Christopher Mcgowan Email & Phone Number

New York, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

New York, Ny, Us

As a Senior Cloud Engineer II at Qarik Group, I was responsible for leading engineering efforts as part of the Continuous Delivery Alliance to assist, maintain, and grow the cloud.gov platform for the General Services Administration. Additionally, I served as a senior engineer providing direction and mentorship for junior engineers on a PCF to open-source Cloud Foundry project for a large insurance company. This included overseeing the migration process and ensuring that the team was delivering on schedule, on budget, and in line with customer requirements. I worked closely with the customer to understand their requirements, provide guidance on best practices, and ensured customer satisfaction.My technical skills are based on containerization, CI/CD, pair programming, test-driven development, Amazon Web Services, DevOps, software as a service, Terraform, and Cloud Foundry. This combination of skills and experience allowed me to effectively manage and lead projects, as well as to provide direction and mentorship to junior engineers.

New York, New York, Us

As a Senior Cloud Engineer at Stark & Wayne, I applied my enterprise and operational experience to new, agile open source-based solutions for companies worldwide. I was responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining large-scale application platforms on Cloud Foundry for customers. One such customer's environment supported over 50,000 applications across a few thousand VMs across five data centers using a mix of vSphere and AWS technologies.I made substantial contributions to various open-source projects, including a bi-directional PostgreSQL project to support large-scale replicated databases with near-zero downtime for failover. I led the successful migration of a physical and online mega-retailer from PCF to open-source Cloud Foundry on a mixture of on-premises vSphere and GCP Cloud. Additionally, as part of the Continuous Delivery Alliance, I led Stark & Wayne's engineering efforts to assist, maintain, and grow the cloud.gov platform for the General Services Administration. As a Senior Cloud Engineer, I am skilled with a wide range of technologies including containerization, continuous integration and continuous delivery, pair programming, test-driven development, DevOps, software as a service, terraform, VMware, and Cloud Foundry.

Buffalo, Ny, Us

As a Infrastructure Architect at First Niagara, I was responsible for leveraging my extensive enterprise knowledge to design and steer infrastructure solutions for the bank's next-generation systems. My role involved providing strategic leadership, as well as hands-on technical expertise in the areas of infrastructure architecture, technology selection, and vendor management. I was responsible for ensuring that the infrastructure solutions aligned with the bank's overall business goals and IT strategy, and that they were delivered on-time, on-budget, and to a high level of quality.I worked closely with cross-functional teams, including project managers, engineers, developers, and business stakeholders, to design and implement robust, scalable, and secure infrastructure solutions. I used my deep knowledge of various technologies, including vSphere, AWS, Azure, to ensure that the solutions were optimized for performance, availability, and cost. Additionally, I was responsible for evaluating and managing risk, and for ensuring that the bank's compliance and regulatory requirements were met.I have a demonstrated track record of delivering high-value, high-impact infrastructure solutions in the financial services industry, making me well-suited for leadership positions in infrastructure architecture, cloud computing, and DevOps.

Buffalo, Ny, Us

As Solutions Delivery Manager for IT Partnership Services at First Niagara, I was responsible for managing the support group for IT Partnership Services as well as providing resources and direction for Enterprise IT on Finance, Risk, and Operations platforms.In this role, I managed a team of technical professionals, who were responsible for the day-to-day support and maintenance of the bank's IT systems and applications. I also led the planning, execution, and delivery of complex, cross-functional IT projects, working closely with business stakeholders, project managers, and other IT teams to ensure that the projects were delivered on-time, on-budget, and to a high level of quality.I played an important role in ensuring that the IT Partnership Services group was aligned with the bank's overall business strategy and IT goals, and was able to deliver value to the bank's customers and stakeholders. I was responsible for managing partnerships with third-party vendors and service providers, and for evaluating and managing risk. My experience and expertise in IT delivery, IT operations, and IT management make me well-suited for leadership positions in IT strategy, IT service delivery, and IT operations.

