Cloud Practice ARchitect CONSULTANT Resume Detroit, Michigan - Hire IT People

SUMMARY

More than 15 years’ success leading enterprise - level cloud implementation and software development operations
Successful track record of leading all life cycle phases for software development, sales, concept, architecture and final customer delivery of next-gen software solutions.
Extensive experience holding multimillion-dollar budget and P&L Accountability in partnership with senior and executive teams.
Deftly forge partnerships with stakeholders, business, operations and sales / marketing teams to formulate forward-thinking development strategies.
Focused and knowledgeable in closely analyzing existing resources as well as recruiting, hiring and managing top-notch new talent to provide full operational coverage.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

TECHNICAL SKILLS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Detroit, Michigan

Cloud Practice ARchitect CONSULTANT

Responsibilities:

Lead rapid cloud deployments in Azure
Lead cloud migration and cloud architecture projects transitioning clients from on-premise VMware, Hyper-V, and hardware to the Azure cloud.
Provide Pre-sales support.
Responsible for Azure solution architecture and Azure cloud tool development in Power Shell and C# .NET.
Write statements of work (SOWs) for new cloud practice engagements.
Developed Azure cloud training content delivering it through SharePoint, webinars, and in-person mentoring sessions.
Provide support to customers as well as professional and managed service teams.

Confidential, San Antonio, Texas

Chief Operations Officer and Cloud Architect

Responsibilities:

Successfully launched automated cloud platform in 4 weeks, including customer management features; built Xen and KVM cloud platform via OnApp.
Designed all aspects of the Cloud Dedicated product including sales, marketing, technical, and support.
Transitioned 45% of all data center resources to cloud-based computing solutions in 9 months.
Rolled out Docker for critical product websites.
Implemented greater support efficiencies through server and network monitoring solutions using Zabbix.
Improved SLA performance from low 70’s to over 99.99.

Confidential, San Antonio, Texas

Founder

Responsibilities:

Successfully launched fully automated cloud platform in 10 weeks, including customer management features; prototyped cloud platform via CloudStack, OpenStack and OnApp.
Orchestrated concept development, design, and launch of enterprise-level solution, as well as hardware selection, data center selection, and software integration.
Steered design and deployment of multiple versions of corporate Web site.

Confidential

Software Development Director

Responsibilities:

Instrumental in boosting project delivery by 300% by defining and executing program management and product realization functions for overall product delivery efforts.
Triggered substantial increase in service level agreement (SLA) performance and quality by rolling out CA Nimsoft Monitor solution.
Successfully presented critical automation program proposal to executive management team, resulting in buy-in for funding and implementation.
Integral player in selecting and deploying Confidential 1 Hosting’s Zunicore cloud offering.

Confidential, St. Louis, Missouri

Senior Director, OSS Development & Integration

Responsibilities:

Triggered $6M+ in annual savings by re-implementing Netcool application rules and consolidating four network operation centers into one.
Skillfully delivered 97% of all software releases on time or early, including complete Netcool rule-implementation critical to network operations center (NOC) consolidation efforts.
Initiated Confidential ’ entry into cloud-computing market by delivering three cloud-computing projects on time and within budget.
Recaptured $4M in revenue by enhancing billing operations though application refactoring.
Drove design and deployment of task automation software, reducing staff hours by 60,000.