Brian Tate
About Brian Tate
Brian Tate is the Director of Global Server and Storage Operations at Cision, overseeing a team of 25 IT professionals and managing seven datacenters.
Title
Brian Tate holds the position of Director, Global Server and Storage Operations at Cision. He oversees a distributed team and manages critical IT assets globally.
Company
Brian Tate is currently working at Cision, leading efforts in server and storage operations to ensure uptime and performance across a global infrastructure.
Career Progression at Cision
Brian Tate's career at Cision has seen a steady progression through various roles. He initially joined the company as a Sr. Systems Engineer from 2015 to 2017, based in the Washington D.C. Metro Area. He was then promoted to Storage Engineering Manager, serving from 2017 to 2019 in Beltsville, MD. In 2019, he briefly held the role of Manager, IT Architecture and Storage Engineering for 8 months before transitioning to Manager, Global Server and Storage Operations, a role he held until 2021. He became the Director, Global Server and Storage Operations thereafter.
Previous Work Experience
Outside of Cision, Brian Tate has extensive experience in various IT roles. He worked as a Sr. Systems Engineer at the American Public University System from 2012 to 2015 in Charles Town, West Virginia. Prior to that, he served as Enterprise Services Manager at the City of Baltimore from 2002 to 2012. This extensive background has equipped him with valuable skills and knowledge applicable to his current role.
Education and Early Career
Brian Tate studied at Frederick Community College from 2001 to 2002. His early career included significant tenure at the City of Baltimore, where he spent 10 years working as an Enterprise Services Manager, which laid the foundation for his diverse expertise in IT management.
Key Projects and Initiatives
During his tenure, Brian has been responsible for significant projects that have led to operational efficiencies and cost savings. He implemented a follow-the-sun support model and achieved over $1 million in operational savings through datacenter migrations and consolidation. Additionally, he enhanced security by deploying a next-generation XDR solution and introducing Cloudflare for DDOS/WAF protection. Brian also spearheaded the deployment of Hyper-Converged Infrastructure to support Citrix VDI and utilized ServiceNow CMDB for managing the global server estate.