NIELS GOLDSTEIN

Chief Cloud Officer/Architect

+1-443-***-****

ad3vtu@r.postjobfree.com

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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