Sherwood, Oregon, United States
Technology leader experienced delivering secure, high-availability infrastructure supporting mission-critical operations, large public facilities, and high-volume operational environments comparable to major live events. My background spans statewide public safety infrastructure, distributed retail technology environments, and multi-site public facility operations. I specialize in designing and operating resilient technology platforms where reliability, security, and operational visibility are essential. Outside of my professional work, I also serve as crew chief and mechanic for a competitive kart racing program, providing firsthand experience with race-weekend operations and motorsport environments.
Executive technical lead for LEDS 2020, Oregon’s statewide criminal justice information system Lead enterprise infrastructure, cloud, cybersecurity, and disaster recovery across statewide facilities Direct Active Directory, Defender, Sentinel (SIEM/SOAR), and statewide CCTV platforms Align infrastructure investments with mission priorities, risk posture, and budget constraints Represent infrastructure leadership in interagency governance and executive briefings
Led all enterprise technology initiatives across a multi-site nonprofit Partnered with executive leadership on mission-aligned technology strategy Built first strategic technology roadmap and formal IT budget Designed security framework and business continuity / disaster recovery plans Led cloud migration planning to Azure
Directed enterprise technology and security across retail, manufacturing, and distribution Led ERP rollout (Acumatica) and cross-functional digital optimization Oversaw cybersecurity, physical security, POS, surveillance, and access control Supported M&A technology audits, valuation, and secure due diligence environments
• Oversaw the IT infrastructure and associated support teams across the US and Canada. • Implemented global security standards. • Directed the procurement and installation of HA pairs of Palo Alto firewalls to all major locations. • Recommended Cortex as the global EDR for MTY. • Global Admin of Microsoft EA. • Consolidated the Microsoft EA for all groups of MTY. • Created a capital expense budget for global IT. • Began the integration of all team members into a global support organization. • Implemented a global standard for end user computing platforms.
• Merged two remote teams into a functioning, cohesive organization. • Directed the creation of cloud-based (AWS) backups of critical systems. • Created organizational processes for IT operations where none previously existed. • Developed a software and capital expense budget for an organization that had never followed a budget. • Facilitated the standup of Microsoft O365 and Teams. Added the new organization as a tenant to the global Microsoft EA.
• Managed all technology within the world headquarters of Papa Murphy’s International (PMI). • Created and implemented a Business Continuity Plan that allowed PMI to migrate to remote operations without any downtime when faced with a pandemic. • Championed the migration of critical systems and resources to cloud based infrastructure. • Selected AWS as the PMI cloud environment. • Directed the infrastructure migration of our production accounting system (GP/Dynamics) and all backups to AWS. • Guided the creation of an enterprise Disaster Recovery Plan. • Managed a multi-million-dollar budget. • Created and mentored a team of technology professionals into becoming a smooth, efficient unit. • Developed an enterprise technology roadmap. • Represented Technology Services to all other business units within the company during cross functional projects. • Managed the relationships with all technology partners.