Financial Management Enterprise Architect
Resume:
NIELS GOLDSTEIN
Chief Cloud Officer/Architect
******@*******.***
www.linkedin.com/in/cloudserviceexpertise/
Thai Address – Khan Na Yao District
CAREER OBJECTIVE
Seeking Executive Level Role
Enterprise Architect, Cloud SME, IT Strategist, Financial management of IT, MBA, Process improvement, Financial Management, People Management.
Chief Cloud Architect/Officer, responsible for research and development, leadership vision, technology, and EA roadmap, leading national or global teams, that requires executive presence, poise, and experience.
I will be located in Bangkok, TH after April 2023
WORK EXPERIENCE
SENIOR DIRECTOR Enterprise Architecture – Fannie Mae / Washington, DC Oct-2022 – Present
Leader for InfoSec Enterprise Architecture
Sr. Director of team of FTE and Contractors performing EA tasks
SME for Cloud, Zero Trust and InfoSec at the EA level
Budget responsibility
Contractor and Employee Management
EA Areas of responsibility include InfoSec, Resiliency, Digital Workplace, DevSecOps, Edge Networking
CLOUD ADVISORY LEADER (DIRECTOR LEVEL)– Accenture Federal / Arlington, VA – May 2019 – Sep 2022
Technology, Strategy and Policy Advisory Lead
Enterprise Infrastructure and Cloud (Poly-Cloud) Architect Lead
Zero Trust SME for Enterprise Services, Policy, Enforcement and Design/Architecture/Engineering
Provide Expert Level Cloud Administration, Policies and Architecture Subject Matter Expertise to DOD and Intel Community
Architect and designer of SCCA Compliant Cloud Boundaries, author of ConOps for migrating Agencies to Cloud
Cloud and IT Infrastructure SME for DOD Branch CIO and CTO - AWS, Azure, GCP Architect for DOD Programs (Solutions and BD)
Cloud SME for Cloud Assessment and Migration Programs
Trainer of Recruiters to help teach them to find the best candidates
Recruiter and Closing Interviewer of Cloud Engineers and Architects
Mentor, training, and developing Jr. staff
DIRECTOR, CLOUD ARCHITECTURE – CGI Federal / Fairfax, VA - Mar 2016 – May 2019
Design and build enterprise level technical solutions, using SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS across AWS, Azure
Customer Facing Intellectual Property and Software Development Lead (Unify360, Portfolio Manager)
Laid out cloud roadmaps, performed risk assessments, timeline development, described value and developed KPIs for Government Agencies (NRC, EPA, FDIC, Department of State)
Created, participated, and delivered client presentations at the Executive level, Government Orals presentations
Provided core technical solutions and proposals for complex, enterprise-wide Cloud Migration projects, with resultant revenue for one program alone, at over $65 million (to AWS from Co-Lo/On-Premises)
Epic and Story author for agile teams
CHIEF CLOUD OFFICER (VP LEVEL) – Teradata (TDMA) / Dayton, OH – May 2014 – Sept 2015
Responsible for overall Cloud initiatives, in partnership with Chief Enterprise Architect and CTO
Formulated the Teradata Marketing Applications Cloud Strategy and supported management in communicating and translating clear technical tactics for a global cloud initiative
Managed Cloud Architecture and Vendor Management teams (Both AWS and Azure based Architects)
Created Training plans, and managed team performance goals
Developed key architectural guidance principles and 2-5-year strategic cloud migration roadmaps
DIRECTOR, CLOUD COE – Siemens Healthcare / Malvern, PA - Dec 2013 – May 2014
Led team that provided DevOps focused private cloud built on OpenStack
Senior member of the CTO Organization
Hired contractors, managed staff, managed to budget
Managed multiple Centers of Excellence, including Cloud, Automation, AppDev, and Database Technology
Left to go with CTO who went to Teradata Marketing Applications
DIRECTOR, CLOUD STRATEGIST – NetApp / Sunnyvale, CA - Dec 2010 – Aug 2013
Partnered with the sales team to design solutions for Telco customers
Co-Created Cloud Readiness Workshops
Recommended SaaS, IaaS and PaaS solutions to ISPs (in competition with AWS)
Senior member, Cloud and Hosted Solutions for Telco and Service Provider customers, including Cerner, Savvis, Verizon, AT&T, Iron Mountain, SunGard, CDW, etc.
