Now based in Maui, Maui

Corey Hawk

Director, IT Infrastructure & Operations

26+ years scaling teams, budgets & IT operations across Silicon Valley's most demanding environments — now rooted in Maui.

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The Route

26 Years in the Making

From HP's server rooms in Palo Alto to the shores of Maui — click any stop on the map to explore the journey.

PACIFIC OCEAN HP / Middlefield 1998 Kilpatrick Townsend 2005 Latham & Watkins 2007 Stanford University 2012 CrowdStrike 2016 Okta 2018 Okta Global 2018–21 Blue Hawaiian 2021 Maui ✦ 2024–NOW

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Hewlett-Packard

Media Manager — Middlefield Data Center

Apr 1998 – Jan 2005 · Palo Alto, CA

  • Nearly 7 years building operational instincts in large-scale data center infrastructure
  • Developed core disciplines in systems reliability, media logistics, and enterprise support

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

Support Specialist

Apr 2005 – Jun 2007 · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Delivered precise IT support within a demanding legal environment
  • Built client-first service instincts under strict SLA expectations

Latham & Watkins

Technology Support Specialist II

Jun 2007 – May 2012 · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Five years supporting one of the world's top global law firms across enterprise systems
  • Elevated technical depth in high-security environments with executive-level service expectations
  • Mastered escalation management and complex user support under pressure

Stanford University

Systems Analyst II

May 2012 – Nov 2015 · Palo Alto, CA

  • Systems analysis within one of the world's most complex academic IT environments
  • Deepened expertise in enterprise infrastructure design and service delivery

CrowdStrike

IT Helpdesk Lead

May 2016 – May 2018 · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Scaled support operations from 300 → 1,200 employees without missing a beat
  • Drove office expansion from 1 → 6 locations before a Facilities Director was hired
  • Managed procurement and asset inventory exceeding $1M
Hypergrowth

Okta

Manager, IT Service Desk

Jun 2018 – Nov 2018 · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Delivered $200k+ in budget savings within the first 90 days
  • Managed a 7-figure IT Service Desk budget and a team of 12+
Immediate Impact

Okta

Senior Manager, IT Global Services

Nov 2018 – Jun 2021 · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Scaled Global IT Service Desk from 6 → 16 FTEs + 9 contractors
  • Supported 3,600+ employees worldwide with SLAs, KPIs, and CSAT
  • Accountable for a $4M+ global IT budget
  • Authored Major Incident Management Process; active BCP contributor
Global Operations

Blue Hawaiian Helicopters

Director of Information Technology

Dec 2021 – Jul 2024 · Maui County, HI

  • Built IT from the ground up across all Hawaiian Islands
  • Supported 6 bases + 31+ concierge locations across 4 islands
  • Led Workplace Technology, Corporate Engineering, IT PMO, and Sourcing
The Islands Beckon

Now · Maui County, Hawaii

Owner, Teklani IT Services & Director of IT, Alpha Inc. Hawaii

Aug 2024 – Present (Teklani) · Mar 2025 – Present (Alpha Inc.)

  • Founded Teklani IT Services, LLC — independent IT leadership on Maui
  • Directing IT strategy and digital transformation at Alpha Inc. Hawaii
  • Leading CMMC/DFARS/NIST compliance and cybersecurity
  • Implementing AI/MCP/Agents/Automation to modernize construction operations
Rooted in Maui

By the Numbers

Impact at Scale

300→1,200

Employees scaled through CrowdStrike hypergrowth

$200k+

Budget savings in first 90 days at Okta

3,600+

Global employees supported at Okta

$4M+

Global IT Services budget managed

1→6

Office locations expanded at CrowdStrike

6→16+9

Service desk team scaled at Okta

4 Islands

IT infrastructure built across Hawaii

31+

Concierge locations supported across Hawaiian Islands

Capabilities

Operating Strengths

26 years and seven organizations — from global law firms to hypergrowth SaaS to Hawaiian island operations.

IT Operations & Service Management

Service Desk Leadership ITIL SLA / KPI / CSAT Asset Management Onboarding & Offboarding Executive Support

Security & Compliance

CMMC / DFARS / NIST Cybersecurity Strategy Identity & Access Management Incident Response BCP / Disaster Recovery PCI Compliance

Leadership & Strategy

Team Scaling Budget Management (7-figure) Vendor & Contract Negotiation IT PMO M&A Integration Strategic Planning

Modernization & Innovation

AI / MCP / Agents / Automation Advanced AI Prompting Digital Transformation Cloud Platforms SaaS Strategy

About

Built for the work.
Landed in Maui.

I'm an IT leader with 26+ years of experience building and scaling operations across industries — from Silicon Valley's most demanding legal and technology firms to Hawaiian island aviation. My work has always centered on one thing: making IT a genuine business advantage, not just a cost center.

At CrowdStrike and Okta, I learned what it means to scale fast without losing quality — tripling headcount, expanding across six offices, and managing a $4M+ global budget while keeping service delivery standards high. At Blue Hawaiian Helicopters, I built IT infrastructure across four Hawaiian islands and found that the same discipline applies whether you're supporting a SaaS company or six helicopter bases scattered across the Pacific.

Today I'm based in Maui, leading IT strategy at Alpha Inc. Hawaii and running Teklani IT Services. My focus is AI-enabled operations, CMMC compliance, and helping organizations modernize with clarity.

On the trek with CMMC.

Get in Touch

Let's Connect

Building a team, navigating a complex IT challenge, or exploring what AI-enabled operations could look like — I'd be glad to talk.

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