William H. Zack

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Summary

Cloud Solutions Architect/Azure Specialist specializing in architecting, designing, implementing, migrating, managing, and supporting applications and infrastructures based on Microsoft Azure. Working with Microsoft Azure before it was called Azure (over 15 years). When it launched in 2010 was one of twenty-four Azure Subject Matter Experts world-wide at Microsoft.

Professional Experience

Assessing and migrating on-premises workloads and applications to Azure.

Architecting, creating, configuring, and deploying Azure CAF Landing Zone Environments.

Analyzing, troubleshooting, and remediating current Azure environments and deployments.

Authoring technical documentation for customer projects.

Assisting in the development of Azure best practices and solutions.

Creating Azure Resource Manager templates.

Utilizing Azure Migrate & Azure Site Recovery.

Performing Disaster Recovery planning, setup and testing

Optimizing existing Azure configurations for multiple clients.

Developing and conducting Cloud Sales Team training programs

Project estimating and writing Statements of Work (SOWs).

California Mental Health Authority, DesvScripts, contract, Azure Cloud Solutions Architect, Jan 2024 to Present

Designed and implemented an application to archive multiple periodic instances of on-premises SQL Server databases to Azure using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). This involved automated assessment of the type of Azure databases to be used in the project utilizing Azure Data Studio. It also involved implementing and testing the entire archival process.

Syntel Microsoft Practice OneCloud Cloud, Solutions Architect, Jan 2023 to May 2023

Conducted an Intune Mobile Device Management pilot project for an energy company.

Insight Enterprises, Cloud Solutions Architect, May 2022-October 2022

Developed an architecture for a modern Enterprise Level Azure Landing Zone for a major transportation company.

Developed Visio Architecture Diagrams and Network IP Address assignments.

Conducted Azure Best Practices Assessment and Discovery Sessions for a training company,

Reviewed the clients current Azure implementation for adherence to industry standards and best practices.

CTG via Apex Systems Inc. contract, Azure Solutions Architect, March 2021-November 2021

Developed collateral for marketing Azure services to CTG clients as part of a new business marketing effort.

Redapt Inc., Cloud Solutions Architect, June 2020-March 2021

Conducted Azure Migration Assessments for multiple clients and migrated approximately 100 servers to Azure using

Azure Migrate. Defined RBAC permissions and policies, performed network implementation using IP address assignments, NSGs, Routing Tables, data center gateways and firewalls. Debugged network flows and performed quarterly security compliance assessments with Rapid7.

Planet Technologies, Azure Architect, August 2019-April 2020

Migrated multiple servers and web applications for two major State of Virginia web sites to Azure using Azure Site

Recovery and Azure App Services.

Crowe LLP, Cloud Solutions Architect, March 2019 – July 2019

Performed all phases of a successful internal Crowe Proof of Concept (POC) project for evaluating the feasibility of migrating a major 3rd-party financial application from Rackspace to Azure. In addition to developing the plan I implemented a complete Azure sandbox AKS Kubernetes Blockchain environment for the POC. The purpose of the POC was to 1) Move the application to Azure, and 2) determine the feasibility of moving additional corporate hosted applications to Azure.

Developed a project plan for implementing Disaster Recovery for a major retail Logistics and Supply company using Azure Site Recovery. Worked with Azure Engineers in India to execute the plan.

Presented a Public Crowe Webcast on Disaster Recovery and Azure.

Identified as the Azure Technical Lead for Crowe’s Manufacturing and Distribution division.

PowerSchool via Kforce contract, Azure Architect, November 2018 - March 2019

Designed Azure architecture. Implemented DevOps CI/CD Pipelines and Azure Resource Manager Templates to

migrate on-premises applications to Azure.

Deloitte via Vaco contract, Azure Architect, August 2017 - October 2018

Created Infrastructure and DevOps deployments.

Stratum Technology Management LLC., Cloud Solutions Architect, September 2017 - August 2018

Specialized in the design and implementation of Microsoft Azure based Cloud architectures for multiple clients.

Assessed Cloud Platform Readiness and Planned Cloud migrations.

Migrated on-premises infrastructure and applications to Azure, and between Azure Regions using Azure Site Recovery, PowerShell and Azure Resource Manager.

Optimized existing Azure implementations and Performed Azure Network Architecture and remediation

Planned and implemented Disaster Recovery.

Developed Statements of Work, Proposals, Migration Assessments and Project Plans. Guided projects through to completion.

Acted as Consulting Architect on a project to move on-premises .NET applications to Azure App Service Web Apps, multiple App Service Environments, SQL DB and Cosmos DB.

Developed and delivered a Webcast on Building a Rational Microsoft Azure Network Architecture with PowerShell and Azure Resource Manager. Also appeared on the Azure Podcast discussing Migration to Azure.

Coretek Services Inc., Cloud Solution Architect, February 2017 - August 2017

Acted as lead Architect and Project Manager responsible for writing Statements of Work and project plans for projects totaling over $94,000. Responsible for managing Azure projects through the customer acceptance process and implementation. Also, responsible for troubleshooting client technical issues.

