Jeff Dayton

Jeff Dayton has a strong background in IT management and infrastructure support. Jeff has experience working as a Sr. Director of Service Delivery & Transformation at Harbor Networks, where they are responsible for technology leverage and process improvement. Prior to that, they worked at Kaleida Health as a Manager of Network Architecture and Datacenter Operations, where they successfully reduced unplanned outages by 50%. Jeff also served as a Program Manager at Crossfuze, where they replaced outdated systems, reduced costs, and improved system security. Jeff worked at Fidelis Care as a Manager of Enterprise Infrastructure, overseeing the design and implementation of new infrastructure to support organizational growth. Additionally, Jeff has experience at Horizon Health Services as a Systems Manager, implementing new infrastructure and video conferencing capabilities. Jeff began their career at PCI as a Sr. Systems Engineer, where they maintained system integrity and supported steady-state operations in a multi-client data center environment.

Jeff Dayton completed their Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Management at Canisius University from 1984 to 1989. Jeff later pursued an MBA in Business Administration, Management, and Operations at the University at Buffalo School of Management, The State University of New York from 1996 to 1999. In addition to their formal education, Jeff also obtained various certifications such as "Transitioning from Waterfall to Agile Project Management", "Agile at Work: Getting Better with Agile Retrospectives", "Agile at Work: Reporting with Agile Charts and Boards", "Agile at Work: Driving Productive Agile Meetings", "Characteristics of a Great Scrum Master", "CompTIA Cloud+ (CV0-002) Cert Prep: 2 Security", "CompTIA Cloud+ (CV0-002) Cert Prep: 3 Maintenance and Management", "Cloud Computing Career Paths and Certifications: First Steps (2017)", "CompTIA Cloud+ (CV0-002) Cert Prep: 1 Configuration and Deployment", "CompTIA Cloud+ (CV0-002) Cert Prep: The Basics", "Cybersecurity for IT Professionals", "Microsoft Cybersecurity Stack: Shutting Down Shadow IT", "Microsoft Enterprise Mobility Suite: Management and Security", "Exam Prep: Microsoft Azure Infrastructure and Deployment (AZ-100)", "Learning Cloud Computing: Application Migration", "Microsoft Azure: Design an Application Storage and Data Access Strategy", "Microsoft Cybersecurity Stack: Securing Enterprise Infrastructure", "Are Leaders Born or Made?", "Leading Projects", and "Stay Lean with Kanban". These certifications were obtained from various institutions, primarily from LinkedIn, between May 2019 and January 2020.