Cloud Architect

Principal Infrastructure Cloud Architect

Qualifications Profile

Solutions-focused, seasoned, and results-oriented professional, equipped with exceptional leadership skills and extensive experience in the field of information technology. Expert at managing and completing complex projects within schedule and budget as well as leading and training teams to improve overall performance, boost productivity, and achieve goals. Effective at collaborating and establishing relationships with customers, the management, and individuals at all levels across the organization. Core competencies include:

Process Optimization Stakeholder and Vendor Management Strategic Planning and Execution

Problem Resolution and Decision Making System Architecture and Deployment Configuration Management

Relevant Experience

United Launch Alliance (ULA) – Lockheed Martin/Boeing Space Headquarters, Centennial, CO

Principal Solutions Architect Consultant May 2019–Present

Provide a voice of reason regarding technical oversight between the PMO office and operations teams in between what was wanted, and what was possible given the technical challenges, budget, and deadline for the project

Quickly develop a relationship as a trusted advisor, mitigating the existing tension between upper level management and the operations teams

Act as technical lead for a team of 20+ 3rd party contractors and 10 FTE’s

Keenly assess the current environment and create plan to migrate the company into Windows 10 which includes McAfee Drive Encryption, multi-factor authentication (MFA) and Windows Hello for Business (WH4B), FlexNet Manager Suite, application rationalization, application packaging, lifecycle management, persona-based application deployment with application matching, and custom lifecycle management front-end portal for migration scheduling and deployment

Develop Windows 10 task sequences from scratch in accordance with refresh, replace, and greenfield deployment in collaboration with the Operations and Deskside teams

Lennar Corporation Corp/Headquarters, Miami, FL

Principal Infrastructure Architect Consultant Mar 2017–Apr 2019

Established a new strategy and System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) CB 1810> infrastructure for endpoint management and new Tanium-based infrastructure deployment

Deployed new SCCM environment with selective content migration from an older SCCM environment, and decommissioned the older environment post migration

Restructured all task sequences for various Lennar lines of businesses for Windows 10 1803 for migration and wipe/load from Windows 7 to Windows 10 with Legacy>UEFI conversion

Led the deployment of new distribution points built on Server 2016 to replace current model of co-located DC-based DPs

Took charge of producing architecture documentation to procure funding

Wrote whitepapers, requirements, and documents required for architecture and project funding for endpoint management and Windows 10 upgrade

Designed new Windows 7, Windows 10, and Server 2016-based images and task sequences

Introduced new patching strategy to lessen deployment time and enhance security posture on change control board and quality assurance

Determined and implemented a plan to mitigate issues that impacted Windows 10 migration

Coordinated with project managers, third-party vendors, and executive management in creating project plans, timelines, architecture diagrams, procedures, and gap analysis

Played an integral role in decreasing platforms from more than 120 to 5 models to reduce administration overhead and management complexity with driver management

Diagnosed, troubleshoot, and mitigated unknown flaws in the design and deployment of DNS, AD Design, and WAN optimization (Riverbed) which were negatively impacting the infrastructure

Sparkhound, Houston, TX

Principal Infrastructure Architect Consultant Nov 2015–May 2016

Capitalized on technical skills in architecting System Center Operations Manager (SCOM), SCCM, and SCORCH 2012 R2 infrastructure solution for the oil and gas industry while minimizing and automating the complexity of their patching and operating system deployment processes as well as current security vulnerability footprint using SCORCH and runbooks

Spearheaded the architecture and deployment of SCORCH in a high-availability design utilizing SQL 2012 AlwaysOn and recommended a plan to automate patching cycles and develop pre, post, validation, remediation, and notification runbooks to lessen time spent during server patching

Assisted in fixing dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) and domain name system (DNS) environment such as virtual private network (VPN) as well as in turning on DNS scavenging to resolve machines and help with the process

Provided suggestion to customers to reduce their cost and increase return on investment (ROI) by utilizing hyper-converged data center and hybrid cloud to eliminate cost and bottlenecks associated with SANS

Offered recommendations to rebuild public key infrastructure (PKI) environment to best practice standards and simplify the management of third-party software through removal and replacement of Adobe and other software with the latest version of seven of their top vulnerabilities, thus achieving 57% reduction in vulnerabilities in one patching cycle

GDH Government Consulting, Montgomery, AL

Senior Consultant Architect Apr 2015–Sep 2015

Managed the complete Microsoft System Center suite and Azure in a hybrid cloud for the State of Alabama’s Medicare/Medicaid and Cares projects

Assumed responsibility in deploying and configuring SCCM 2012 R2, SCOM 2012 R2, SCDPM 2012 R2, SCVMM 2012 R2, SCORCH 2012 R2, SCSM 2012 R2, Hyper-V Manager, and Failover Cluster Manager while recovering corrupted virtual machines due to unstable environment

Took charge of building patch management environment within SCCM to patch servers and configuring patching for clustered servers within Failover Cluster Manager

Administered the configuration of Service Manager to support new helpdesk and produced custom incident management templates and email notifications

Generated PowerShell scripts to deploy new Azure environment and assisted with the configuration of Azure.Gov for the Cares project

Established a plan to update all servers to current UR levels and configured logging to capture performance baselines

Microsoft Corporation – Microsoft Consulting Services, Various Locations

Senior Consultant II May 2004–Nov 2014

Acted as subject matter expert (SME) for Microsoft System Center 2007/2012 products

