Experience
Global Partner Solutions Architect, Cloudflare (01/2023 - Present)
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Lead architect for strategic alliances with Kyndryl, IBM, and Verizon
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Spearheaded partnership between Cloudflare and Kyndryl for managed network transformation services
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Drove revenue growth of $20-30 million in the first year
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Key contributor to zero-day DDOS Rapid Reset vulnerability response
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Presented at CISO Summit Chicago and SecureWorld Kansas City
Technical Leader, Product Management Security, SASE, Cisco Systems (09/2021 - 12/2022)
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Led development of Cisco+ Secure Connect, a unified SASE solution
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Defined product architecture and technical roadmap
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Launched Cloud Native Headend (CNHE) in private preview
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Developed products generating over $10 million in revenue
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Featured speaker at Cisco Live and RSA Conference
Sr. Lead Architect, Network and Security, Lumen Technologies (02/2016 - 09/2021)
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Developed strategic alliances with Microsoft and Lumen for network cloud consulting
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Architected Lumen's Cloud Interconnect product, supporting $10 million positive cash flow
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Led team for creation of green field SD-WAN solution for 120 locations globally
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Automated network implementation for major retail customer, reducing activation times by 70%
Infrastructure Architect, SME, American Express (08/2015 - 02/2016)
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Led cross-functional team to identify and resolve critical customer pain points in VMware NSX
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Developed self-service firewall portal, increasing speed of VPN service provisioning
Lead Network Engineer, CenturyLink (05/2012 - 08/2015)
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Designed and built F5 Load Balancing automation tool using Python
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Improved network performance by 34% for cloud hosting platform
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Conducted webinars and published knowledge articles, reducing incidents by 15%