Trevor Swanson

Trevor Swanson

System Administrator

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Solution Director at SAIC

  • Education

    • ELECTRONICS INSTITUTE

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      Computer Programming Technologies
    • Western Governors University

      2014 - 2016
      Master of Business Administration (MBA) IT Management
    • The University of Kansas

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      BA Religious Studies
  • Experience

    • SunTek Systems Inc

      Jan 2001 - Sept 2004
      System Administrator
    • Northrop Grumman

      Sept 2004 - Mar 2005
      System Administrator Lead
    • ARINC Engineering Inc

      Mar 2005 - Jun 2007
      Sr. Network Systems Administrator

      Led automation efforts for deployment of infrastructure to support organization’s activities, resulting in a 50% reduction in deployment time.Implemented automated control of application deployment across organizations infrastructure increasing IT responsiveness to organizational needs.Implemented repeatable processes and activities to reduce effort of the IT team.Restructured Active Directory and infrastructure to accommodate more automated processes for provisioning and management of infrastructure.Implemented automated security controls to improve the security posture of organization’s infrastructure, meeting security requirements. Show less

    • Systems Studies & Simulations Inc

      Jun 2007 - Nov 2007
      Sr. Network Systems Administrator

      Led automation efforts for deployment of infrastructure to support organization’s activities, resulting in a 50% reduction in deployment time.Implemented automated control of application deployment across organizations infrastructure increasing IT responsiveness to organizational needs.Implemented repeatable processes and activities to reduce effort of the IT team.Restructured Active Directory and infrastructure to accommodate more automated processes for provisioning and management of infrastructure.Implemented automated security controls to improve the security posture of organization’s infrastructure, meeting security requirements. Show less

    • United States Air Force

      Nov 2007 - Oct 2010
      Systems Engineer Lead/IT Manager

      Development• System Administration• Database Administration• Content Management • Application Migration • Security • Configuration Management • Knowledge ManagementDirected a team of .NET developers, web administrators, systems administrators and help desk in the configuration and operation of information management systems and applications.Managed teams responsible for technical planning, design, development, configuration, integration, implementation, maintenance, and management of applications and systems used for knowledge management within the US Army supporting over 150,000 users.Led the Configuration Control Board, handling configuration management of all applications within the organization to include content data bases, collaboration portals, Army Knowledge Online websites and Communities of Practice applications.Accountable for all internal team projects and priorities ensuring timeline and metrics were met, meeting customer satisfaction.Directed the execution, planning, upgrading, and migration of primary application, resulting in successful migration and upgrade with minimal impact on the organization.Provided instrumental direction and guidance resulting in the team successfully achieving Authority to Operate (ATO) status for organizations systems, meeting the Department of Defense Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP) requirements. Show less

    • General Dynamics Information Technology

      Nov 2010 - Nov 2012
      Principal System Engineer Manager

      Integration Strategy • Automation • Security • Configuration Management • Event ManagementLed team in the architecture development, configuration, and maintenance of enterprise monitoring and event management solution for the United States Marine Corps enterprise data center.Designed and managed strategy and planning of automation activities in the enterprise data center resulting in the creation of automated work flows for deployment of IaaS.Directed team which utilized, managed, supported, and maintained enterprise data center suite of tools which provided infrastructure management, automation, discover, and real-time monitoring capabilities to support the ongoing operations and services provided by the data center.Supported the deployment, management, maintenance, and configuration of all infrastructure applications. Ensuring customer business processes and security requirements were met.Accountable for all internal team projects and priorities ensuring timeline and metrics were met, meeting customer satisfaction and decision support for executive leadership.Responsible for providing instrumental direction and management of a team that successfully achieved Authority to Operate (ATO) status on both classified and unclassified networks, meeting the Department of Defense Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP) requirements.Directed team to develop deployment processes and procedures within the enterprise data center that resulted in reduced deployment times and fewer errors. Standardized on boarding procedures and processes for integration of hosted applications with data center services, resulting in faster base lining of applications and more tailored event monitoring.Integrate Business processes into the available technology enabling a holistic view of the data center environment. Ensuring security posture is maintained throughout all activities. Show less

    • SAIC

      Nov 2012 - now

      Data Center Operations • Engineering • Release Management • ITIL Services • Security • Automation Strategy • Security Policy • Cloud Architecture • Project ManagementPromote IT strategy and operational engineering improvements as the chief engineer, driving growth-centric IT standards and practices for the first United Stated Marine Corps cloud capable data center.Directed and restructured teams to boost responsiveness, strengthen skill levels, and exceed performance expectations.Introduced standardized engineering and governance processes for operations, virtualization, automation, and services security.Directed and executed automation strategies resulting in a 80% increase in efficiency of deploying IaaS.Utilized superb managerial and technical abilities to plan engineering and acquisition initiatives to support future operations while simultaneously synchronizing and executing prioritized fixes of operational environments.Designed, planned, and managed site security initiative resulting in the remediation of over 19,000 identified vulnerabilities.Accountable for the successful completion of all tasks in operating the data center including technical work, staff supervision and continuous service improvement activities. Show less

      • Solution Director

        May 2021 - now
      • Senior Solutions Architect Manager

        Nov 2018 - May 2021
      • Cloud Computing Engineering Manager - Chief Engineer/Project Manager

        Nov 2012 - Nov 2018
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified Knowledge Manager CKM

    • CVE Certified Virtualization Expert

    • ITILv3

    • Red Hat Certified System Administrator RHCSA

    • Security+

    • VMware Certified Professional 6.5 – Data Center Virtualization

      VMware
    • Project Management Professional (PMP)®

      Project Management Institute
      Jun 2017
      View certificate certificate
    • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

      (ISC)²
      Oct 2011
      View certificate certificate
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Trevor Swanson
      CEO Award for Program Management Excellence SAIC Feb 2016 Awarded for performance excellence of the SAIC team having transitioned a program from a precarious state and positioned it as a leader in joint information environment compliance and innovation. The team demonstrated mission understanding, provided innovative solutions, and exceeded schedule and technical requirements.