SUMMARY:

• A Senior AWS Enterprise Architect with a focus on emerging technologies. Over 20 years’ experience in proof of concept leadership and rapid prototyping. Passionate about new technologies to drive the future state of the enterprise. Experienced with security compliance. Subject Matter Expert in AWS Cloud Computing.
• Specific areas of focus include Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), development of secure cloud infrastructures. Strong understanding of agile methodologies and the software development lifecycle. Familiar with AWS load balancing, VPC security, S3 Storage, and auto scaling.
• Able to solve complex problems, develop architectures and drive solutions across the full software lifecycle. Strength is in grasping customer needs and creating a technical solution through rapid prototyping and demonstration. Excellent analytical, conceptual and problem - solving skills. Strong presentation and communication skills. Ability to lead and inspire others.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), DoDAF, ADA, Fortran, Database systems, SOA, BI, XML, Python, C#, Java, JavaScript, Chef, HTML, WSDL, data modeling, NIEM, ontology, OWL, Linux, Eclipse, and Visual Studio .NET.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Principal Cloud Architect

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Architected a secure AWS solution based on a set of requirements. This included Virtual Private Clouds (VPC) configured with domain controllers, Active Directory Services, Remote Desktop Gateways, VPC Peering, route tables, NACLs and security groups.
• Installed Chef Server for DevOps and apt-get repos. Created Chef prototype to deploy, install and configure a web server.
• Strong working knowledge of cloud architectures and offerings (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS).
• Strong understanding of cloud security.
• Amazon Route 53 was used to provide a scalable and highly available Domain Name Server (DNS). This was critical to providing availability across Elastic Load Balancers.
• Familiar with cloud automation using AWS Cloud Formation. Our focus on Cloud Formation focused not only on scalability groups and elastic load balancers, but on cost controls and hybrid cloud management solutions.
• Designed scalable fault-tolerant secure enclave consisting of multiple subnets, each with NACL constraints. Created a set of secure AMIs to launch into customer subnets. Configured IAM to constrain groups and roles. Designed log collection and security alerts framework.

Independent Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Architected, designed and implemented an Army personnel management system in AWS using Oracle Fusion Middleware.
• Accessed AWS using the AWS API from a custom desktop application to perform remote storage using S3.
• Lead data architect and systems solution architect on the Army Data Center Consolidation Plan. Designed, analyzed and drove data models in areas of data dictionaries, schemas, and data quality. Effort included ETL/BI development and analysis.
• Worked with technical as well as management personnel to understand business requirements and identify data solutions. Developed roadmaps and strategies for data use. Knowledge of data security, data standards, and virtualization.
• Strong data modeling experience. Experience in the complete project lifecycle.
• Experience driving Master Data Management approaches.
• Chief Architect and lead developer for Army Data Sharing Pilot. Worked with government clients to establish requirements. Created overall architecture solution. Created schemas for information exchange. Developed mapping between DOD and NATO schemas.
• Assessed Army systems against the Army Information Architecture (AIA).
• Designed and developed the Semantic Browser, a tool to provide amplifying information for a C2 Core XML instance using Web Ontology Language (OWL) files.
• Established vocabularies and a repeatable process for semantic exchange using web services.
• Reviewed DOD draft schemas. Represented Army interests in a joint forum.

Project Lead, PM Battle Command, Technical Management

Confidential, Eatontown, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Used AWS API to populate Amazon’s product offerings. The approach was to use the API to read the current state of a product on Amazon, determine the best offering price from our product wholesaler, and automatically list the product on Amazon’s online marketplace. A desktop application written in C# was used to send the API calls.
• Battle Command System of Systems Tiger Team member involved with a variety of Systems Engineering efforts. Managed the early phase of the Integrated Master Schedule data collection. Coordinated the web services data call for the new Battle Command Common Services stack.
• Architected a proposal to build a validation tool for the JC3IEDM (Joint C3 Information Exchange Data Model). We won the proposal in June 2006.
• Coordinated PM Battle Command participation in Army Software Block Execution planning, reviews, and data calls. Oversee participation by Maneuver Control (MCS), Global Command & Control Army (GCCS-A), Common Software, and Battle Command Sustainment Support System (BCS3). Ongoing schedule coordination, standards conformance and risk assessment is performed for all GCC2 systems in the Block.
• Provided technical support to initial phases of WebCOP (Web Common Operational Picture) development. Familiar with Commercial Joint Mapping Took Kit (C/JMTK) components and ESRI desktop products.
• Represented PM Battle Command at Task Force Networks in Fort Gordon. Tasks included facilitating communications with GCC2 engineers, supporting the Field Integration Office (FIO), and coordinating network performance data.
• Supported the Army Battle Command System (ABCS) System of Systems Engineering and Integration (SSE&I) planning efforts with a focus on GCC2 system engineering. Summarized issues and presented results to management.
• Lead the IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) Team in PM Battle Command’s Technical Management Division. Tasks involved planning, coordination, and technology assessments.
• Provided technical advice to PM Battle Command leadership on new technology in the Tactical Operation Center (TOC) 3D program.
• Led the team that created the currently fielded Commander’s Information Center (CIC) Large Screen Display. As a team we architected, selected COTS software, prototyped, integrated, tested and trained soldiers at Fort Drum and Fort Polk on the capabilities of this high-resolution flat-panel tiled array.
• Setup and demonstrated the CIC LSD at the Pentagon to Army leadership.
• Led the Java Working Group of the Common Operating Environment Integrated Product Team. The group determined the role of Java in the Army’s Battlefield Command System. Created three presentations on Java: Java Highlights, Java Distributed Computing, and DCE/Java Integration.
• Led evaluation of Java Development Environments. Managed the effort to examine use of JavaBeans component technology to provide an infrastructure for data exchange between Battlefield Functional Areas.
• Led the Collaborative Planning Common Operating Environment Integrated Product Team. Managed the assessment of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf desktop Video Teleconferencing, Whiteboarding, and Chat products for insertion into the Army’s Battlefield Command System deployment in September 2000.
• Team Leader for Army Tactical Command and Control Technology Insertion Office. Coordinated the efforts of team members toward selecting, evaluating, and demonstrating the latest technology on Windows NT and Sun systems. Focus was on Fortezza encryption, Unix/NT interoperability, Speech Recognition, Storage Devices, Java, and Desktop Video Teleconferencing.
• Managed the Technology Insertion contract. Monitored contract expenses. Primary interface to prime contractor. Generated status reports and assure contract deliverables are satisfied.

Senior Technical Consultant

Confidential, New York, New York

Responsibilities:

• Coordinated launch of Chase retail web site. Interfaced to business unit to define requirements and set implementation schedule. Defined process for updating web site.
• Created systems criteria for internet transactional banking. Evaluated a series of vendors for transactional banking products.
• Coordinated the implementation of web site updates and performed quality assurance testing.
• Primary technical contact for support of Concurrent’s real-time ADA products worldwide. Responsible for customer problem identification, analysis, and resolution in a time critical environment.
• Managed bid preparation and cost engineering of custom designed computer systems. Efforts include coordination of labor and material estimates, feasibility and risk analysis.

Confidential, New Jersey

Responsibilities:

• Led design effort of MIL-STD-1553B interfaces for Integrated Electronic Warfare system. Designed and developed real-time Communication, Navigation and Identification (CNI) simulation software for the Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF). Participated in integration at customer site. Developed software Test Plan. Responsible for project configuration management. Received “ of ” for key contributions. All software written in ADA.
• Participated in a database selection team for Computer Integrated Manufacturing project.
• Designed relational database tables and structures for printed circuit design data.