I am the Director of Engineering Operations for FusionStorm, Inc. in Sacramento, California; returning after nearly seven years in the industry to once again to lead the FusionStorm Managed Services Operations team.

Prior to this, I was the Director of Client Support Services at DHAP Digital, where I directed the Client Support Operations and Corporate Information Technology groups, leveraging my almost 20 years of experience in IT Operations to provide premier world class service and support for Toyota Motor Sales (Toyota, Scion, and Lexus brands,) a Fortune 500 company.

I have designed and implemented highly available, highly secure, technology systems for leading e-commerce companies, financial institutions, the U.S. military and the government. My work history includes the largest online salvage auction company in the world as well as an award-winning national value added reseller. I have previously owned my own successful technology services and consulting company.

I have held more than 20 certifications across various technologies, including Sun Microsystems engineering, data storage, systems clustering, systems monitoring and administration, database administration and networking.

I have served on the SunTone Architecture Council and have dedicated time to various not-for-profit and educational groups, enhancing their use of technology for service delivery. I have also served on various technology advisory committees for startups and other companies where technology is not a core practice. I have a fascination with and write about gadgets.