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Available for infrastructure leadership work

Infrastructure,
delivered end-to-end.

I design and ship cloud-to-colocation migrations, hybrid connectivity, and mission-critical network fabrics. BoM through buildout, cutover, monitoring, and operational handoff — end-to-end.

Data Centers
60+
Years in Infra
18
Migrations Led
Azure→Colo
Launch Ops
Starbase
Texas, United StatesRemote / On-site (TX)

Career Timeline

Where the work happened.

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Feb 2026 — Present

Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Amentum·Donna, TX·Remote

EnterpriseRemote

Automating AWS data center MOP workflows for electrical and GC scopes using SharePoint and Power Automate.

  • Cut manual MOP effort by up to 80% through automated intake and document generation.
  • Delivered weekly stakeholder reviews covering roadmap, blockers, and milestones.
  • Standardized MOP practices to improve governance and turnaround time across teams.
MOP AutomationAWSSharePointPower Automate

Oct 2025 — Feb 2026

IT Systems Engineer, Launch

SpaceX·Starbase, TX

Aerospace

Mission-critical Integration Network buildout supporting avionics labs, vehicle integration, and launch ops.

  • Designed the architectural split between Integration and Mission networks for stronger operational boundaries.
  • Deployed Arista top-of-rack switching supporting avionics and integration labs to meet vehicle test deadlines.
  • Identified optical module instability and delivered RCA to prevent link-flap recurrence.
AristaAir-GappedL2/L3RCA

May 2025 — Sep 2025

Principal Infrastructure Engineer

PCS Software·Houston, TX

SaaS

Owned an end-to-end Azure→on-prem colocation migration: compute, network, storage, security — on schedule and on budget.

  • Delivered Megaport → Azure ExpressRoute with routing, QoS, and failover for resilient hybrid connectivity.
  • Stood up a highly available Proxmox VE cluster with backup/replication and control-plane services.
  • Implemented Extreme Networks MLAG aggregation with VLAN segmentation (prod/mgmt/storage/OOB).
ProxmoxpfSenseExpressRouteTrueNAS

Apr 2024 — Apr 2025

Enterprise Architect

CenterPoint Energy·Houston, TX·Remote

EnergyRemote

Partnered with Networking, Security, and Cloud to plan dark-fiber resiliency between core data centers.

  • Drove an 8–12 month dual dark-fiber path initiative to strengthen core DC connectivity.
  • Built foundational IT resiliency and DR/BC guidelines via gap analysis and risk roadmap.
  • Improved the Technology Innovation Request workflow, contributing to a 50% review-time reduction.
Enterprise ArchitectureDR/BCDark FiberAzure DevOps

Aug 2020 — May 2024

Founder / CEO

Teeam Network Solutions·Dallas, TX

Consulting

Led a 5-engineer team delivering Meraki LAN/Wi-Fi, Firepower security, and rack-and-stack for 6–7 client environments.

  • Standardized Meraki firewall, switch, and wireless deployments across sites ranging from 4 to 24 APs.
  • Designed IP camera systems from 8–10 typical up to 110 cameras at the largest site with analytics alerting.
  • Executed international rack-and-stack work integrating Cisco UCS, Dell, and Arista.
Cisco MerakiFirepowerMicrosoft 365Azure

Aug 2022 — Feb 2024

Senior Software Engineer

PayPal·Chicago, IL·Remote

FintechRemote

Migrated staging infrastructure and lifted critical workloads from on-prem to AWS with minimal downtime.

  • Rebuilt staging from Debian Stretch → Bullseye with validated compatibility and clean cutovers.
  • Automated network configuration with Puppet and Hiera to eliminate drift across environments.
  • Refactored GitHub repos into Terraform-driven AWS deployments for repeatable delivery.
PuppetTerraformAWSHAProxy

Jan 2014 — Aug 2022

Senior Network Engineer

IBM Cloud (SoftLayer)·Dallas, TX

Cloud

Operated large-scale networking across 60 data centers; built automation that replaced manual OOB break/fix.

  • Built WifiConsole (PHP) — a ZTP/DHCP provisioning backend driving consistent device configs.
  • Led SOC 2 / FedRAMP-aligned security initiatives, remediation workflows, and automated patching.
  • Delivered Carrier-Grade NAT and BYOIP services with A10 Networks for expanded address flexibility.
ZTPA10SOC 2FedRAMP

Oct 2011 — Dec 2013

Windows System Administrator

SoftLayer (The Planet)·Dallas, TX

Cloud

Administered global Windows infrastructure across international data centers with a focus on stability and DR readiness.

  • Managed Active Directory identity, GPO baselines, and standardized imaging.
  • Owned backup and DR validation for critical Windows systems.
  • Drove Tier 2/3 break-fix for logon, file/NTFS, printer, and profile issues.
Windows ServerActive DirectoryGPONagios

Jan 2007 — Sep 2011

Enterprise Services Coordinator

The Planet·Dallas, TX

Cloud

Deployed and maintained critical data center infrastructure across three large-scale facilities.

  • Delivered custom colocation builds — rack/stack, structured fiber, and network turn-ups.
  • Produced fiber patch-panel as-builts that reduced downtime risk during maintenance.
  • Implemented and validated redundancy/failover designs with senior engineers.
ColocationRack & StackStructured CablingTurn-ups
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Featured Technical MOPs

Method-of-procedure deep dives.

Two representative migrations — one launch-operations air-gapped swing, one Azure→colo hybrid rebuild. Click in to see the live architecture diagram.

AIR-GAPPEDSpaceX — Starbase, TX

Dual-Core Air-Gapped Network + Swing Migration

Launch operations infrastructure / segmentation-first cutover

Stood up a dual-core air-gapped environment and executed a controlled swing migration from a legacy footprint into segmented new infrastructure. The goal: preserve launch-readiness while collapsing the attack surface and

AristaVLANs / VRFsVMwareVisio / draw.io
Live Mermaid diagram included
HYBRIDPCS Software — Houston, TX

Azure → On-Prem Colo Migration with Hybrid Connectivity

End-to-end private cloud rebuild / BoM → burn-in → handoff

Owned the full lifecycle of an Azure-to-colocation migration: hardware BoM and financing through buildout, hybrid connectivity, HA private cloud, observability, and operational handoff. The platform runs on Proxmox, pfSe

Proxmox VEpfSense (Netgate 8300)TrueNAS M40HAHAProxyMegaport
Live Mermaid diagram included

Skills Matrix

The stack I actually run.

Production-grade tools across cloud, networking, automation, and observability — picked up on real systems under real change windows.

Cloud

  • AWS
  • Azure
  • GCP
  • IBM Cloud

Networking

  • Cisco
  • Arista
  • Juniper
  • Aruba

DevOps / Automation

  • Terraform
  • Puppet
  • Bash
  • Python
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes

Security

  • SOC 2
  • FedRAMP
  • ISO 27001

Monitoring

  • Datadog
  • Nagios
  • Grafana

Certifications

Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals

Microsoft

2024

HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate

HashiCorp

2023

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

AWS

2021

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Let's talk about your next migration.

Best reached by email. Also happy to trade notes on Proxmox, ExpressRoute, swing migrations, or MOP automation.

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