PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2011 - Present - Amazon.com

UNIX Systems Engineer II

• Acted as a principal engineer in Amazon.com's largest network scaling project to date, adding more than 300 Citrix Netscaler hardware load balancers to Amazon's fleet in 11 worldwide data centers.
• Supported internal Amazon customers throughout the 10,000+ employee worldwide organization.
• In a network infrastructure role, supported Amazon's AWS cloud web services, in particular Amazon S3.

2010 - 2011 - Rackspace Hosting

Linux System Administrator II - Rackspace Managed Cloud

• Supported Rackspace's new Managed Cloud initiative.
• Played fundamental role in rollout of new managed cloud technology.
• Was responsible for managing all aspects of customer cloud servers and infrastructure.
• Assisted customers in architecting scalable cloud based technology solutions to assure their businesses success.

2000 - 2010 - CAPERAIL INC. (Cape Cod Central Railroad/Mass Coastal Railroad)

Director of Information Technology

• Managed all aspects of the business's technology; servers, desktop, web, network infrastructure, etc.
• Developed numerous systems that significantly enhanced the business's efficiency and profitability.
• Provided design and layout work for an RFP response which resulted in the business being awarded multi-million dollar operating contracts from the state of Massachusetts.

2008 - 2008 - APEX TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT, INC.

Network Engineer, Level II

• Managed all aspects of business technology for more than a half dozen of the company's small business clients.
• Worked directly for customers in diverse industries such as Health Care, Architectural, Retail, Construction, Law Enforcement, Government, and Legal Services.

2006 - 2008 - DAYDREAM SERVICES LLC

Senior Web Site Developer

• Developed or contributed to the development of dozens of client web sites.
• Managed the business's core technology, resulting in new product offerings and business growth.

2004 - 2005 - RGB NETWORK SERVICES

Systems & Development Specialist

• Managed all aspects of business technology for more than a half dozen of the company's small business clients.
• Worked directly for customers in diverse industries such as Manufacturing, Agricultural, Retail, Construction, and Auto Repair, and Government.

1995 - 2003 - THE XENSEI CORPORATION

President and Chief Technical Officer

• Was the founder and a principal in this start-up company.
• Successfully operated and grew the business for close to a decade.
• Developed and implemented many unique and first-to-market technologies and products.
• Achieved numerous awards and accolades for exceptional service.

1993 - 1995 - FIDELITY INVESTMENTS

Senior Network Consultant

• Developed and implemented voice response and fax on demand systems that increased department efficiency by at least 500%.
• Designed and implemented numerous systems such as imaging and document management systems to greatly increase departmental productivity.

1988 - 1993 - STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY

Senior Programmer / Network Analyst

• Designed and implemented the division's first computer network (300+ users), resulting in innumerable benefits to the division and greatly increased efficiency and productivity.
• Developed and implement automated dial-in systems to greatly increase efficiency of data transfer operations.
• Advanced from an initial clerical/accounting position to senior programmer analyst over only 5 years with the company