RCSi Technologies
My Bio
The journey of RCSi Technologies and DabriaLive Productions —
where data asset management
meets purpose-driven innovation.
Garrick R. Shurn
Data Infrastructure Architect
Executive Technical Brief: Garrick R. Shurn
Primary Focus: Enterprise Systems Engineering, Mission-Critical Infrastructure, & Secure Logistics Containment
Professional Profile
An elite Enterprise Systems Architect and Data Infrastructure Engineer with a decorated career spanning military materials control, high-precision aviation electronics, healthcare IT deployments, and massive civil infrastructure engineering. Proven track record of diagnosing deep-rooted systemic vulnerabilities and executing high-stakes infrastructure transformations under severe regulatory and financial constraints. A rare hybrid asset possessing the technical acumen to design complex data-routing/database frameworks and the physical operational mastery to execute heavy, large-scale hardware deployments.
Core Competencies
> Data & Civil Infrastructure Engineering: Network topology design, dark fiber deployment, physical-layer structural remediation, MPOE/Dmarc orchestration, and server facility architecture.
> Systemic Logistics & Materiel Control: High-volume inventory matrix design, custom ledger/database tracking architecture, international transit pipelines, and lifecycle disposal management.
> Mission-Critical Problem Solving: Mitigating multi-million dollar operational risks, high-pressure troubleshooting, and navigating complex corporate, civic, and municipal politics.
> International Project Operations: Managing commercial assets, supply chain pipelines, and cross-border community-focused technology initiatives.
Total Renovation
Key Milestone Achievements & Chronology
Independent Technology Consultant & Enterprise Infrastructure
Principal & Founder, Shurn’s Computer Services / Tech Operations | 1993 – Present (Operating as RCSi Technologies)
> Secure Infrastructure for Financial Operations: Architected and deployed secure, local physical server clusters and encrypted data storage matrices for CPA clients, satisfying strict, non-negotiable IRS data security compliance mandates.
> International Supply Chain & Agricultural Land Management: Oversee and manage commercial landholdings in the Philippines dedicated to high-quality, high-yield commercial rice cultivation. Direct the physical-to-digital infrastructure required to maintain supply chain continuity, logistics tracking, and local operations.
> International Philanthropy & Technology Literacy: Deployed complete computer laboratory infrastructure to local educational institutions in the Philippines (including Salapungan National High School), single-handedly retrofitting legacy hardware, establishing local area networking, and teaching fundamental computer literacy and technical mechanics to students.
> Municipal Network Modernization (Benton Harbor, MI): Retained directly by the City Manager to assess, design, and implement the city's modernized data network footprint. Concurrently ran technical seminars at local schools and senior centers, instructing elementary students in raw HTML development to foster localized technology engineering pipelines.
> Founding & Scaled Corporate Deployment: Launched a private technical consultancy by converting an employer into a flagship client; flew out to architect, wire, and deploy the entire physical network topology for their new multi-story corporate headquarters. Funded initial software/database education (SQL, Visual Basic, HTML, java, php, & more) via the rapid build and deployment of custom computer hardware configurations for institutional clients.
United Parcel Service (UPS)
Data Infrastructure Engineer / Senior Logistics Systems Technician
2006 – Retirement
> Oakland International Airport (OAK) Fiber Transformation: Spearheaded a massive, multi-million dollar infrastructure overhaul to remediate critical, recurring network blackouts caused by sea-level saltwater flooding of half-mile legacy copper runs.
> Multi-Agency Political Orchestration: Successfully negotiated and aligned project parameters over a two-year period across a complex bureaucratic matrix, including Airport IT, Port Authority Engineering, and Airport Property Management.
> Strategic Architecture Over-Engineering: Audited and expanded the project scope from a 12-pair pull to a 50-pair fiber installation. Leveraged the surplus capacity to absorb competing cargo vendors experiencing identical environmental failures, forcing Airport Property Management to waive all ongoing manhole rental/trenching fees and securing co-funding from Airport IT.
Consolidated Operational Control: Rerouted the primary cargo data loops of the entire international air port to run directly through the newly engineered UPS Dmarc, eliminating a $12,000-per-minute operational risk tied to missed flight taxi times.
