The Swiss-army knife of technology with ambitious curiosity and a fearless trailblazing leader. I possess a deep technical background with a well-rounded business acumen. I continuously get my hands dirty with the next opportunity knocking at the door. I’ve become the go-to guy for IT, life & inspiration. I grew up on a farm, so I am no stranger to hard work however I’ve learned relationships are far more valuable than how much we know or how hard we work.
I consider myself an accomplished Architect, Leader, and Mentor with over 24 years of experience in many industries. I have directed an EA Team and served 13 years as lead Enterprise Architect for the world’s largest private company in total revenue (Cox Enterprises Inc.). I’ve earned multiple cloud-based certifications including Azure Architect Expert, TOGAF, and professionally skilled in Cyber Security, Blockchain, Web3, Data Centers, Roadmap Development, Enterprise Architecture, SaaS, and Business Capability/Process Modeling.
I started my career in 1999 by offering to work for free just to be around technology – they ended up granting me an opportunity. I’ve served as a mentor for start-up companies for Project Runway in Atlanta and managed a 300+ million IT budget. I’ve helped obtain a healthcare blockchain technology patent and I’ve had tremendous experience with Blockchain, Cloud, and security-based technologies. I’ve also helped co-founded two companies (MT Mining Company in 2021 and Creative Social NFT Inc. in 2022). I have also participated in over 50 hackathons and placed in 10 of them.
I have a passion for blockchain, cybersecurity, and IoT (Internet of Things) while I hope that I can pursue a long career with you and move mountains together!
Designed and developed a global community platform where creators can collaborate and develop innovative ways to supercharge their brands.
Innovative thought leader in delivering healthcare revenue cycle optimization solutions that empowered our business to drive modernized cloud-based product offerings. Built and lead a highly skilled team of architects in establishing and directing the architectural vision. Developed an Enterprise Architecture (EA) program.
Orchestrated the EA program for generating deliverables which guide the direction for managing 50+ enterprise portfolio and business strategies. Core responsibilities included Roadmaps, Designs, Investment Portfolio, Research, Digital Presence, Long-Range Budget Planning, Technology Expertise, Technical Writer, and Black Ops.
Performed resource management allocations, hiring, and led 15 team members with an operating investment portfolio budget of 300M.
Became the first tilted person as a 'Solutions Architect' and became known to constantly setting the bar as a leader for the organization. Though Identity Management was my forte, I expanded my innovative experience through exploration of various technologies through proof-of-concepts, keeping up with trends and by continuous collaboration with specialized cross-domain teams.
Branded as the Implementation Guru, Innovator, and a Visual Representation Master. I worked with all external Architects for implementing and documenting architecture solutions which allowed me to learn from the best. From elegant implementation documents to creative visual representations, my work became the benchmark standards guide.
Written over 300 Implementation plans for enterprise applications that later lead into building this entire process into InfoPath which was designed for documenting how implementations are deployed. Trained on Identity Management products for playing a DevOps role. Also was a Subject-Matter Expert on Portal technologies and identity provisioning.
Started as a consultant with providing System Administration on the Corporate Portal infrastructure while also working with all Identity Management implementations. With having a Server Engineering background, I transitioned to the Application side.
Became an outside consultant for Plumtree G6 Portal administration while working at Cox Enterprises
Led the IT support team for conducting weekly meetings for managing the data center and maintained a high-performance rating for the department.
Consultant for the Plumtree Portal platform
Provided the overall company IT support along with managing the IT budget. Collaborated with the CEO and VP’s on aligning the technology with the business strategy
I began my career through the internship program at Valdosta State which is what brought me to IBM in Atlanta. Provided end-user support for the learning services division in which I learned many different on the IBM software platforms including Tivoli, AIX, DB2, Lotus Notes, and many more.