Former Midrange Server Lead for CGI's Strategic Business Engineering team. Primary responsibility was to respond to large and/or strategic Infrastructure Outsourcing opportunities (RFP, RFI, RFQ).Responsibilities included RFP/RFI responses, contract renewals/renegotiations, mergers and acquisitions, develop service offerings, introduction of new technologies, enterprise architecture and innovation. The position required a unique combination of technical, financial, legal, negotiation, oral and written communication skills.Key areas of responsibility included Solution Architecture, Private Cloud (VMware), Public Cloud (Azure, AWS), Hybrid Cloud, Converged Computing (Cisco, Dell), Hyper Converged Computing, Virtualization, x86 Hypervisors, Microsoft Windows Server, Linux, Microsoft SQL Server, Data Center Hosting.Specialties: Server Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Disaster Recovery, Financial Modeling, ROI Modeling, Business Case Development, Contract Negotiation, Mergers and Acquisitions, CxO Level Presentations, Technical Writing, Technical Editing, Service Level Agreements, Transition/Transformation Planning, Advanced Microsoft Excel.