Bret Filipek
Passionate IT Technologist
- Role
- Principal Solutions Architect at World Wide Technology
- Location
- Bend, OR, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Bret Filipek
With over 29 years of experience in global enterprise environments, I specialize in building and leading teams, and creating strategies that bridge the gap between business objectives and technology solutions. Having built and managed Architecture, Engineering, and Operations teams for 17 years, I enjoy delivering solutions and value to my internal and external customers. I use KPIs, SLAs, and metrics to demonstrate the value of IT to the business. At World Wide Technology, I collaborate with Fortune 20 organizations to design strategies that align IT initiatives with long-term business goals. By conducting workshops and assessments with cross-functional teams, I enable clients to make informed decisions, leveraging my expertise in technology strategy, network operations, and automation. I am dedicated to delivering measurable value and believe that IT should be undergoing continuous improvement. I excel in creating comprehensive IT solutions and strategies to support on-going and new business operations. I find joy in empowering organizations by defining actionable roadmaps, breaking down silos, and fostering partnerships that drive innovation and operational maturity. I have a results-oriented mindset and am committed to optimizing IT\'s role as a strategic business enabler.
Experience
Principal Solutions Architect
Oct 2025 — Present
Education
University of Missouri-Saint Louis
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Northern Arizona University
BS, International and Comparative Political Science
1991 — 1995
Skills
- Data Center
- Network Security
- Security
- Lan/Wan
- Itil
- Cisco
- Routing and Switching
- Budgeting
- Business Process Design
- Personnel Development
- Lan-Wan
- Cisco Technologies
- Vpn
- Firewalls
- Budgets
- Bgp
- Disaster Recovery
- Ospf
- Routers
- Network Administration
- Network Engineering
- Wan
- Switches
- Network Architecture
- Tcp/Ip
- Load Balancing
- Servers
- Voip
- Eigrp
- Mpls
- Cisco Routers
- Asa
- Active Directory
- Cisco Call Manager
- Qos
- Vmware Esx
- Routing Protocols
- Networking
- System Deployment
- San
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