Less Lincoln

Current

• Hardware Operations Manager at Google

Past

• Director, SOC and Field Engineering at SecureWorks
• SOC Manager at SecureWorks
• NOC Manager at EarthLink

• NOC Manager at MindSpring - merged with EarthLink
• A2, Olympic stadium at ACOG
• Audio Engineer at Atlanta Olympic Broadcast

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Education

• Clark Atlanta University
• Davidson College
• Full Sail Real World Education

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Less Lincoln’s Summary

Hands-on Direction and Management of Application, Security, and Network Operations Centers, Data Centers, etc. Specilization in acquisition and integration, training, and fast paced growth. Expert in resolving tactical issues while executing on strategic and financial goals.

Less Lincoln’s Specialties:

Vendor management, organic and aquisitive growth, recruiting, and new product line integration.

Less Lincoln’s Experience

• Hardware Operations Manager

  Google

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; GOOG; Internet industry)

  April 2007 — Present (1 year 5 months)

  Direct manager of Google data center teams. Motivate technical teams so that they are efficiently deploying new servers, fixing broken servers, installing new networking infrastructure, etc.
  
  Responsibilities:
  
  Oversee the day to day management of data center operations.
  
  Work with the full operations group and with strategic planners to help design next generation computing and network architecture.
  
  Responsible for the implementation of projects, which often involve programming, procurement, deployment, maintenance, troubleshooting, education, and emergency response.
  
  Hire, coach and develop a team of managers and technical staff to meet company objectives.
  
  Partner across technology organization to ensure data center related priorities are consistent and tied to overall departmental and business wide strategy and objectives.
  
  Help define and achieve company and departmental objectives and metrics.

• Director, SOC and Field Engineering

  SecureWorks

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  March 2006 — March 2007 (1 year 1 month)

  Tactical and Strategic direction of personnel responsible for the entire client experience: installation, engineering, security situation / risk analysis, mitigation, and resolution.

• SOC Manager

  SecureWorks

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  September 2003 — February 2006 (2 years 6 months)

  I manage the Security Operations Center. I am responsible for all Installations, Field Engineering, and Security Operations Center Analysts and their interaction with Clients in the field.

• NOC Manager

  EarthLink

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; ELNK; Information Technology and Services industry)

  1998 — 2003 (5 years)

• NOC Manager

  MindSpring - merged with EarthLink

  (Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)

  2001 — 2003 (2 years)

• A2, Olympic stadium

  ACOG

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  1995 — 1996 (1 year)

• Audio Engineer

  Atlanta Olympic Broadcast

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  1995 — 1996 (1 year)

Less Lincoln’s Education

• Clark Atlanta University

  BA, Radio TV film, 1994 — 1997

• Davidson College

  Music for Film 1989 — 1993

  Diverse experience in self directed study at Davidson College; fast track execution at Full Sail Center for the Recording Arts, and Clark Atlanta University.

• Full Sail Real World Education

  Associates, Recording Engineering, 1992 — 1992

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