Manuel Collazo
Casselberry,FL
Summary
Strategic Senior Systems Architect specializing in Microsoft Azure and AWS cloud architecture. Achieved operational cost reductions through innovative endpoint management and hybrid-cloud solutions. Led project management and infrastructure design, ensuring compliance and security for 5,000+ endpoints and executing data center migrations.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Systems Architect
Peraton Inc.
Orlando, USA
01.2008 - Current
- Lead architect for enterprise endpoint management using Microsoft Intune to standardize and secure 5,000+ endpoints.
- Designed and deployed Microsoft Azure-based infrastructure for government applications ensuring scalability, compliance, and cost optimization.
- Implemented AWS Workspaces to support remote teams, reducing operational costs by 25%.
- Executed initial hardware installation at Orlando Data Centers for EDS/HP/HPE, completing build of custom to order servers, including assembly, racking, and cabling.
- Coordinated installation of hardware, power distribution units, and top of rack switches with facilities management team at colocation sites for EDS/HP/HPE in Orlando.
- Lead the short selection for the Cable Management infrastructure (tier1) at the EDS/HP/HPE Data centers in Orlando.
- Technical lead for the Network, Server, Linux and cloud teams at the Orlando Data Centers.
- Led Data Center Migration team, overseeing transition of Orlando facilities to new company-owned data center in Clarksville, VA.
- Migrated multiple on-prem environments to Azure and AWS hybrid-cloud solutions, including DR.
Education
Master of Science - Christian Administration
Masters International University
Evansville, IN11-2008
Skills
- Microsoft Azure and AWS cloud architecture
- Cloud security and compliance
- Infrastructure as code
- PowerShell and Azure CLI
- Project management and leadership
- Windows Server and Linux administration
- Data center and infrastructure design
- VMware ESXi and vSphere
- Hyper-V virtualization
- Hybrid cloud solutions
- Disaster recovery and BCP planning
- Governance and policy enforcement
- Microsoft Intune and endpoint security
- Device compliance management
- MDM and MAM solutions
- Enterprise patch management
Certification
- PMP – Project Management Professional
- ITIL Foundation
- Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) – Windows Server, TCP/IP
- Public Trust Clearance Current
- DoD Secret Clearance
Positions
Senior Systems Architect, Peraton Inc., Remote / Orlando, Orlando, FL, 01/01/08, Present, Lead architect for enterprise endpoint management using Microsoft Intune to standardize and secure 5,000+ endpoints., Designed and deployed Microsoft Azure-based infrastructure for government applications ensuring scalability, compliance, and cost optimization., Implemented AWS Workspaces to support remote teams, reducing operational costs by 25%., Worked hands on the initial installation of hardware at Orlando Data Centers for EDS/HP/HPE completing the build of custom to order (CTO) servers including final assembly, rack and cabling at the data centers., Coordinated with the facilities management team for the installation of hardware, Power Distribution Units (PDU’s), top of rack switches (TOR) at the colocation sites for EDS/HP/HPE in Orlando., Lead the short selection for the Cable Management infrastructure (tier1) at the EDS/HP/HPE Data centers in Orlando., Technical lead for the Network, Server, Linux and cloud teams at the Orlando Data Centers., Lead the Data Center Migration team for the migration of the Orlando Facilities to a new company owned data center in Clarksville, VA., Migrated multiple on-prem environments to Azure and AWS hybrid-cloud solutions, including DR.
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
Timeline
Senior Systems Architect
Peraton Inc.
01.2008 - Current
Master of Science - Christian Administration
Masters International University