Keith J Lenz

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Countryside, IL *0525

ac31a4@r.postjobfree.com

www.linkedin.com/in/keithlenz1

630-***-****

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.

Professional Highlights:

Cloud Solutions Architect/Engineer at Zones Inc. 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 BizIT Co LLC from January 2011 to January 2016. 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 January 2002 to December 2010, 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 January 1989 to December 2001. He was a senior consultant in the company, responsible for ITI major clients. Also, an Infrastructure Architect responsible for all Microsoft server designs.

Skills & Abilities:

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:

CLOUD SOLUTIONS ENGINEER FEBRUARY 2016- OCTOBER 2017

ZONES, 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 JANUARY 2011 – JANUARY 2016

BIZIT CO LLC., 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

DIRECTOR JANUARY 2002 – DECEMBER 2010

BIZINTELL LLC., INDIAN HEAD PARK, IL

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%.

DIRECTOR JANUARY 1989 – DECEMBER 2001

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL INC., HINSDALE IL

Infrastructure Architect responsible for all Microsoft server designs

Tier 3 level support for consulting team

Education:

Illinois State University, Normal IL

3 degrees: business Information Systems, Business Administration, Accounting

Achieved 3 degrees in 4 years

Passed the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) EXAM

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