, subnets, gateways, firewalls, Dynamic Routing, Direct Link/private connectivity, and IPsec VPNs. Built infrastructure through extensive CLI work and developed automation frameworks and tools to accelerate provisioning, enforce consistency, and support repeatable deployment patterns across customer environments. Delivered deep-dive connectivity debugging and testing, particularly for hybrid and multi-cloud environments, resolving complex issues in routing, firewall configurations, and encrypted tunnels. Produced detailed architecture diagrams, operational documentation, and knowledge transfer materials for customer teams and contracted run/support operations.
Architected and Delivered enterprise cloud environments for Fortune 500 clients across finance, medical, airline, and government sectors, combining trusted advisory with hands-on engineering. Specialized in complex cloud networking, serving as the go-to SME for AT&T VRouter, Juniper vSRX, Fortigate, and secure hybrid designs. Delivered system hardening and security-focused engineering for compliance-sensitive workloads. Led onboarding and enablement for enterprise customers, designing scalable, secure IBM Cloud solutions and delivered customer workshops and educational content, including IBM Cloud API training.
I was part of the SoftLayer (now IBM Cloud) Enterprise Onboarding SWAT Team, where I supported new Enterprise customers with cloud architecture and implementation on SoftLayer. I created educational videos on the SoftLayer API and SoftLayer Imaging, and developed the IBM-wide Salesforce web application for requesting sales onboarding services. Additionally, I wrote data analysis tools for sales metrics and organized customer workshops for IBM Cloud. I contributed to the development of the SoftLayer architecture certification course and assisted stakeholders in building confidence in SoftLayer services to drive adoption and usage of SoftLayer infrastructure. I served as a Subject Matter Expert on all product and service offerings, as well as the processes required to successfully implement customer solutions.
Senior System Administrator for Intel Security’s bare-metal and VMware infrastructure, supporting large-scale Linux physical and virtual server environments across enterprise systems. Managed enterprise VMware infrastructure spanning large-scale virtual machine environments across mixed Linux and Windows operating systems. Provided support for Oracle, PostgreSQL, and MySQL database environments, including custom database server builds for customers. Developed and maintained automated server provisioning and configuration management using CFEngine, along with advanced Perl/Expect scripting for automation tasks. Oversaw enterprise Linux patching using RHEL Satellite and Spacewalk, integrating custom automation for compliance and efficiency. Supported Windows Server/Active Directory builds alongside Linux systems in a mixed OS infrastructure. Led IT SOX audits for the site, ensuring compliance with corporate and regulatory policies.
Principal CAM/MES System Architect and Administrator for the FAB CAM Manufacturing group. Managed over 100 HP-UX/Solaris/Linux Enterprise Class Baremetal Servers supporting semiconductor manufacturing at the Carrolton TX and Phoenix AZ FABs. Supported critical manufacturing databases (Oracle, MySQL, PostGRE SQL, Ingress, DB3) and FAB Automation systems. Managed Enterprise Storage Arrays and HA Clusters. Support of numerous legacy systems and custom applications related to manufacturing. Developed in-house Load Balancing/HA software for Linux clusters. Coordinated with vendors and finance to purchase equipment.
Principal CAM Unix Administrator for FAB/Semiconductor manufacturing. Supported Workstream MES and FAB automation environments. Managed Unix infrastructure for over 450 users (servers and workstations). Administered mission critical HA Enterprise storage arrays & HA MES server clusters than orchestrated FAB production. Directly supported FAB and Engineering labs as needed. Migrated manufacturing environment from VMS/Promis to Unix/Workstream. Worked on migration of IT infrastructure from Nortel to STMicroelectronics. Managed contractors. Developed the enterprise asset management and inventory system. Supported middleware for the facility. Responsible for designing and building CAM high availability clusters supporting the FAB, utilizing HP-UX and ServiceGuard. Part of a team building the main corporate data center from scratch, overseeing design, implementation, and management of CAM infrastructure.