Richard Canary
About Richard Canary
Richard Canary is an IT Systems Administrator with extensive experience in virtual environments and infrastructure management. He has a background in communications and business administration, and has achieved significant cost savings and operational improvements in his roles.
Work at American Electric Power
Richard Canary has been employed at American Electric Power as an IT Systems Administrator since 2005. His role involves overseeing the IT infrastructure and ensuring the efficient operation of systems. Previously, he worked in IT Field Operations at the same company from 1999 to 2005, accumulating a total of 19 years of experience in the organization. His responsibilities include managing virtual environments and improving system performance.
Education and Expertise
Richard Canary holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from The Ohio State University. He furthered his education by obtaining a Master of Business Administration from Capital University - School of Management, where he studied from 2009 to 2011. His academic background supports his expertise in IT systems administration and management.
Background
Richard Canary has a robust background in IT systems administration, with a focus on virtualization and infrastructure management. He has led cross-functional teams to enhance VMware environments and has experience in conducting functional and performance reviews of server infrastructures. His career spans over two decades, with significant contributions to both American Electric Power and various projects in the Department of Energy.
Achievements
Richard Canary has implemented several initiatives that resulted in substantial cost savings and operational improvements. He challenged and improved OS licensing practices in a virtual environment, achieving a cost saving of $500,000 over six years. He also developed a new virtual environment for a Department of Energy project, enhancing application deployment flexibility and security compliance. His efforts in improving disaster recovery processes have significantly reduced recovery time and improved consistency with production environments.
Technical Leadership and Innovations
In his role, Richard Canary has provided high-level technical leadership to the Domain Administrators team, enhancing team performance and capabilities. He has conducted cost analyses for hardware upgrades and replacements, developed costing models for virtualized servers, and worked with software vendors to optimize installation costs for email and unified communications infrastructure. His initiatives have led to increased security patch compliance and improved operational efficiency.