Summary
Ricky Mann is a Systems Engineer II based in Birmingham, Alabama with 15+ years in IT and eight years of focused professional experience delivering full-stack development, systems administration, network engineering, and information security across mixed Windows and Linux/BSD environments. He has led IT operations and architecture for healthcare and pharmacy organizations, implementing Active Directory, on-prem Exchange, virtualization, and unified threat management while enforcing HIPAA and accreditation standards. Ricky has hands-on experience designing and integrating office networks, IP telephony, monitoring (Nagios), and custom ETL/reporting pipelines to unify disparate pharmacy systems and automate operational reporting. He built environmental sensor tooling for pharmacy storage compliance and scaled remote workforces during COVID-19, demonstrating a practical blend of engineering and regulatory discipline. Known for moving between deep technical implementation and policy-driven governance, he combines developer sensibilities with long-term operational stewardship.
8 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Winfield High School