Computer Science Hybrid Cloud

Edward Tadlock

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Waxahachie, TX *****

Phone: 214-***-****(cell)

Email: **********@*****.***

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE:

Technology leadership expertise in Sales, Strategy and Delivery of Cloud, Infrastructure and Enterprise Architecture. Expertise in Vendor/Alliance Management and Program Management. Over Fifteen years’ experience in Public, Private and Hybrid Cloud technologies and deployment architectures. Quick to embrace new technologies and develop strategies to implement with low risk/high return. Advanced understanding of business processes and strategies to communicate value propositions at the CXO level.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science - Texas Christian University

Master of Business Administration - Southern Methodist University

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

5/22-9/24 – IBM Sales - Account Technical Lead/CTO

·Leader of the technical engagement with the client. Establish the the use of the entire portfolio of IBM Technology including IBM Cloud, WatsonAI and IBM SaaS products on any Cloud.

·Build and execute the Client Technical Strategy (CTS) to position IBM based on the client’s business and technical challenges, strategies, and priorities.

·Define client use cases using the CTS, engage the customer on co-creation, defining and aligning on strategic objectives, create solution architectures, and engage with other IBM organizations (Red Hat) and external partners to deliver Workshops, MVPs, Tech Briefings and define technology roadmaps.

·Co-ordinate the efforts of cross organizational teams of 16-20 Product Architects and Subject Matter Experts supporting specific technologies.

·Work with IBM Partners to deliver specific solutions sold.

·Work with client Procurement to align with budget and timing.

·Work with Account Sales lead to close deals on specified solutions.

·Increased sales 15% in 2002 and 25% in 2023.

·Achieved over $40M in Sales revenue in 2024,

10/21-5/22 – Presidio – PreSales Principal Architect – Cloud, Automaton and DevOps

•Own all PreSales and Delivery technical activity’s for Cloud, Automation and DevOps offerings for South and West regions of USA.

•Manage all DevOps and Automation Partners for delivery activities.

• Determine team composition, location (onshore of offshore) and effort for pricing work / proposals.

01/21- 10/21 Current Wipro Ltd – Senior Cloud Architect - PreSales

·PreSales Architect consulting with clients to determine business and technical requirements to best fit a Cloud /Cloud migration approach for select applications up to entire Data Centers.

·Consult with clients to develop an overall multi-Cloud and/or Hybrid Cloud Strategy as part of an overall Digital Transformation program.

·Direct off-shore teams to build out business case(s), cost models and detailed solution architecture(s)

·Work with Sales and Client Account Managers to develop SOWs for offerings.

·Manage technical relationships with offshore delivery teams as Chief Architect and Technical Delivery Executive for several accounts performing Cloud Migrations and pre-migration Assessments.

·Architected a focused Cloud go-to-market Strategy for use in the Manufacturing industry including concepts of IoT in factory, AI/ML based factory management, Infrastructure as Code, Edge computing, containers, automation, security, networking and digital twins.

·Primary focus is AWS and secondary is Azure.

·PreSales Architect for $15M in revenue in 2021

5/17 – 9/20 Deloitte Consulting – Cloud Solutions Managing Architect

·Managed the technology program activities for the Deloitte-VMWare partnership.

·Managed $25M in partnership revenue across multiple activity streams per year.

·Managed the plan and day to day activities of 30+ global staff, including formal mentoring of junior employees

·Co-ordinated vendor relations for joint go-to-market activities and proposals.

·Built training plans for staff to obtain basic and advanced VMWare certifications.

·Developed technical solution architectures, built marketing collateral, pricing strategies and delivery team skills matrix. Won VMWare partner of year for 2020.

·Collaborated with Deloitte sales teams in a PreSales technical role to understand and document the technical requirements to build a strategy, solution and use cases for Hybrid Cloud Transformation. Focused conversations were used to define business drivers, expected value, technology approach/preferences and define potential risks or roadblocks.

·Solutions encompassed all Cloud platforms supporting VMware Technology both public cloud and private cloud.

·Developed Hybrid Cloud technology-based strategies to address client business needs at affordable costs.

·Developed Hybrid Cloud Strategies, Cloud Migration Plans, Reinventing IT proposals, IT Operating Models and Cloud/Infrastructure Architecture and Optimization solutions for Fortune 100 clients

·Evangelized Hybrid Cloud technology and associated business benefits to internal organizations such as industry focused practices and senior leadership/partners.

