Aug 2021 – Jan 2024 · 2 yrs 5 mos

Aug 2020 – Sep 2022 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Aug 2016 – Aug 2020 · 4 yrs

• Responsible for all IT Functions and Systems - Hands on IT Leader
• Charter IT person for Confluent in 2016, growing the team to 6 domestically and internationally
• Formed Security Steering Committee to review all Company Security Policies
• Drafted and Drove SOC 2 Type II Security Process and Policy approvals
• Achieved Confluent's 1st SOC2 Type II Compliance Report
• Implemented Business Continuity Plan
• Opened multiple offices in LON and SFO
• 24x7 Global IT Support (US, UK, CA, FR, DE)
• Rapid paced growing software company (172% growth since 2017)
• Global Networking Architecture, Implementation, Management and Support
• Manage IT Budget planning and forecasting for growth
• SaaS Evaluation and Management, Office Expansions. Video Conferencing Management
• G-Suite, Active Directory, OneLogin Management
• Cloud Management Access Controls (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Implemented SSO and 2FA to enhance security for Corporate and Engineering Services/Application

Apr 2016 – Aug 2016 · 4 mos

• Director of Security
• Network Security
• Application Scanning
• Vulnerability Scanning
• Intrusion and Detection
• Incident Response
• Responsible for Kahuna's Security Policies and Posture
• Director of IT
• Responsible for all aspects of Corporate IT
• Installation, Management and Troubleshooting Security, Networking and User issues
• Vary hands on from pulling cables to designing global WAN and everything in between
• Hardware Procurement, Asset Tracking and Management
• SaaS Budgeting, Planning, Evaluating, Implementation and Management

Sep 2015 – Apr 2016 · 7 mos

• Network Architect
• Create Network Infrastructure (wired and wireless) that is secure, redundant and scalable
• Manage and troubleshoot network issues
• Create and manage IPSec VPN tunnels
• Proactively monitor bandwidth usage and network devices to identify trouble spots
• Ability to provide creative network solutions for complex requirements
• Security Solutions Management
• Implement and manage SSO solution reducing company exposure via SaaS applications
• Configure drive encryption across all end user machines
• Ensure wireless networking is secure (login on per user/per device basis using Directory Service)
• System Architect and Management
• Create manage and monitor scalable corp systems infrastructure with redundancy
• Implement and manage internal Directory Service
• Manage internal services (DNS, DHCP, Print, Directory Service)
• IT Budgeting/SaaS
• Management and reporting of Corporate SaaS Spend
• Cultivate and create SaaS vendor relationships
• Negotiate and Track SaaS license usage and renewals based on requirements for services
• IT Support / Management
• Quick IT response to issues as they arise
• Excellent customer service skills
• Streamlined new hire set up for day 1 productivity
• 24x7 on-call for any and all urgent issues
• Communicate with customers across all levels of technical knowledge
• Manage multiple backoffice systems (Ubuntu, Debian, ESXi, Windows, OS X, etc)
• Implement IT Ticketing System to manage and track IT Requests

Jul 2014 – Aug 2015 · 1 yr 1 mo · Mountain View, CA

• Responsible for providing world class support across 3 locations for Polyvore.
• Primary Roles and Responsibilities
• Network Architect
• Reconfigure entire Global Corporate Network
• Connect all locations (Corporate and Production) via redundant IPsec tunnels
• Standardize Network Security platforms across all locations
• Move from flat network to multiple VLAN networks for traffic segmentation
• Standardize WLAN authentication usinf RADIUS / OpenLDAP
• Implement secure WLAN DPSK using wireless provisioning
• Replace OpenVPN with industry standard platform for User VPN
• Network Support Engineering
• Resolve all network related issues
• 24/7 Monitoring and response for all locations
• Reporting on network usage and statistics
• Identify areas requiring upgrades or maintenance
• Systems Administrator
• Support local DHCP / DNS systems
• Configure and support network and services monitoring - Cacti / Nagios
• Install / Configure RADIUS server using OpenLDAP backend Authentication on WLAN
• IT Department
• Plan and execute new office IT build-out for 20 person office in SF
• Reconfigure NY Office network and systems

Jan 2011 – Jul 2014 · 3 yrs 6 mos

• Integration of acquired companies IT Corp Systems and Employees into Google
• Convert existing labs into Google labs utilizing new hardware and network segmentation
• Organization of Global acquisition employee onboardings (LON, NYC, CA) including day 1 laptop distribution for all users
• Planning moves for acquired employees into the closest Google office
• Conversion of existing Offices to provide Google Corporate services/network either short term or long term

Jun 2010 – Jan 2011 · 7 mos

• Migrate existing AdMob Corporate infrastructure into Google infrastructure
• Migrate end user data from AdMob machines to Google systems
• Plan and execute the Exchange mail migration for AdMob into the Google mail services
• Close down existing AdMob HQ and London offices - move critical services for AdMob into a co-location
• Plan and execute move from AdMob Active Directory authentication to alternative authentication methods
• Plan for the execute the shutdown of all AdMob Corp services

Sep 2008 – Aug 2010 · 1 yr 11 mos

• Manage IT Infrastructure, Architecture, Planning, Budgeting, Implementation for Global AdMob Offices
• Design and Implement Global Corporate Network Infrastructure
• Migration of Postfix/Courier and Exchange 2003 systems to Exchange 2007
• Planning and Implementation of Exchange 2010 messaging infrastructure
• Migration of XP user base to Windows 7 using MDT 2010 infrastructure
• Rollout OS X Snow Leopard, implementing full Exchange 2007 Support for mail.ap and iCal
• Plan and Implement 1Gbps Fiber installation in Corporate HQ Offices
• Design and Implement Wireless 802.11n WLAN Infrastructure
• Design, Plan, and Implement Windows 2008 x64 AD Infrastructure globally
• Expand Corporate HQ Office network to multi-floor architecture while maintaining 1Gbps to the desktop and 10Gbps interconnects between floors

Jan 2005 – Sep 2008 · 3 yrs 8 mos

• Responsible for Global Information Services for Digital Chocolate
• Reported to the COO - Responsible for all computer systems within the company both internal and customer facing. Design, implement and architect Global WAN
• Rebuilt entire Networking and Server backend for all Digital Chocolate customer facing applications
• Expanded the company into Bangalore India growing from 60 people to over 300 people with 2 IT Personnel onsite in Bangalore
• Migration of backend code repository from CVS to SVN worldwide
• Staff of 7 System Engineers in the US, Finland and India.
• Budgeting, Planning, Acquisitioning for all computer/networking related purchasing world-wide.
• Over 200 servers running Windows Server, RHEL, CentOS across all global locations.
• Promotions
• Director, Global Information Services in September 2007
• Global IT Director Dec 2006 to September 2007
• IT Director Jan 2006 to Dec 2006
• IT Manager Jan 2005 to Jan 2006