Jason Kelly Email & Phone Number

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Governance Committee Chair: Head the development and implementation of comprehensive governance policies that promote transparency and accountability within GSSL. Oversee the Committee's efforts to ensure compliance with state and federal laws, protecting the League's interests and its reputation as a well-governed organization.Board Member: Participate in setting the strategic vision for the League, contributing to decision-making that advances its growth and preserves its core values. Exercise fiduciary oversight on financial matters, ensuring responsible stewardship of the organization's resources.- Facilitate regular reviews of GSSL's bylaws and operating procedures, proposing updates and amendments to promote efficiency and align with changing best practices.- Work with the Committee to define and uphold board member standards, fostering a culture of integrity and continuous improvement within the Board.- Partner with staff to develop clear and actionable policies around athlete eligibility, competitive play rules, and the process for handling disciplinary actions related to yellow and red cards.- Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives within the League, ensuring the organization reflects the vibrant community it serves.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Led the conceptualization and structuring of the company's FinOps consulting product suite, maintaining alignment with company goals and industry needs. Facilitated the smooth integration of FinOps consulting services with current offerings. Directed a consulting department working for clients. Fostered strong client relationships through effective communication, understanding client needs, and delivering tailored solutions. Monitored industry trends and developments in FinOps and cloud governance.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:► Built and guided a top-tier FinOps team consisting of consultants, engineers, and analysts, introducing role-specific training to cultivate independence.► Developed the complete FinOps consulting solution by identifying market gaps, crafting service offerings, and integrating cutting-edge tools and frameworks.► Obtained esteemed certifications such as FinOps Foundation Certified Service Provider and Certified Training Partner for Anglepoint within the first year.► Created compelling whitepapers and hosted influential webinars on FinOps practices.

Pleasanton, California, Us

I directed the global strategy and team for minimizing public cloud costs and served as the subject matter expert for cloud analytics, operational governance, and financial management tools. I was also the cloud partner to third parties, such as AWS, GCP, and Azure. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS: ► Established the FinOps organization of analysts, cloud engineers, and cloud operations managers. ► Founded and chaired the Cloud Center of Excellence that sped development 10%+ and increased cloud-based certifications 35%. ► Cut the cloud spend 10% within 4 months and 25%+ in 12 months. ► Reduced cloud wastage to <6% of the total monthly cloud spend, generating substantial annual savings. ► Enabled cloud cost accountability, transparency, and top-line reporting through a cost/usage reporting engine. ► Built a culture of cloud cost-consciousness companywide. ► Negotiated a new, better enterprise agreement with Google Cloud using predictive future spend models.

Bellevue, Wa, Us

I established and led the FinOps organization and enterprise cloud spend across AWS, GCP, and Azure. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS: ► Created the FinOps organization and trained 300 engineers in cloud engineering best practices. ► Reduced the base cloud spend and decreased cloud-based resource waste to <5% of the total cloud spend through in-house automation tools and a showback and chargeback process. ► Facilitated real-time cost-based accounting and financial reports for the cloud spend to finance teams through AWS automation. ► Instilled a culture of cloud cost awareness through companywide training.

Bellevue, Wa, Us

Leading a team of project/program managers and financial operations engineers, I managed a large cloud transformation project portfolio and provided guidance on cloud cost optimization strategies. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS: ► Slashed engineering and operational costs while improving agility and scalability through an enterprise migration from data center colocation to AWS. ► Raised project efficiency 57% and enabled end-to-end project tracking by introducing agile practices.

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

I formed and scaled the DevOps team and moved the company to a multi-tier cloud-based infrastructure. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS: ► Saved on hardware maintenance and management and reached automated and near-instant scalability and agility in the cloud through migration to AWS with no downtime. ► Cut cloud costs 40% in 2 months by implementing cloud cost tracking tools.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Managing end-to-end client projects, I achieved near 100% satisfaction. KEY ACHIEVEMENT: ► Transformed customer service for critical issues, reducing failed initial contact SLA rates from 85% to <10% across the entire IBM Rational brand.

Keene, Nh, Us

Bachelor'S Degree, Ba In Business Admin (Finance Focus) - Bs In Computer Science

Bachelor Of Science, Business Administration; Business, Management And Administration