Sean Poure

About Sean Poure

Sean is an accomplished technology professional with proven capabilities throughout his career. A true Strategist and Architect, his communication skills bridge the gap between the Sales Team, Project Developers and Customer Executives. His diverse industry background, strategic business innovations and understanding of traditional and emerging technologies provided him a comfort level in any situation and made him a valuable asset to the organization. Sean is most recognized as being a “Solution Provider”. He has helped Sales team to become more successful and played an important role in increasing their technical knowledge. Over the years has helped many customers to be more proficient in their workplace, by designing, implementing and training with a solution that best fits their needs. Sean\'s ability to understand and communicate within the business and technology communities has always been noticed by peers, partners, customers and executive management.

Experience

1. Distinguished Engineer

   Verizon

   Jan 2020 — Present · Folsom, CA, US

   Distinguished Engineer- SDN Design & Development: Lead the design and development of Verizon’s Software Defined Networking (SDN) platform, enabling programmatic orchestration and management of core MPLS network infrastructure. This solution supports Metro Ethernet circuits, L2/L3 MPLS services, 5G network integration, and Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) application deployments.• Key Responsibilities & Achievements:o Manage a cross-functional team of developers and oversee project delivery within the SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) environment.o Architect multi-layer applications leveraging Kubernetes and Istio Service Mesh for scalability and resiliency.o Develop and test API integrations using NETCONF/YANG as part of continuous DevOps initiatives.o Lead multiple DevOps teams managing CI/CD pipelines using GitLab and GitHub.o Drive automation of SD-WAN deployments and cloud service integrations (AWS, Azure) through API-driven workflows, improving operational efficiency and customer experience.

Education

• York University

  BACHELOR DEGREE, APPLIED MATHEMATICS

  1990 — 1994