Technology generalist. Technology hobbyist since 1985 (or earlier, if you count dismantling my mom's alarm clock when I was 6). Technology professional since 1997.I provided engineering, systems integration, development and Information Security expertise in an Internet data center environment for 7 years. After that, I helped large and small payment service providers and merchants to comply with Information Security compliance programs in the payment card industry for 7 years. I spent 4+ years managing Amazon's external party security program, followed by a year as a member of the AWS Solutions Architecture team, specializing in security and compliance. I helped AWS customers and partners architect and integrate their applications and services with the AWS platform. I provided application architectural guidance, best practices, and assistance in designing applications and services that are scalable, reliable, performant, and secure.