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**Jason Davis**
📍 Lewisville, TX | 📞 (720) 217-4263 | ✉️ newton214@gmail.com
[LinkedIn URL] | [GitHub Portfolio URL]
📍 Lewisville, TX | 📞 (940) 340-9369 | ✉️ newton214@gmail.com
[GitHub URL](https://github.com/crazystorm720)
### **Technical Solutions Architect**
*Infrastructure engineer applying network automation, API integration, and systems thinking to marketing technology and business intelligence*
*Infrastructure engineer applying network automation, API integration, and systems thinking to marketing technology and business intelligence. Proven track record of designing, securing, and transforming enterprise-scale networks for Fortune 500 companies.*
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### **Core Competencies**
**Cloud & Infrastructure:** AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Cisco ACI/Meraki
**Automation & APIs:** Python, Ansible, Shell, REST APIs, JSON/XML, Data Pipelines
**Marketing Technology:** AdTech Integrations, Analytics APIs, Automation Frameworks
**Networking & Security:** BGP/OSPF, SD-WAN, Fortinet/Palo Alto, Zero-Trust Architecture
**Strategic Translation:** Technical Presales, Solution Design, Business Value Mapping
**Cloud & Infrastructure:** AWS, Docker, Terraform, Cisco ACI/Meraki
**Automation & APIs:** Python, Ansible, Shell, REST APIs, Data Pipelines
**Networking & Security:** BGP/OSPF, SD-WAN, Fortinet/Palo Alto, PCI-DSS/NIST
**Strategic Translation:** Technical Presales, Solution Design, Partner Enablement
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### **Professional Experience**
**Consulting System Engineer** | TBX | May 2022 - Sept 2024
*Engineered go-to-market technical strategies for cloud and security platforms*
- **Architected hybrid cloud solutions** using Meraki and Fortinet, reducing client infrastructure costs by 30% through automation and consolidated management
- **Developed Python-based monitoring tools** that decreased critical system outages by 40% through predictive alerting
- **Translated complex technical capabilities** into business value propositions, leading workshops that influenced $2M+ in solution adoption
**Principal & Technical Strategist** | Dynamic Impact Marketing LLC | Sept 2024 – Present
*Founder of a consultancy applying infrastructure engineering principles to marketing technology and technical business development.*
- Lead business development and technical strategy for partnerships with emerging technology firms, leveraging deep network architecture expertise to assess product-market fit.
- Architect and implement marketing technology systems, building automated data pipelines between analytics platforms and internal databases using Python.
- Develop proprietary technical audit frameworks that adapt network diagnostics and automation principles to optimize web infrastructure for performance and security.
**Network Developer Engineer** | Amazon Web Services | Sept 2021 - May 2022
*Optimized and automated large-scale cloud networking operations*
- **Automated network diagnostics** using Python and AWS Lambda, reducing ticket resolution time by 35% for interconnectivity issues
- **Authored and standardized technical documentation** for BGP/OSPF troubleshooting, improving team onboarding efficiency
- **Served as technical escalation point** for enterprise customers, resolving complex routing and configuration challenges
**Consulting Systems Engineer** | TBX (A World Wide Technology Company) | May 2022 – Sept 2024
- Served as the technical authority for Meraki SD-WAN and Fortinet Security Fabric portfolios, developing go-to-market strategies and partner enablement programs.
- Designed and executed proof-of-concept deployments for enterprise clients, translating technical capabilities into business outcomes to drive sales.
- Authored and delivered advanced technical workshops for partner engineers, accelerating adoption cycles for next-generation solutions.
**Principal Engineer** | Verizon | Jan 2020 - Sept 2021
*Led architecture for enterprise network transformation and IoT initiatives*
- **Designed and scoped global network solutions** for Fortune 500 clients, incorporating SD-WAN and zero-trust security models
- **Engineered Python scripts** to analyze large network datasets during due diligence, streamlining RFP compliance verification
- **Identified and developed growth opportunities** within existing accounts, creating technical roadmaps for upselling/cross-selling
**Network Development Engineer** | Amazon Web Services | Sept 2021 – May 2022
- Resolved complex cloud networking incidents involving BGP, OSPF, and AWS Direct Connect for GovCloud/TS/CI environments.
- Built Python-based automation scripts for network monitoring and configuration management, reducing mean time to resolution (MTTR).
- Created comprehensive technical documentation and SOPs, establishing a scalable knowledge base for escalations.
