Brad Schlinger

Background

About Brad Schlinger

Accomplished IT networking professional with 15+ years of demonstrated success providing technically-sophisticated design solutions that drive IT strategies, improve network quality and allow for future growth. Proven ability to establish and cultivate deep relationships with vendors and third parties as well as internal stakeholders in order to effectively support business operations and advance overall objectives. Specialized strength in centralized and outsourced IT support models. NETWORK DESIGN EXPERTISE – Valued for delivering hands-on technical knowledge as an advisor or team member to develop, implement and bolster networking architecture for IT infrastructure as well as remote data centers and third party clients. DEEP TECHNICAL SKILL – Able to translate between technical and business teams to produce practical, actionable plans and roadmaps while drawing on knowledge spanning hosting models, servers, networks, virtualization, helpdesk support and application development with proven success enhancing high availability, uptime and cost efficiency. A COLLABORATIVE TEAM PLAYER – Capable of mentoring, aligning and motivating top-performing global teams to advance critical projects including, but not limited to, IT support and network optimization. Areas of expertise include: Cisco Routers Troubleshooting Cisco Switches Headend Equipment Training Design Solutions Network Security IT Infrastructure Quality of Service SLAs Escalation Support LAN/WAN Stakeholder Advocacy Architecture BCDR