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James Michael Bean

25 years in infrastructure · the past decade in executive leadership
$3M+
annual cloud savings
64%
security risk reduction
50+
team members led
25
years in infrastructure
System uptime since career start: calculating…

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System stack

CLOUD & INFRASTRUCTURE
AWSAzureM365 CitrixTerraformAnsible
NETWORK ENGINEERING
BGPMPLSEIGRP CiscoAristaCheck Point PANWNetskope
PLATFORM & AUTOMATION
AIOpsDevOpsSRE SpaceliftClaude CodeGitHub Copilot
SECURITY & RISK
Incident ResponseSIEMEDR NIST CSFBCP / DR
DATABASE
SQL ServerMySQLSchema DesignBackup / Recovery

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Deployment history

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Early builds

Hanesbrands Inc. 2014–2015
Network Architect — enhanced WAN stability resolving carrier-managed issues, implemented a layered Check Point firewall solution.
LF USA (a Li & Fung Company) 2013–2014
Senior Network Engineer — network redesign with BGP/EIGRP for automated failover; eliminated unused WAN circuits for ~$250K in annual savings.
United Guaranty Corp. / The Clearing House 2007–2011
Senior Network Analyst / Engineering Specialist — Cisco Nexus data center redesigns, VOIP telephony, global WAN for bank payment systems.
Allegacy FCU / Truliant FCU 2002–2007
Network Engineer — mainframe operations, SQL Server / MySQL database administration, core switch/WAN infrastructure. Earned CCNA and CCNP.
B/E Aerospace short engagement
Senior Network Engineer — global network device modernization.

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Verified credentials

GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
Cisco CCNP
Cisco CCNA Security