Zachary Scharton
Zachary Scharton is an IT consultant and infrastructure specialist with over five years of hands-on experience supporting enterprise environments, cloud platforms, and infrastructure deployment projects. He has worked across industries including IT consulting, enterprise support, banking technology deployments, and managed infrastructure services. Zachary has built a strong reputation for delivering scalable IT solutions, leading technical teams, and supporting mission-critical systems for both small businesses and enterprise clients.
Current work
Professionally, Zachary currently works as an IT Consultant for Bionix International Corporation, where he manages hybrid on-premises and cloud environments, oversees infrastructure modernization projects, and supports business-critical operations. His work includes server administration, Microsoft Azure integrations, Office 365 environments, enterprise networking, cloud backup solutions, and infrastructure planning.
BMO branch deployment
In addition to his consulting experience, Zachary served as the IT Lead Contractor for a major banking deployment project through Robert Half Technology at the BMO branch office in San Ramon, California. In this role, he led the deployment of more than 200 networking and desktop devices, coordinated a team of technicians, and successfully completed the project ahead of schedule while maintaining quality control and operational efficiency.
Bay Area freelance practice
Zachary has also completed freelance IT consulting and project management work for businesses throughout the Bay Area, delivering infrastructure upgrades, network deployments, cybersecurity assessments, cloud migrations, and operational support solutions for a wide range of clients. His experience includes designing IT environments, troubleshooting complex infrastructure issues, implementing cloud-based systems, and helping organizations modernize their technology operations.
Technical expertise
His technical expertise includes Linux and Windows systems administration, Microsoft Azure, AWS, enterprise networking, virtualization, Office 365 administration, cybersecurity best practices, infrastructure monitoring, automation scripting, and development technologies including Python, Flask, Django, React, and SQL Server. He specializes in infrastructure consulting, systems architecture, cloud platforms, and enterprise IT operations.
Education
Zachary earned his Bachelor of Science in Information Technology with a Minor in Cybersecurity from Grand Canyon University, where he developed a strong foundation in enterprise technology, infrastructure engineering, cybersecurity, and systems administration.
His role at Westwind
At Westwind Consulting Group, Zachary serves as Co-Founder & IT Consultant, focusing on infrastructure consulting, systems architecture, cloud solutions, cybersecurity strategy, enterprise deployments, and technical project leadership. He works directly with clients to design scalable, secure, and modern IT environments that support long-term business growth and operational reliability.