Title: Senior Network Operations Engineer
Company: Cox Business, Cox Communications Inc.
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Bryan Bledsoe, senior network operations engineer at Cox Business, part of Cox Communications Inc., has been recognized by Marquis Who’s Who Top Engineers for dedication, achievements, and leadership in information technology and network engineering.
With a career spanning 25 years, Mr. Bledsoe has showcased expertise in information technology (IT) across a variety of sectors, including insurance, finance, health care, telecommunications and more. His journey began as an enterprise architect and software engineer for Bank of America Corporation in 2000. Mr. Bledsoe then contributed for several years as an IT manager and lead software engineer for Focus Technologies. In these roles, he oversaw the design and implementation of customer solutions technology.
From 2012 to 2020, Mr. Bledsoe held the positions of director and network engineer in service delivery for Zensar Technologies Ltd. Across his seven years with Zensar, he worked with the public sector for the city of San Diego, overseeing infrastructure for the city’s 11,000 employees across city administration, fire stations, libraries, police departments, public utilities and other departments. Collaborating with engineers, designers and support staff, Mr. Bledsoe was essential in keeping the eighth-largest city in the United States running smoothly.
Following his public sector work, Mr. Bledsoe shifted into the health care space as lead network administrator at Valley View Hospital. Here, he led a team responsible for maintaining, upgrading and troubleshooting hospital and clinic technology that was key to keeping health care operations running smoothly. In 2023, Mr. Bledsoe started a fruitful one-and-a-half-year association with Syringa Networks, operating as a network engineer and architect for the company. Based out of Idaho for this time, this experience set the foundation for the culmination of his career thus far.
Since 2024, Mr. Bledsoe has served as a senior network operations engineer with Cox Business, a subsidiary of Cox Communications Inc. His responsibilities there draw on the extensive experience he has within IT across numerous fields. Mr. Bledsoe considers this diverse background to be one of his greatest strengths and something he is deeply proud of. He also boasts a strong commitment to staying updated on the latest advancements in his field, with a willingness to adjust and learn depending on the needs of his current employer.
Mr. Bledsoe’s professional life has been aided by his academic background. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering at Texas Tech University in 1998. Subsequently, Mr. Bledsoe earned a Master of Business Administration in international business from American InterContinental University in 2012. He considers graduating at the top of his class for his master’s degree, despite not having a business background, to be his greatest achievement. Mr. Bledsoe has further backed up his credentials through advanced training. He is certified as a routing and switching network professional, a security network professional and a design professional through Cisco Systems Inc.
Long dedicated to civic advocacy, Mr. Bledsoe prioritizes finding ways to give back and improve the world. He is a former volunteer with the Animal Humane Institute and contributed as an advocate and youth mentor at the Ocean Discovery Institute. Mr. Bledsoe has also fostered a long association with Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), a nonprofit that partners trained adults with children who need mentorship and representation in the court system. While primarily supporting the organization through volunteer work and donations, he aspires to become a long-term advocate in the future.
In addition to his primary vocation, Mr. Bledsoe enjoys studying anthropology and exploring different cultures around the world. Looking to his continued career progress, he hopes to continue moving up in his industry. Specifically, Mr. Bledsoe believes that his wealth of IT experience across different sectors has made him especially well-equipped for a chief information security officer role. He has also considered pursuing a PhD alongside his goal of becoming a CASA advocate.
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