·Developed and delivered a US wide road show for educating Architects and senior technologists on the business value and technology architecture of Hybrid Cloud solutions for all major cloud providers.

·Define transformation/migration approach and technical architecture for migration of traditional Data Center hosted IT applications to Cloud

·Strong knowledge all major Cloud Platforms both IaaS and PaaS offerings

·Deep knowledge in Hybrid Cloud. IaaS, PaaS, and IaaS expertise on all cloud platforms

·Deep knowledge in Infrastructure, Data Center Consolidation, Cloud based Disaster Recovery, Cloud Optimization for Cost/Performance, Cloud Operations and Managed Services.

·Cloud SME for Migration of an acquired business public AWS presence (M&A) to an AWS instance owned by Deloitte. High visibility role coordinating with all levels of acquired firm and with Deloitte M&A executives.

·Defined the Cloud Strategy for a large health care provider. Delivered a roadmap to prepare and begin moving applications to be Cloud based within 3 years. Outlined the Governance approach for control and visibility of on-premise and Cloud applications.

·Knowledgeable in CI/CD, DevOps, Cloud migration and development tools, Cloud APIs, Containers and Cloud Orchestration.

·Coach and Mentor for younger employees in Cloud Engineering practice.

10/16 – 5/17 Fujitsu North America –Chief Cloud Architect and Director of Cloud Delivery

·Developed the technical approach, process and plans for delivery of Fujitsu Hybrid Cloud IT Infrastructure as a Service to clients.

·Set the overall strategic direction for Cloud and related Technologies. Present Fujitsu Cloud solution to clients.

·Developed use cases/business value propositions for solution offerings, wrote documentation and built deployment process for migration of Windows and Linux applications from client Data Centers to Fujitsu Private K5 Cloud, VMWare, and OpenStack.

·Established and documented the end-to-end process from closing of sale to setting up delivery actions including interlocks for approvals with HR, Finance and Legal teams.

·Developed and documented the requirements, architectures, pricing and wrote the SOW for each migration program or project.

·Established the process of using offshore teams (India and Poland) to deliver migrations.

·Point of escalation for problems and issues.

·Consulted with large multi-national firm to develop Cloud Governance process and methods.

·Author of numerous RFP responses and customer presentations.

·Daily interactions with Fujitsu and Client executives in Japan and USA at the VP level and above.

3/16-10//16 Hewlett-Packard Enterprise – Private Consultant - Cloud Migration Architect

·Defined the migration strategy and high-level process for migration of Windows and Linux applications from client Data Centers into AWS and HPE Private Cloud

·Developed and documented the process to capture all requirements and business use cases for each Application migration

·Optimized the questionnaire and interview process used with Client application owners.

·Led pre-migration Application Rationalization discussions for each application to determine if move, retire, re-architect or upgrade was the best approach.

·Monitored the migration execution phase and resolved issues.

·Manage/Mentor junior technical staff.

10/15- 3/16 Citi Group – Private Consultant - Business Technology Architect

·Define requirements, technical approach, risks, costs, timelines, and budgets for a large Data Center Migration to Cloud project.

·Estimated performance in new environment and suggested changes to enhance performance and minimize resource consumption.

·Co-ordinated with Business owners to understand application dependencies and interfaces.

·Planned the migrations for over 300 servers with 500+ Windows and AIX Applications to Red Hat Linux and Private Cloud

·Defined target hardware and Virtual Machine characteristics to allow for purchasing lead time.

·Work package completed ahead of schedule.

4/14 – 8/15 Atos North America – Cloud Delivery Director

·Maximized the performance of a practice of 75+ Solution Architects/Engineers developing and delivering Cloud Solutions (AWS, VMWare, Azure, and Private Cloud) and Data Center Migrations for multiple clients.

·Improved practice performance by instituting a plan for communications and cross co-ordination of multiple engagement teams to share best practices and lessons learned. Standardized the migration toolset.

·Recognized as Cloud technology leader/proponent/evangelist within firm.

·Co-ordinated obtaining Cloud certifications for my entire practice.

·Managed strategic relationships with clients, vendors, contractors, and internal organizations.

·Developed and communicated a strategic roadmap for AWS Cloud adoption.

·Promote innovative thinking and process improvements to minimize migration timeline.

·Provide strategic direction on technology and staffing

·Validate that all Proposals comply with Client requirements and Atos best practices.