Developed the company’s Azure Migration Assessment Methodology used on major migration and disaster recovery projects utilizing Azure Site Recovery.

Presented “Demystifying the Cloud” to Premier CIO Council Forums in multiple cities. Also conducted CIO Roundtables in those cities.

Designated as a Partner-Cloud Solution Architect by Microsoft.

Blue Chip Consulting Group, Senior Solution Architect/Azure Specialist, May 2016 - February 2017

Led the architecture, planning, development and execution of Azure-based migration and development solutions for Blue Chip clients and partners.

Worked with a major Blue-Chip partner to create a series of templated Cloud Adoption Workshops and adoption engagements. Defined the pre-delivery questionnaire, process, templates, and deliverables. This ultimately led to engagements of up to $400,000. Also worked on many opportunities which involved writing project proposals and Statements of Work.

Created the internal Inside Blue-Chip podcast and an Azure Ask the Experts Yammer forum. Blogged on Azure related subjects including Migration, Azure Stack, and an AWS-Azure technical features comparison.

Microsoft via N3 LLC., Consultant to the Azure Product Group, Jan 2013-Dec 2015

Worked as a Cloud Solutions Architect and Consultant directly for the Microsoft Azure Product Group.

Supported Microsoft Large Scale Partners, customers and others selling and implementing Azure-based solutions. In this capacity provided architecture, design and troubleshooting guidance and assistance to Microsoft partners and customers worldwide.

Designated as a Virtual Technical Professional by Microsoft.

Developed applications in PaaS, IaaS, and SaaS.

Microsoft, Solutions Architect/ Principal Architect Evangelist, Jan 2006 – Dec 2012

Worked with customers and partners to help them design, program and move applications to the Microsoft Azure Public Cloud platform. Was designated internally as one of 24 Microsoft Azure Worldwide Subject Matter Experts. Blogged about Microsoft technologies on several Microsoft MSDN blogs.

For a major pharmaceutical company, acted as Chief Architect on an Azure High-Scale Compute Big Data Map-Reduce Molecular Analysis project. This involved a hybrid on premises and Microsoft Azure architecture with a local work distributor farming out work to 250 Microsoft Azure compute nodes. This application reduced processing time from one week to a few hours.

Gave Cloud architecture and design presentations at conferences such as Cloud Expo, as well as at local community events and presented on Microsoft Cloud strategy and implementation to technical decision makers and developers at many companies. Also created the material for an award-winning Microsoft webcast on Microsoft Azure Design Patterns.

Responsible for architecting, designing, developing, implementing, and evangelizing SOA/WCF based framework solutions for major Financial Services corporations such as Allstate, Ameriprise, and First National City Bank. Coordinated the work of developers at Microsoft’s Indian subsidiary.

For a major brokerage firm, worked on the development of a Client Data HUB to consolidate customer and account information for approximately 20 million customers from over 10 different enterprise systems.

Developed an internal SharePoint site for team communications and consulting project management. This involved creating multiple SharePoint sites and developing Web Parts and ASP.NET User Controls in C#.

Developed applications in IaaS and PaaS as well as SaaS and APIM (API Management).

Industries

Healthcare, Insurance, Finance, Brokerage, Transportation, Construction, Order Processing/Warehouse Management, Pharmaceutical, State Government, Publishing, Mainframe Migration, Unix, Application Modernization and Consulting. (Details available on request)

Professional Accomplishments

Designated multiple years as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP).

Certifications

Microsoft® Certified Solutions Associate: Cloud Platform (Charter)*

Microsoft Specialist: Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions

Microsoft Specialist: Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions

Microsoft Certified Professional

Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions

Founder and President, Nashville Microsoft Azure Users Group

Founded, and for over nine years continue to lead this 2,500+ member technology group focusing on the local community of CIOs, CTOs, Architects, Developers, IT infrastructure Managers and others. See http://www.nashazure.com.

This group provides a forum for open discussion and networking among the membership.

In this group I continue to evangelize Azure to the community.

Articles, Books and Blogs

Magazine articles and white papers: include “The Software as a Service Development Life Cycle” (InfoQ), as well as articles in SQL Server Magazine and Microsoft TechNet Magazine.

Books published include “Windows 2000 and Mainframe Integration”, “The OS/2 Handbook”, and “Fast Access OS/2”. Contributing Author to the Microsoft Press book “Programming SQL Server 2005”.

Author of the “Microsoft Host Integration Server Reviewers Guide” and the “Microsoft Enterprise Single Sign-on Reviewers Guide”.

Blogs include CloudyInNashville, Microsoft Ignition Showcase, Architecture and Stuff.

Presentations

A frequent presenter at conferences and other events on Cloud Architecture, Design Patterns, Automation and Development as well as other topics.

Education

BS in Information Processing Charter Oak State College, Hartford Connecticut

AE in Electronic Engineering Worcester Junior College, Worcester Mass.

Military Service

Honorable Discharge US Marine Corps

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