Head of Network Development @ Boldyn Networks
New York City, NY | 04/2022 – Present
Boldyn Networks is a global leader in shared wireless infrastructure, specializing in neutral host solutions that support mobile and fixed network operators across various sectors, including transit, venues, government, military, and enterprise.
- Drove technology harmonization across 7 global markets, leading cross-functional engineering teams to establish a cohesive approach to network design and deployment.
- Automated the full deployment lifecycle for the Kubernetes based data analytics platform (fault and performance management) using Terraform, which accelerated adoption and reduced infrastructure provisioning time by 85%.
- Architected a city-wide network for the Roma5G project in Rome, Italy, supporting small cells, public Wi-Fi, and IoT services across a complex urban environment and serving 100,000+ peak concurrent users.
- Developed a geo-redundant mobile core and multi-region IP transit/transport services for the US Private Networks PaaS, and automated the edge deployment via Ansible.
Sr. Manager Network Engineering @ Shutterstock
New York City, NY | 08/2019 – 04/2022
Shutterstock is a leading Global Technology Company, offering a creative platform for high-quality assets, tools and services.
- Transformed the Network Engineering team into a top-tier performing technical unit through targeted talent acquisition and skill-gap closure.
- Directed the IP network design and capacity strategy across a multi-region AWS cloud footprint and global hybrid infrastructure, optimizing systems to handle 200M+ assets and ensuring peak performance for millions of daily users.
- Led the network engineering team in the full migration of Shutterstock's core production environment from on-premise data centers to AWS, spearheading IaC adoption (Terraform/Ansible) to reduce deployment time by 40%.
- Enhanced network resiliency, eliminating an annualized $2.8M risk in direct revenue loss by reducing Severity 0 outages by 75% (from an average of 2 per month) and achieving 99.95% uptime for the core production network.
Network Engineering Manager @ Transit Wireless (Boldyn Networks)
New York City, NY | 12/2014 - 08/2019
Transit Wireless built one of the most expansive Distributed Antenna System (DAS) and Wi-Fi networks globally which serve as a neutral host to the New York City Subway system's wireless technologies.
- Designed the overall IP network architecture, capacity planning, and security for critical public-facing services across the metro New York City area, achieving 99.995% network uptime.
- Established and led a high-performing 10-person cross-functional engineering team (Network, Wireless, Systems), providing technical leadership across design, operations, and mission-critical support for all network domains.
- Served as the technical interface for city agencies (MTA) and 4 major wireless carriers, coordinating network expansion and ensuring all designs met strict regulatory and performance standards.
- Reduced manual configuration time by over 80% by championing network automation (IaC).
- Co-led the effort to obtain ISO 27001 certification, demonstrating commitment to industry-recognized security standards.
Sr. Network Engineer @ Transit Wireless (Boldyn Networks)
New York City, NY | 10/2012 – 12/2014
- Architected and managed the build-out of 5 purpose-built data centers to host critical applications required for network operations, fault management, telemetry, and authentication services, securing near-100% availability for the core operational components.
- Engineered a greenfield carrier-grade IP/MPLS network core across the Metro NYC region supporting 500,000 daily users with sustained network availability of 99.99%.
- Led the design and initial capacity planning for the NYC Subway Public Wi-Fi network and integrated technical advisory for the Public Safety system, ensuring compliance and seamless operation across the infrastructure.
- Drove standardization and configuration management across the distributed network by deploying Ansible to automate device provisioning, securing template consistency and reducing potential human errors during mass deployment.
Network Security Engineer @ Jet Set Sports
Far Hills, NJ | 01/2008-10/2012
Jet Set Sports is a leading hospitality and event management company that focuses primarily on global events such as the Olympic Games and the World Cup.
- Spearheaded the design, capacity planning, and standardization of the global enterprise network architecture, connecting corporate operations across 7 countries on 4 continents.
- Engineered, deployed, and managed data center infrastructure across the US, Europe, and China to exclusively support Olympic Games ticket sales, handling 150,000+ peak concurrent users during global flash sales.
- Pioneered the introduction of KVM virtualization and migrated the entire bare-metal data center infrastructure increasing the server utilization by 40%.
- Ensured continuous compliance with quarterly data center security audits mandated by high-profile clients (AT&T, Lehman Brothers, Dow Chemical).