·Responsible for all hiring, training, discipline, promotions, and salary reviews.

·Accountable for results including acceptable profit margins and team utilization.

·Remain current on IT Technologies with emphasis on Cloud.

08/10-4/14: Accenture LLC – Manager/Alliances Infrastructure Architect

·Maximize Accenture Alliances sales by engaging both physically and virtually with client executives as a technical expert to define business and technical requirements, articulate solution options and their potential ROI, build long term strategic relationships, and propose implementation approaches.

·Maximize client benefits with solutions that were technology focused but business use case driven.

·Recognized expert in developing complex high-performance strategic solutions for clients using vendor/partner Infrastructure products such as HP and IBM servers, Cisco/Riverbed WAN/LAN, backup software/appliances, and all major brands of Storage.

·Manage infrastructure solution installation and configuration to support Data Center Consolidation/Migration.

·Technical leadership of the Accenture-NetApp partnership.

·Developed a Private Cloud solution for hosting Big Data applications for major telco

·Diverse industry base with clients in Retail, Manufacturing, Health care and Finance.

·Manage joint delivery teams of vendors, partners, and internal resources to ensure high quality an on-schedule deliverables.

03/09 – 07/10: Federal Reserve Information Technology – Enterprise Architect

·Develop and delivered a software development cost optimization strategy for Federal Reserve Banking System by implementing SOA

·Developed a scorecard to assess quality of proposed IT strategic plans by mapping requirements of the member banks into the plans.

·Participated in Application Rationalization activities for data center migration to Linux or retirement of mainframe applications.

·Generated a tool for determining the value of selected technologies by checking the alignment of the technology to business requirements.

·Supported the Federal Reserve Bank of New York with an application migration of the Fedwire Funds transfer processing from mainframes to distributed system.

·Defined Strategies for use of Automated Code Conversion tools to migrate legacy mainframe applications from IBM COBOL to Linux based programming languages with minimal developer involvement.

05/07 - 03/09: EDS, an HP Company – Enterprise Architect

·Leadership of global Critical Situations team responsible for auditing and discovering sources of negative performance and non-compliance on very large ($100M+) and highly visible projects. Recovery strategies and plans were also developed.

·Contributed to revisions of EDS Standard methods and approaches for implementing technologies such as Infrastructure and Software

·Developed new practices for use worldwide in Systems Architecture development to ensure better alignment with requirements saving 25% in costs due to a process the yielded standardized results by using a quantitative system with numerical ratings.

· Presented the audit results and recovery plans to Executive levels of EDS/HP and customers.

10/06 – Present: Buffalo Creek Solutions – Owner

·Provided technology consulting too small to mid-sized businesses to help achieve growth objectives via technology.

·Provided advice on Infrastructure purchases, use of current and future technology such as Cloud. develop long-term technology plans encompassing areas such as virtualization, ILM, SOA, Web, DR, QA, SDLC, DW, Outsourcing, etc.

·Technical project manager for a worldwide storage consolidation project for a large financial services firm. Developed standard processes (aka Run Books) for use in data migration from old to new environment saving 20% of the time and cost of each migration.

11/05-9/06 Sun Microsystems, Pre-Sales Solution Architect

·Contribute $20-30M in annual sales and services revenue by defining requirements, designing, and presenting solution architectures that fulfilled customer requirements using Sun Servers and Storage.

· Focus on business outcomes (ROI) not just technical approach.

·Supported several large Sun clients in transportation, retail point of sale and telecom with equipment upgrades, server consolidation, build vs. buy studies, architecture definition, tech support, and new technology discussions.

·Developed Grid Architecture for financial modeling customer, developed Identity Management solution for transportation customer.

·Led teams to solve customer problems with existing Sun equipment and gain intelligence to position upgrades/tech refresh options.

5/2005- 11/05: Raytheon IIS, Sr Principal Systems Engineer

·Developed the Technology Strategy and the Systems Architecture for the $400M UAE Emergency Response Center (ERC) proposal.

·Designed the Emergency Management Data Center resident in the ERC. Specified Servers, Storage, Networks, cooling, power, and floor space as needed to implement the design.

·Interfaced with experts to develop process, plans and procedures to manage crises and translate those ideas into a technology-based solution.

·Integrated the infrastructure, software, and processes to support the FEMA Emergency Management process.

