Bradley Beck
Cypress,TX
Summary
Operations professional with strong expertise in optimizing processes and ensuring efficient workflow. Skilled in system analysis, troubleshooting, and implementing solutions to enhance productivity. Known for fostering team collaboration and adapting to changing needs. Reliable and results-driven with focus on operational excellence and continuous improvement.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Site Engineer
Stealth Startup
04.2024 - Current
- Supervised site operations, ensuring compliance with safety regulations and engineering standards.
- Coordinated project schedules and resources, optimizing workflow efficiency across multiple teams.
- Managed quality control processes, conducting inspections and assessments to maintain project integrity.
- Led on-site meetings, facilitating communication between stakeholders and addressing project challenges promptly.
Data Center Technician IV
Google, Inc.
03.2023 - 03.2024
- Led cross-functional teams in the deployment and commissioning of new greenfield data center infrastructure, optimizing processes for efficiency and ensuring seamless integration with existing global networks.
- Assisted with the planning and execution of large-scale network infrastructure upgrades, ensuring minimal disruption to client services.
- Facilitated cross-departmental collaboration to address complex technical challenges, enhancing overall service quality.
- Orchestrated the end-to-end decommissioning of network clusters, meticulously planning and executing hardware removal, data erasure, and network reconfigurations to minimize impact and ensure data security.
Data Center Capacity Engineer - IC 5
Meta Inc.
09.2018 - 01.2023
- Responsible for the planning and technical execution of projects throughout the data center. Perform as a technical lead on large-scale data center projects and initiatives; including capacity planning, installations, retrofits, and service migrations
- Data trending, analysis and interpretation of systemic issues that impact fleet uptime and utilization. Perform root cause analysis of complex technical and engineering issues and drive resolution.
- Develop and improve global standards for processes, workflow and automation roadmaps for software automation that facilitate deployment, maintaining and decommissioning of server hardware at scale. Piloted IaaS rack moves and global owner of rack moves workflow, documentation, and metrics.
- Plan, lead and collaborate with cross-functional data center teams to deliver complex infrastructure capacity projects in support of fleet growth, taking into account the interdependencies of production resiliency, power, cooling, network, server and application layers.
Operations Engineer III - Data Center Technician IV
Google Inc.
11.2015 - 09.2018
- Deploy, test, and support of massively scaled data center systems and networks. Senior level technician providing expertise, training, and leadership to deployment and maintenance projects and staff.
- Hardware Operations production upgrades lead. Manage project scheduling, staffing requirements, material logistics, machine upgrade execution, and post-upgrade machine repairs.
- Analyze and refine local processes for optimizing global fleet deployment, management, and maintenance systems. Identify, document, and report deficiencies in the current deployed version of automation systems. Design, test, and deploy prototype solutions to resolve issues or enhance functionality.
- Design and development of software tools for tracking machine upgrade projects scheduling and progress, validating staffing allocations, and tracking material shipments. Generate data driven dashboards and visual presentations from SQL database queries and in-house scripting engine. Parse data from existing spreadsheets and dynamically update / create sheets via Google sheets API v4.
Information Systems Security Specialist
ManTech International Corporation - Defense Information Systems Agency
11.2014 - 10.2015
- Design, test, and deploy firewalls, intrusion detection systems (IDS), network auth, and software signing.
- Analyze logs and reports to monitor security posture for network operations center enclave.
- Management of dynamic access control lists (ACLs) for protected systems and trusted user accounts.
- Authorship and implementation of information assurance engineering standards, baselines, and technology dependencies for the southwest Asia theater management and monitoring LAN.
Network Engineer - Field Service Technician
The Merit Group - Joint IED Defeat Organization, Counter-IED Ops Integration Center
04.2014 - 09.2014
- Deploy, test, and support theater-wide JIEDDO-COIC NLAN, SLAN, and TLAN tactical systems. Administration of VPN services traversing under-secured carriers between deployed operating sites.
- Traveled to remote forward operating bases for troubleshooting, maintenance, support, and asset recovery of classified network components.
