WILL WORLAND
Senior Engineer · Enterprise Mobility / UEM · Automation
Sacramento, CA · me@willworland.com · 916.258.5651
https://willworland.com

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Seasoned hybrid engineer and enterprise mobility/UEM specialist with 25+ years
across endpoint management, automation, and secure device lifecycle at scale.
Proven record leading cross-team programs, building CI/CD and deployment
workflows, and translating ambiguous requirements into reliable, on-time
deliverables. Former client platform engineer (Uber) and long-time enterprise
mobility practitioner, now founder of Oak & Ash Technology — advising small and
mid-market businesses on mobility, UEM, and endpoint automation. Known for clear
communication, documentation quality, and collaborative execution across
product, engineering, security, and operations.


EXPERIENCE
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Founder / IT Consultant
  Oak & Ash Technology
  Jan 2026 – Present • Sacramento, CA

Sacramento-based IT consultancy focused on mobility, UEM, and endpoint
automation for small and mid-market businesses. Vendor-agnostic platform
evaluation, deployment, and ongoing operational support.

Engineer III, Software
  Enterprise Mobility — Solutions Engineering
  Feb 2024 – Jan 2026 • St. Louis, MO (remote/Sacramento, CA)

Delivered internal automation initiatives and workplace engineering solutions
end-to-end, owning scope, milestones, and cross-team integration.

  • Product-managed and engineered a secure Android 'MobiControl' lockdown
    launcher used across rugged devices: requirements, roadmap, policy
    alignment, release management, and support enablement.
  • Built and maintained a CI/CD application packaging pipeline for repeatable
    app deployments, integrating EMM/MDM APIs, artifact versioning, test gates,
    and rollout orchestration.
  • Led process improvements, wrote design/ops documentation, and published
    structured status updates, risks, and mitigations; mentored engineers and
    championed documentation quality.
  • Impact: Reduced deployment timelines and strengthened Android fleet
    reliability through policy hardening and lifecycle automation.

Engineer III, Systems
  Enterprise Mobility — Mobility Engineering
  Apr 2019 – Feb 2024 • St. Louis, MO & (remote/Sacramento, CA)

Field technology engineer focused on mobility platform reliability and rugged
Android experiences.

  • Owned Android lockdown launcher development, releases, policy hardening, and
    support enablement.
  • Act as Android Enterprise SME: evaluate devices/OS updates, coordinate
    security patch cycles, and advise on Managed Google Play, provisioning
    flows, and compliance posture.
  • Coordinated device evaluations, security patch cycles, and compliance
    posture across teams.

Engineer II, Systems
  Uber — Client Platform Engineering
  Aug 2017 – Jan 2019 • San Francisco, CA

  • Owned architecture, upgrades, and deployment processes for VMware AirWatch.
  • Administered zero-touch enrollment and provisioning workflows for corporate
    mobile devices.
  • Designed and implemented BYOD program, compliance and deployment.
  • Coordinated with cross-platform teams to ensure consistent device posture.

Consulting Engineer
  Southwest Airlines (via Genesis10) — Enterprise Mobility Foundation
  Nov 2016 – Jul 2017 • Dallas, TX

  • Architected and delivered EMM solutions for rugged and corporate Android
    deployments.
  • Served as SME for Android/Android for Work & G Suite; led enterprise app
    signing and incident response.


ADDITIONAL MOBILITY / IT ROLES (SELECTED)
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Ascent Services Group → Albertsons/Safeway / Consulting Engineer
  2019 (Bay Area, CA)

Implemented Avalanche MDM with Zebra TC51s; built deployment/management plans
and coordinated POS app rollout.

Liquid Environmental Solutions, Fleet EMM Engineer
  2016 (Dallas, TX)

Led first PeopleNet ↔ SOTI MobiControl integration; authored runbook and
coordinated service-network rollout.

Copart, Mobility Engineer
  2014 (Dallas, TX)

Scoped global mobility initiative; evaluated devices, platforms, and WLAN
upgrades; vendor management.

Enterprise Mobile, Mobility Consultant
  2010 – 2014 (Plano, TX)

Administered AirWatch/MobileIron/SOTI/BES; designed profiles/policies; managed
app signing; built knowledge systems.

Samsung Mobile, Contact Center Operations, Technical Trainer
  1998 – 2006 (Plano, TX)

Delivered technical training, authored policies/procedures, and managed
contact-center IT projects (LMS, portals, reporting).


SKILLS
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Program Leadership

Roadmaps, milestones & dependencies, risk/issue management, executive-ready
reporting

Enterprise Mobility

Android Enterprise, Managed Google Play, VMware AirWatch, MobileIron, SOTI
MobiControl, Intune

Automation & DevOps

Jenkins, Python, PowerShell, REST APIs, AWS/Azure, Git, artifact/versioning
systems

Documentation & Collaboration

Jira/Confluence, MS Office/PowerPoint, runbooks/KBs, architecture diagrams, RCAs

Security & Compliance

OS/app update orchestration, policy hardening, provisioning flows, fleet health
metrics


KEY PROJECTS
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Secure Android Lockdown Launcher

Kiosk-style launcher on rugged Android devices, aligning UX, device
capabilities, and security policies across multiple business use cases.

CI/CD Packaging & Deployment Pipeline

Pipeline to build/sign apps, version artifacts, run automated checks, and deploy
via MDM/EMM APIs with staged rollout and auditing.


EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
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Apple Certified Trainer (iPhone/CPU)

VMware AirWatch Enterprise Mobility - Professional

MobileIron Certified - Administrator & Security Specialist

Python, Ruby, Git, Shell - (Codecademy)

Wireless Telecommunications — Collin College


AWARDS & LEADERSHIP
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Recognized as internal thought/practice leader for MDM strategy, mentoring, and
documentation quality.


Regular mentor for junior engineers and contributor to cross-team enablement and
process improvement.