Serving NYC, Tri-State, Hudson Valley & Remote Clients
Need reliable IT expertise without the overhead of a full-time hire? I'm a seasoned IT Infrastructure and Security Engineer with 20+ years of proven success in financial services and healthcare. I deliver efficient, cost-effective technology solutions while maintaining the highest security standards.
What Sets Me Apart
• Self-starter with can-do attitude – I take ownership and get results
• Business-focused approach – Technology that serves your bottom line
• Cost-conscious solutions – Maximum value for your investment
• Security-first mindset – Protecting your business and addressing cybersecurity risk is my priority
• I genuinely care about delivering quality work
Core Services
• Cybersecurity – Security controls for data, endpoint, identity, network, applications and workloads, vulnerability assessments, compliance (HIPAA/PCI), threat protection
• Cloud Infrastructure – AWS, GCP, Azure migrations and optimization
• Application Migrations – Modernize and containerize apps
• IT Strategy & Architecture – Planning, project management, vendor negotiations
• Disaster Recovery – Business continuity planning and implementation
• Infrastructure Modernization – Legacy system upgrades and migrations
Recent Success Stories
✓ Modernized legacy systems – Migrated applications from end-of-life servers to a scalable Docker environment
✓ Cloud-first financial firm – Built regulatory-compliant, productivity-focused cloud infrastructure
✓ Major server consolidation – Managed 200+ server migration across 4 data centers
✓ HIPAA/PCI compliance – Assessed for gaps and proposed remediation for 400-user organization
✓ Global network visibility – Established security monitoring across 18 sites
✓ Raised employee productivity by enforcing Internet access and content filtering policy
Technology Expertise Highlights
• Cloud Platforms: AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure
• Security Tools: various endpoint protection solutions, SIEM, vulnerability scanning solutions
• Virtualization: VMware vSphere, Docker containerization
• Networking: Cisco, Fortinet, F5, Sonicwall, Arista, VPN technologies
• Microsoft Stack: Microsoft 365, Exchange, Entra ID, Active Directory, SQL Server
• Automation: Ansible, Puppet
Why Choose Project-Based IT?
• No overhead costs – Pay only for what you need
• Enterprise-level expertise – Without enterprise-level expenses
• Flexible engagement – Scale up or down based on your needs
• Proven track record – Real results in demanding industries
Ready to discuss your technology challenges?
Whether you need a security audit, cloud migration, infrastructure upgrade, or ongoing IT support, I'm here to help. Reasonably priced with transparent communication throughout.
Contact Greg today – Reply with your contact info and project details and I'll respond promptly.
Professional references and detailed portfolio available upon request.
Keywords (I list them so that you can find me faster):
• Amazon Web Services (AWS); Google Cloud Platform (GCP); Microsoft Azure
• Microsoft Azure; Microsoft 365; Microsoft Exchange Online
• Google Apps for Business
• Microsoft Windows; Mac OS X; iOS; Red Hat, CentOS, Suse, Debian, Ubuntu Linux distributions
• Tenable Nessus; Rapid 7 Nexpose; OpenVAS vulnerability management
• Ansible and Puppet orchestration and automation
• Docker containerization
• Broadcom VMWare vSphere, SRM, View virtualization
• Microsoft Exchange, SQL, IIS; AD, Terminal, WINS, DHCP, DNS, DFS, DFSR, RRAS, PKI Services
• SAML, LDAP, Kerberos, OAUTH, RADIUS authentication and federation
• Websense Enterprise; PowerQuest Policy Authority; Akonix L7
• Cisco IronPort DLP technology
• HP Tipping Point IDS, Snort IDS/IPS, Kaspersky HIDS
• Netskope and Skyhigh Security cloud-based DLP (CASB)
• Cisco Unified Call Manager and Unity, Cisco Unified Call Manager Express and Unity Express; SIP
• Citrix XenApp, XenDesktop, XenServer, MetaFrame
• Broadcom Symantec Endpoint Protection, Enterprise Vault, IM Manager, BackupExec
• Trend Micro Deep Security; Kaspersky Endpoint Security and MDM; McAfee Endpoint Protection, ePO, EMM, DLP; Bitdefender Gravity Zone
• Marshal MailMarshal and WebMarshal
• Linux LAMP stack; Apache Web Server and Tomcat; MySQL and PostgreSQL RDBMS
• Microsoft C#.NET, VB.NET, ASP.NET, ASP, VB6, VBScript, PHP
• Splunk, Graylog, Zabbix, ELK stack, Riverbed NetProfiler log management and network monitoring
• Various trading and financial research applications
• Brocade FC switches; FC and iSCSI SANs; NAS devices
• Cisco FMC/FTD, ASA-X, ASA firewalls, Multi-Service routers, Catalyst network switches
• SSL VPN, IPSec and L2TP/IPSec VPN, PPTP VPN technology with multi-factor authentication; MPLS
• TLS/SSL and SSH secure data transports
• Fortinet, Sonicwall, and Watchguard firewalls
• Arista and HP network switches; 10G and 40G Ethernet
• TCP/IP Suite of protocols
• F5 load balancers
• Dell, HP, IBM, SuperMicro server and storage hardware
• Rackspace, IBM Cloud (Softlayer), GoDaddy, Opti 9 VPS and Dedicated Hosted Server cloud technology
• Knowledge of Data Center architecture and operations