Eric Davidson

IT Specialist with 16 years of experience with a strong concentration on Infrastructure in on-premise, cloud, or hybrid environments. Core competencies include IT Strategy & Governance, Cloud Transformation, Cybersecurity & Compliance, Budgeting & Cost Optimization, Vendor Management & Contract Negotiation, Team Leadership & Development, and Enterprise Systems Integration.

SR Consultant, Infrastructure

Synoptek, Irvine, CA

Jan 2022 – Present

• Develops IT roadmaps for clients, achieving cost reductions and improved system uptime.
• Led the transition from on-premises infrastructure to hybrid cloud solutions for multiple clients, minimizing downtime.
• Successfully designed and implemented multiple projects for customers in a wide range of industries.
• Trained and mentored several engineers/consultants from Infrastructure and Cloud teams.

Business Network Consulting, Denver, CO

Apr 2021 – Dec 2021

• Integrated IT services across multiple customers, maintaining continuity and avoiding downtime.
• Developed disaster recovery and business continuity plans, reducing recovery time for customers.
• Wrote, managed, and implemented projects for customers in a wide range of industries.
• Introduced agile methodologies, increasing team productivity and reducing project delivery times.
• Set up Disaster Recovery for all new clients.

Manager of Information Technology

Rose Community Foundation, Denver, CO

Sep 2019 – Apr 2021

• Oversaw the migration of a company-wide infrastructure to cloud technologies, reducing the hardware budget by 50%, and increasing uptime by 75%.
• Oversaw and managed all technical aspects of an office move coming in under budget.
• Initiated a cybersecurity awareness program that reduced phishing incidents by 35%.
• Directed the deployment of a new ERP system, improving operational efficiency by 20% across departments.
• Managed all vendor relations, contracts, and Information Technology budgets.
• Wrote several IT policies which were implemented into the company Employee handbook.

Business Network Consulting, Denver, CO

Jan 2016 – Aug 2019

• Mentor junior employees through the mentoring program.
• Team lead for one of the Denver Engineering teams.
• Writing company evaluations of team members and junior engineers I mentored.
• Work with customers to identify needs and translate those needs into a functional work product.
• Dedicated consulting engineer responsible for customer LAN/WAN implementations, licensing, vendor contracts, budgets, etc.

American Water Works Association, Denver, CO

Aug 2015 – Jan 2016

• Design and develop SharePoint Online and migrate 3TB worth of files to it. 
• Performed all Administrator tasks for anything Office 365 including mailbox setups, SharePoint workflows, etc.
• Advised AWWA on all SharePoint decisions as the subject matter expert.
• Assisted IT department with various tasks such as setting up ESXi environment, converting hardware to virtual machines, implementing Veeam, and setting up WSUS servers.

Mission Critical Systems, Denver, CO

Jun 2012 – Aug 2015

• Developed program and trained engineers on migrating both on-premise Exchange and SharePoint to Office 365 cloud services. This program led to numerous successful migrations for multiple clients.
• Project management and implementation of LAN/WAN for several customers in a wide range of industries.
• Performed several successful migrations to cloud and VMWare from individual servers.
• Responsible for business development opportunities including sales.

Network Engineer

Alerio Technology Group, Aurora, CO

Sep 2011 – Jun 2012

• Provide Tier 1, 2, and 3 support to Managed Services clients on a global scale.
• Primary Administrator for 30+ client LAN/WAN environments on a wide range of technologies.
• Responsible for business development opportunities including sales.

Ireland Stapleton Pryor & Pascoe PC, Denver, CO

Aug 2010 – Sep 2011

• Implemented Local Area Network: Migration of all hardware to ESX, migration of all server 2003 OS to Server 2008R2, migration of Exchange 2003 to 2007, Filesite, Citix MetaFrame, and FOG server.
• Provided application, hardware, and network support to 50+ employees.
• Managed all aspects of the LAN/WAN.

Isaacson Rosenbaum PC, Denver, CO

Mar 2008 – Aug 2010

• Maintained Local Area Network: Server 2003, Exchange Server 2003, FileSIte, Citrix MetaFrame.
• Provided application, hardware, and network support to 80+ employees on a daily basis.
• Maintained both the web and intranet sites of the company.

United States Navy

Apr 2001 – Mar 2008

• 2 years as team lead for a LEO Satellite Mission.
• Served as LPO of division of more than 80 sailors.
• Served as NAVIOCOM Career Counselor, guiding service members in training programs, rate changes, career advancements, and duty stations.
• Held TS/SCI with CI Polygraph.

Associate in Computer Networking Systems