Buffalo, Ny, Us

As IT Solutions Delivery Lead at First Niagara, I managed a team of best-in-class support and database engineers that serviced and supported enterprise banking systems for the bank. My role involved leading the planning, execution, and delivery of complex, cross-functional IT projects, working closely with business stakeholders, project managers, and other IT teams to ensure that the projects were delivered on-time, on-budget, and to a high level of quality.I managed the support and maintenance of the bank's IT systems and applications, and was responsible for ensuring that the systems were available, reliable, and secure. I played an important role in ensuring that the support and database teams were aligned with the bank's overall business strategy and IT goals, and were able to deliver value to the bank's customers and stakeholders. I was responsible for managing partnerships with third-party vendors and service providers, and for evaluating and managing risk.I was able to oversee and optimize the performance of the enterprise banking systems, drive technical innovation and best practices. My experience in IT operations and IT management made me well-suited for leadership positions in IT strategy, IT service delivery, and IT operations.

Buffalo, Ny, Us

As a Network Unit Leader at First Niagara, I provided enterprise expertise and management to a team responsible for messaging, mobility, Active Directory, network routing and switching, disaster recovery, backups, and R&D. My role involved leading the planning, execution, and delivery of complex, cross-functional IT projects, working closely with business stakeholders, project managers, and other IT teams to ensure that the projects were delivered on-time, on-budget, and to a high level of quality.I managed the day-to-day support and maintenance of the bank's messaging, mobility, and network infrastructure, and was responsible for ensuring that the systems were available, reliable, and secure. I played an important role in ensuring that the team was aligned with the bank's overall business strategy and IT goals, and was able to deliver value to the bank's customers and stakeholders. I was responsible for managing partnerships with third-party vendors and service providers, and for evaluating and managing risk.I was able to implement new technologies and best practices, develop strategic plans for the bank's messaging, mobility, and network infrastructure, and help the bank grow though three bank acquisitions. My experience in IT operations and IT management made me well-suited for leadership positions in IT strategy, IT service delivery, and IT operations.

Buffalo, Ny, Us

As a Senior Systems Engineer at HealthNow, I provided all levels of support and expertise in the enterprise space, including messaging, mobility, Active Directory, servers, and networking. My role involved leading the planning, execution, and delivery of complex, cross-functional IT projects, working closely with business stakeholders, project managers, and other IT teams to ensure that the projects were delivered on-time, on-budget, and to a high level of quality.I managed the day-to-day support and maintenance of the company's messaging, mobility, and network infrastructure, and was responsible for ensuring that the systems were available, reliable, and secure. I played an important role in ensuring that the team was aligned with the company's overall business strategy and IT goals, and was able to deliver value to the company's customers and stakeholders. I was responsible for managing partnerships with third-party vendors and service providers, and for evaluating and managing risk.I drove technical innovation, implement new technologies and best practices, and develop strategic plans for the company's messaging, mobility, and network infrastructure. My experience in IT operations and IT management made me well-suited for leadership positions in IT strategy, IT service delivery, and IT operations.

Cheektowaga, Ny, Us

As a Customer Engineer at Western New York Computing Systems (WNYCS), I worked on large customer projects that included branch conversions, large scale Unix installations, and turnkey solutions. This was my first IT job out of school, which provided me an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in working with clients and providing technical support.I was responsible for converting 27 retail bank branches from a Windows 3.1/Novel 3.X environment to a Windows NT 4.0 desktop and Novel 4.1 servers attached to a WAN Frame Relay NDS tree. Additionally, I installed a High Availability Solaris DNS and Sendmail infrastructure for a NYS education partner. This experience provided a solid foundation for my IT career, as it allowed me to acquire technical skills and knowledge and develop problem-solving abilities. It also helped me to build an understanding of how to work with clients and how to provide technical support.

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