Ashley Sprague — CTO
Served as Head of IT at Netflix, with a focus around technology areas including Identity Management, Cloud Engineering, Network Engineering, Google for Work, SaaS, Systems Management, 24/7 Ops, Help Desk and AV Global Support for 15 campuses world wide. Team consists of 5 managers and 70 engineers. Record of partnering with executive leadership to implement required business solutions and processes through the use of technology. Passionate about technology and innovation, while leading efforts to shift the enterprise away from traditional IT models. Visionary and thought leader with over 15 years of IT experience, including 8 years in leadership roles. Extensive experience in IT/Technical Ops strategy development, infrastructure planning, design/deployment, and building productive teams. Stabilized and restructured an IT organization with increased communication and streamlined processes which successfully improved morale and accountability. Known as an innovator who created one of the best IT organizations in the industry. NOTABLE INITIATIVES: -Lead Microsoft Exchange to Google Apps migration -Created and evolved N.E.R.D.S. (Netflix Emergency Room for Desktop Support): tech support ---anytime anywhere model -Lead global support model -Lead SaaS and Cloud strategy -Lead Identity Management “as a service” model -Lead a Consumerization strategy -Lead the efforts to exit the Data Center -Support and partner in Dev Ops model with zero Data Center -Consolidated data repositories to Google Drive from multiple on premise and cloud sources -Lead video conferencing strategy -Transformed Production IT services for Netflix studio business to go digital with Netflix productions -Lead A/V standardization with simplification and unified experience -UAD (Use Any Device) strategy -Split technology stack for internal business split
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS Infrastructure Leader with extensive experience in IT operations and cloud strategies.
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Experience: 27 yrs
Skills
- Cloud Computing
- It Management
- Technical Support
- It Operations
- Security
- Networking
Career Highlights
- Led transformative IT initiatives at Netflix.
- Innovator in cloud and identity management strategies.
- Built one of the best IT organizations in the industry.
Work Experience
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