[ About Cisco Systems ]Building the connected foundation of the modern enterprise.
Cisco Systems is a global leader in networking, cybersecurity, and digital infrastructure. Founded in 1984 in San Jose, California, the company pioneered the technology that first connected independent computer networks—and continues to define how organizations operate securely and intelligently in a connected world.
From networks to ecosystems.
What began as hardware innovation has evolved into an integrated ecosystem of platforms that unify networking, security, collaboration, and cloud automation. Cisco enables enterprises to modernize operations, protect data, and deliver seamless digital experiences—bridging people, devices, and applications across every industry and scale.
A legacy of trust and transformation.
Across four decades of global impact, Cisco’s mission has remained constant: to power an inclusive future through connection. Its technology supports mission-critical systems in finance, healthcare, education, and government—helping the world’s organizations move faster, think smarter, and build with resilience and trust.
[ My Role ]At Cisco, I helped shape the foundation of secure digital transformation—where modernization meets reliability, and automation turns complexity into control.
At Cisco Systems, I led strategic programs that unified infrastructure modernization, cloud transformation, and DevOps automation to deliver enterprise agility at global scale. My focus was on evolving legacy systems into adaptive, cloud-native architectures that enhanced security, scalability, and operational precision.
In this role, I guided the implementation of Zero Trust architecture and hybrid cloud ecosystems (AWS, Azure)—integrating automation pipelines through Docker, Terraform, and Jenkins to reduce release cycles by 35% and improve delivery predictability by 22%. Each initiative emphasized alignment between technology, compliance, and resilience.
By combining modernization with human insight, I advanced Cisco’s mission to connect systems, teams, and ideas securely. The result: technology not only moved faster—but moved with purpose, trust, and transparency.
[ strategic outcomes ]Strategic Outcomes
Hybrid Cloud Modernization
Unified legacy infrastructure into a hybrid cloud ecosystem across AWS and Azure, achieving 99.98% uptime while enabling faster, more secure global deployment cycles.
Zero Trust Transformation
Redefined enterprise security through Zero Trust architecture—embedding compliance with SOC 2 and ISO 27001 standards, reducing overall risk exposure by 47%.
DevOps Acceleration
Streamlined global delivery pipelines using CI/CD automation with Docker, Terraform, and Jenkins—cutting release cycles by 35% and increasing team agility and predictability.
Leadership & Delivery Excellence
Mentored emerging project leaders across multiple time zones, strengthening cross-functional collaboration and improving program delivery reliability by over 20%.
“John brought a level of strategic focus and calm precision that elevated every aspect of Cisco’s modernization journey. His leadership unified engineering, security, and operations around a shared goal — resilience through intelligence. The success of our Zero Trust rollout and CI/CD transformation wasn’t just technical; it was cultural. John helped teams see automation not as a tool, but as a path to clarity, accountability, and measurable progress.”
— Alicia Romero, Senior Director, Cloud & Infrastructure Programs, Cisco Systems
Cloud → Automation → Intelligence → Impact
Stage 01Cloud Modernization
Migrated global infrastructure to a hybrid cloud ecosystem (AWS + Azure), enabling elastic scalability, real-time resilience, and 99.98% service continuity.
Stage 02Automation Intelligence
Unified CI/CD pipelines through Docker, Terraform, and Jenkins—turning manual delivery processes into adaptive, self-healing deployment systems.
Stage 03Operational Clarity
Empowered cross-functional DevOps teams to collaborate through transparent, data-driven workflows—reducing release cycles and aligning delivery with business priorities.
Stage 04Measured Performance
Delivered measurable gains in speed, reliability, and predictability—cutting release cycles by 35% and improving program delivery accuracy by 22%.
[ the journey ]A disciplined ascent through modernization, automation, and trust.
Inclusions
From modernizing global infrastructure to deploying Zero Trust architectures and automating CI/CD pipelines, my focus was on creating clarity at scale. Each initiative balanced innovation with governance, enabling teams to deliver faster while strengthening trust and operational continuity.
This stage of the journey taught me that true modernization isn’t just technical — it’s cultural. It’s about instilling confidence in systems that quietly perform, adapt, and endure.
Exclusions
At Cisco, I learned that disciplined innovation means designing for longevity, not novelty. It’s not about being the first to deploy, but the one who ensures every deployment advances the organization’s collective strength — system by system, team by team.