Vincent Deon Butler

Manager, Data Center Sustaining Engineering @Cox Communications

Atlanta, GA, US

Network Sustaining & Software/Hardware Lifecycle: Lead the strategic design and lifecycle management of core and data center network infrastructure, focusing on security, network transformation, performance/reliability, and cost-effectiveness.• Cross-functional Influence: Drive collaboration and process improvements across Engineering, Product Management, Field Delivery, NOC, Analytics, Security, and Supply Chain to ensure seamless network delivery and operations.• Strategic Budget & Operations Management: Orchestrated a $1M+ annual data center network security budget, maintaining 100% fiscal alignment through rigorous forecasting and vendor negotiations.• Cross-Functional Resource Coordination: Synchronized in-house engineering teams and external contract labor to meet critical project milestones, optimizing labor costs and reducing deployment downtime.• End-to-End Procurement & Logistics: Directed hardware procurement lifecycles, from initial vendor forecasting to final implementation, ensuring zero project delays despite global supply chain fluctuations.• Operational Integration: Plan and coordinate implementation processes, ensuring that operational requirements and continuous improvements are met throughout network core and data center activities.• Platform Alignment: Ensure all platforms align with a unified strategy to optimize performance, capacity, customer experience and internet satisfaction.• Field Collaboration: Work closely with regional field teams to support seamless metro core and edge platform launches and operations.

Penn State University World Campus

Master of Homeland Security, Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance

Penn State University

Bachelor of Science (BS), Criminalistics and Criminal Science/Forensics