Career Summary
- Executive Technology Leader with 17+ years of experience and proven background in cloud management, product architecture, multi-cloud environments, and data center infrastructure, leading top-performing teams in designing and implementing scalable cloud and data center solutions, ensuring optimal performance and efficiency.
- Recognized with MBA with a focus on strategy, finance, and management from Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- Instrumental in developing a robust Greenfield cloud environment, laying the foundation for Altria's transformation into a Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG) company, while managing ~$11M annual budget.
- Integral in leading organization in AI implementation, becoming one of the 1st within the industry to utilize the innovative technology, designing and launching Altria GPT.
- Leveraged innovative technology to automate and streamline workflow, transitioning 90% of manual activities to automation, including automating infrastructure deployments using PowerShell that decreased deployment time 60%.
- Focused on enhancing cloud infrastructure efficiency by designing and implementing scalable solutions, including migrating databases and applications to Azure, reducing infrastructure costs by 30%.
Professional Work Experience
Altria Client Services – Richmond, VA
Enterprise Architect & Sr. Manager in Technology (2020 – Current)
- Serve as an integral executive leader, directing a team in daily operations, designing architecture, managing the data center, implementing projects, optimizing operations, and reducing costs to drive growth, while developing a Greenfield cloud environment that laid the foundation for Altria’s transformation into a Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG) company with an annual budget of ~$11M.
- Led migration of 500+ critical applications from on-prem to Azure, improving resource utilization and driving 30% reduction in data center expenses.
- Utilized containerization and migration to PaaS SQL-managed instances to modernize 50+ legacy applications, resulting in a 20% improvement in system uptime and a significant reduction in maintenance overhead.
- Directed the team in replacing and consolidating all backup solutions into 1 unified system, optimizing data resilience and security while generating significant organizational cost savings.
- Launched multi-cloud strategy across Azure, AWS, and GCP, elevating disaster recovery capabilities to 99.99% SLA for high availability and business continuity while managing $10M+ in cloud expenditures to optimize cost efficiency and align with strategic cloud transformation initiatives.
- Secured Terraform as a standard Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool, streamlining infrastructure deployments and delivering a 70% reduction in manual configuration errors.
- Built and deployed Kubernetes platform supporting 100+ applications that increased scalability 50% and improved resource management efficiency.
- Integral in leading organization in AI implementation, becoming one of the 1st within the industry to utilize the innovative technology, designing and launching Altria GPT.
- Perform as a member of the Architecture Board for the previous 2 years, meeting regularly with the VPs to discuss new projects.
Diversey Inc – Charlotte, NC
Sr Azure Cloud Engineer (2018 – 2020)
- Hired as contractor and transitioned to FTE after 6 months, providing strategic direction to manage and optimize 600+ IaaS servers in Azure.
- Drove 20% reduction in cloud costs via resource optimization and effective monitoring with $5M in projected savings over 3 years.
- Played a pivotal role in migrating the entire IT infrastructure, including SAP and 300+ complex systems, out of the existing data center within six months following a private equity acquisition, ensuring seamless migration with zero unplanned downtime.
- Managed a cloud landscape with an annual budget exceeding $5 million, implementing right-sizing strategies and Azure reservations that resulted in a more than 50% reduction in cloud infrastructure costs.
- Developed and implemented a disaster recovery plan for critical workloads, achieving 99.99% uptime and mitigating business risk with high availability and failover capabilities.
USAA Bank – San Antonio, TX
Sr Azure Cloud Consultant (2016 – 2018)
- Led the migration of on-premise SQL Server 2012 to Azure SQL Database (PaaS), securing a 35% increase in database performance.
- Leveraged innovative technology to automate and streamline workflow, transitioning 90% of manual activities to automation, including automating infrastructure deployments using PowerShell that decreased deployment time by 60%.
- Utilized Azure Data Factory to migrate data from the on-premises SQL Server to Azure Data Lake Store and established pipelines to transition data to the cloud.
- Constructed a big data cluster with HD insights and created a mobile and web application in Azure while maintaining traffic managers, enabling a 3X increase in data processing speeds faster than the legacy systems.
- Oversaw Identity Access management of Azure Subscriptions, Azure AD, and Azure AD Application, utilizing Ansible and written playbooks for auto-shutdown and installing patches.
Cooper Tires – Findlay, OH
Azure Cloud Architect (2016)
- Focused on enhancing cloud infrastructure efficiency by designing and implementing scalable solutions, including migrating databases and applications to Azure, reducing infrastructure costs by 30%.
- Configured and managed App Service Plans scaling while leading the migration of on-premises databases and applications to Azure.
- Facilitated comprehensive reviews of client existing infrastructures, focusing on identifying areas for improvement and cost reduction opportunities.
- Developed and launched secure Azure Virtual Networks (VNets) with subnets, network settings, DHCP blocks, DNS settings, and routing.
IBM – Herndon, VA
Cloud Engineer (2010 – 2016)
- Hired into the organization as an SAP Consultant and was recognized for continuous top performance, earning promotions up to Implementation and Design, Application Support, and, ultimately, Cloud engineering.
- Integral team player designing and implementing Azure solutions for various clients, securing 99.9% success in project delivery.
- Developed Network Security Groups (NSGs) to manage inbound and outbound access and set up Virtual Appliances to meet security requirements.
Additional Experience
- Ciber / Phillips (Bangalore, India) – IT Consultant
- Boart Longyear – Information Technology Consultant
- Aflac Insurance – Software Engineer
Education & Certifications
- The University of North Carolina, Kenan-Flagler Business School – MBA, Strategy, Finance, and Management
- Federation University, Australia – Master of Science, Information Technology
- JNT University, Hyderabad, India – Bachelor of Science, Information Technology
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert | AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner | Google Cloud Digital Leader Certification
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals | Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Designing & Implementing a Microsoft Azure AI Solution
Technology Stack
- Cloud Platforms: Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google Cloud
- Operating Systems: Windows, Linux, Mac OS
- Databases: Oracle, SQL Server, SAP HANA, DB2, Teradata, Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL, Dynamo DB
- Networking: Virtual Networks, Security Groups, Express Route, S2S VPN, Palo Alto Firewalls
- Virtualization: VMware ESX/ESXi, vCenter, Microsoft Hyper-V
- Scripting: .NET, Python, Bash, Microsoft Windows PowerShell, ARM (JSON) Templates, PowerShell DSC
- Tools: Ansible, Terraform, ServiceNow, Visual Studio, SharePoint, DevOps