Mark McCully

About Mark McCully

An accomplished, innovative, and versatile IT Leader with over twenty years of experience serving in multiple capacities at the enterprise level. Nine years experience as a technical people manager at a large health care technology company responsible for a dispersed team of over ten engineers and enterprise hybrid cloud resources dispersed across multiple data centers, satellite offices, and public cloud. Amassed a unique skill set which blends a vast technical knowledge of IT hybrid cloud infrastructure and security in addition to having acute business acumen, excellent leadership ability, and effective communication skills. Leverages this combination of skills to expertly and securely align technology and process improvement with the strategic vision of an organization in a technical leadership or architect capacity. Has the ability to quickly establish meaningful relationships and trust at all levels of an organization by being a true team player and following through on key deliverables, SLA\'s, and focusing on customer service end-to-end.Certifications: CISSP, CISA, Azure, VPC, MCSE, ITILAreas of Strength and Passion- IT Vision and Strategy- Infrastructure and Architecture- IT Security Strategy, Auditing, and Risk Management- Cloud Transformation- Automation- Leadership and Talent Development- Disaster Recovery and Contingency Planning- Project Management and Delivery- IT Governance and Business Alignment- Vendor Management and Contract Negotiations- IT Finance and Budget Management

Experience

1. Director of Modern Data Center Engineering

   Sayers

   Jun 2023 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   Leading Sayers\' Modern Data Center Engineering practice with over 20 year of experience designing enterprise-class, hybrid-cloud infrastructure with a focus on listening and partnering with customers to architect solutions that address their business needs and challenges. Areas of expertise include:Public, Private, and Multi-Cloud SolutionsCompute & StorageDisaster Recovery & Business Continuity PlanningAutomationObservabilityContainersData ProtectionVirtualization & Hyper-converged InfrastructureSayers provides non-biased, experienced pre-sales engineering to our customers across all industry verticals and also delivers \"white glove\" professional services around our Modern Data Center areas of focus as well. Sayers is not your traditional VAR. We focus on the \"Value Add\" in Value Added Reseller and building long-term relationships with our customers. Sayers is headquartered in Rosemont, IL and has offices in Atlanta, Boston, and the Mid-Atlantic as well.

Education

• Eastern Illinois University

  Bachelor's degree, Elementary Education and Teaching