It Manager Senior Systems

Bryan Lord

970-***-**** - *****.*****@*****.***

IT Manager Strategic Technology Leader

Proactive IT leader with 15+ years of progressive experience in systems engineering, infrastructure design, and IT department leadership. Adept at building high-performing teams, optimizing mission- critical IT operations, and aligning technology strategies with business objectives. Proven record of managing enterprise systems, large-scale storage, hybrid cloud deployments, and vendor relationships. Trusted for decisive leadership during crisis recovery, infrastructure modernization, and process transformation.

Core Competencies

Managerial Experience

• IT Strategy & Roadmapping

• Infrastructure & Systems Management

• Team Leadership & Staff Development

• Vendor & Contract Management

• Budgeting & Cost Optimization

• Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity

• Project & Program Management

• Cloud Migrations (Azure AD, Office 365)

• Cybersecurity & Risk Management

Technical Expertise

• Windows (all versions)

• Windows Server (through 2019)

• VMware ESXi (through version 7)

• Exchange, SQL, Aspera, Docker

• CentOS & Linux variants

• Quantum Stornext Storage

• Dell PowerScale Storage

• Cisco UCS & Dell VxRail

• Cloud IT Services Migration

Team & Collaboration

• Vendor and Client Relations

• Technical Liaison

• Team Leadership and Mentorship

• Innovative Thinking

• Solution-Focused

• Independently Motivated

• Skilled Communicator

• Support Ticket Management

• Microsoft Teams and Remote Work

Professional Experience

Senior Systems Administrator Acting IT Manager

LFP Broadcasting 2017 – 2024

Satellite and online video streaming provider

• Directed IT operations across a multi-site infrastructure, leading systems architecture and support for 100+ Windows/Linux servers and 16PB of storage.

• Supervised IT technicians, led cross-functional projects, and coordinated interdepartmental communication to align technology with business goals.

• Spearheaded the integration of on-prem Active Directory with Azure AD and migration of Exchange DAG groups to Office 365 with zero disruption.

• Executed high-stakes disaster recovery initiatives, including full recovery of core business databases following system failure.

• Designed and implemented company-wide centralized workstation management, reducing manual updates and increasing system stability.

• Oversaw petabyte-scale storage migrations, coordinating vendor engagements and internal planning to ensure smooth transitions.

• Retired legacy systems while maintaining permission structures and compliance during migration to OneDrive.

• Contributed to IT budgeting, lifecycle planning, and infrastructure investment strategy. Senior Network Analyst Lead Infrastructure Consultant Information Technology eXperts 2009 – 2017

Managed Service Provider

• Delivered infrastructure consulting services for diverse clients, from small businesses to enterprise environments.

• Designed and led 17 full-scale IT infrastructure deployments as the senior lead.

• Mentored junior technicians and served as escalation point for complex systems projects.

• Assessed client environments and proposed modernization plans that reduced overhead and increased resilience.

Independent IT Consultant

Intelligent Technology Solutions 2004 – 2008

Self-employed while attending CSU, Fort Collins

• Managed end-to-end IT operations for ITX clients, including server, storage, and network design.

• Implemented virtualization strategies, reducing hardware costs by 50%.

• Introduced IT maintenance standards and update protocols for long-term reliability and scalability.

• Developed automated software deployment processes using WSUS, Group Policy, and .MSI installations.

IT Department Manager Systems Administrator

eTrinsic 2002 – 2004

Department Manager / Systems Administrator

• Designed and implemented core IT infrastructure and services at dynamic technology startup. Systems Analyst

Time Warner Telecom/Level 3 Communications 2000 – 2002 Systems admin for Linux based telecom softyware platform

• Technical lead for telecom systems integration and testing.

• Reduced outage response time from 5 days to 5 minutes via advanced alerting protocols.

• Revamped logging systems to streamline diagnosis and remediation of faults. IT Department Manager Systems Administrator

Digital Creators 1997 – 2000

Department Manager / Systems Administrator

• Scaled IT systems from 15 to over 200 nodes across multiple buildings during rapid startup growth.

• Cut project delivery time dramatically (from 2,000 to 104 hours) via implementation of multicast deployment strategies.

Education

Bachelor of Science - College of Business at Colorado State University Fort Collins 2004 -2008

• Certificates in Entrepreneurship, Effective Reading, and Business Communications.

• 3.573 cumulative GPA while attended full time and working full time

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