Clint Anderson

Senior Enterprise Infrastructure Leader | Architecture, Security, Resilience | Private Cloud & Data Centers

Greater Chicago Area

www.linkedin.com/in/clint-anderson-technology

Professional Summary

Senior enterprise infrastructure and platform leader with 30+ years of technology experience and nearly two decades of direct ownership over mission-critical production environments. Background spans enterprise infrastructure architecture, private cloud, data center platforms, security architecture, disaster recovery, business continuity, enterprise storage, virtualization, network architecture, and facilities-integrated technology.

Known for owning infrastructure where failure is visible, expensive, and hard to excuse. Strong fit for organizations where infrastructure cost, control, security, performance, resilience, modernization, or operational fit has become an executive-level concern.

Secure by design. Resilient by default. Architecture that endures when others fail.

Core Strengths

• Infrastructure Leadership: Enterprise Infrastructure Architecture, Infrastructure Strategy, Infrastructure Operating Model, Platform Modernization, Technology Leadership
• Security and Resilience: Security Architecture, Operational Resilience, High Availability, Disaster Recovery (DR), Business Continuity (BC), Risk Management
• Private Cloud and Data Centers: Private Cloud, Hybrid Infrastructure, Data Center Architecture, Data Center Operations, Enterprise Storage, Virtualization
• Network and Platform Architecture: Network Architecture, Storage Architecture, Secure Connectivity, Identity and Access Management (IAM), Infrastructure Security
• Governance and Integration: Technical Due Diligence, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Integration, Vendor Strategy, Lifecycle Management, Decommissioning Strategy
• Executive Leadership: Executive Stakeholder Management, Cross-Functional Leadership, Senior Technical Leadership, Budget Influence, Cost Discipline, Operational Continuity

Selected Career Highlights

• Owned enterprise infrastructure strategy, architecture, and operational integrity across mission-critical commerce, logistics, financial, and operational platforms.
• Directed private cloud, data center, virtualization, storage, network, security, backup, disaster recovery, business continuity, and facilities-integrated technology across high-availability environments.
• Accountable for major infrastructure investment decisions, vendor strategy, procurement, lifecycle planning, modernization sequencing, and platform sustainability across multi-year planning horizons.
• Served as infrastructure continuity leader through acquisition-driven integration, preserving institutional knowledge while supporting future-state architecture, modernization, and risk reduction.
• Led enterprise integration across AS/400, SQL Server, client/server, web, EDI, flat-file, and paper/OCR workflows, including 400+ trading partner integrations.
• Served as principal architect for John Deere Freight Pay, a revenue-critical freight payment platform processing approximately $1.5M per day.
• Built and operated 24x7 data center infrastructure and led infrastructure redesign across 40+ locations, including LAN/WAN, domain services, email, file services, and data-sharing systems.
• Led technology planning and execution for multiple headquarters build-outs, office moves, structured cabling, physical security systems, AV systems, conference systems, and facilities-integrated technology.
• Built enterprise infrastructure standards, lifecycle practices, platform patterns, and operating models that supported long-term growth, resilience, and operational consistency.

Professional Experience

Loop

Senior Director, Enterprise Infrastructure Technology

October 2025 - Present

Greater Chicago Area

Scope: Acquisition integration, infrastructure continuity, private cloud, data center platforms, security, resilience, and future-state architecture planning

• Retained following Loop's acquisition of StrategIQ Commerce to support infrastructure continuity, institutional knowledge transfer, and future-state architecture planning.
• Lead enterprise infrastructure continuity and transition support across legacy, current, and modernization-track platforms while preserving service continuity.
• Map infrastructure dependencies across legacy, current, and future-state platforms to reduce operational risk during post-acquisition transition.
• Provide architectural direction across private cloud, data center platforms, security-aligned infrastructure, resilience, and long-term platform sustainability.
• Partner with executive and technical stakeholders to align infrastructure priorities with business continuity, security posture, integration needs, and platform modernization.

Anderson & Associates

Founder & Principal Architect

June 1995 - Present

Midwest United States

Scope: Selective strategic and architectural advisory for secure, resilient infrastructure and mission-critical platforms

• Founded and led a selective advisory practice focused on secure, resilient infrastructure design, mission-critical platforms, and long-term operability.
• Advise organizations on enterprise infrastructure strategy, platform design, disaster recovery, business continuity, risk-aware modernization, and operational resilience.
• Serve as principal architect and executive sponsor for engagements requiring infrastructure judgment, governance, and durable platform design.
• Support architecture decisions where cost, performance, security, resilience, and long-term sustainability must be balanced against real operational constraints.
• Maintain founder role as a strategic and architectural advisory practice, not a separate day-to-day delivery role.

