Career

Engineering & Industry

35+ years of hands-on technical leadership — from PCB repairs to enterprise Azure architecture.

35+Years in IT
150TBData Migrated to Azure
3Enterprise Employers
1988Career Started
Technical Skills

Core Competencies

Azure IaaS & Cloud ArchitectureMicrosoft 365 AdministrationEntra ID & RBACIntune & MDMMicrosoft Purview & ComplianceVMware vSphere & ESXiHyper-V VirtualizationSAN / NAS Storage DesignAzure Site Recovery & DRConditional Access & Zero TrustPowerShell AutomationDatacenter OperationsInfrastructure ModernizationCost OptimizationNetwork Security & WAFAI & Workflow Automation
Experience

Work History

Principal Infrastructure Engineer

Groundworks — Virginia Beach, VA (Remote)

May 2022 – Present
  • Lead design, implementation, and management of the Azure cloud environment, Microsoft 365 platform, and enterprise endpoint management for the nation's largest foundation services company.
  • Planned and executed full datacenter-to-Azure migration -- architecting all IaaS services and migrating over 150 TB of corporate data from Windows file servers to Azure Blob Storage.
  • Oversee Intune MDM deployment, compliance baselines, and endpoint security across Windows, Apple, and Android device fleets.
  • Manage Azure WAF, public DNS, SSL/TLS certificates, cost optimization, and reserved instance planning for enterprise-scale operations.

Principal Infrastructure Engineer

K. Hovnanian Companies, L.L.C. — Hybrid

Jul 2008 – May 2022
  • Owned architecture, maintenance, and lifecycle management of enterprise virtual infrastructure, storage systems, and datacenter hardware for 13+ years.
  • Led migration of on-premises datacenter to a consolidated co-location facility, improving operational efficiency and resilience.
  • Directed the company's transition to a hybrid Azure environment, designing and building out all IaaS infrastructure in Azure.
  • Implemented HA and DR strategies using Azure Site Recovery (ASR) and VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM).

Sr. Solutions Architect

Total Tec — Edison, NJ

Jan 1995 – Jul 2008
  • Progressed from Systems Administrator through Pre/Post-Sales Engineer to Solutions Architect at a VAR for HP, DEC, and Compaq.
  • Designed and implemented enterprise datacenter architectures focused on storage and virtualization technologies for clients across multiple industries.
  • Led end-to-end solution delivery -- needs analysis, architecture design, deployment, support, and customer onboarding.
  • Held certifications across the full HP, DEC, and Compaq enterprise solution portfolio.

Field Service Technician

Business Micro Service — Toms River, NJ

May 1988 – Jan 1995
  • First job in technology, at a company founded by his father — Lane Palmer Sr. had started at Digital Equipment Corp and built a DEC-authorized service business.
  • Performed maintenance and repair on DEC mainframe computers and peripheral devices, ensuring system uptime for business-critical environments.
  • Trained in component-level diagnostics using logic probes and oscilloscopes to analyze and repair transistor-based logic circuits.
  • Delivered authorized service and repair for Commodore 64 systems and a wide variety of consumer and business electronics.
Education & Certifications

Credentials

Technical Training & Certifications

35+ years of continuous professional development 1988-Present

Let’s talk.

Open to the right opportunity — cloud architecture, infrastructure leadership, or consulting.

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