Led the architecture and deployment of System Center Suite, including SCCM, SCOM, SCORCH, SCSM, Data Protection Manager (DPM), Virtual Machine Manager (VMM), Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), wireless distribution system (WDS), Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT), and FEP to large customer environments

Functioned as community lead for System Center in the public sector

Assisted in managing System Center and data center optimization community, generating statements of work (SOWs), and delivering SME support for services

Provided consulting services to various clients, such as:

oUnited States Department of State

-Architected System Center and operating system deployment solution to new remote data centers as part of a larger IT modernization project

-Served as an active member of the Microsoft Architecture Team, responsible for providing architecture and automation direction and guidance

oBureau of Engraving and Printing US Mint

-Rendered short-term onsite support in troubleshooting their SCCM and SCOM environments to address several technical and configuration issues

oInternal Revenue Service (IRS) Criminal Investigation Division

-Offered architecture and hardware recommendations and assistance in migrating from SCCM/SCOM 2007 to 2012

-Provided architecture for both SCCM 2012 and SCOM 2012 as well as virtual host hardware sizing and software build recommendations

oNorthrop Grumman Corporation

-Developed automation scripting to customize new System Center “SCCM 2012” infrastructure to deliver the same level of automation using Altiris

oSpace and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWAR), Center for Disease Control, Alaska Native Tribal Health, and MHS-TriCare

-Applied technical expertise in architecting and deploying System Center 2012 products on Hyper-V and VMware while supervising other Microsoft consultants

oSocial Security Agency

-Took charge of re-architecting the agency’s SCCM 2007 enterprise supporting 160,000 clients with new hardware and a reduced infrastructure to support current requirements and OSD for Windows 7 deployment

-Collaborated with the Windows 7 Deployment Team for the transition from WDS to SCCM OSD

-Analyzed the current enterprise management environment and process level practices to boost and transition to best practice deployment and management of software update, application, and image deployment methodology

-Spearheaded the virtualization of enterprise management environment and transition to SCCM 2012

-Guided and coached other Microsoft consultants and PFEs working on engagements

-Employed four additional consultants to support initiatives that brought significant growth in the account

Held accountability for the architecture and deployment of Microsoft technologies such as System Center suite of enterprise management products and capabilities to large customer enterprise environments, including the following:

-New York City Transit Authority;

-World Bank;

-United States Office of Mining;

-Federal Reserve Bank;

-Executive Office of the President;

-Strategic Command (STRATCOM);

-United States Customs and Border Protection;

-Department of the Interior;

-Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery;

-Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center;

-Central Command (CENTCOM);

-CENTAF; US Air Force Central Command

-United States Geological Service;

-Internal Revenue Service;

-United States Army Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA);

-Social Security Agency;

-Department of Health and Human Services; and

-Lockheed Martin

Earlier Positions Held:

Senior Consultant II Sarasota County School Board, Sarasota, FL

Senior Consultant II State of New Jersey, Trenton, NJ

Senior Consultant II Veterans Administration, Albany, NY

Senior Consultant II United States Army Medical Command, San Antonio, TX

Senior Consultant II Department of Energy Y12, Oak Ridge, TN

Senior Consultant II National Institutes of Health – Center for Information Technology, Bethesda, MD

Senior Consultant II National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), FL

Senior Consultant II National Security Agency – MPO White Paper, Fort Meade, MD

Senior Consultant Team Lead Hewlett Packard – United States Army Medical Command, San Antonio, TX

Senior Consultant Project Manager TMP Worldwide – Pennsylvania Department of Health, Harrisburg, PA

Senior Consultant Architect SMS2.0 Pennsylvania Department of Health, Harrisburg, PA

Senior Consultant Unisys – Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, Harrisburg, PA

Senior Consultant Architect SMS2.0 Aris Corporation – United States Marine Corps, Quantico, VA

Senior Consultant CST – Bureau of Naval Personnel, Millington, TN

Systems/Network Engineer ErgoMed, Inc., San Antonio, TX

Other Experience

Norwalk Police Department, Norwalk, CT

Canine Officer and Special Weapons and Tactics Team

United States Marine Corps

Sergeant

Education

Coursework in Business Administration Norwalk Community College, Norwalk, CT

Coursework in Business Administration University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

Coursework in Business Administration University of Montana, Missoula, MT

Professional Development

Certification

Azure Solutions Architect Expert Certification, In Progress

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)

Microsoft Certified Professional + Internet (MCP+I)

Course

New Horizons Tech School (Microsoft Accredited)

Award

Microsoft Gold Star Award, 2007

Activities

Volunteer, Habitat for Humanity International, 2015–Present

Technical Skills

Operating Systems

Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2012 Windows 7, 8, 8.1, and 10

Networking and Intra/Internet

Cloud Hybrid Physical>Virtual Management Over Intranet and Internet TCP

UDP IPSec Meraki VPN VLANs

Infrastructure

Azure IaaS SaaS DaaS PaaS IoT Active Directory System Center 2016 Current Branch 1810 Intune Office365>

Hyper-V SQL Internet-Based Client Management Cloud Direct Access Auto Pilot

VMware (SCCM, SCOM, SCORCH, SCSM, DPM, VMM, WSUS, WDS, MDT, and FEP)

Tanium AirWatch SQL2016 Clustering HA DR

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