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Enterprise IT Infrastructure Project Delivery

Network Labs is more than an AI marketing agency. Since 2018, our professional services practice has directed end-to-end delivery of enterprise IT infrastructure projects — network, data center, cloud, and security implementations — on time, on budget, and to spec.

The practice is led by Michael J Flores, MS, MSE — a data center and IT infrastructure operations leader with 24+ years running mission-critical environments where downtime is not an option. From 15 years leading 24/7 infrastructure operations at Baylor College of Medicine to enterprise consulting for Conoco, PG&E, Compaq, and Blue Cross Blue Shield, the through-line is the same: infrastructure that hits its SLA, delivered by a team that owns the outcome.

If your organization is planning a network refresh, a data center migration, an AWS move, or a security implementation — and needs it delivered by people who have operated at 99.999% uptime — start the conversation.

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What We Deliver

Infrastructure Services, End to End

Network Implementation

Enterprise network design, deployment, and migration — LAN/WAN, routing and switching, firewalls, and VPN — delivered on time, on budget, and to spec.

Data Center Operations & Migration

Data center builds, consolidations, and converged-infrastructure deployments run by a team that has operated 24/7 mission-critical environments at 99.999% uptime.

Cloud & AWS Implementations

AWS architecture and migration — EC2, S3, IAM, RDS, CloudWatch, Auto Scaling — grounded in hands-on infrastructure-as-a-service delivery at enterprise scale.

Security Implementations

Firewall deployment and rule-set engineering, network segmentation, and secure remote access, backed by CheckPoint CCSA/CCSE-certified engineering experience.

Capacity & Resource Planning

Right-size before you buy. Capacity planning across compute, storage, and network keeps projects fundable and infrastructure ahead of demand — never scrambling behind it.

Vendor & Client Management

End-to-end vendor relationship management from pre-sales solution design through post-implementation support, with a single accountable escalation point.

ITIL Service Management

Incident, change, and service management practices aligned to the ITIL framework — the same model that saved one enterprise client $1.85M in operational costs.

Program & Project Delivery

PMO-grade delivery: scoping, resource assignment, scheduling, and executive-level metrics reporting across concurrent engagements. 130 projects delivered under one program.

Practice Leadership Track Record

Numbers From Mission-Critical Operations

Career delivery metrics of our professional services practice leader, earned in enterprise environments where the SLA was a contract, not a goal.

24+
Years Enterprise IT Operations
99.999%
Uptime SLAs Delivered
1,600+
Servers Managed (Windows, Linux, UNIX)
$6M
Cisco UCS Converged Infrastructure Deployed
130
Projects Delivered Through PMO
$1.85M+
Operational Savings via ITIL Reorganization
530TB+
Cloud Storage Service Delivered
25
Person 24/7 Teams Led
How Engagements Run

A Delivery Model Built on ITIL Discipline

01

Scope & Design

Requirements, capacity planning, solution design, and a fixed delivery plan with named resources and dates — before anything is purchased or built.

02

Implement

Deployment by senior engineers with schedule management across workstreams, change control, and executive status reporting throughout.

03

Validate

Performance benchmarks established and tested against spec. Nothing is "done" until it meets the number it was designed to hit.

04

Support

Post-implementation support with ITIL-aligned incident and change management, and a single senior escalation point for client-critical issues.

Practice Leadership

Led by Michael J Flores, MS, MSE

Michael J Flores, MS, MSE — Sr. Manager, Professional Services at Network Labs

Michael J Flores, MS, MSE

Sr. Manager, Professional Services

Data center and IT infrastructure operations leader with 24+ years in enterprise operations — ITIL, AWS, and Cisco environments at 99.999% uptime SLAs. At Baylor College of Medicine, Michael led a 25-person 24/7 team across 1,600+ servers, deployed $6M in Cisco UCS converged infrastructure (cutting TCO 35%), reorganized operations on the ITIL Service Management model for $1.85M+ in savings, and built a PMO that delivered 130 infrastructure projects. M.S. Engineering Management, The University of Texas at Austin. CheckPoint CCSA/CCSE certified.

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Career Timeline
1993–1995
Phoenix Data NetFounding team of one of Houston’s first ISPs — 15,000 subscribers
1995–1997
SchlumbergerNetwork Operations Supervisor — 700-node global IP network, first ISO9000-certified NOC team
1997–2000
Alcatel-LucentProfessional Services Consultant — enterprise networks for Conoco, PG&E, Compaq, Blue Cross Blue Shield
2000–2001
Nortel NetworksPre-Sales Systems Engineer — carrier-grade network security for Enron, SBC, WorldCom
2001–2003
Greenberg, Grant & RichardsIT Infrastructure Manager — built the IT organization from zero
2003–2018
Baylor College of Medicine15 years leading 24/7 data center & infrastructure operations, 25-person cross-functional team
2018–Present
Network LabsSr. Manager, Professional Services — enterprise IT infrastructure project delivery

Have an Infrastructure Project on the Roadmap?

Tell us what you're planning — a network refresh, data center migration, AWS move, or security implementation — and we'll come back with a scoped, resourced delivery plan.

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