Gregory | Greater Minneapolis - St. Paul Area |
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About me
Information Technology professional with 20+ years of architecture, consulting, and management experience. US Navy Veteran. Skilled in technology initiatives and leadership of people. Managed Data Center, Virtual Infrastructure, Storage, and UNIX teams. Avid NFL and NHL fan. Go Steelers! Go Wild!
Education
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Aerospace Engineering
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY – 1991
- Cum Laude Graduate
- Recipient, Sigma Gamma Tau Award – Engineering Excellence
Profiles
Core Competencies
- Solution Architecture
- Technical Vision & Solution Execution
- Technical Project Rollout & Management
- Process Improvement & Benefit Analysis
- Business Analysis & Integration
- DC Management (DCIM) & Migration
- Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery
- Customer Service & End-User Support
- Internal Cloud Pioneer, Big Iron + VMware + Netapp + Infiniband
- Leadership & Team Building
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ITASCAPOINT Plymouth, MN | Senior Technology Architect/Consultant
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PWC Minneapolis, MN | IT Manager, Health Industries, Advisory
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CENTURYLINK Minneapolis, MN | Master Architect
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N'COMPASS Maple Grove, MN | Senior Solutions Engineer/Architect Mentored engineers and architects. Interacted with customers to understand their environment, risks and challenges. Integrated with sales staff to deliver valuable customer focused solutions. Managed technical migration of a major public school system’s data centers to two new data centers without service disruption. |
ACCENTURE Minneapolis, MN | IT Manager - Data Center, Storage, Virtualization, UNIX Managed, multi-million dollar budgets and external vendor relationships. Provided guidance, vision and leadership for multi-cultural team members scattered across the globe. Operated highly available enterprise systems in 24/7/365 e-commerce environments. Internal cloud pioneering. Partnered with internal dev, QA and operations teams. Instrumental in capital procurement and life-cycle management. Managed hiring. Trained staff. |
JPL - NASA Pasadena, CA | IT Manager - UNIX Lead and managed an exceptional team of UNIX engineers supporting one of NASA’s premier Navigation and Spacecraft Dynamics divisions. Owned vendor relationships and capital purchasing responsibilities. Owned responsibility for design, installation, operations and troubleshooting. |
US NAVY San Diego, CA | Commissioned Officer – USS Drum (SSN-677) Division leader. Monitored operations, organized daily and weekly business procedures, and briefed senior personnel on overall progress. Regularly collaborated with senior, adjacent, and subordinate teams. Wore many leadership hats while enjoying increasing responsibility. Go Navy! |