Byren Wynn
Dumfries
Summary
Dynamic Technical Program Manager with AWS experience, excelling in cloud infrastructure and machine learning integration. Proven track record in leading high-performance teams and optimizing processes, achieving significant cost savings. Expert in IaC deployment and effective communication, driving successful modernization initiatives across complex environments.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Technical Program Manager (USMEPCOM/SDA)
Amazon Web Services
07.2022 - Current
- Performed supply chain analysis on Tableau and Power BI capabilities along side Space Force on-prem staff and AWS partners as part of data visualization initiatives utilizing on-prem and cloud data sources to inform business decisions.
- Integrated Amazon Athena to provide serverless query services as a prerequisite for Power BI integration using ODBC drivers, allowing end-users to run live interactive Data Lake queries.
- Led a AWS ProServe delivery team contracted to mature ‘Big Army’s’ cloud governance and access control in effort to effect cost savings.
- Worked with SDA on-prem staff to migrate legacy on-prem data warehouses to RedShift with RedShift Spectrum.
- Provisioned S3 connectors for a Tableau prototype in SDA AWS LCK environments to allow for seamless connectivity to S3 buckets and associated resources.
- Streamlined efforts to test Tableau Server, Desktop, and prep in SDA’s Test/Dev LCK environments.
- Worked with AWS partners to provision and test Power BI dashboards, leveraging datasets from Space Force mission critical application backends.
- Led multiple AWS Service Delivery teams to enhance machine learning models leveraged to simulate and inform on infrastructure, application, and service resiliency posture.
- Integrated GenAI into SDA’s production environment to modernize the landscape of data analytics.
- Led a team of AWS delivery engineers and partners (GDMS) contracted to integrate AI/ML services for the SDA organization in effort to automate and personalize FinOps by enhancing analytics and increasing efficiency.
- Technical advisor to the government customer and over 200 skilled engineers on technical issues, enterprise modernization, and process development.
- Designed, deployed, and migrated secure and maintainable systems for IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS environments.
- Led and managed Tier 2-4 IT operations for over 67 MEPS sites and Headquarters.
- Efficiently managed facilities, equipment, and financial resources valued at over $95M.
- Implemented DevOps, CI/CD, and containerization practices in cloud deployment.
- Administered VMware vSphere/Cloud Foundation and VMware Aria/VCF Automation for on-prem workloads.
- Resolved over 68 outages and degradations while maintaining 99% uptime.
- Procured and streamlined implementation of $50M in infrastructure upgrades and $15M in enterprise containerization/cloud capabilities.
- Overhauled Change Management process for On-prem and AWS environments using automated workflows (ServiceNow).
- Drafted 35+ SOPs for Tier 1-4 teams.
- Coordinated Cisco Firepower Threat Defense firewall upgrades across 66 sites.
- Led Hyperconverged Infrastructure migration from Cisco Hyperflex and Nutanix to VMware vSAN, saving $2M in service renewals.
- Streamlined enterprise networking and security modernization across switches, routers, wireless LAN controllers, and Struxureware.
- Educated Government decision makers on VMware Cloud (VMC) COOP capabilities.
- Implemented Terraform IaC modules to standardize builds and improve configuration management.
- Established Disaster Recovery (DR) and High Availability (HA) automated processes.
IT Program Manager (FBI)
Anavation
07.2019 - 07.2022
- Engineered and maintained enterprise authentication, authorization, and identity-based solutions (OKTA, MFA, Yubikeys).
- Designed and engineered ESXi 7.0.3 clusters with Kubernetes/Tanzu and containerized apps.
- Managed service offerings across AWS (multi-VPCs) with load balancing and Auto Scaler.
- Developed IaC pipelines with Terraform for standardized deployments.
- Led development teams (backend, full-stack, Android) with Agile/Scrum methodology.
- Integrated CI/CD pipelines via GitLab, GitHub, Lambda automation.
- Managed O&M Tier 3 support, DevOps, and SRE teams for secure and high performing enterprise workloads (38 FTEs).
- Orchestrated licensing, hardware/software procurement, and vendor relationships.
- Designed network segmentation with Pritunl VPNs and secure Vultr accounts.
- Worked with ISSOs/ISSM to align ATO processes with engineering.
Deputy Program Manager/Chief Engineer (DTRA)
Defense Engineering Inc.
05.2017 - 07.2019
- Engineered vSAN/vxRail hyperconverged infrastructure in vSphere 6.7/7.0.3 clusters as part of infrastructure modernization initiatives.
- Deployed Kubernetes-based container environments in DEV, Test, Integration, and Prod environments (OpenShift, Rancher, Docker, Tanzu).
- Implemented Ansible automation for container provisioning and configuration management.
- Designed F5 GSLB solutions for automated failover and HA clusters.
- Migrated secure workloads to MilCloud (Azure) in am hybrid configuration with live replication and developed hybrid COOP strategies.
- Administered monitoring solutions (vROps, SCOM) across environments.
- Drafted As-Built/SOP documentation and established SLAs for operational handovers.
- Managed O&M Tier 3 support teams and Tier 4 Engineering teams (77 FTEs).
