# Dwayne Phills

Dwayne Phills is a remote worker on Himalayas, Director of Network Services at AECOM, based in United States.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@dwaynephills

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Network executive at AECOM who modernized data centers and delivered $2M in realized value.
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| Detail | Value |
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| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | United States |
| Authorized to work in | United States |
| Salary expectations | 200k+ USD |
| Job categories | IT Infrastructure and Operations Executive, Infrastructure Director, Network Engineering Manager, Network Operations Manager, IT Infrastructure Manager |
| Skills | Network Services, Network Engineer, Data Center Modernization, Infrastructure Leadership, Global Network Operations, Hybrid cloud, SD WAN, Zero Trust, SASE, Network Security, Vendor Management, Budget Management, M&A Integration, VXLAN, Cisco Nexus |
| LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/in/dwaynephills |

## About

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At AECOM, I led a worldwide network and data center organization supporting 50,000+ users across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. I directed modernization on Cisco Nexus EVPN/VXLAN fabric and drove adoption of Terraform, Ansible, and automated drift control.

I owned $22M in annual CapEx/OpEx budgets and delivered $2M in realized value. I also partnered with the CISO and VP of IT on Zero Trust, SASE, and NGFW strategy, M&A integration, and executive KPI/OKR reporting.

At Leggett & Platt, Inc., I led global network engineering for 200+ facilities and directed SD-WAN and firewall modernization projecting 200% ROI while reducing downtime 25%. At American Residential Services, I deployed Viptela/Fortinet SD-WAN across 80+ sites and built a NIST-aligned security program that cut incidents 60%.

Earlier, I led network and infrastructure teams at C&S Wholesale Grocers and Inmarsat (Stratos Global), including a 40+ person global Tier 3 NOC. My work has included data center builds and migrations, hybrid-cloud platforms across Azure, AWS, and GCP, and infrastructure automation.
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## Experience

### Director of Network Services

[AECOM](https://himalayas.app/companies/aecom). Jan 2025 - Apr 2026

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Led a worldwide network and data center organization of 60+ engineers and architects supporting 50,000+ users. Owned $22M in annual budgets. Managed offshore teams alongside onshore staff and governed onshore and offshore MSPs with defined SLAs across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC.
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Skills: VXLAN, Cisco-Nexus, NX-OS, Terraform, Ansible, Infrastructure-as-Code, Zero-Trust, SASE, NGFW, Azure, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, AI-GPU, MSP-Management, Budget-Management, Vendor-Management, M&A-Integration, KPI-and-Reporting

### Senior Manager, Global Network

[Leggett & Platt, Inc.](https://himalayas.app/companies/leggett-platt). Jul 2021 - Nov 2024

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Led a global network engineering team supporting 200+ facilities and data centers. Directed offshore network teams and onshore and offshore MSPs for 24x7 operations, holding providers to SLAs and runbooks. Introduced EVPN/VXLAN Cisco Nexus fabric and Infrastructure as Code with Ansible.
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Skills: VXLAN, Cisco-Nexus, Ansible, Infrastructure-as-Code, SD-WAN, Firewalls, Azure, MSP-Management, Budget-Management, Vendor-Management, CISO-Relationships, Risk-Mitigation

### Senior IT Network Infrastructure & Security Manager

American Residential Services (ARS). Oct 2015 - Jul 2021

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Led 7 network/security professionals and built out 3 data centers supporting 80+ locations. Modernized data center networking with EVPN on Cisco Nexus and implemented Infrastructure as Code with Ansible.
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Skills: VXLAN, Cisco-Nexus, NX-OS, Ansible, NetFlow, Azure, AWS, SD-WAN, Fortinet, Viptela, NIST, Security, Strategic-Sourcing

### Senior IT Infrastructure Network Services Manager

[C&S Wholesale Grocers](https://himalayas.app/companies/c-s-wholesale-grocers). Dec 2012 - Jun 2015

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Led 6 network engineers and built/migrated offsite data centers for a high-volume multi-site enterprise. Architected Cisco Nexus data center infrastructure and migrated WAN to fiber MPLS with BGP multi-homing.
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Skills: Cisco-Nexus, FLEXPOD, NetApp, VSphere, MPLS, BGP, Ansible, NetFlow, Unified-Communications, Budget-Management, Vendor-Management, SLA-Management

### Infrastructure & Security Consultant

MCCU – Financial Services. Jan 2012 - Dec 2012

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Provided infrastructure and security consulting services for a financial services organization.
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### Global Network Operations Support Manager, Tier 3

Inmarsat (Stratos Global). Mar 2008 - Apr 2012

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Led a 40+ person global Tier 3 NOC delivering 24x7 service for enterprise clients. Operated OSPF and Cisco routing/switching across global LAN/WAN and satellite IP networks.
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Skills: OSPF, Cisco-Routers, Switching, LAN-WAN, Satellite-To-IP, NetFlow, NetScout, Security, Change-Management, Budget-Management, Sales-Engineering

### Senior Network & Security Engineer

TDECU – Financial Services. Jan 2006 - Dec 2008

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Served as a senior network and security engineer for a financial services organization.
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### Senior Systems Engineer

Landry's, Inc.. Jan 2003 - Dec 2006

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Served as a senior systems engineer for a hospitality and entertainment company.
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### Network Support Analyst

Technip Offshore Engineering. Jan 2002 - Dec 2003

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Provided network support for an offshore engineering firm.
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### End User Services Specialist

[Cemex](https://himalayas.app/companies/cemex). Jan 2000 - Dec 2002

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Provided end user services and support for a global building materials company.
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### Project Manager

BRP Construction. Jan 1998 - Dec 2000

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Managed construction projects for a construction firm.
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## Education

### Alabama A&M University

Master's, Business Management

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Pursued a Master's degree in Business Management at Alabama A&M University.
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### Colorado State University

Bachelor of Science, Business Management

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Earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Colorado State University.
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## Tech stack

- Kubernetes
- F5
- Terraform
- Solarwinds
- Ansible
- ThousandEyes
- Fortinet
- AWS
- Azure

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