Brian Kowalczyk Email & Phone Number

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

● Lead technology evaluations for some of the major assessments for Verizon, such as Enterprise API Security, Developer Productivity, SRE Tooling, and Generative AI Pair Programming● Responsible for ensuring home-grown applications are following advanced cloud-native practices● Lead the creation of Enterprise Strategic initiatives for high-priority items of the Enterprise Architecture department such as SCM platform governance, API architecture, and automated application architecture insights ● Lead the creation of an automated solution to reduce the amount of time it takes an engineer to validate TMF API conformance from days to minutes ● Designed Gitlab governance solution which has enabled us to inventory x% of codebases on the Enterprise Gitlab Platform ● Successfully support the Iconic team in understanding application architecture for +20 critical applications to the Verizon Consumer Group to help improve application performance and stability● Led the design and initial implementation of the platform data insights workstream to improve platform performance● Assisted in the design of an Enterprise Technology Product Catalog to help provide clarity and insights into areas where we can drive product consolidation● One of the lead architects for establishing a centralized dashboard around Gen AI Programming In product utilization● Support the creation and improvement of the Enterprise Architecture Track for the Verizon Leadership Development Program● Author articles and lead Tek Talks seasons to help educate the engineering community on new technologies and strategies● Responsible for budgetary management of two million dollars and worked with financial partners to make sure we were in good financial standings● Host the GTS organization's annual conference and was speaker coach to help presenters get ready for the internationally streamed event● Support with interviewing and onboarding of staff for Enterprise Architecture ● Mentor junior staff

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

● Team lead for four critical workstreams of the Architecture Governance and Enablement Team● Led budgetary management of three million dollars and worked with financial partners to make sure we were in good financial standings● Led various technical evaluations across the enterprise to identify target technology stacks● Established and maintained a strategic roadmap for an automated application to support architecture governance initiatives● Designed an automated governance tool that leverages advanced cloud-native practices (serverless & containerization) to ensure minimal operational overhead and cost● Own and drive backlog grooming and management, prioritize user stories, create acceptance criteria, and drive testing and delivery● Established partnerships across the GTS organization to centralize critical data to ensure application architecture standards● Provided monthly updates to senior leadership on the status of four critical initiatives● Created and maintained an OKR (Objective Key Results) dashboard to provide critical insights into the organization's goals and objectives● Established a framework to house and maintain enterprise decision records for the Enterprise Architecture organization● Created, maintained, and upgraded an informational site to be a centralized location for the Enterprise Architecture organization to store content and provide critical updates●Assisted with enterprise technology evaluations to establish a standard technology stack● Established a process to intake innovation ideas to be suggested for funding● Mentored college hires and interns ● Assisted in getting new team members up to speed while scaling the team from 3-14 during the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

Verizon Leadership Development Program 3rd rotation● Team lead for four critical workstreams of the Architecture Governance and Enablement Team● Led budgetary management of three million dollars and worked with financial partners to make sure we were in good financial standings● Led various technical evaluations across the enterprise to identify target technology stacks● Established and maintained a strategic roadmap for an automated application to support architecture governance initiatives● Designed an automated governance tool that leverages advanced cloud-native practices (serverless & containerization) to ensure minimal operational overhead and cost● Own and drive backlog grooming and management, prioritize user stories, create acceptance criteria, and drive testing and delivery● Established partnerships across the GTS organization to centralize critical data to ensure application architecture standards● Provided monthly updates to senior leadership on the status of four critical initiatives● Created and maintained an OKR (Objective Key Results) dashboard to provide critical insights into the organization's goals and objectives● Established a framework to house and maintain enterprise decision records for the Enterprise Architecture organization● Created, maintained, and upgraded an informational site to be a centralized location for the Enterprise Architecture organization to store content and provide critical updates●Assisted with enterprise technology evaluations to establish a standard technology stack● Established a process to intake innovation ideas to be suggested for funding● Mentored college hires and interns ● Assisted in getting new team members up to speed while scaling the team from 3-14 during the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

Verizon Leadership Development Program 2nd rotation● Developed and automated a security strategy for an enterprise-scale container platform● Identified a way to find containers deployed outside of the security guardrails● Created documentation for container security tools● Assessed and created policies for third-party compliance tools● Developed tooling to ensure policy consistently within the different development environments● Evaluated security software and tools for enterprise adoption● Creation and distribution of compliance reporting across the enterprise for cloud environments● Implemented a service enablement and review process for enterprise cloud services ● Established a multi-cloud data pipeline strategy● Designed automation for infrastructure deployment

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

Verizon Leadership Development Program 1st rotation ● Consulted and collaborated with development teams to facilitate application migration into the public cloud by building a well-architected framework● Led group sessions to facilitate AWS Certification training for application teams.● Constructed blueprints for application teams that enabled faster migration into the public cloud● Presented at AWS re:Invent Cloud Conference 2017 (Subject - Importance of Training)● Created an automated serverless deployment pipeline● Supported teams by establishing a framework to leverage serverless APIs● Developed a community of education around serverless technology

Utica, Ny, Us

● Provided real-time IT assistance via the help desk web interface, phone and email; including triaging the tickets and making the appropriate notifications to the individual

Utica, Ny, Us

● Responsible for managing individual needs of the residents and ensure a smooth transition into campus life● Coordinate and facilitate activities promoting a sense of collaboration that allows residents to work together ● Generate and maintain administrative reports for the Resident Director on a regular basis

Utica, Ny, Us

● Allocate resources and provide guidance to ensure success on campus ● Monitor clubs and ensure they are following requirements established by Student Association ● Host weekly meetings with club treasurers

Utica, Ny, Us

● Provide leadership at campus sponsored events ● Manage the organizations social media pages ● Promote upcoming events around campus

Utica, Ny, Us

● Provide leadership at campus sponsored events ● Plan campus wide activities and contract negotiations● Promote upcoming events around campus

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

● Developed, optimized, and maintained software within Verizon’s data management systems ● Participated in weekly planning meetings and conference calls in conjunction with global teams● Mentored high school interns - developing both their technical and leadership skills ● Created weekly status updates on projects to senior leaders

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

● Developed, optimized, and maintained software within Verizon’s data management systems● Participated in weekly planning meetings and conference calls in conjunction with global teams● Created weekly status updates on projects to senior leaders

● Maintain order and safety in the pool area of the club, ensure the satisfaction of members - answering member questions, enforce policies, rules and regulations ● Corrected and reported unsafe conditions to General Manager● Manage the daily operations of the pool including facility maintenance and lifeguard scheduling● Responsible for administration of first aid as needed

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Technology Management

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Computer And Information Science & Computer Information Systems