• Restructure team to streamline and eliminate roadblocks.-- Reduce turnaround time of requests from 57 days to 3.• Daily management of data modernization efforts using Databricks, Synapse and Snowflake.• Guide cloud initiatives as apps migrate to Azure• Guide infrastructure security for both on-prem and cloud infrastructure. - Regular reviews with business partners and EIS. - Work with teams to remediate issues. - Patching, fix bugs, vendor vulnerabilities, network hardening.• Implement cloud cost management and controls - FinOps. - Regular reviews with management and business partners. - Python/CLE automated scripts to pull/process cost data.• Service Now/ITSM adoption, setup, rollout, evangelism. - Centralized operations by implementing procedures via Service Now and Microsoft Teams.• Hands-on daily operations work setting up cloud infrastructure.• Explore AI options for the team - GitHub CoPilot - CoPilot across Microsoft productivity suite. - CoPilot Studio : develop conversational chatbot using internal docs, integrate with MSFT Teams.- Lead cross functional team to implement Snowflake - Vendor, business partners, ETL team, DBAs and cloud infrastructure- Explore setting up MLOps team to properly support growing ML applications.- Utlize Azure AI Studio to develop MLsoloutions and train partners.

• Daily management of modernization efforts across portfolio. • Guide cloud initiatives as apps migrate to Azure/AWS • Guide infrastructure observability - monitoring, logging, alerting• Implement cloud cost management and controls - FInOps.• Trained staff to utilize common operations/support procedures – ITSM, Agile methodology.• Centralized operations by implementing consistent procedures via Service Now and Microsoft Teams.

• Guided 17-person team on-shore, 20-person team off-shore ($5 million budget).delivering solutions for state government contracts.• Active leader utilizing broad technology background assisting with design and problem solving.• Refocused team on DevOps culture by formulating vision and gaining buy-in from the team.• Centralized operations by implementing consistent procedures via Service Now.

• CNet/Techrepublic Senior Editor and contributor - authored 800+ articles - Sample article list.• Authored 2 programming books: Practical LotusScript and Domino Development with Java.• Contributed to IBM Redbook focused on integrating real-time communication channels.