StrategIQ Commerce / IntraVex

Senior Director, Enterprise Infrastructure Technology

June 2023 - October 2025

Greater Chicago Area

Scope: Enterprise infrastructure architecture, private cloud, data centers, security, resilience, platform lifecycle, and senior technical leadership

• Owned enterprise infrastructure architecture, private cloud strategy, and platform design across mission-critical production environments supporting commerce, logistics, financial, and operational systems.
• Directed data center, virtualization, storage, network, security, backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity architecture supporting high-availability business platforms.
• Led infrastructure modernization and lifecycle planning across legacy, current, and future-state platforms, balancing cost, resilience, security, and operational continuity.
• Accountable for infrastructure budgets, vendor strategy, procurement, lifecycle planning, and major platform investments across CapEx and OpEx planning horizons.
• Led technical evaluation and vendor selection for enterprise storage, virtualization, security, network, backup, and infrastructure refreshes.
• Established infrastructure standards, lifecycle practices, and architecture patterns used to guide platform modernization, risk reduction, and investment decisions.
• Led and mentored senior technical leaders while partnering with executive stakeholders to align infrastructure capabilities with business priorities, risk posture, and long-term platform sustainability.
• Served as continuity owner during acquisition-driven change, preserving institutional knowledge while supporting modernization and integration planning.

Senior Systems Architect

June 2014 - June 2023

Greater Chicago Area

Scope: Enterprise infrastructure architecture, private cloud evolution, production platform modernization, resilience, and security-aligned infrastructure

• Led architecture and modernization of enterprise infrastructure platforms supporting production commerce, logistics, financial, and operational systems.
• Designed and evolved private cloud, virtualization, storage, backup, disaster recovery, network, and security infrastructure across high-availability environments.
• Established infrastructure standards, lifecycle planning practices, and platform patterns that supported long-term growth, resilience, and operational consistency.
• Helped transition StrategIQ from application-led infrastructure growth into a more formal enterprise infrastructure operating model.
• Evaluated infrastructure tradeoffs across cost, performance, security, resilience, operational complexity, and platform sustainability.
• Supported executive and technical decision-making by translating infrastructure risk, dependency, and lifecycle issues into practical modernization paths.

Senior Software Engineer

February 2006 - June 2014

Greater Chicago Area

Scope: Web platforms, data integration, business workflow systems, EDI/BizTalk modernization, SQL Server, and enterprise application foundations

• Initially engaged as a consultant; transitioned to a full-time role shortly thereafter.
• Led development and modernization of web, data integration, and business workflow systems supporting commerce and operational platforms.
• Worked across ASP.NET, SQL Server, BizTalk, EDI, internal applications, customer-facing systems, and legacy platform integrations.
• Helped transform early application and integration platforms into a durable enterprise foundation that later supported broader infrastructure modernization.
• Supported EDI and business data workflows across trading partner integrations, operational systems, and customer-facing commerce platforms.
• Bridged application development, data integration, infrastructure, and operations as StrategIQ's technical platform needs expanded.

Worldwide Logistics Solutions / Roberson Transportation

Director, Information Technology

September 2003 - January 2006

Mahomet, IL

Scope: IT leadership, data center infrastructure, logistics systems, financial platforms, EDI integration, and revenue-critical application architecture

• Led IT infrastructure, data center, security, and application platform strategy for logistics and financial systems supporting mission-critical operations.
• Designed, procured, and implemented dedicated 24x7 core infrastructure across server, network, storage, and security platforms.
• Owned infrastructure supporting revenue-critical logistics, financial, and operational systems, including dedicated environments for major freight payment platforms.
• Served as principal architect for John Deere Freight Pay, an ASP.NET-based freight payment platform processing approximately $1.5M per day.
• Led enterprise integration across AS/400, SQL Server, client/server, web, EDI, flat-file, and paper/OCR workflows, including 400+ trading partner integrations.
• Designed secure integration across legacy platforms, databases, web systems, and business workflows supporting logistics and financial operations.
• Developed IT policies, procedures, configuration standards, development standards, implementation practices, and SAS-70 support materials.
• Supported continuity and platform stability during Roberson Transportation's acquisition by TMC Transportation.

