Peter
McDade

Driving critical infrastructure delivery and building program management frameworks for a rapidly scaling infrastructure organization. Owns end-to-end physical infrastructure programs across multiple facilities, ensuring on-time, on-budget execution.

Led critical security response programs across cloud infrastructure; coordinated cross-functional teams to deliver timely resolutions to high-stakes threats.

Led two programs focused on OS, firmware, and package signing/verification; managed hardware NPI efforts and resolved supply chain issues for Cloud platforms.

Directed operational and compliance programs for secure production environments. Managed annual CAPEX budgets, HSM procurement, and facility security. Drove organizational consistency across multiple team transitions.

Ensured secure operations for high-security locations through remote-hands repairs, audits, and infrastructure projects. Managed high-revenue client projects and spearheaded secure site builds across EMEA.

Managed network break/fix operations overseeing engineering teams. Authored global fiber optics troubleshooting standards. Led daily operations ensuring SLA/SLO compliance with 24-hour average response times.

Installed and commissioned carrier-grade backbone equipment including Juniper MX2020 core routers, Nokia, and Alcatel-Lucent optical transport platforms. Spliced and troubleshot structured fiber networks using OTDR; managed POP buildout with Edge Fabric Services in NYC.

Coordinated global long-haul network interrupt response across multiple regions. Managed logistics for fiber restoration; identified a critical logistics failure saving Google over $8 million.

Instructor Airdrop Loadmaster specializing in high-altitude operations (HALO/HAHO), aeromedical evacuation, and developmental airdrop testing at Yuma Proving Ground. 1,000+ flight hours on the C-17 Globemaster III across combat and humanitarian theaters.