Bennie Williams
I build and lead the infrastructure teams that keep hospitals, enterprises, and mission-critical systems running.
Senior Manager, Data Center & Infrastructure Operations at Children’s National Hospital. 32 years in IT, 12 in the U.S. Navy.
- years in IT
- 32
- data centers
- 17
- users served
- 800K
- budgets managed
- $10M+
What I Do
I lead infrastructure teams where downtime isn’t an option.
I direct the data center and infrastructure operations at a pediatric hospital - a Tier 3 team across 8 technical domains and 5 sites. Before that, I consolidated 17 data centers to 10 for a global consultancy serving 800,000 users.
Outside the hospital, I run a homelab, build AI agents with Copilot, n8n, and Python, and teach what I learn to people who want to use AI without needing an engineer. Commercial work happens through Digital Ethnicity.
Domains
- Data center operations
- Virtualization (VMware, Citrix)
- Identity (Active Directory)
- Storage & backup
- Disaster recovery
- Cloud migration (Azure, GCP)
- Vendor & MSP management
- AI automation (Copilot, n8n)
- Team building & leadership
- Change governance
Selected Work
Case studies
All case studies01 / Case Study In progress
Migrating Epic Hosted Infrastructure In-House at Children’s National
Transitioning Oracle Cerner hosted infrastructure to Epic while sustaining 24/7 operations through 2027.
02 / Case Study Ongoing
Insourcing the Hospital IT Organization at Children’s National
Built a Tier 3 team across 8 domains and 5 sites, expanding scope from break-fix to AD, databases, O365, print, and Citrix.
03 / Case Study Completed
Consolidating 17 Data Centers onto VMware Cloud Foundation
Reduced data center footprint from 17 to 10 sites (41% reduction) while improving reliability and lowering operating cost.
Understand the problem first, then find the right tool.
What Colleagues Say
Recommendations
Ben was brought on during a critical timeframe and was able to provide assistance right away.
Ben is a dedicated and diligent systems engineering professional. He is a well-rounded individual in the areas of Windows, Linux, VMware, and Storage and worked well in our environment. He is a team-player and always willing to assist where necessary and go the extra mile.
Bennie is a smart, tough, thoughtful and task oriented co-worker & fellow student. I would recommend Ben for any position.
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Want to work together?
Digital Ethnicity is where I take on projects. If you need infrastructure leadership, AI automation, or a technical partner who has run the systems that can’t go down, that’s where to find me.
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