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, TXSkills
- 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