Unified Communications Architect | Enterprise Collaboration & Technology Leadership | Systems Architecture & Innovation | Founder, Flag & Torch LLC
Jaron Davis is an enterprise Unified Communications Architect at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP), a U.S. Army Signal Corps veteran, and the founder of Flag & Torch LLC. He specializes in modernizing complex legacy telephony and conference room infrastructure into resilient, cloud-native collaboration ecosystems.
Leading global Unified Communications and collaboration architecture at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) across Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Cisco UC.
Publishing executive insights on AI strategy, Web 4.0, and enterprise architecture alongside field-tested UC, SIP, and SQL guides recognized by the IT Blog Awards.
Independent LLC (www.flagandtorch.com) worked on in his spare time outside of his full-time career at BCLP to build side projects including ScoreB, My Goalie Stats, and CoCaptain.
Purdue Global
Formal academic grounding in enterprise systems architecture, network engineering, and information security.
Tactical Network Administrator
Mission-critical tactical network administration, IP routing/switching, and disciplined troubleshooting under operational pressure.
Recognized by the enterprise networking and Unified Communications community for field-tested technical documentation originally published on colla.blog.
Positioned for senior architectural and collaboration leadership roles across global enterprise environments:
Comprehensive architectural leadership spanning global enterprise collaboration, cloud telephony modernization, audiovisual standardization, and systems engineering.
Architecting cohesive collaboration environments across Zoom Workplace, Zoom Rooms, Workspace Reservations, and Microsoft Teams—aligning executive boardroom experiences with distributed hybrid workflows.
Designing deterministic global voice routing, high-availability SIP trunking, Session Border Controller (SBC) policies, and local survivability architectures for mission-critical enterprise communications.
Leading multi-phase transitions from legacy on-premises telephony clusters to modern cloud platforms while improving operational efficiency, observability, and total cost of ownership.
Applying enterprise architecture discipline—domain modeling, security isolation, and right-sized cloud infrastructure—to independent software products through Flag & Torch LLC.
Executive articles and deep-dive technical references covering AI strategy, Web 4.0, Zoom Phone & UCaaS architectures, E911 compliance, UC cybersecurity, and Cisco CUCM call control.
An architectural deep dive into Zoom Phone PSTN and hybrid connectivity models—Native Zoom Phone, BYOC-C (Cloud Peering), BYOC-P (Premises SBC), and BYOP-P (Premises PBX)—evaluated across E911, local survivability (ZPLS), and advanced call routing.
Making the mindset shift from reactive firefighting to proactive systems architecture: eliminating 'good enough' technical debt, designing for multi-year scale, and building trusted engineering frameworks.
Why the web is evolving from human-browsed pages to an agentic, machine-readable service layer—and how IT and business leaders can prepare with structured data (JSON-LD), llms.txt, APIs, and cryptographic provenance.
Why enterprise Unified Communications infrastructure is frequently overlooked by security teams—and a practical hardening blueprint covering SIPS/TLS, SRTP, SBC access control, toll-fraud prevention, and SIEM visibility.
Why the real question in IT isn't whether AI will replace humans—it's whether an engineer or architect using AI as a force multiplier will deliver twice the value in half the time.
An architectural and operational evaluation of Zoom Workplace vs. Microsoft Teams across licensing transparency, cross-platform interoperability, webinar scale, native voice/SMS/fax, contact center, and product velocity.
In his spare time outside of his full-time role at BCLP, Jaron runs Flag & Torch LLC—an independent LLC for his side projects including ScoreB, My Goalie Stats, and CoCaptain.
Real-Time Scoreboard Web App & OBS Plugin
Scoreboard web app and OBS Studio plugin built for live sports streaming, arena operators, and broadcasters.
Ice Hockey Goaltender Performance & Analytics App
Mobile application designed for tracking and analyzing ice hockey goaltender performance, save percentages, and game-by-game statistics across seasons. Available on Google Play and the Apple App Store.
White-Label Hockey Club Management System
White-label club management system for hockey organizations to manage multi-team registration, scheduling, rosters, and club operations. Deployed directly under each organization's custom brand and domain.
Self-Hosted Family Chore, Schedule & Reward Management System
Self-hosted Next.js, TypeScript, and SQLite web application for home networks featuring Assigned Schedule and Claim & Earn modes, parent/kid PIN authentication, reward approvals, and calendar export.
Successful enterprise technology architecture is measured not by how many components are deployed, but by how reliably, securely, and effortlessly the system serves the organization over its lifecycle.
Technology exists to serve organizational outcomes. Every dial plan, conference room blueprint, or cloud migration strategy must begin with how people actually communicate and work.
Complex systems fail in complex ways. Favoring standardized primitives—such as Standard Local Route Groups, modular AV room tiers, and clean E.164 routing—reduces human error and Day-2 operational burden.
Enterprise ecosystems rarely live inside a single vendor silo. Resilient architecture plans for cross-platform guest join, WAN degradation, local survivability, and regulatory compliance from day one.
Emerging capabilities—including AI-assisted engineering and cloud automation—are most effective when paired with rigorous systems thinking, security boundaries, and empirical verification.
Whether discussing AI Strategy & Innovation, Enterprise Architecture & Technology Leadership, UC Management, or fellow practitioner insights, connect with Jaron on LinkedIn or reach out directly.