A professional Sr. Solutions Architect with over 10 years experience.

KENNETH D. ISLAND 703-***-****

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Lorton, Virginia 22079 Kenneth Island via LinkedIn

SUMMARY:

A distinguished Sr. Solutions Architect with substantial experience in a diverse range of complex business problems involving large-scale Big-Data software applications and video Security and Surveillance analytics. Extensive experience supporting DoD, Federal, Civilian Governments, and Commercial verticals. Solid management and people skills, capable of leading and motivating individuals to maximize levels of productivity while forming cohesive team environments. Remarkable ability to communicate information and ideas while speaking so others will understand. Key Technical Expertise:

Big-Data Industry Solutions including data, cloud based, and video analytics computing

Web Applications, Networking, and Audit Security

Software and Hardware Engineering

Business Process Management (BPM)

Client Server Technology

Digital Media and Forensics Asset Management for legal proceedings

Biometrics-Facial Recognition Analytics applications

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

HEWLETT PACKARD HERNDON, VIRGINIA. Sr. Solutions Architect III. 2012 – 2015.

Provide engineering support for both Federal and Commercial accounts in the HP-HAVEn Big-Data platform group. Experience in design, reviewing, implementing, and optimizing data, databases, and video content for the enterprise to deliver actionable intelligence to HP customers.

Integrated a large Data Warehouse for one of the largest Intelligence Agency data collectors

Streamlined aggregate data sets into a cloud-based platform using massive amounts of both structured and unstructured content

Consolidated and coordinated a multi-vendor solution for the largest city Law Enforcement Agency in Florida

Launched Hewlett Packard’s First complete Red-Light Infraction running system

Formulated and developed a Big-Data analytics platform for processing customer viewing preference and social media customers using the HP-HAVEn platform

Restructured a complete architecture and design of a video security & surveillance solution for one of the nation’s largest law enforcement agencies including storage, retrieval of criminal images, intelligence, and the execution of predictive and prescriptive analytics

AUTONOMY AN HP COMPANY FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA. Sr. Solutions Architect. 2009 – 2012.

Provided engineering support for both Federal and Commercial Account Executives. Initiated Technology operations within professional services and product proof of concepts. Oversee direct solution end-to-end deliverables throughout the DoD and Intelligence communities as well as Commercial markets.

Provided architecture design and workflow in pre and post-sales support performing instrumental roles in product direction

Streamlined aggregate data sets into a cloud-based platform using massive amounts of both structured and unstructured content

Maintained and conducted high-end customer proof of concepts PoC’s, and assisted with customer design and implementations

Instituted previously nonexistent project management guidelines within the Federal Governments to improve Pan-Enterprise search platforms and automated the retrieval, processing globally for textual, Electronic Discovery, Information Management, and Rich Media

Conducted very high-level meetings using strong communication skills demonstrating complex product solutions and customized scenarios using multiple software applications

VERITY AN HP COMPANY FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA. Sr. Solutions Architect. 2005 – 2009.

Provided technical support for the Federal Sales Account Executives. Responsibilities include conceptualizing in depth enterprise implementation of various modules of the Verity K-2, Ultra Seek, and Video software applications that search data, identify and extract information in text, video and audio in unstructured and structured formats.

Performed proof of concepts in stage evaluations from beginning customer specification to enterprise production deployments

Maintained and tested different product source codes using scripting and programming paradigms in C/C++, Java, JavaScript, Perl, ASP, HTML, DHTML, XML, PHP, COM Objects, and CGI

Provided version updates and software upgrades to existing government accounts

Conducted very high-level meetings using strong communication skills providing complex product demonstrations and customized scenarios using multiple software applications

EDUCATION /TRAINING:

Public Affairs

University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

Information Systems Management

Program Management, Columbia University

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES AND CERTIFICATIONS:

HP-Big-Data training, Hadoop, and SQL training

Hewlett Packard Management for Individuals Course

Security Management & Technology (M & T Course) 2015

Course in Data Warehouse and Architecture training

Certified Architect Security and Surveillance software essentials HP-Autonomy, Inc.

Certificate of Project Management, American Graduate University

Certificate of Completion (Computer Learning Center) Program Engineering

Certification of Business Process Improvement Applications Architecture Design and Project Leadership course

Graduate, Advanced Computer Commissioned Officer Course

HONORS, AWARDS, ADDITIONAL CREDENTIALS:

Bronze Star Recipient U.S. Army. Heroic and Meritorious Achievement of Services

Four Army Good Conduct Medals

Interallied Joint Service Medal

DoD Meritorious Medal

Kuwaiti Liberation Medal

Southwest Asia Service Medal W/2 Bronze Service Stars

National Defense Service Medal

Graduation Diploma U.S. Armed Forces EEO Course

Multiple Letters of Commendation

Computer Systems and Design (at Graduate Level) Completion Award

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