IT infrastructure Architect Resume

SUMMARY

IT infrastructure Architect with extensive and diverse experience in all aspects and current issues of data center digital transformation.
Microsoft Professional Program Certificate in Azure Cloud admin. Strong knowledge of IT architecture methodology with broad expertise in infrastructure solutions and technical account management.
Demonstrated the ability to build, lead and work with client, delivery, hosting and account teams.
Reduced total cost of ownership by providing virtualized consolidated infrastructure including cloud solutions.
Responded and led RFP response teams.
Excellent planning, analytical and problem - solving skills.
Proven capacity to develop rapport, present and communicate technical information to all business audiences.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

IT infrastructure Architect

Responsibilities:

Planning and engineering of the next generation datacenter IaaS/PaaS for Confidential Engineering Design Environment using Hyper-Converged Oracle SuperClusters.
Develop disaster recovery (DR) plans for the Engineering Design environment.
Planning and mapping application migrations from current to next generation datacenter using Agile methodology.
Managed the server migrations to the two new data centers on time.
Completed successfully Microsoft Professional Program Certificate in Azure Cloud Administration (MPP certified).
Recognized and received Confidential ’s “ITO Culture All-Stars” twice for successfully managing projects.

Confidential

Lead Solution Infrastructure Architect

Responsibilities:

Architected solutions using Confidential off-premise private cloud IaaS including VM hosting and cloud managed backups which met the client strategic direction.
Authored the architecture solutions documents, cost cases, risk analysis and architecture decisions in response to client project requests which resulted in $5.3M in revenues using Cloud virtualization technologies (VMware), operating systems (Linux, Windows, UNIX) and storage (NetApp, EMC).
Led the architecture requirements gathering for project scope definition which resulted in better communications between the clients and the Confidential team.
Modified templates to increase the efficiency of authoring the design documents which resulted in the reduction of the average days of solution delivery by 55% and increased customer satisfaction.
Contributed to the Architect profession by mentoring Confidential architects which resulted in their expert certification.

Confidential

Senior Principal Consultant

Responsibilities:

Architected consolidation and virtualization solutions to large enterprises that bring efficiencies and significantly reduce the cost of running a modern data center.
Authored proposals and statements of work in support of the Oracle hardware consulting group.
Performed total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis which helped organizations to justify new investments.

Confidential

Infrastructure Architect

Responsibilities:

Architected solutions supporting the project team’s hosting refresh program according to GM standards.
Interfaced between the application teams and the hosting provider which resulted in better communication.
Guided and presented the solutions through the architecture board review process and obtained approval to implement.

Confidential, Southfield, MI

Infrastructure Architect

Responsibilities:

Architected both systems and storage solutions which allowed customers to do more with less by utilizing virtualization technologies from leading IT vendors.
Responded to RFPs with leading designs which resulted in winning business in highly competitive environments.
Led the support for x64 HPC high performance computing opportunities in the education sector.
Created, approved and quality assured configurations to customers which reduced configuration errors and increased customer satisfaction.
Performed ROI analysis to justify new investments to clients.
Created statements of work in conjunction with professional services which resulted in successful project delivery.
Worked with Business Development Executives to create Account Plans.
Created, tailored and presented concepts and solutions to executive, business and technical audiences.

Confidential

Data Center Technical Specialist

Responsibilities:

Provided subject matter expertise and pre-sales technical support for the US Systems Practice products.
Evaluated customers’ needs and recommended appropriate technology and or solutions.
Performed consolidation ROI analysis for accounts which resulted in saving customer operational costs and provided Confidential with new opportunities both in SPARC and X64 space.
Conducted product update sessions which increased customer understanding of Confidential technologies.
Participated in RFP responses which resulted in wining new business.
Participated in marketing events such as the Black Box tour.