New Construction & Facility Design: Elevated to lead technical architect for all subsequent new facility construction and building renovations under regional management. Directed the complete structural design of all voice, data, and automated communication matrices, operating from a custom-built private office and conference suite.
Server Room Renovation
Kaiser Permanente
Senior Systems Analyst – HealthConnect Deployment | 2004 – 2006
Served as a core technical analyst during the high-stakes, enterprise-wide rollout of HealthConnect, a massive, high-security electronic health record system. Managed system data integrity, audited deployment pipelines, and stabilized local server communications.
Advanced Technical Training & U.S. Air Force Reserve
Aircraft Electrical Systems Specialist (KC-10 Extender) | Mid-1980s – 1990s
> Completed an intensive, 9-month active-duty aircraft electrical systems engineering program at Chanute Air Force Base (654 instructional hours).
> Specialized in diagnosing, mapping, and repairing complex, high-voltage electrical distribution grids, advanced avionics schematics, power generation matrices, and fuel-delivery systems for strategic heavy aircraft, focusing primarily on the KC-10 Extender refueling tanker.
Project Profile: PAX Silica Alignment
This extensive background establishes a direct, unassailable baseline for the PAX Silica initiative. The technical requirements of the upcoming project directly mirror the core pillars of your career:
1. Strict Materiel Control: Weaponizing the rigorous inventory logic learned at Fort Lee, Fort Polk, and the Wuerzburg CIF to manage high-value components.
2. Infrastructure Data Integrity: Implementing the same level of precise data collection and field architecture proven at Fort Irwin with AMSAA and Vinnell.
3. Industrial Hardware & Server Orchestration: Deploying enterprise-level networking, secure storage, and hardware configurations honed through years of industrial construction at UPS and data containment for financial institutions.
Technical Proficiencies & Certifications
> Systems & Architectures: Enterprise Data Centers, Fiber Optic Networks (MPOE/Dmarc), Avionics Grids, LAN/WAN Topologies.
> Software & Database Languages: SQL Database Architecture, Visual Basic, HTML, Legacy Assembly/C Code Environments.
> Military Credentials: Certified Materiel Control and Accounting Specialist (US Army Quartermaster School, Fort Lee, VA); Certified PLL Specialist (Fort Polk, LA); Certified Aircraft Electrical Systems Specialist (Chanute AFB, IL).
> Academic Foundations: Associate of Science (A.S.) Degree in Information Technologies (2004).
United States Army & Air Force (Active & Reserve)
Materiel Control, Accounting, & Logistics / Aircraft Electrical Systems Specialist
> Tactical Data Collection (Fort Irwin, CA): Embedded with the Army Materiel Systems Analysis Activity (AMSAA) and Vinnell Corporation during high-intensity field exercises at the National Training Center. Received an official Certificate of Appreciation for outstanding professionalism and total database support of the Field Exercise Data Collection Program under stringent readiness timelines.
Prescribed Load List (PLL) Master Logistics (Fort Polk, LA): Completed advanced tactical training for Prescribed Load List operations. Directed high-volume hardware distribution and repair parts supply chains under continuous field conditions (60% field deployment rate).
> High-Security Asset Lifecycle Management (Wuerzburg, Germany): Managed the Central Issue Facility (CIF) for the 3rd Infantry Division, operating out of a legacy 6-story vertical warehouse installation. Single-handedly engineered a custom floor-by-floor spatial routing pattern and built a proprietary ledger architecture that shifted the entire military community to an optimized, appointment-only troop processing model.
> International Disposal Pipeline & Data Accountability: Hand-selected by leadership to take over and rehabilitate a failing Property Disposal Office (PDO) operation. Designed an international transit pipeline to securely move decommissioned assets to the primary PDO repository in Nuremberg.
> Kevlar Rollout Commendation: Earned a formal Certificate of Achievement from the Deputy Community Commander (Colonel John S. Luallin) for flawless data tracking and strict clothing record accountability during the high-security field deployment of the Army’s new Kevlar helmets.
