# Craig Grant

> Senior Technology Leader | Enterprise Infrastructure & Systems | CCIE | Portfolio & Delivery Executive

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/craiggrant

I am a senior technology leader with over 20 years of experience delivering enterprise infrastructure, data center, and systems initiatives across global environments.

My career bridges deep technical architecture (CCIE-certified) with operational ownership at scale. I have led engineering teams of 20+ professionals, managed portfolios exceeding 150 concurrent initiatives, and held financial accountability for forecasting, scope validation, and delivery performance.

I specialize in stabilizing complex environments, recovering high-risk engagements, and building structured systems that improve predictability, reduce operational drag, and scale effectively.

I am equally comfortable:
• Designing and validating complex enterprise and data center architectures
• Leading cross-functional engineering and delivery organizations
• Owning financial forecasting and portfolio resource alignment
• Serving as senior escalation authority across technical and commercial disputes
• Standardizing infrastructure environments through automation and process design

Core technical focus areas include:
Enterprise networking (Nexus, Catalyst, ACI, SD-WAN), data center architecture, VMware & UCS platforms, security integrations, automation frameworks (Ansible, Python, Perl), and infrastructure modernization initiatives.

In parallel with enterprise leadership, I actively build and prototype modern operational tooling using React.js, Node.js, and Firebase — reinforcing my belief that effective technology leaders maintain architectural depth while driving strategic execution.

I operate with structured decision-making, calm accountability under pressure, and a strong bias toward clarity, ownership, and measurable outcomes.

## Work Experience
### Senior Consulting Engineer @ LookingPoint, Inc.
Jan 2024 – Present | Pleasant Hill, California, United States
Deliver enterprise infrastructure modernization initiatives across core, data center, and identity platforms.

• Lead Cisco Catalyst and Nexus core and IDF refresh programs across enterprise environments
• Deploy and modernize Cisco UCS and VMware infrastructure platforms
• Partner with sales and pre-sales teams to validate Statements of Work, scope alignment, and delivery risk exposure
• Drive configuration standardization and automation using Catalyst Center
• Designed and built internal operational tooling (React.js + Firebase) to improve workflow visibility and execution consistency

### TS Implementation Engineering Manager @ NTT Ltd.
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area
Owned delivery execution and financial performance across a large, concurrent services portfolio.

• Led 18–22 engineers and project managers delivering ~160 active projects
• Held financial accountability for forecasting, margin protection, and resource allocation
• Designed and executed high-risk customer recovery (“get-well”) plans to stabilize engagements and protect revenue
• Served as senior escalation authority across technical and commercial disputes
• Partnered with sales leadership to validate SOW scope, profitability, and delivery risk alignment
• Implemented standardized deployment frameworks to increase predictability and reduce execution variance
• Drove training, certification, and readiness initiatives to maintain quality at scale

### Advanced Technical Consultant / Team Lead @ NTT DATA
Jan 2016 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area, California
Balanced hands-on architecture leadership with commercial validation and team mentorship.

• Designed enterprise and data center architectures across multi-technology environments
• Reviewed SOWs and BOMs to validate scope and profitability
• Mentored engineers L1–L4 through delivery and lab-based validation
• Led projects from design through handover

### Senior Network Engineer @ Dimension Data Middle East and Africa
Jan 2013 – Jan 2016 | Cape Town Area, South Africa
Led enterprise network architecture and large-scale operational support for a major retail organization.

• Designed and supported infrastructure spanning 400+ retail stores, 6 distribution centers, and 2,500+ devices
• Built and maintained redundant data center architectures using Cisco Nexus 7K/5K/2K (FabricPath, FCoE)
• Led enterprise wireless migration of 1,500+ access points to Cisco FlexConnect
• Standardized IOS upgrades and developed automation tooling using Perl, PHP, SNMP, and MySQL

Notable Achievement:
Designed and developed a custom CMDB and configuration automation platform that became the organization’s primary source of truth — reducing configuration drift and accelerating deployment cycles.

### Infrastructure Analyst @ Tullow Oil
Jan 2010 – Jan 2013
Supported and maintained enterprise infrastructure operations across regional environments.

• Provided senior technical guidance across networking, servers, storage, and monitoring
• Managed NetApp storage and Brocade Fibre Channel environments
• Owned backup, restore, and operational readiness strategy
• Authored infrastructure standards and technical documentation
• Served on Microsoft and Cisco technical review boards

### Senior Network Systems Engineer @ MTN Business
Jan 2009 – Jan 2010

### Customer Implementation Engineer @ Verizon
Jan 2006 – Jan 2009 | Cape Town Area, South Africa

### Senior Network Engineer @ SABMiller
Jan 2006 – Jan 2006 | Johannesburg Area, South Africa

### Network/Systems Engineer @ MB Worksoft / Stortech
Jan 2003 – Jan 2006

### Network/Systems Engineer @ Dimension Data
Jan 1999 – Jan 2002

### Support Engineer @ Stream and Cablecom
Jan 1998 – Jan 1999


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/craig-grant-27296b2a

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Last updated: 2026-04-01