**Consulting Systems Engineer III** | Zivaro | Oct 2018 - Jan 2020
*Drove cloud migration and automation for multi-tenant environments*
- **Orchestrated containerized network infrastructure** using Docker, Kubernetes, and Ansible for scalable multi-tenant deployments
- **Automated network provisioning workflows** with Terraform and AWS CloudFormation, reducing deployment time from days to hours
- **Developed custom Python automation** for network operations, enhancing consistency and compliance across environments
**Principal Network Architect** | Verizon | Jan 2020 – Sept 2021
- Led the technical design and scoping for multi-million dollar, global network upgrades (SD-WAN, data center), authoring winning RFP responses.
- Directed the migration of Avis Budget Group from legacy Cisco infrastructure to a modern Versa SD-WAN and Aruba solution.
- Championed network automation, mentoring pre-sales architects in programmability (YANG, NetConf, Meraki APIs).
**Senior Network Consultant** | Zivaro | Oct 2018 – Jan 2020
- Designed and implemented a VXLAN data center fabric for Denver Health using Cisco ACI.
- Advocated for and implemented cost-effective Ansible automation strategies over proprietary platforms for clients like Simmons Foods.
- Played a key technical role in maintaining the company's Cisco Gold Partner certification.
**Network Engineer IV** | Charter Communications | Sept 2018 – July 2019
- Managed critical F5 LTM/GTM and A10 load balancing infrastructure supporting Charter's video services.
- Automated operational tasks including TACACS management and network configuration backups using Bash and RANCID.
- Diagnosed complex performance issues, identifying buffer tail drops on encrypted Data Domain replication traffic.
**Senior Network Security Engineer** | American Residential Services | Jan 2018 – Oct 2018
- Architected and led the migration of 100+ sites to a Cisco SD-WAN (Viptela) fabric.
- Standardized and hardened firewall configurations (Cisco ASA, Juniper SRX) across the enterprise.
- Engineered a cost-effective out-of-band (OOB) management solution using repurposed hardware, saving over $15,000.
**Sr. Data Center Network Engineer** | Kaiser Permanente | Jun 2016 – May 2018
- Executed a core data center migration from Cisco Nexus 7K/5K to 9K platforms, including Cisco ACI deployment.
- Resolved critical cross-vendor interoperability issues for Exadata (OSPF) and NetApp (LACP) deployments.
- Diagnosed and remediated performance degradation in encrypted backup replication streams.
**Sr. Technical Architect** | AT&T (Supporting TIAA-CREF) | Jul 2010 – May 2016
- Led the architectural design and implementation of a $100M+ next-generation network (Nexus, ASR, F5) across data centers and trading floors.
- Optimized core network routing protocols, including mainframe OSPF configurations, for financial applications.
- Developed operational scripts and standardized configurations for blackhole routing and change validation.
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### **Technical Projects & Social Proof**
**Marketing Technology Automation Framework** | Side Project
- **Built API integrations** between social platforms, analytics tools, and databases using Python, focusing on clean JSON/XML data handling
- **Containerized data processing applications** with Docker for consistent analytics environments across development and production
- **Developed modular CLI tools** for technical audits, published on GitHub with documentation for community use
**Infrastructure-as-Code Templates** | GitHub Portfolio
- **Created reusable Terraform/Ansible templates** for deploying secure, monitored web application infrastructure
- **Documented API integration patterns** for common marketing technology platforms (Google APIs, social media APIs)
- **Maintained open-source Python libraries** for network diagnostics adapted to web infrastructure monitoring
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### **Technical Proficiencies**
**Cloud & DevOps:** AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD Pipelines
**Infrastructure as Code:** Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation
**Programming & Scripting:** Python, Shell/Bash, Go, REST API Development
**Networking:** Cisco (CCNP), Juniper, SD-WAN, BGP/OSPF, Network Security
**Data & APIs:** JSON/XML Processing, SQL, Analytics Integration, Webhooks
### **Technical Foundation (1999 – 2010)**
**Network Analyst** | PHNS (2009-2010)
**Lead Network Service & Support Engineer** | Ze-Net Technologies (2008-2009)
**Technical Support Engineer** | Sanz (2006-2008)
**NetApp Field Service Professional** | Technology Service Professionals (2005-2006)
**System Administrator** | Austin Lighting Products (1999-2003)
*Progressive roles building hands-on expertise in systems administration, network support, and storage solutions.*
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- Cisco Certified DevNet Associate
**Military Service**
United States Air Force - Senior Airman
- Managed infrastructure projects valued at $2M+, completing ahead of schedule
- Led teams of 10+ in high-pressure environments, developing contingency planning skills
- Awarded Air Force Achievement Medal for operational efficiency improvements
**United States Air Force - Senior Airman** (1993-1997)
- Led technical construction and infrastructure projects, managing teams in high-pressure environments.
- Awarded the Air Force Achievement Medal for leadership and operational efficiency.
**Education**
- High School Diploma, L.D. Bell High School, Hurst, TX