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Ron Zoka

@ronzoka

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I am a senior network architect driving secure hybrid-cloud infrastructure and large-scale migrations.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek a senior network-architecture role leading secure hybrid-cloud and campus-to-cloud migrations, mentoring teams, and delivering measurable performance, cost savings, and Zero Trust security in a collaborative, security-first enterprise.

I am an analytical senior network architect with 15+ years of experience overseeing complex IT infrastructure, designing hybrid-cloud environments, and developing enterprise network architecture. I focus on security-first designs and reliable, high-availability networks.

I have led multi-site migration projects and top-tier engineering teams, generating over $15M in new business and delivering $2.4M in operational savings while reducing latency (examples: 35% and 85% reductions) and maintaining industry-leading uptime.

I architect with automation and Zero Trust principles, using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, CloudVision, Cisco DNA Center, Arista, and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure). I mentor engineers and translate technical strategy into measurable business outcomes.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Sr. Technical Network Consultant

Warner Bros. Discovery

Jul 2024 - Mar 2025 (8 months)

Led enterprise network modernization and campus-wide Arista migration across 3 campuses, directing 10 engineers to achieve 99.98% uptime and reduce latency by 35%. Delivered $2.4M operational savings and presented TCO analysis that justified $1.2M in hardware upgrades.

Arista EOS CloudVision MACsec Wireshark Solarwinds

Sr. Technical Network Architect

Burwood Group Inc.

Jan 2023 - May 2024 (1 year 4 months)

Spearheaded network transformation for LACCD across 9 campuses, leading 6 engineers to replace HPE with Cisco Catalyst hardware and redesign VXLAN EVPN fabric, reducing latency 85% and enabling a 50Gbps backbone. Implemented Cisco ISE and Ansible network-as-code to standardize configurations across 1,200+ switches.

Cisco Catalyst VXLAN Ansible Cisco DNA Center OSPF BGP Network Security

Sr. Enterprise Network Architect

Wedgewood Inc.

Jan 2020 - Nov 2022 (2 years 10 months)

Transformed enterprise infrastructure into a secure hybrid-cloud platform across AWS/Azure/VMware, directing 8 engineers to modernize 200+ devices and achieve 99.99% uptime. Reduced costs 30% ($1.2M) via cloud automation and cut mean time to detect by 50% using Splunk ES.

Terraform Ansible Splunk AWS Azure VMWare

Sr. Consulting Enterprise Architect

Smartmatic

Jan 2019 - Jan 2020 (1 year)

Secured LA County VSAP election infrastructure for 5.8M voters, hardening 32,000 devices to achieve 100% pre-election penetration test compliance and isolate voting networks. Reduced provisioning time 70% via Terraform/Ansible and completed a $28M data center build three weeks early.

Terraform Ansible NetBox Splunk Disaster Recovery