Brad Adams

About Brad Adams

Recognized as an accomplished, effective leader, with an extensive track record of aligning IT operations with business objectives. Designs solutions with a focus on long-term sustainability and management, always considering the delta between what can be done and what should be done. Excels in maintaining organizational focus on mission-critical service and support, having directed network and datacenter activities for an online learning platform serving over 24 million users. Known for an ability to effectively lead collaborative, cohesive, high-performing teams that exceed expectations and deliver consistent excellence. Specific areas of expertise: • Strategic planning/analysis, budget management and execution• Project management, product lifecycle support – waterfall and agile• Team leadership, staff development, conflict resolution• ITIL service management, change management, KPI definition and tracking• Information security – threat management, auditing, analysis, and remediation• Cisco, Juniper, Meraki, F5, Microsoft, Yardi, Kronos, Okta MFA/SSO, datacenter management• Amazon Web Services, EC2, S3, Route 53, VPN connectivity• Network and systems architecture, cloud integration and migration• Carrier and VAR relationship managementI enjoy nothing more than building and developing a close-knit team that has each other’s backs. Solving problems, finding problems before they\'re problems, and working together to be great. My ideal employer is open, rational, forward-thinking, and values culture and relationships. People seem to enjoy working for and with me, and I love working with engaged, collaborative, and motivated coworkers.I consider myself a lifelong learner, dabbling in astronomy, electronics, cooking, lawn mower repair, JavaScript, you name it. The important thing is to not stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing- Albert Einstein

Experience

1. Vice President of Information Technology

   Merrill Gardens

   Jul 2021 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

Education

• University of Washington

  Bachelor of Arts, Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

  1995

• University of Denver

  High Performance Leadership Program

  2009

Skills

• Budgets
• Budget
• Strategic Planning
• Team Leadership
• Information Technology
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Vendor Management
• Netscreen
• Change Management
• Saas
• Lominger Competencies
• Software Documentation
• Cisco Technologies
• Leadership
• Project Management
• Success Driven
• Virtualization
• Strategy
• Microsoft Exchange
• Quality Assurance
• Conflict Resolution
• Disaster Recovery
• Technical Support
• IT Management
• Stability Operations
• IT Operations
• Information Security Management
• Datacentres
• Collaboration
• Dedicated Professional
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Team Management
• Networking
• Communication
• Metrics
• Decisiveness
• Telecommunications
• Troubleshooting
• Consensus Building