AIT Worldwide Logistics

Internet Systems Application Development Manager

May 1999 - November 2001

Itasca, IL

Scope: Infrastructure and application development leadership, logistics platforms, 24x7 data center operations, enterprise redesign, and customer-facing systems

• Led infrastructure and application development across enterprise logistics platforms, data center operations, and customer-facing systems.
• Designed and operated 24x7 data center infrastructure supporting core business systems, redundant connectivity, domain services, and production platforms.
• Led enterprise infrastructure redesign across 40+ locations, including LAN/WAN, email, file services, and data-sharing systems.
• Built internet-based shipment tracking, tracing, order management, inventory management, drop-ship, intranet, and customer-facing platforms.
• Implemented data-sharing systems integrating AS/400, SQL Server, extranet, intranet, client/server applications, and BizTalk foundations.
• Recruited and managed application development and networking teams supporting enterprise infrastructure and logistics platforms.
• Developed IT policies, development standards, hardware/software configuration standards, and implementation procedures.

Standard Register / Uarco, Inc.

Senior Software Engineer, Web Platforms

January 1996 - May 1999

Barrington, IL / Dayton, OH

Scope: Web platforms, secure transaction systems, SQL Server, production environments, development environments, and Microsoft enterprise browser deployment strategy

• Designed, developed, and supported web platform, database, and secure transaction systems for corporate internet, intranet, and client-facing environments.
• Owned web server, SQL Server, development, and production environment support for secure internet and intranet transaction applications.
• Designed, developed, and implemented corporate internet and intranet sites, client-use software applications, and internal business systems.
• Supported production and development networks, hardware/software configuration, diagnostics, deployment, and operational support.
• Participated in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 Rapid Deployment Program activity, including enterprise browser deployment strategy and web platform evaluation.
• Built early enterprise web platform experience across ASP, IIS, SQL Server, Visual Basic, secure transactions, and standards-based web application development.
• Continued platform and operational continuity through Uarco's acquisition by Standard Register.

Clark Wire & Cable

Manager / Cabling Engineer

June 1993 - January 1996

Mundelein, IL

Scope: Communications infrastructure, structured cabling, network support, physical-layer systems, product design, and operational support

• Designed, installed, and supported enterprise communications and structured cabling systems.
• Supported network and communications system design, implementation, troubleshooting, and operational support.
• Participated in department restructuring, product design, production support, and customer-facing technical delivery.
• Built early physical-layer infrastructure experience that later supported data center, facilities-integrated technology, and enterprise network design work.

Early Systems, Diagnostics, and Operations Foundation

Manager / Mechanic and Automotive Technician

May 1985 - May 1993

Skokie, IL / Northbrook, IL

Scope: Technical diagnostics, electronics, fleet systems, maintenance systems, inventory tracking, purchasing, and operational process automation

• Specialized in onboard vehicle computer systems, electronic fuel injection systems, advanced diagnostics, and root-cause analysis.
• Built early automation around customer tracking, inventory tracking, maintenance reminders, purchasing, invoicing, fleet maintenance, budget control, and repair tracking.
• Developed foundational systems-thinking through mechanical, electronic, diagnostic, reliability, and operational process work.

Selected Technical Platform Experience

• Virtualization and Private Cloud: VMware vSphere, VMware ESXi, VMware vCenter, VMware Lifecycle Manager, HPE GreenLake, Private Cloud, Hybrid Infrastructure
• Compute and Storage: HPE ProLiant, HPE Alletra, HPE 3PAR, HPE Nimble, HPE MSA, SAN, Fibre Channel, Enterprise Storage, Storage Replication
• Network and Security: Fortinet, FortiGate, FortiAnalyzer, Aruba, Cisco, Firewalls, VPN, Load Balancing, Network Architecture, Network Security
• Identity and Messaging: Active Directory, Exchange, Outlook, DNS, File and Print Services, Identity and Access Management (IAM)
• Data and Integration: Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft BizTalk Server, EDI, AS/400 Integration, ASP.NET, .NET Framework, Systems Integration, Data Integration
• Backup, Monitoring, and Operations: Veeam Backup and Replication, Backup Exec, CheckMK, PRTG, Nagios, Zenoss, WhatsUp Gold, Incident Management
• Development and Source Control: Visual Studio, Azure DevOps, Team Foundation Server (TFS), Visual SourceSafe, C#, ASP.NET, T-SQL, JavaScript, XML, HTML, CSS
• Facilities-Integrated Technology: Structured Cabling, Access Control, Alarm Systems, Video Surveillance, Video Distribution, AV Systems, Conference Systems, UPS Systems

Education and Professional Development

McHenry County College

Computer Programming Certificate, Computer Programming

Harper College

Supplemental Computer Programming Coursework

Microsoft

Internet Explorer 5 Rapid Deployment Program

Technical residency / early-adopter program at Microsoft HQ focused on enterprise Internet Explorer 5 deployment strategy, browser administration, security, migration planning, and automated deployment architecture.

Lincoln Technical Institute

ASE Certified Mechanic, Automotive Technology

Awarded full scholarship.