Network Controller - Tier-I IP Controller
ManTech International Corporation - Defense Information Systems Agency
08.2013 - 04.2014
- Backbone provider level support for DISA CENTCOM IP network in southwest Asia theater.
- Conduct and assist troubleshooting at all network tiers including customer access circuits.
- Design, test, and deploy of automated L3 IP prefix-list management for tactical missions within the theater.
Associate Engineer
Assured Information Security - Air Force Research Laboratory, RIEB
04.2012 - 08.2013
- Design, test, and deploy of SecureView cross domain virtual platform. Focus on VPNs based on NSA Suite B Cryptography and Commercial Solutions for Classified Program (CSfC)
- Design, test, and deploy of VPN service virtual machine appliances.
- Design, test, and deploy of scaled systems and network testing lab for simultaneous storage, transfer, and processing of data at different distinct classification levels.
- Design, test, and deploy automated PKI server for OpenSSL key-pair generation, issue, and revocation list management of network credentials to scalable number of clients.
Network Controller - Tier-2 IP Analyst
Computer Sciences Corporation - Defense Information Systems Agency
08.2010 - 03.2012
- Provided advanced troubleshooting and administration capabilities for the Defense Information Systems Network (DISN) IP core backbone.
- Configured converged IP services for tactical networks and provided support to deployed users for provisioning of equipment and services.
- Provided Tier-2 support, quality assurance, and training to network controllers. Authored and updated process documentation and configuration change management.
Network Controller - Tier-2 Transport Analyst
Computer Sciences Corporation - Defense Information Systems Agency
03.2008 - 08.2010
- Provided advanced troubleshooting and administration capabilities for the DISN TDM, ATM, SONET / SDH, and CWDM / DWDM transport backbones.
- Performed diagnostics of Promina systems problems via operator interface, debugger, and VxWorks. Directed field service actions with technicians to resolve remote node faults and perform system software and hardware upgrades.
- Developed Perl and shell scripts to automate management and maintenance tasks for DISN assets including Promina / BBS nodes, ATM switches, Cisco, and Juniper devices.
Network Controller - Tier-1 Transport Controller
Computer Sciences Corporation - Defense Information Systems Agency
05.2006 - 03.2008
- Conducted real-time monitoring of DISN Promina / BBS transport backbone. Configured Standardized Tactical Entry Point (STEP) Promina equipment and tactical network services for deployed users.
- Performed operator level maintenance on all Promina and BBS network elements and management / monitoring systems.
- Provided troubleshooting and took operational control of DISA southwest Asia theater network during real-world or exercise failover events.
Systems Control Officer
US Army - Defense Information Systems Agency
07.2004 - 01.2006
- Served as senior controller of 20+ civilian and 2 joint military personnel in the real-time management, control, and operational direction of the DISN for the European Theater.
- Directly supervised over 200 joint communication facilities, and all ground / afloat Defense Satellite Communications Subsystem (DSCS) terminals accessing the Atlantic (East/West) and Indian Ocean (IO/IOR) satellites.
- Provided coordinated communications support for the US European Command and US Central Command on behalf of theater Commander and the Global Network Operations Center.
Senior Information Systems Operator / Analyst
US Army - US Army Reserve Element DISA
01.2003 - 07.2004
- Conducted initial installation, software configuration, and security baselining for Windows NT / 2000 hosts to provide monitoring of intrusion detection system (IDS) sensors for DISA DECC, Columbus.
- Trained and implemented DoD Information Assurance and Accreditation Process (DIACAP). Utilized Gold Disk and DISA Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) for DoD IA scanning and compliance.
- Coordinated with DISA Columbus Network Operations Control Center for configuration of utilities, secure and reliable transfer of data, and custom software requirements for real-time network security monitoring.
IT Consultant and Systems / Network Administrator
Self Employed
08.2000 - 08.2003
- Managed hosting, systems / network administration, and security hardening and monitoring for colocated client-owned servers.
- Maintained redundant backups for customer hosted data, provided uninterruptible power with monitoring, and multi-homed gateway service provider. Developed custom monitoring software to provide for 24/7 monitoring and fault correction / notification.
