SUMMARY

• He is a professionally distinguished Microsoft Certified Master (MCM) with over 20+ years’ experience, which validates his deepest level of expertise, as well as his ability to design and build the most innovative solutions for complex enterprise, service provider and using Microsoft technologies.
• Recognized as one of only 60+ MCM’s in the United States, he has a proven track record partnering with organizations to reduce risks, improve their effectiveness, and increase efficiency in designing and delivering Unified Communications solutions, specifically, but not limited to, implementing enterprise voice solutions using SIP, PBX integration, instant messaging, on - premises audio and video conferencing, application sharing and mobile access.
• He is highly proficient in Windows Server Virtualization, Windows Azure Pack Automation, Microsoft Voice designs with specifically over 9 years’ experience in the area of VoIP with Nortel PBX’s.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• HP 3PAR
• Windows 2012 R2 Storage Spaces Cluster in a Box
• Microsoft OCS 2007 R2
• Microsoft Lync 2010
• Microsoft Lync 2013
• Skype for Business
• Microsoft Exchange 2010
• Microsoft Exchange 2013
• Microsoft SharePoint 2010
• Microsoft SharePoint 2013
• System Center 2012 R2
• Windows Azure Pack
• Cisco
• Brocade
• Nortel
• Microsoft Direct Access and VPN
• English
• Microsoft SQL
• Dell Blade Servers
• Cisco Unified Computing Servers
• System Center 2012 R2 Data Protection Manager
• Cisco Unified Computing System

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Eagan, MN

Principal Solution Architect

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for creating monthly patching and reporting structure to insure all Windows Servers undermanagement regardless of location fell no more than 30 days behind in updates.
• Responsible for building a national delivery structure for the installation and management of Microsoft Surface Hubs.
• Responsible for creation of Delivery guidance for training field installers to successfully initialize Surface Hubs.
• Responsible for the Business Development of Confidential as a Direct CSP Partner. Ensuring Billing aligned to Confidential accounting practices.
• Responsible for Presales Architecting of Azure and Office 365 solutions.
• Developed remote monitoring and access solutions.
• Responsible for ensuring the technologies selected delivered the business goals while ensuring we could meet desired margin goals.
• Responsible for interfacing with customers and partners to ensure technologies met or exceeded customer needs.

Environment: Surface Hub, Azure, Power BI, Office 365

Confidential

Global Cloud Architect

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Architecting a scalable compute, storage and network platform that to run Windows Azure Pack in Unisys Data Centers.
• Developed first to run Microsoft Lync 2013 real-time communications software as an elastic scalable platform the enabled Unisys to offer Lync as a Service regardless of physical location.
• Developed remote monitoring and access solutions.
• Responsible for ensuring the technologies selected delivered the business goals while ensuring we could meet desired margin goals.
• Responsible for aligning technology selection with Business goals why managing cost.
• Responsible for interfacing with customers and partners to ensure technologies met or exceeded customer needs.
• Represented Unisys at partner conferences as technical leader.

Environment: Cisco UCS, Nexus, Sonus SBC, Windows 2012 R2, Azure Cloud Pack, System Center, Hyper-V 3.0, Storage Spaces JBOD Storage Networking, SMB Multi Channel, ION SA5600

Confidential, Kansas City, Missouri

MCS Voice Architect

Responsibilities:

• Present Technical Training Sessions on Voice and Video at Ignite and TechReady events
• Provided Voice Design Services for large scale enterprise deployments of Lync and Exchange UM on premise and online.

Environment: Windows 2012 R2, Lync 2013, Office 365, Exchange 2013 & 2010 Unified Messaging.

Confidential, Overland Park, Kansas

Chief Technology Officer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Microsoft Partnership achieved Gold Partner Status in within 9 Months of taking over partnership.
• Responsible for all Technical Design Decisions starting an OCS 2007 R2, Exchange and SharePoint Hosting Environment.
• Built a Dialer app that saved the company $3,000 per month.
• Completed OCS 2007 R2 Design to complete TAP Certification.
• Designed and documented Microsoft OCS 2007 and Exchange 2007 Architectures.
• Performed Migration to Exchange Server 2010 from 2007.
• Responsible for all Hardware Specifications, Selection and Design including Enterprise Class SAN, Blade Servers, Networking, Datacenter Facilities Selection.
• Created Virtualization Best Practices for Microsoft Hyper-V on Windows 2008 R2.

Environment: Dell Blade Servers,3Par SAN, Dell Networking, Ethernet, Fiber Channel, Vyatta, Windows 2008 R2, Exchange 2007 R2, OCS 2007 R2.

Confidential, Kansas City, Missouri

Global Voice Practice UC Architect

Responsibilities:

• Created Nortel content for Microsoft OCS Masters course labs and presentations.
• Provided Voice Design Services for large scale enterprise deployments of OCS 2007 R2.
• Designed and documented Microsoft OCS 2007 and Exchange 2007 UM Architectures.

Environment: Windows 2008 R2, Office Communications Servers 2007 R2, Office 365, Exchange 2007 R2

Confidential, Overland Park, Kansas

Innovative Communications Alliance Solution Architect

Responsibilities:

• Created Dual Forking/Remote Call Control content for Microsoft Voice Ignite.
• Provided services to Nortel customers for integration of Nortel VoIP with Microsoft Office Communication Server Solutions.
• Designed and documented Microsoft OCS 2007 and Exchange 2007 UM Architectures.
• Delivered Exchange UM designs for large complex enterprise customers.

Environment: Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, Nortel BCM, Nortel CS1000, Nortel Call Pilot, Nortel CS2100, Windows 2008 R2.