Cody Mc Daniels
About Cody Mc Daniels
Cody Mc Daniels is the Sr. Director of Cloud Infrastructure at Barracuda, with a background in project management and network administration.
Title
Cody McDaniels holds the title of Sr. Director of Cloud Infrastructure at Barracuda. In this role, he oversees the company's cloud infrastructure initiatives and management.
Company
Cody McDaniels is currently employed at Barracuda, a company known for providing security, networking, and storage solutions. As Sr. Director of Cloud Infrastructure, he leads numerous cloud-centric projects and strategic initiatives.
Education and Expertise
Cody McDaniels studied Information Resource Management at Central Michigan University, achieving a Masters of Science in Administration. Additionally, he holds a Bachelors of Science in Information Systems from Grand Valley State University. His expertise spans cloud infrastructure, large-scale data migrations, FinOps processes, and DevOps best practices.
Previous Work Experience
Before his tenure at Barracuda, Cody McDaniels served as Project Manager at Dart Container from 2014 to 2017. He also held the position of Network and System Administration Manager at Two Men and a Truck International from 2009 to 2014. These roles helped him build a strong foundation in project management and network systems administration.
Achievements
Cody McDaniels implemented FinOps processes that identified and eliminated over $100k per month in waste in AWS and Microsoft Azure environments. He orchestrated the migration of 100k servers and 100 PB of data to AWS and Azure. Additionally, he managed a 24/7 support team across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC regions. His efforts resulted in a 40% increase in team productivity through DevOps practices and the migration of 80% of Barracuda Networks' products and services to the cloud.