- Designed and developed web applications with HTML, cascading style sheets (CSS), extensible markup language (XML), Perl CGI, Perl DBI, and MySQL / PostgreSQL database engines.
Service Technician
AT&T Cable Services
05.1999 - 08.2000
- Maintenance to commercial and residential customers for digital cable television and broadband Internet.
- Troubleshooting and corrective actions for service disruptions from head-end to the client side of the CPE.
- Planning, implementation, and deployment of the city-wide metro network upgrade from analog to full-duplex digital service utilizing both fiber optic and coaxial trunks.
Multichannel Transmission Systems Operator / Maintainer
US Army - 501st Signal Battalion, 101st Airborne Division
04.1996 - 08.1998
- S-3 Syscon Network Monitor, conducted installation, operation, monitoring, and maintenance of tactical network elements.
- Specialized training in Tactical Packet Network (TPN) implementation and operation, and Digital Group Multiplexer (DGM) equipment.
- Operational experience in Mobile Subscriber Equipment (MSE) and Tri-Service Tactical (TRITAC) Communications. Experience with line-of-sight microwave radio, including antennas, cabling, multiplexing, line conditioning, encryption, and packet switching equipment.
Education
US Army Signal School
Ft. Gordon, Georgia01.2003
University of Maryland, University College Europe
Stuttgart, Germany01.2004
Ciena Corporation
Coventry, England01.2008
Juniper Networks
Amsterdam, Netherlands01.2011
MIT Professional Education
Remote05-2023
Skills
- Unix: Linux, BSD, and Oracle Solaris Systems Engineering and Administration
- Networking: Enterprise and Data Center routing and switching Cisco, Juniper, Arista, OpenFlow SDN
- Virtualization: VMWare Workstation/vSphere/ESXi, Xen Client/Server/Cloud/Platform, Linux KVM
- Cloud Provisioning and Runtime: MaaS, OpenStack, Linux Containers, LXC, Docker, Kubernetes
- Security: Netfilter/IPF Firewalling, Intrusion Detection/Prevention, Penetration Testing, Audit and Forensics
- Programming: Perl, Python, PHP, Hacklang, JavaScript, SQL, Bash
Timeline
Site Engineer
Stealth Startup
04.2024 - Current
Data Center Technician IV
Google, Inc.
03.2023 - 03.2024
Data Center Capacity Engineer - IC 5
Meta Inc.
09.2018 - 01.2023
Operations Engineer III - Data Center Technician IV
Google Inc.
11.2015 - 09.2018
Information Systems Security Specialist
ManTech International Corporation - Defense Information Systems Agency
11.2014 - 10.2015
Network Engineer - Field Service Technician
The Merit Group - Joint IED Defeat Organization, Counter-IED Ops Integration Center
04.2014 - 09.2014
Network Controller - Tier-I IP Controller
ManTech International Corporation - Defense Information Systems Agency
08.2013 - 04.2014
Associate Engineer
Assured Information Security - Air Force Research Laboratory, RIEB
04.2012 - 08.2013
Network Controller - Tier-2 IP Analyst
Computer Sciences Corporation - Defense Information Systems Agency
08.2010 - 03.2012
Network Controller - Tier-2 Transport Analyst
Computer Sciences Corporation - Defense Information Systems Agency
03.2008 - 08.2010
Network Controller - Tier-1 Transport Controller
Computer Sciences Corporation - Defense Information Systems Agency
05.2006 - 03.2008
Systems Control Officer
US Army - Defense Information Systems Agency
07.2004 - 01.2006
Senior Information Systems Operator / Analyst
US Army - US Army Reserve Element DISA
01.2003 - 07.2004
IT Consultant and Systems / Network Administrator
Self Employed
08.2000 - 08.2003
Service Technician
AT&T Cable Services
05.1999 - 08.2000
Multichannel Transmission Systems Operator / Maintainer
US Army - 501st Signal Battalion, 101st Airborne Division
04.1996 - 08.1998
US Army Signal School
University of Maryland, University College Europe
Ciena Corporation
Juniper Networks
MIT Professional Education
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