Chief Engineer / Task Order Manager (F-35)
Smartronix
05.2015 - 05.2017
- Modernized SAP Access networks on hyperconverged infrastructure with ATO accreditation.
- Migrated legacy Exchange 2010 to Exchange 2013/2016.
- Implemented Terraform and CHEF for reusable Infrastructure as Code deployments.
- Architected COOP sites leveraging AWS and VMware Cloud.
- Deployed SharePoint 2013, SQL Server 2012/2014, and Commvault enterprise backup solutions.
- Managed HBSS, ACAS, SCCM, and Shavlik patch management across standalone networks.
- Delivered enterprise security, data center modernization, and system integration under budget.
- Managed O&M Tier 1, 2 and 3 support teams and Tier 4 Engineering teams (207 FTEs).
Education
Bachelor of Science - Management Information Systems
Norfolk State University
Norfolk, Virginia, VA05-2004
Skills
- Program and operations management
- Machine learning
- DevOps practices
- Tableau integration
- Cloud infrastructure
- AWS management
- Data analysis
- IaC deployment
- Project management
- Agile methodologies
- Process development
- Continuous integration
- Change management
- Effective communication
- Vendor management
- Team leadership
- Problem solving
- Requirements analysis
- Conflict mediation
- Work process optimization
- Technical roadmap design
- Compliance and regulations
- Customer relationship management
- High-performance team structuring
- Resource management
- Complex project management
- Cyber security operations
- Enterprise security engineering
- Enterprise authentication technologies
- Enterprise authorization technologies
- Centrify
- LDAP
- Kerberos
- SAML
- Active Directory
- Okta
- Aws systems manager
- Azure Arc
- Enterprise systems
- Windows servers
- Linux servers
- Hadoop
- Cloudera
- Middleware application servers
- VMware Cloud
- AWS
- Azure
- Hyperconverged infrastructure
- Network operations
- Software-defined networking
- Cisco routed, switched
- Cisco wireless
- BGP
- OSPF
- LAN/WAN
- Cisco Nexus
- VXLANS
- SolarWinds
- Cisco Catalyst Center
- Cisco Voice/Telephony
- CUCM
- CUBE
- IP handsets
- Analog gateways
- scripting
- Python
- PowerShell
- Kubernetes
- Configuration management
- Automation
- Ansible
- SCCM
- Cisco DNA/ACT
- Terraform
- DevSecOps
- CI/CD pipelines
- Containers
- Cloud deployment best practices
- Enterprise cloud platforms
- VMware vSphere
- VMware Cloud Foundation
- VMWare Aria
- VCF automation
- Orchestrator
- System Deployments
- ATO
- Formal Testing
- Continuous Monitoring
- Compliance
- Task Order Leadership
- Procurement
- Vendor Management
- Audio/Video Collaboration
- Microsoft Teams
- Webex
- Zoom
- Change Management
- Agile Methodology
- Enterprise Process Establishment
Certification
- PMP – Project Management Professional
- CISM – Certified Information Security Manager
- MCSA/MCSE
- VCP
- Security+
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
Expertises
- Program and Operations Management (200+ personnel)
- Customer Relationship Management
- High-Performance team structuring
- Resource Management
- Complex Project Management
- Cyber Security Operations & Enterprise Security Engineering
- Enterprise Authentication & Authorization Technologies (Centrify, LDAP, Kerberos, SAML, Active Directory, Okta, AWS Systems Manager, Azure ARC)
- Enterprise Systems (Windows Servers, Linux Servers, Hadoop/Cloudera, Middleware Application Servers, VMware Cloud, AWS, Azure, Hyperconverged Infrastructure)
- Network Operations (Software-Defined Networking, Cisco Routed/Switched, Cisco Wireless, BGP, OSPF, LAN/WAN, Cisco Nexus, VXLANS, SolarWinds, Cisco Catalyst Center)
- Cisco Voice/Telephony (CUCM, Unity, Webex Calling, CUBE, IP Handsets, Analog Gateways, vIPer, TSG phones)
- Programming/Scripting (Bash, Python, PowerShell, Kubernetes, Helm, Kustomize, ArgoCD)
- Configuration Management & Automation (Ansible, SCCM, Cisco DNA/ACT, Terraform)
- DevSecOps, CI/CD Pipelines, Containers, Cloud Deployment Best Practices
- Enterprise Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, VMware vSphere/Cloud Foundation, VMWare Aria/VCF Automation & Orchestrator)
- System Deployments with ATO, Formal Testing, Continuous Monitoring, and Compliance
- Task Order Leadership, Procurement, Vendor Management (software, hardware, licensing, maintenance contracts)
- Audio/Video Collaboration (Microsoft Teams, Webex, Zoom)
- Change Management, Agile Methodology, Enterprise Process Establishment
Timeline
Technical Program Manager (USMEPCOM/SDA)
Amazon Web Services
07.2022 - Current
IT Program Manager (FBI)
Anavation
07.2019 - 07.2022
Deputy Program Manager/Chief Engineer (DTRA)
Defense Engineering Inc.
05.2017 - 07.2019
Chief Engineer / Task Order Manager (F-35)
Smartronix
05.2015 - 05.2017
Bachelor of Science - Management Information Systems
Norfolk State University