SUMMARY:

• Information Technology professional with over 20 years’ experience. Mastered architecting complex technology solutions with security as an integral part. Extensive experience in delivering financial company goals. Created budgets and processes to achieve budget compliance. Expertise in project management, business administration, financial analysis, and document authorization which is utilized in all client engagements.
• Cloud Solutions Architect/Engineer, as an Enterprise Presales Engineer and Architect for Azure and AWS, and an Enterprise Level Delivery Engineer for Office 365, Azure and AWS.
• Solution Architect for a 175 VMWare server migration to AWS. The entire data center for a food service company was identified to move to the cloud.
• Performed the analysis utilizing specialized tools from RISC networks.
• Performed comparative analysis of Azure vs AWS so the client could make a choice. The client chose AWS.
• Analyzed entire client infrastructure for security vulnerabilities and presented mitigation plan
• In charge of the team which migrated the entire data center to AWS.
• Prior to this, a Managing Director at Confidential LLC from . While serving there, managed ‘on premise’ to cloud transitions for 35,000 users, installed over 100 servers on Azure IAAS, designed Virtual Private Network architecture that are utilized in all cloud initiatives, and the standards that are employed in all client implementations. Also, responsible for engineering all major customer sales initiatives, from sale start to final implementation, and designing all customer cloud initiatives.
• Built my own Cisco CCIE lab for training and testing.
• Participated as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) on a 35,000 user Office 365 transition team. The pharmaceutical supply company determined that Office 365 was the solution necessary. Helped build the team that migrated all 35,000 users from on - premise Exchange and SharePoint to Office 365. Participated as a team leader in the migration.
• From, served as a Director at BizIntell LLC. There, was directly responsible for growing BizIntell business revenue in annual billings and growing gross margin on the total revenue.
• Before this, worked as a Director at Information Technologies International, Inc. from . He was a senior consultant in the company, responsible for ITI major clients. Also, an Infrastructure Architect responsible for all Microsoft server designs.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Expert in Microsoft EMS suite including Azure Information Protection and Intune
• Cloud Security and Governance
• Expert in Microsoft Azure
• Expert in Amazon Web Services
• AWS Technical Professional Certified
• AWS Business Professional Certified
• Expert in Office 365
• Over 10 years’ experience in the financial services industry
• Managed “on premise” to cloud transitions for up to 35,000 users
• Responsible for engineering all major customer sales initiatives, responsible from sale start to final implementation
• 10+ years of significant project management success.
• Greater than 10 years of experience in delivering financially successful company goals.
• Expert in Microsoft Project Manager and Project Manager Server
• Expert in Microsoft SharePoint with specific success utilizing SharePoint to deliver project management information that facilitates project success at all levels within the company
• Strong financial background that specifically allows me to manage and communicate financial impact of a project
• Persistent personality that is highly successful for project management success
• Clear and simple approach to communication
• Highly accountable to specific metrics, in other words I am a “the buck stops here” manager
• 10+ years successful experience creating budgets and the processes that achieve a budget
• 10+ years successful delivery of adherence to plans and budgets
• Greater than 10 years of successful experience working on all types of teams, at all company levels
• Financial Expertise, CPA

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Cloud Architect and Engineer

• In charge of all Azure Cloud operations (PAAS and IAAS)
• Responsible for migration of all on-premise servers and applications to Azure

Confidential, CHICAGO, IL

Technical Architect Manager

• Primary responsibility to manage and direct Duckcreek client technical relationship.
• Design and implement infrastructure for the client
• Manage the software development life cycle (SDLC) for Duckcreek client
• 3rd level support for technical issues for Duckcreek client

CLOUD SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT/ENGINEER

Confidential, CAROL STREAM, IL

• Enterprise Presales Engineer and Architect for Azure and AWS
• Enterprise Level Delivery Engineer for Office 365, Azure and AWS
• Solution Architect for a 175 VMWare server migration to AWS. The entire data center for a food service company was identified to move to the cloud.
• Performed the analysis utilizing specialized tools from RISC networks.
• Performed comparative analysis of Azure vs AWS so the client could make a choice. The client chose AWS.
• In charge of the team which migrated the entire data center to AWS.
• Managed “on premise” to cloud transitions for 31,000 users
• Installed over 400 servers on Azure and AWS IAAS
• Architected Virtual Private Network designs that are utilized in all cloud initiatives

MANAGING DIRECTOR

Confidential, INDIAN HEAD PARK, IL

• Managed “on premise” to cloud transitions for 35,000 users
• Installed over 100 servers on Azure IAAS
• Architected Virtual Private Network designs that are utilized in all cloud initiatives
• Performed comparative analysis of Azure vs AWS so the client could make a choice. The client chose AWS.
• Responsible for engineering all major customer sales initiatives, responsible from sale start to final implementation
• Responsible for architecting all customer cloud initiatives
• Designed the standards that are employed in all client implementations
• Authored the documentation utilized in all client engagements
• Responsible for engineering all major customer sales initiatives, responsible from sale start to final implementation
• Responsible for architecting all customer cloud initiatives
• Designed the standards that are employed in all client implementations
• Authored the documentation utilized in all client engagements
• Responsible for delivery of all company strategic partnership initiatives. For example, BizIT became a Cisco VoIP partner in calendar year 2012 and grew that business line to over 1 million it top line revenue while maintain a gross margin contribution at a 35% level.
• Managed the relationship and all associated projects for BizIT’s largest customers
• Directly responsible for growing BizIntell business revenue from 300K to 6.4 million in annual billings.
• Responsible for growing gross margin on that total revenue from 9% to 31%.
• Infrastructure Architect responsible for all Microsoft server designs
• Tier 3 level support for consulting team