Experience
- The University of British Columbia - Senior IT Analyst
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2013-present
- Cloud Infrastructure & Operations - Supported VMware Educloud service for 25 institutions with 6,300+ virtualized workloads, storage, networking, and containers
- Data Protection Architecture - Designed and implemented hybrid multi-cloud data protection across OpenStack, AWS, and Azure environments
- Hybrid Cloud Migration - Executed VMware-to-cloud migrations using 7Rs, automating deployments, monitoring, security hardening, and large-scale data transfers
- Enterprise Platforms Management - Architected UBC's shared web hosting platform, Linux mirror server, and maintained Red Hat Satellite for 2,000+ RHEL servers
- Security & Compliance Automation - Developed standardized OS templates with automated patching and CIS benchmark compliance for Windows and Linux VMs
- Accenture / BC Hydro - Integrated Desktop Management Developer
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2010-2012
- Delivered enterprise IT solutions for BC Hydro, focusing on infrastructure design, system integration, and performance optimization
- Led migration and consolidation projects involving Microsoft technologies, VMware, and enterprise networking, improving system reliability and reducing operational costs
- Implemented automation scripts (PowerShell, VBScript) to streamline server provisioning and patch management, cutting manual effort by 30% and reducing downtime
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to design secure, scalable infrastructures that supported business-critical applications and compliance requirements
- Atos Origin / VANOC - Softare Distribution Engineer
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2009-2010
- Led enterprise-scale software deployment for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games, managing 6,000+ Windows systems with 100+ configuration variations
- Designed and implemented SCCM infrastructure: hierarchy, disaster recovery, reporting, templated task sequences
- Coordinated cross-functional teams to align deployment schedules, risk mitigation, and service-level agreements
- Packaged and optimized enterprise applications with AdminStudio and advanced tools, ensuring compatibility and performance
Education
- The University of British Columbia
- 2025
- Broadcom
- 2013
- Stanford University
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2012
- Supervised Machine Learning: Regression and Classification
- The University of Waterloo
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1996-2000
- Computer Science
Skills
Core
- Leadership & Mentorship
- Process Improvement & Workflow Optimization
- Documentation Development
Automation
- Ansible - infrastructure as code, configuration management
- Bash, Python, Perl
- SCCM - enterprise software distribution, OS deployment
- CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as code, git
Cloud
- VMware vSphere / vCenter / OpenStack / Veeam
- Configuration Management, Containerization, Docker, Terraform
- AWS - infrastructure services, hybrid integration
- Azure - cloud services, Active Directory integration
Security
- PKI / Certificate Services - secure authentication, encryption
- Firewalls & VPNs - nftables, Wireguard, OpenConnect
- Endpoint hardening & patch management - CIS, SCCM, WSUS, RH Satellite
Networking
- Load Balancers - F5 BIG-IP, HAProxy, AWS NLB
- DNS / DHCP / IPAM
- VPN & Remote Access - site-to-site, client-based
Applications
- Databases - MySQL, PostgreSQL
- Web Servers - Apache HTTPD, nginx, GitLab