SUMMARY

• Throughout my 20+ year IT professional career, technology and business development have been my passions.
• Through my previous experiences and professional areas of expertise within the IT field, I bring distinctive skill - sets that lend incredible value to my work.
• I have an innate ability to create strong and lasting professional relationships, which strengthen the teams and organizations I work with.
• I am driven, motivated, and curious, aspects that result in my work bringing immense value to my agency, clients and stakeholders.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: Client & vendor relationship management, account management, client retention, market research, competitor intelligence.

MANAGERIAL: Highly experienced team leader, seasoned multi-national manager, strong technical aptitude, team motivator, organized manager, passion for inspiring innovation. Lead many successful software deployments utilizing Agile methodologies.

TECHNICAL: Extensive experience with cloud based PaaS, on premise virtualization technologies, and hybrid cloud solutions. Specifically, Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services VMWare, and Hyper-V. Database architecture, planning, design and administration for both Microsoft SQL Server and MySQL. Programming and scripting experience with C#, Python, SQL, PowerShell, and bash. Deployment frameworks such as CloudFormation, OpsWorks, Chef, Ansible, Kaseya, and Microsoft WDS. Microsoft desktop, productivity tools (Office, Project, etc.), Visual Studio, various Microsoft server platforms, and Office 365. Enterprise storage solutions such as Dell EqualLogic and PowerVault. Network design, security best practices, and Cisco administration.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

LEAD CLOUD ENGINEER

Confidential, Egan, MN

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with architects to develop and build complex cloud services and capabilities that meet the needs of Confidential product development groups
• Ongoing support and development of cloud services including working with Confidential product development groups to build cloud aware applications on AWS
• Develop automated processes to prevent, identify and fix problems that impact service availability

SOLUTIONS ARCHICTECT CONSULTANT

Confidential, St. Paul, MN

Responsibilities:

• Provide consulting services for cloud adoption and migration projects
• Advise companies on strategies for hybrid cloud integrations

DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS & EUROPEAN IT MANAGER

Confidential, Minneapolis, MN

Responsibilities:

• Designed and deployed custom AWS solutions for secure deployments of Confidential software and data analytic products for major airlines and cargo logistics companies
• Lead Systems Architect for all internal systems and client facing hosted offerings in data center, Amazon Web Services, and Azure environments
• Coordinated solutions delivery with international teams of: network engineers, software developers, external contractors, and IT support staff
• Ensured compliance with Safe Harbor/Privacy Shield for US/EU data protection and FINRA standards
• In addition to planning and management, active contributor in: system administration, database administration, business intelligence platform administration, webmaster activities, AWS & Azure administration, DevOps support for CI/CD, end user support, data center management, backup and disaster recovery planning, network management, security auditing, Windows and Linux server management, and firewall administration

CONSULTANT / OWNER

Confidential, Saint Paul, MN

Responsibilities:

• Owned and operated an IT consultancy firm offering IT strategy consulting, software development, system integration, and infrastructure security services
• Lead the technical due diligence process to ensure business viability and PCI compliance for the acquisition of a large eCommerce platform by a publicly traded company

LEAD AVIATION SOLUTION DEVELOPER

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Worked in close collaboration with various Civil Aviation Authorities (CAA) to define the functional requirements for the development of a new safety and regulatory compliance software reporting platform (SAFA)
• Principal developer and architect in an international team of software developers
• The SAFA solution was adopted into the Enterprise Solutions division of Confidential and is now actively used throughout EMEA

CONSULTANT / OWNER

Confidential, St. Paul, MN

Responsibilities:

• Owned and operated a boutique technology consultancy firm developing web based software solutions and integration projects for online retail and state government
• Actively managed all aspects of business, including: new customer acquisitions, contract negotiations, key customer relationships, and overall project development and management
• Led the development team and lead developer in the creation of an online citation payment system and probate court management system for the state of Minnesota

DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY

Confidential, Reno, NV

Responsibilities:

• Directed teams of IT staff and developers to design and implement IT infrastructure and security projects
• Delivered the integration of the process management engine acquired from the purchase of Confidential (see entry below)

VICE PRESIDENT / CTO

Confidential, Minneapolis, MN

Responsibilities:

• Owned and operated a Minneapolis based software development firm that delivered web based software solutions for various industries including: banking, law enforcement, government, and health care
• Provided technical leadership and development services for a partner firm to create a multi-agency records management platform for law enforcement (now widely used throughout the United States)
• Designed and developed a SaaS process management engine for the mortgage industry
• Led business development operations and negotiated the terms of the acquisition of the company/key intellectual property assets to the nationwide mortgage banking firm Confidential (see entry above)

SENIOR SPECIAL AGENT

Confidential, Minneapolis, MN

Responsibilities:

• One of the original members of the Confidential during the startup phase of the company
• Maintained IT operations for over a dozen different small and mid-sized businesses
• Based on professional skill, was assigned as the agent responsible for key customer retention
• First hand involvement with sales, marketing and internal operations