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Working with Federal Defense Industrial Base (DIB) partners as a trusted advisor in their digital transformation by:• Leading strategic planning, design sessions and implementation around such topics as workloads migration, modernizing monolithic architectures, Generative AI and securing edge boundaries• Collaborating with customers to understand current and long term business objectives, capturing technical requirements and developing AWS architectures and roadmaps• Utilizing the Well Architected Framework (WAF) to develop deeper understanding of customer decision points around AWS workloads as well as aligning AWS best practices and design patterns to meet customer workload requirements around cost optimization, performance, reliability, security and operations• Accessing customer's AWS knowledge and provided a learning plan through use of customer-facing workshops, lunch and learns, and technical briefings to customers on relevant AWS services and featuresAdvancing Organizational Needs• Developed Good To Market (GTM) opportunities around publicized Federal strategies• Collaborating with other SAs within internal focus groups to develop solutions and messaging for customer adoption• Assisted other AWS SAs by providing Subject Matter Expert (SME) knowledge around such topics as Data Loss Prevention, End User Computing, Security and Identity Management

Millersville, Md

As a Solutions Architect at i4DM, I am assisting clients in bridging the gaps between their business problems and technology solutions.

Implemented several large-scale Citrix Presentation Server farms from 4.0 to 6.5. Deployed Citrix NetScalers for Global Server Load Balancing Oversaw, managed and validated the migration of XenApp 5.0 farm from private datacenter to IBM Global Services Participated in large scale Exchange and File Data using Veritas 10.0 and Quest Recovery Manager for Exchange. Provided on site support for clients that did not have the resources to efficiently handle in house support issues. On site training of client IT Staff through knowledge transfer sessions. Implementation and customization of an automated server build process, utilizing Active Directory, application packaging and VB Scripting.

to Network Administrator in March '06 Continue to oversee everyday networking tasks. Planned and implemented weekend office relocation on 7/1/06. Reduced telephony costs by implementing an Inter-Tel IP 5200 VoIP solution. Implemented an invoice imaging and approval process in February of 2007. Present research to management regarding department cost analysis and budgeting. Report departmental concerns and missions to management.

in August '04 Performed everyday networking tasks including backups using VERITAS Backup Exec 9.1, monitoring and updating of network infrastructure, DNS and DHCP issues, setting up construction sites and new employees, setting up job site web cameras, FTP setup and monitoring, Citrix server administration, firewall maintenance, purchasing of new office equipment, monitoring departmental costs with regards to printing overhead and support contracts, reported directly to Network Administrator on Information Technology concerns, kept licensing and support contracts up to date, served as a Help Desk Technician supporting inter and intra office personnel. Implemented a Blackberry Enterprise Server environment in December of 2004. Managed a network upgrade to VMware ESX Server 2 and Microsoft Server 2003 during April of 2005. Executed front end SurfControl spam filter server to reduce spamming and directory harvest attacks.

Restructured and maintained company's internet/intranet. Secured company intranet with password protection.

Bsba, Business Information Sysytems

Bs, Bis

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