Dan Field Resume

Responsible for development and implementation of the strategic transformation of the enterprise hardware platforms for Security, WAN, LAN, Wi-Fi, Voice and Call Center technologies, Foundational Services, Server, IoT, Solution Engineering, Virtualization, Citrix, Operating Systems, Container and Airplane E-enablement Connectivity to a dynamic and reliable environment designed to provide new services and cost-effective scalability.​

• Lead the strategic development and deployment of network cloud technology and the next generation of on-prem network Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) strategy to ensure operational stability and standardize all environments.

• Develop the multi-year transformation roadmap to modernize, consolidate, and simplify global enterprise infrastructure based on Zero Trust network architecture model.

• Define standard architecture plans to centralize technologies and transition isolated, silod processes
  to integrated systems, prioritizing cloud transformation, server consolidation, network transformation, Active Directory alignment, and more.

• Develop and implement a 3-to-5-year capex / opex budget strategy across all platforms and networks.

• United’s global network consists of 342 airports across the globe, 3 Data Centers and 15 Global Call Centers and hundreds of supporting sites for the world’s largest airline.

• Installed and organized new IT teams for new technologies such as E-enablement (IT-enabled aircraft), IoT for new security requirements of all IoT at all airports around the globe.

• Lead and integrate the migration technology solution to consolidate the brick-and-mortar data centers.

• Organized and grew an IoT team of 1 to a team of 32 FTE and contractors to work within the
  standardized systems to develop cohesive business units and platforms that optimize functionality and performance.

• Led NextGen SDWAN deployment in the first year avoided 275K minutes of outages, equating to the equivalent of 191 days of site outages avoided.

• TEMS (Telecom Expense Management) team reduced annual spend (~ $100M), reduced by ~40% through negotiations with Telecom vendors, migration from TDM to SIP and SDWAN deployment.

• Ensure we meet all regulatory requirements as we develop and deploy solutions. Such as:​

o Operation Technology (OT)
o Compliance assessments (PCI, SOX, AOSSP, DFARS)

• Payment Card Industry (PCI)

• Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)

• Aircraft Operator Standard Security Program (AOSSP)

• Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS)

o Aviation Security Policy (ASP)
o Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
o Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

• Lead the development, implementation and deployment of remote connectivity for Covid-19L work from home in a week.

• Leading all enterprise refresh/upgrades for firewalls, routers, switches, Wi-Fi, voice, access control, cameras, servers, Citrix and aircraft connectivity components.

• Leading the host, detection and response (HDR) solution for blocking high risk ports and begin the deployment of macro to micro segmentation.

• The IT department operates with 120 highly skilled engineers and managers.