Summary
Mario Gonzales is an IT operations and infrastructure leader with over 20 years of progressive experience designing and managing data center, storage, and security solutions. He has led enterprise IT operations and major migrations—managing SAN and storage environments exceeding 20TB, orchestrating NT-to-NAS and Linux cluster migrations, and implementing global change control and disaster recovery practices. Comfortable at the intersection of hands-on systems administration and strategic IT architecture, he has deep experience across Solaris, Linux, Unix variants, EMC, and SAN infrastructure. Known as a pragmatic problem-solver and communicator, he has repeatedly translated complex technical requirements into operational best practices and documentation. Currently on a sabbatical in Wilsonville, Oregon, he brings a blend of consulting mindset and operational rigor ideal for stabilizing and modernizing legacy environments. Less obvious: he has longstanding academic and defense-sector experience that complements his enterprise consulting background, giving him a strong footing in secure, highly regulated environments.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Oregon State University