Cloud Solutions Architect enabling NetApp technical field teams, partners, and customers
CTO FOR INFRASTRUCTURE – T-Sciences / Arlington, VA - May 2009 – Jul 2010
CTO, Advisor to the CTO on Cloud, GRID, Utility Computing and Virtualization.
Provided training, executive consultation, recommended vendors and strategic direction for several US Army and US State Department Diplomatic Security Programs.
Served as Sr. Business Development advisor. (Classified work)
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR – Oracle / Redwood Shores, CA – May 1992 – Sep 2009
Created Cloud Blueprint for STIL/NGA (classified).
Created Cloud Training materials.
Mentored groups of junior and mid-career professionals
Increased quality of customer interactions by incorporating surveys and feedback
Prepared key project deliverables for various government and military agencies, including the US Army and National Geospatial Intelligence Agency
Produced and provided technology training in Data Center best practices, design, and operations
Developed and promoted technological, procedural, and organizational based improvements
P&L/Cap&Op X $10-15 million
EDUCATION
RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE - Troy, NY - May 1993
MBA (Master of Business Administration) IT Management
B.S. Geology
SKILLS
Clearance – Top Secret/SCI
IT Technical Executive
Multiple Centers of Excellence Director (CCoE)
Digital Transformation
Change Management
DevSecOps
IT Automation, Security
AWS, Azure, GCP, Hybrid Cloud Expert
Mergers and Acquisitions, Due Diligence
Project and Program Manager
ITIL Implementation (ITIL V3 Certified)
IT Operations and Software Development
RFP and RFI Responses
SAFe Agilist
Data Center Operations and Leadership
PII, PHI FIN-DATA Security and Protection
Network Architecture
Software Design Patterns
Group Management
Asset Management
Vendor Management
Financial Management
HIPPA and PII Management and Security
GDPR Compliance
Early Bitcoin Miner, Blockchain Enthusiast (SIG)
Master Data Management, Data Analytics, Warehouse
Microservices Architecture
Cloud Native Design
20+ years Managing Projects, Teams and Groups
Account Management (up to 57)
Clear Communicator – Former Instructor 4 years
Networks, servers, DHCP, DNS and AD services
Zero Trust Architecture
DOD Security Controls
Global Teams – 15 countries+
Experienced World Traveler
Additional Summary of Experience
Excellent understanding of IT infrastructure and cloud technology architectures
30+ years of technology background focusing on software engineering management, enterprise infrastructure and Cloud-Infrastructure including VNets, NAT, IAAC (or IAC in some circles), Terraform, Secrets and Key management, Zero Trust, CI/CD pipelines for IAC and software development
20+ years of infrastructure architecture and engineering experience including virtualization, cloud, server, storage, and networking (i.e: VMWare, Cisco UCS, Pure Storage, Azure, etc.)
Extensive Experience in Cloud Computing, IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, including containerization such as Kubernetes, Docker
Experience with AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and other public or private cloud providers
15+ years of leadership experience in information technology managing Groups and Teams
Extensive Knowledge of enterprise architecture, designing infrastructure environments with distributed enterprise systems, architecture, and implementation standards
Extensive Experience in DevOps and DevSecOps, microservices, APIs, infrastructure & cloud orchestration, and monitoring technology
Certified Knowledge of ITIL, ITSM, IT operations, and programming skills
Excellent communication skills and ability to work individually, within a team, and partner with other business groups
Experience in Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity initiatives (Was Oracle BC Executive on East Coast)
SME ability to develop policies & procedures, risk assessment and effective communications
Understanding and knowledge of modern security tools, development patterns, and best practices, i.e. DOD SCCA and required Security controls and how they apply to both DOD and non-DOD organizations
Extensive experience with regulatory compliance audits and assessments
Direct experience in managing and leading technical and non-technical resources
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