Summary
A highly qualified technical leader and expert with over 20 years of experience in the information technology and
cybersecurity industry. I leverage my broad technical background in enterprise-class infrastructures, which allows me
to align technology with the needs of the business.
Skills
Data Center – UCS, Hyperflex, Windows, Linux, VMware, Cohesity, Commvault
Networking – Routing & Switching, Meraki, Nexus, ACI, MDS, DNA, SDWAN, SDA
Security – FirePower, ASA, ISE, AMP, Umbrella, StealthWatch, Tetration
Collaboration – CUCM, Webex Calling, Meeting, Contact Center
Cloud & Programmability – AWS, Azure, Docker, Ansible
Software – AppD, ThousandEyes, CWOM
IoT/OT/SP – IE/IR, OT Networking, Cybervision, NCS
Business/Other – Sales, Leadership, Social Media (Marketing), Accounting/Finance (Financial Statements)
Professional Experience
11/20 – Present Cisco Systems (Metroplex Select) – Systems Architect
Backed up the Systems Engineering Manager (SEM) on the Operations/Regional Team Calls
Lead and found resources for the Weekly SE Best Practices Call and Regional Sales Excellence Call.
Presenting the Regional Nomination for “SE of the Quarter” to both the Operations and Area SE
Leadership
Was chosen to participate in the Strategic Technology Leadership Development Program (STLDP) which
is awarded to the top 1% of SEs globally.
Was the STLDP Team Lead for the Manufacturing Maestros. Lead 9 Engineers to a Top 3 Finish and
won the award for “Originality of Idea and Approach”. The project is currently being funded by Network
Academy.
Completed the US Commercial Accelerate Aspiring Leadership Program.
Lead 2 CAP Cases to resolution.
04/17 – 10/20 Cisco Systems (STX Territory/Commercial) – Systems Engineer
Partnered with Account Managers in a pre-sales technical role supporting the entire Cisco portfolio (Data
Center, Security, Enterprise Networking, Collaboration, IoT).
Supported anywhere from 30 to 100 Commercial Accounts in a fast-paced environment.
Helped the South Texas Territory Team in FY18 become the top Region in the Commercial South Area.
Helped my Primary Account Manager hit 115% of the plan while she was out on maternity leave in Q4.
Spent Two Years on the CSA Data Center CAD in Leadership Team including my most recent role has
Host SE.
Proctored DevNet Express Events helping our customers learn programmability.
03/14 – 01/17 Advanced Systems Group – Lead Solutions Architect
The technical lead for a team of 4 Pre/Post Sales SE’s in the TOLA (TX, OK, LA) region.
Supporting the Regional Sales Director from a technical perspective.
Evangelizing ASG’s consulting services practice around Cloud Economics/Enablement, Business
Continuity/Disaster Recovery, Security, Cost Modeling, and Budget Analysis.
Architected and designed complex multivendor solutions using various data center technologies like
Cisco, NetApp, VMware, CommVault, and others.
Worked with the CTO in evaluating products and made a recommendation to the team based on research.
Provided Project Management services.
04/12 – 02/14 Advanced Systems Group – Systems Engineer
Supported a team of 5 Account Executives as a Houston Pre-Sales Systems Engineer.
Assisted the Professional Services organization with delivery services around a lot of the data center
technologies we sold.
Performed product workshops that evaluated the business needs of the organization and make
recommendations on products and solutions that would fill those needs.
Performed product demos for Cisco UCS, VMware, NetApp, and other technologies.
Performed POC (Proof of Concepts) and assisted the client in defining success criteria.
04/09 – 02/12 Datalink Corporation – Storage Engineer
Performed Post-Sales activities and hands-on implementations of many of the products we sold, which
included products by NetApp, VMware, HDS, NetBackup, Quantum, Dell, Brocade, and Cisco.
Provided 4 th Tier support for our Customer Call Center mainly around NetApp technologies for national
customers and general support for local customers before escalation to manufacture.
Supported a team of Account Executives as a Pre-Sales Systems Engineer for a large data center VAR.
Our customer base ranged from small commercial accounts to Fortune 500 enterprise accounts.
04/07 – 04/09 Baker Hughes, Inc – Lead Systems Administrator
A Technical Lead for a team of 3 Systems Administrators at the largest data center in the organization
which consisted of Windows NT/2000/2003, Cisco, VMware, Red Hat, Solaris, HP-UX, and Citrix.
Managing and maintaining a large enterprise SAN/NAS and Backup infrastructure consisting of EMC,
NetApp, Brocade Directors, NetBackup, and Commvault.
03/03 – 04/07 Woodforest National Bank – Senior Network Administrator
Primary Active Directory, Exchange, VMware, AIX, and Cisco Administrator for the organization.
Setup and configured replication between the Houston and Dallas data centers using EMC RecoverPoint
(Kasha) and Cisco SANTap technologies.
Certifications
CCNP Cisco Certified Network Professional
Education
Associates of Applied Science, Electronics Engineering
ITT Technical Institute, Houston, TX
Additional Education, Computer Science, Business, and Management Courses
Lone Star College, Tomball, TX
