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BRENT HOLLERS, Ph.D.
Technical Program Manager  ·  Cloud Infrastructure  ·  IT Security  ·  AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Sharpsburg, GA 30277 linkedin.com/in/brenthollers brenthollers.com github.com/brent-hollers
Professional Summary

Technical Program Manager with 5+ years of end-to-end program ownership across cloud infrastructure, network architecture, cybersecurity, and software delivery — managing concurrent workstreams, cross-functional stakeholders, budgets, and vendor relationships with full accountability for outcomes. Delivered $250K+ in cost savings, achieved STEM accreditation 4 years ahead of schedule, and built production AWS infrastructure using Terraform, GitHub Actions CI/CD, EC2, RDS, Lambda, S3, CloudFront, Glue, Athena, and EventBridge. AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate. PMP and CompTIA Security+ in progress.

Key Program Outcomes
$250K+ in cost savings through vendor optimization and infrastructure redesign
$66K+ cost-avoidance through competitive vendor analysis and solution design
Zero missed purchase orders or late invoices since PO system go-live
Zero unplanned network outages following complete infrastructure rebuild
STEM accreditation achieved in 2 years vs. 6-year standard timeline
20+ Archdiocesan IT leaders trained through semi-annual workshops
Professional Experience
Director of Information Technology
2020 – Present
St. Mary's Academy  ·  Sharpsburg, GA
Program & Project Delivery
  • Owned end-to-end program management of 10+ concurrent technology initiatives — defining scope, building project plans, managing budgets, tracking milestones and dependencies, identifying risks, and communicating status to executive and board stakeholders.
  • Designed and delivered a self-sustaining 1:1 device program for 500+ students and staff — developing a novel $20/month financing model, securing approval through financial analysis demonstrating full cost recovery by year two.
  • Led a cross-functional STEM accreditation program from concept through certification in two years — securing acceptance into the Notre Dame STEM Fellows program and negotiating a special exception to waive the standard six-year timeline.
  • Evaluated and recommended a $66K+ cost-avoidance solution for intercom infrastructure replacement — conducting competitive vendor analysis, producing a risk register and cost-benefit model approved over the incumbent vendor proposal.
  • Orchestrated semi-annual Technology Directors' Workshops for 20+ institutional leaders across the Archdiocese — leading collaborative development of AI policy frameworks, device selection standards, and network architecture guidelines.
Cloud Infrastructure & Engineering
  • Designed and provisioned production AWS infrastructure using Terraform IaC — maintaining modular, version-controlled configurations with GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines for automated plan/apply deployment workflows.
  • Designed and delivered a fully automated Purchase Order Management System on AWS (Route 53, CloudFront, ALB, EC2, VPC, Lambda, n8n) with Google Sign-In authentication and three-stage approval workflow — zero missed orders and zero late invoices since go-live.
  • Delivered a staff absence management system on AWS (EC2, ALB, CloudFront, RDS, Secrets Manager, Google OAuth) — managing full project lifecycle from requirements through production deployment.
  • Built SchoolSight, an AI-powered enrollment intelligence platform — orchestrating S3, Glue, Athena, Lambda, and EventBridge to ingest Census ACS data, execute geographic scoring models in Python, and map 44 competitor schools via Google Places API.
  • Executed a complete network infrastructure rebuild — replacing aging flat-network architecture with a segmented Unifi-based VLAN environment and deploying a caching DNS resolver on AWS Lightsail using Unbound.
Security & Compliance
  • Implemented Azure AD/Entra ID Conditional Access policies, Intune device compliance baselines, Microsoft Defender endpoint protection, AWS IAM least-privilege policies, CloudTrail audit logging, and KMS encryption across all production workloads.
  • Ensured FERPA and COPPA compliance across all technology initiatives — coordinating policy documentation, vendor data agreements, audit evidence collection, and staff training.
  • Administered Azure AD/Entra ID, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Intune, SharePoint, and OneDrive for 500+ users across a multi-platform ecosystem.
Prior Experience
Cybersecurity Instructor
Cherokee County School District  ·  Canton, GA
2017 – 2020
Instructional Technologist & Department Chair
Blessed Trinity High School  ·  Roswell, GA
2006 – 2017
Education
Ph.D., Workforce Education and Development
University of Georgia  ·  2015–2017
M.S., Data Science
Eastern University  ·  2018
B.B.A., Accounting
University of North Georgia  ·  2002–2006
Postgraduate Certificate, Cloud Architecture
University of Texas at Austin  ·  2025
Certifications
ACTIVE AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
ACTIVE AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
ACTIVE Google Cybersecurity Certificate V2 (Coursera)
IN PROGRESS PMP (PMI)
IN PROGRESS CompTIA Security+
IN PROGRESS Terraform Associate 004 (HashiCorp)
Technical Skills
Cloud & AWSEC2, ALB, CloudFront, S3, RDS, IAM, Secrets Manager, KMS, Lambda, Glue, Athena, EventBridge, API Gateway, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Route 53, VPC — AWS Certified SA; GCP (production)
AI & EmergingAmazon Bedrock, Generative AI, RAG, Agentic AI (study); Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Kiro, Cursor — daily production use
DevOps & IaCTerraform (production), GitHub Actions CI/CD, Git, Docker (familiar), Kubernetes/EKS (familiar), n8n workflow automation
SecurityAzure AD/Entra ID, Conditional Access, Intune, Defender, MFA, IAM, VPN, VLAN, pfSense, Unifi, FERPA, COPPA
Data & AnalyticsPython, SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL), AWS Glue/Athena pipelines, ArcGIS, GIS — M.S. Data Science; Pandas, Scikit-Learn, TensorFlow, Keras (coursework)
MonitoringDatadog (production), AWS CloudWatch, CloudTrail
LanguagesPython, SQL, Java, Bash, JavaScript (familiar)
PM & CollabAgile, Scrum, Kanban, risk registers, Asana, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Slack/Teams
NetworkingDNS, IPsec VPN, VLANs, Unifi UDM Pro, pfSense, MTU/NAT troubleshooting, Unbound DNS

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