Contact Teren Bryson CTO | VP of IT | Director of Technology Operations 425-737-5724 (Mobile) [email protected] www.linkedin.com/in/teren
Summary
Technology Executive with over 27 years of progressive IT leadership, delivering scalable, secure, and cloud-driven solutions across global enterprises. Proven track record building high-performing teams, driving modernization, and partnering with C-level leaders to align infrastructure and operations with strategic goals. Combines deep expertise in network engineering, cloud platforms, and P&L ownership with a passion for operational excellence and innovation.
Experience
Bluetooth SIG
Director Of Engineering And Operations
December 2021 - Present (2 years 5 months) Led cross-functional teams across Cloud Operations, Software Engineering, Product/UI, and Data & Analytics through a period of rapid organizational and technological transformation. Oversaw global infrastructure strategy supporting tens of thousands of member companies, with a strong focus on agility, automation, and security.
Key Achievements & Responsibilities:
- Directed multi-million-dollar budgets covering personnel, equipment, and operational costs.
- Rebuilt the software engineering organization—introducing CI/CD, SRE practices, pair programming, and streamlined pipelines—resulting in a 400% productivity gain and 2x improvement in code quality.
- Fully automated Azure infrastructure using Terraform to enable scalable, repeatable deployments.
- Deployed AI/ML initiatives across multiple business units, shaping ongoing strategies in DLP, micro-segmentation, and identity access control.
- Built and operationalized a 24/7 Security Operations Center (SOC).
- Built global infrastructure strategy aligned with cloud-first principles; negotiated vendor contracts and audit compliance e^orts to support ISO 27001 and cybersecurity insurance requirements.
- Oversaw network engineering, including architecture, security, and wireless deployment.
- Cultivated a high-performance culture, aligning teams to strategic goals while fostering collaboration and innovation.
World Wide Technology
Consulting Systems Engineer
March 2014 - December 2021 (7 years 10 months) Served as principal architect for large-scale wired and wireless network solutions across Fortune 100 enterprises. Operated at the intersection of infrastructure engineering and executive strategy, aligning complex IT deployments with business outcomes.
Key Achievements & Responsibilities:
- Delivered over $1M in quarterly consulting revenue through high-impact client engagements.
- Led end-to-end architecture and implementation of enterprise data center solutions, driving operational e^iciency and modernization.
- Designed and deployed campus-wide wireless networks for major hospital systems, improving coverage and reliability in critical care environments.
- Overhauled global load-balancing strategies for a Fortune 10 client, significantly enhancing network performance and resilience.
- Directed cross-functional engineering e^orts to integrate custom software and network infrastructure tailored to unique client needs.
Combined hands-on technical depth with executive-level collaboration to deliver scalable, high-performance network solutions for some of the world’s largest organizations.
Zetec
IT Director, Member of Extended Leadership Team
June 2007 - March 2014 (6 years 10 months) Took over global IT leadership following the previous director’s departure, overseeing infrastructure, security, operations, and strategy across international facilities. Drove policy, compliance, and modernization initiatives to support business continuity and scalability.
Key Achievements & Responsibilities:
- Managed global IT sta^, budgeting, training, and escalations across multiple time zones.
- Directed Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance and audit readiness; passed DoE and DoD audits with zero significant findings.
- Led ERP transition from Oracle Financials to IFS, improving operational alignment and cost e^iciency.
- Virtualized 75%+ of server infrastructure, increasing flexibility and reducing hardware costs.
- Oversaw global network redesigns, including buildouts in Shanghai and restructuring across Paris, Seoul, and Quebec.
- Negotiated major contracts, including the Microsoft Enterprise Agreement and Cisco Smartnet, reducing spend through volume pricing.
- Served on Roper Industries’ IT Policy Board, shaping group-wide IT policy and vendor strategy.
Provided decisive leadership during organizational transition, driving modernization, compliance, and international IT alignment.
Sr. Network Engineer
July 2006 - June 2008 (2 years) Snoqualmie, WA This position involved hands on with a variety of technologies and vendors, but was largely a network engineering role focused on Cisco routing, switching, and security techologies. Originally hired as Sr. Network Engineer, specifically to fix worldwide OSPF routing design for multi-national manufacturing company and finish migration from EIGRP. Took immediate ownership of all infrastructure including security, telco, routing and switching, and servers including HPUX, Sun Solaris OS, Windows, and Linux.
Key Accomplishments and Initiatives:
- Converted entire routing infrastructure from EIGRP/RIP/Static/OSPF to pure OSPF
- Complete design and build-out of IPv6 dual-stacked network infrastructure including total campus network from edge to client, external gateways and DMZ, email, web, and participated in World IPv6 Day as a validated network.
- Implemented VMware virutalization technology utilizing iSCSI Equalogic SANs for storage. Began transitioning server infrastructure at Snoqualmie Campus to virtual.
- Restructured and moved entire distribution/DMZ network to vendor-neutral facility in the Westin Building, Seattle. All world-wide WAN and Telco links for Zetec flow through here. This transition was therefore a major project with stakeholders on multiple continents. Security, external DNS, Web, Mail Gateways, etc., had to be moved in a minimally consequential way.
- Implementation of VRF model for traffic isolation at layer-3. Utilized MPBGP for redistribution of routes as needed. 1-to-1 mapping of VLAN to VRF, with the exception of management traffic which was left in the global table.
- Move from provider-based IP model to Provider-Independent IP (PiP) space and BGP Multi-homing for redundancy and routing independence between facilities.
Lanier
Sr. Network Engineer
2005 - 2006 (1 year) Atlanta, GA This position was a mix of pre-sales engineering and post-sales implementation for a newly started VAR business practice at an established company. Responsible for network design from initial specs through implementation, including VoIP infrastructure.
Key accomplishments and initiatives:
- Flown to Minnesota to design and implement failover network for Checkpoint Security System’s alarm monitoring center. This was a largescale build-out involving multi-layer Cisco Switches, fiber trunks, and complex routing rules.
- Designed several successful multi-office VoIP networks involving coordination between vendors, telcos, and clients—all with stellar results.
First American Core Logic
Sr. Technical Engineer
January 1996 - July 2005 (9 years 7 months) Anaheim Hills, CA Recruited for technical knowledge and fluidity in customer relations. Responsible for high-level, on-site network support for top-tier clients throughout a multi-state geographical area. Worked in ambiguous, highpressure, ever-evolving settings constantly—with deadlines to have equipment and services operational.
Key accomplishments and initiatives:
- Assumed responsibility for helping our clients U.S. wide make the transition to Windows 2000 without adversely affecting operations or revenue.Instrumental in design and development of several key industry products, including MetroScan, Realist, Realquest, Win2Data, Leads-to-Loans and more.
- Designed and presented several corporate training programs to national audiences on network analysis, troubleshooting, security, and TCP/IP mechanics.
- Performed security analyses for clients to determine readiness for software upgrades and/or new services.
- Responsible for all pre and post-sale technical analysis, documentation, and implementation as well as sales presentations to a variety of principals— board members, presidents, IT staff.
Education
University of Massachusetts at Lowell
Information Technology/Business Management
Professional Afiliations and Industry Engagement
IEEE, ARIN, IETF, ISACA, Editor and CTO Packequeue.net, Tech Field Day Delegate, Contributor PacketPushers.com, Editorial Freelancers Association, and current member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors
Publications
Several published works in various industry magazines, including Network World and Enterprise Network Planet, and a guest on several industry podcasts.