Transformative IT Manager / Technical Co-Founder with 20 years of experience in information systems, project management, project implementation, and supporting the IT operations of clients in public, private, and non-profit sectors.
Experience
Central Coast Information Systems / Franklin Technology Management, Inc.
President / Technical Co-Founder
2007-2022Monterey, CA
Planned, executed, and supported complex IT Projects for over 30 different clients. (SMB, Mid-Market, State, Federal, and Law Enforcement).
Guided clients through major changes to IT operations and functioned as the contracted Project Manager and vCIO for several enterprise and federal clients.
Oversaw the day-to-day management of the company including operations, HR, and accounting.
Grew the company from $0 in revenue and 2 staff members to over $3m with over a dozen staff members in 3 separate offices across the US.
Received recognition as one of The Channel COs fastest-growing Managed Service Providers in 2015, 2016, 2017.
Specialized in moving clients from traditional to cloud based infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP).
Led the company to become one of the first Microsoft Cloud Solutions Providers for Small and Midsized markets.
Core Skills
Technical OpsStrategyIT Service ManagementSales and MarketingVendor & Contract ManagementCloud Computing
Elevate Cloud Solutions, Inc.
President / Technical Co-Founder
2020-2021Monterey, CA
Pitched the business concept to outside investors from Angel and Venture Capital organizations.
Secured outside investors, managed and formed an advisory board consisting of business leaders, attorneys, entrepreneurs, and investors.
Delivered a full due diligence package that included an in-depth go-to-market plan, analysis on current cloud-computing trends, competitive analysis, and a full proof-of-concept system based on Microsoft Azure, Citrix, VMWare, and Microsoft Server 2019.
Co-Founded an LLC with 2 other partners to provide web design, hosting, and digital marketing services to small and mid-size businesses.
Designed, implemented, and supported a fully customized hosting platform based on Amazon Web Services (S3, Route 53, EC2), Microsoft Office 365, Docker, and Ubuntu Linux.
Our hosting platform performed better than 94% of all other hosts based on standard industry metrics.
Successfully exited the company after a sale to co-founders.
Core Skills
Web DevelopmentIT OpsProject ManagementAmazon Web ServicesVendor & Contract ManagementCloud Computing
US Wired, Inc
Senior Systems Engineer
2005-2007San Jose, CA
Performed remote and on-site deployments of traditional and wireless networking infrastructure from Cisco, SonicWall, HP, Juniper Networks, Ubiquiti, and Meraki.
Performed remote and on-site deployments of Microsoft Server, SCO Unix, Ubuntu Linux, and Redhat Linux-based systems.
Managed network operations for enterprise and mid-market sized clients in Monterey, San Jose, and San Francisco.
Performed remote and on-site deployments of traditional and wireless networking infrastructure from Cisco, SonicWall, HP, Juniper Networks, Ubiquiti, and Meraki.
Performed remote and on-site deployments of Microsoft Server, SCO Unix, Novell, and Redhat Linux-based systems.
Managed network operations for enterprise and mid-market sized clients in Monterey, San Diego, and San Francisco.
