Troy Ladish

About Troy Ladish

As an SAP Infrastructure Architect, I bring a wealth of experience in leading the design, deployment, and lifecycle management of robust SAP infrastructure environments. I specialize in crafting comprehensive architectural solutions that support mission-critical SAP systems, with a focus on S/4 HANA and other SAP applications. My role encompasses everything from compute, storage, and virtualization to ensuring high availability, disaster recovery, and optimized networking and load balancing.A primary objective of my work is the automation of infrastructure deployment and management through Infrastructure as Code (IaC), leveraging Ansible to streamline configurations, updates, and scaling. This ensures consistent, repeatable, and efficient management across the entire SAP landscape.With a strong emphasis on technical leadership, I drive key initiatives in lifecycle management, including recurring operating system patching, risk mitigation, and capacity planning to ensure that SAP landscapes remain scalable, resilient, and secure.I thrive in fast-paced, global environments, where collaboration and teamwork are essential to meet demanding timelines and complex challenges. An innate problem-solver, I have a proven track record of troubleshooting complex technical issues across diverse infrastructures, ensuring that systems run smoothly and efficiently. My passion for continuous improvement means I’m always looking for new ways to enhance performance and deliver value.

Experience

1. Domain Architect - Global SAP Infrastructure Information Technology

   Simplot Company

   Apr 2024 — Present · Boise, ID, US

   As the technical lead for SAP infrastructure, I am responsible for shaping the strategic vision and operational excellence of SAP environments, focusing on end-to-end infrastructure solutions that underpin critical business processes. My key responsibilities include:• Architectural Documentation & Strategy: Develop and maintain comprehensive architectural blueprints and roadmaps, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and emerging technologies.• Lifecycle Management: Lead the planning and execution of lifecycle management processes, encompassing patch management, version upgrades, and system refreshes, to ensure the continuous evolution and optimization of SAP systems.• Risk & Capacity Management: Implement proactive risk management strategies, while ensuring capacity management supports both current operations and future growth, with a focus on minimizing downtime and maximizing performance.• Continuous Improvement Programs: Champion continuous improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing the performance, scalability, and reliability of SAP infrastructure through automation, monitoring, and optimization efforts.• Infrastructure Design & Deployment: Spearhead the design and deployment of core infrastructure services for S/4 HANA and various SAP applications. This includes managing compute, storage, and virtualization resources while ensuring high availability and disaster recovery capabilities.• Networking & Load Balancing: Design and manage advanced networking configurations and application load balancing solutions to optimize performance, fault tolerance, and scalability across SAP environments.• Automation & IaC: Leverage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles, particularly through Ansible, to automate the configuration, deployment, and management of SAP infrastructure, driving consistency, repeatability, and efficiency.In this role, I work collaboratively across teams in a fast-paced, global environment, ensuring smooth operations and scalability.

Education

• ITT Technical Institute-Boise

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science

Skills

• Check_Mk
• Leadership
• Red Hat Linux
• Hdp
• Ibm Iseries
• Microsoft Office
• Vmware Vsphere
• Remote User Support
• Aix Administration
• Ambari
• Strategic Planning
• Ansible
• Mysql
• Customer Service
• Talend
• Vmware
• Hadoop
• Technical Documentation
• Ibm Aix
• Openstack
• Microsoft Server Platforms
• Ibm as/400
• Lean Six Sigma
• Centos
• Process Improvement
• Network Time Protocol (Ntp)
• On-Call Support
• Troubleshooting
• Nagios
• Social Networking
• Windows Azure
• Symantec Netbackup
• Servers
• Operating Systems
• Data Center
• Puppet
• Postfix
• Vmware Workstation
• Sharepoint
• Software Documentation