Chris Curry Email & Phone Number

Tampa, Fl, Us

United States

• Aligned business goals and objectives with the specific IT needs of the company.• Developed a comprehensive IT roadmap that outlines the technology initiatives and investments required to support the company’s growth trajectory. E.g. infrastructure requirements, software applications, cybersecurity measures, and scalability.• Drove the selection of appropriate technology solutions that align with the budget, goals, and operational requirements. including hardware, software, networking… Show more • Aligned business goals and objectives with the specific IT needs of the company.• Developed a comprehensive IT roadmap that outlines the technology initiatives and investments required to support the company’s growth trajectory. E.g. infrastructure requirements, software applications, cybersecurity measures, and scalability.• Drove the selection of appropriate technology solutions that align with the budget, goals, and operational requirements. including hardware, software, networking equipment, cloud services, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity solutions. Oversaw the evaluation and approach of these technologies, to ensure a smooth transition and minimal disruption to business operations.• Led the identification of potential security risks and vulnerabilities and implement measures to protect sensitive data, systems, and networks from cyber threats E.g. firewalls, antivirus software, encryption tools, and access controls.• Leveraged appropriate cloud computing services for scalability, flexibility, and cost-effectiveness. Developed a cloud strategy to facilitate the migration of data, applications, and workloads to cloud platforms on AWS where needed. • Monitored IT infrastructure and processes to identify areas for optimization and efficiency improvements by streamlining workflows, automating repetitive tasks, optimizing resource utilization, and implementing best practices for IT management.• Served as a trusted advisor as part of the leadership team, providing strategic guidance and decision support on IT-related matters by staying up to date with emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices, offering insights and recommendations to help the company stay competitive and achieve its business objectives. Show less

Tampa, Florida, United States

• Partnered with AWS, Azure and other cloud vendors to negotiate $1M+ contracts for new products and services.• Developed and managed the NTO (New Technology Onboarding) process for the firm which included onboarding all vendor products into DTCC environments in accordance with our security and management policies. • Led the development of internal product catalog (Developer Marketplace) which listed all onboarded technologies including description of product, security configurations… Show more • Partnered with AWS, Azure and other cloud vendors to negotiate $1M+ contracts for new products and services.• Developed and managed the NTO (New Technology Onboarding) process for the firm which included onboarding all vendor products into DTCC environments in accordance with our security and management policies. • Led the development of internal product catalog (Developer Marketplace) which listed all onboarded technologies including description of product, security configurations, resiliency plans, and code repos (bitbucket) on how to deploy product through automation. • Directed and managed assigned work, monitored cadre of analysts/contractors to execute the delivery of initiatives for strategy, data analytics, process governance, financial analysis, risk evaluations for the cloud platform. • Developed and managed all cloud timelines including consulting with service owners and application owners to deliver results on time and under budget for 50+ cloud applications, satisfying both technical and business aligned delivery targets. • Led 10+ different onboarding squads which included architects, engineers, developers, and business admins through weekly stand-ups (Scrum and Kanban) for cloud and infrastructure projects. • Led and developed the PFR (Product Feature Request) Catalog which included taking feature requests/upgrades from DTCC for products and services in AWS and turning those into a searchable backend SharePoint catalog organized with requestor, description, date and severity. Held weekly meetings with AWS to share and prioritize those requests. • Successfully lead interns and the new hire program on initiatives set forth by executive leadership. • Led efficiency/optimization initiatives for compute and storage cloud products reducing operating expenses by $100k+ annually. • Developed Splunk dashboards to track efficiency and operating costs for products and applications in the cloud platform. Show less

Tampa, Florida, United States

Tampa, Florida, United States

Greater Atlanta Area

• Developed dashboards for company metrics to provide intelligence for business operations. • Implemented “lessons learned” to solve problems and enhance knowledge base.

Tampa

Worked as an Intern under the Application Development team

Master'S Degree, Cybersecurity Intelligence And Information Security

Department of Homeland Security / National Security Agency Center of Excellence

Bachelor’S Degree, Information Technology, Senior

Activities and Societies: TechNoles Student Organization