·Perform trade studies on emerging technologies useful to Emergency Management such as GIS systems, software radio, secure telecommunications, etc.

9/2004 – 5/2005: Northrop-Grumman Information Technology, Private Consultant Technical Project Manager

·Project Manager and Systems Architect for delivery and migration of an $15M Environmental Management system tech refresh project.

·Defined the gaps, specified system requirements and technologies for servers, software, and Bandwidth, estimated effort and costs.

·Estimated design and development costs for a change requests to add additional capabilities

·Performed the Project Management activities for the software development phase of the project. Responsible for tracking cost and schedule compliance, approving deliverables, managing customer and developer expectations, managing scope, resources and to deliver high quality software. Also responsible for managing a subcontractor in California.

·Reviewed the SOA software architecture plan, implemented a SEI Level 3 software development process and managed the overall technical solution.

·Develop and present project status and issues to Customer and to Sr. Management on weekly basis. Develop and present project status to Executives on a Monthly basis.

·Worked as Technology expert /Architect on evaluation of vendor proposals for other systems while managing my primary project.

1/2004 – 9/2004: Cisco Systems, RTP, NC; Private Consultant Enterprise IT Architect

Lead Architect for delivery of Strategic and Tactical level Enterprise IT Solutions in support of the Cisco Global Government Services Group.

·Architect highly secure solutions for GGSG IT systems such as E-mail, CRM, File Shares, Networks/Telecommunications, Collaboration, Desktop, Servers, Networks, Disaster Recovery/Backups, and Identity Management etc.

·Co-ordinate with Data Center teams to design the layout and required capabilities (ping, power, cooling, floor space, license, support, SLAs, etc.)

·Implemented solutions using Windows 2000, AD, LDAP, Solaris, Linux, Java and Perl/CGI software, Sun, and HP (Intel) servers, Cisco networking, EMC SAN and NetApps NAS. Develop a VPN based TCP/IP Network Design.

·Work with all GGSG Business Unit customers to provide strategic technical direction, validate compliance with Government directive, derive project requirements and design, propose software development standards (CMMI), and develop cost estimates.

9/2002- 1/2004: NASA IV&V Center, Fairmont, WV, Sr. Systems Engineer (contractor via SAIC)

·Technical Leader/ Project Manager for small teams examining NASA mission software architectures for technical correctness, safety, requirements coverage and test coverage.

·Analyze contractor software development process for risks and compliance with NASA standards and practices and CMM/SEI levels.

· Evaluate software artifacts and evaluate the risks to the program from software/systems problems and recommended risk reduction or corrective action approaches.

·Reviewed code by hand and with automated tools to detect violations of principles.

·Develop new business Processes and Procedures to optimize team performance.

·Estimate tasks and manage costs using Earned Value, schedule and establish tasks for new and existing projects.

·Participated in IV&V Center Disaster Planning. Develop and market software research project ideas.

·Won 250K of software research grants from NASA.

11/2000 - 6/2002 IBM Global Services Dallas, TX - Consulting IT Architect

·Senior Architect/Team Lead for IT Infrastructure Consulting engagements. Responsible for the technical coordination and leadership of multi-discipline teams of 6-8 analysts on delivery projects involving e-commerce n-tier distributed Systems, EAI, CRM, large scale Server Consolidations, Disaster Planning/Business Continuity, Process Improvements, IT to Business Alignments and Data Center Design and Relocations.

·Responsible for the requirements development, Architecture, design, and deployment into IBM Dallas Data Center of complex, high availability, high performance, and secure solutions.

·Performed a zero down time Data Center relocation for a mid-sized bank.

·Developed the technical approach, requirements, and costs for many Data Center relocation proposals.

·Communicated status and information to senior management and C-level executives.

·Developed creative solution strategies for clients in Finance, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Travel, and Retail.

·Performed a Disaster Planning/Business Continuity Audit of a large Defense contractor.

·Consolidated 600+ servers for a large on-line retailer, saving 15-20% in costs.

·Reworked the IT systems architecture of services firm with a cost savings of 20%.

1984-2000

Various embedded software development, team leadership, quality, and compliance consulting roles in Software Engineering, Systems Engineering and Consulting for Defense systems.

Certifications :

ITIL Foundations

Six Sigma Green Belt

IBM Midrange Storage

IBM Enterprise Storage

EMC Storage Professional

VMware VTSP and VCP

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