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Brad Atchley

McKinney

Summary

Results-driven Principal Engineer with30 years experience in the IT industry. Expertise in MS Exchange, Active Directory, and Google Workspace administration. Proven success in leading complex projects, reducing costs, and enhancing operational efficiency.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Principal Engineer

Verizon
McKinney, TX
04.2017 - 06.2026

MS Exchange Administration

  • Sole engineer responsible for complete decommission of XO Communications messaging environment

Google Workspace Administration

Proofpoint Administration

Mergers/Acquisitions/Divestitures

Google Workspace Migrate

Slack Administration

Systems Engineer

XO Communications
Plano, TX
03.2005 - 04.2017

Sendmail Administration

  • Rebuilt SMTP gateway environment from Commercial Sendmail on Solaris OS to built-in Sendmail application/client on Red Hat Linux, reducing annual licensing costs by $1M+

MS Exchange Administration

  • Lead Exchange engineer responsible for all aspects of Exchange messaging environment
  • Upgraded Exchange environment from Exchange 2007 -> 2010
  • Upgraded Exchange environment from Exchange 2010 -> 2013

Active Directory Administrator

Enterprise WAN Manager

Service Electronics
Dallas, TX
06.1999 - 03.2005
  • Coordinated the complete network build for 100,000 sq ft warehouse location in Austin, TX
  • Coordinated network build/expansion into a new 95,000 sq ft warehouse location in Dallas, TX
  • Daily administration & support of all network & telephony systems, servers, routers, & network equipment

Education

No Degree - Microbiology

The University of Texas At Austin
Austin, TX

Skills

  • 25 yrs MS Exchange administration
  • 25 yrs MS Active Directory administration
  • 8 yrs Google Workspace administration
  • 5 yrs Google Workspace Migrate
  • Proofpoint Administration

Certification

  • MCSE - 1998
  • CompTIA Network+ - 1998
  • CompTIA A+ - 1998
  • Proofpoint Certified Email Auth Specialist - 2024

Timeline

Principal Engineer

Verizon
04.2017 - 06.2026

Systems Engineer

XO Communications
03.2005 - 04.2017

Enterprise WAN Manager

Service Electronics
06.1999 - 03.2005

No Degree - Microbiology

The University of Texas At Austin
Brad Atchley