* In partnership with AWS and EnquizitAct as a Subject Matter Expert to the organization for Cloud Operations. Implement a Cloud Operations model and framework, based upon Cloud and AWS best practices. Evangelize and educate on AWS native tools, technologies, and concepts. Evaluate current enterprise operations model, functions, and organization. Strategize and document the future-state vision for operations functions and organization. Facilitate discussions and working sessions of the current state cloud strategy and how it aligns with its future state strategy and vision for Cloud operations. Identify and document desired strategic business and technical outcomes and overall value proposition. Discuss operational, delivery, workforce, and capability gaps that could impede cloud strategy, adoption, and migration. Create and conduct workshops to inform and educate various teams on AWS best practice, Cloud best practice, Cloud Operations model, and AWS services and tools. Assist and support Cloud Migrations. Provide in-house Cloud consultation in the following categories: Agile Development, Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, High Availability, Incident and Problem Management, Ticketing Tooling integration, Configuration Management, License Management, Automation, CMDB, Image Management, Enterprise repository, Change Management, Release Management, Deployments, Monitoring, Service Catalog, pre-approved provisioning, Cost Management, Billing Automation, Reporting, Capacity Management

* In partnership with Four Points and EnquizitAccelerated development of a Cloud environment by providing Architecture, Configuration and Automation in accordance with NASA technology and security standards as well as AWS and technology best practices. Provided in-house Cloud Consultation to help define standards and requirements to further Cloud use and adoption. Delivered a fully automated workload that encompasses monitoring, logging, infrastructure, backup/recovery, configuration, security, and deployment. Leveraged the fully automated workload as a model to demonstrate AWS capability to Development Teams. Partnered with Cloud Computing and NOC teams to derive the best integration model between existing networks and AWS, particularly in the areas of identity federation and privilege. Deliver implementation documentation describing how to replicate and/or run all provided configurations during this engagement.

* In partnership with EnquizitAct as a Subject Matter Expert to the organization for Harvard University Information Technology (HUIT) Cloud end-to-end architecture including AWS and future providers, networking, provisioning and management. Develop a library of deployable and documented cloud design patterns, based on the HUIT application portfolio, as a basis for deploying services to the cloud. Demonstrate leadership ability to back decisions with research and the “why”, and articulate several options, the pro’s and con’s for each, and a recommendation. Maintain overall industry knowledge on latest trends, technology etc. Develop solutions architecture and evaluate architectural alternatives for private, public and hybrid cloud models, including IaaS, PaaS and other cloud services. Define optimal design patterns and solutions for high availability and disaster recovery for applications. Assist with disaster recovery testing to prove out architectural design. Demonstrate knowledge of the cloud architecture and implementation features (OS, Multi-tenancy, Virtualization, Orchestration, Elastic Scalability). Demonstrate knowledge of DevOps tool chains and processes. Act as a internal Cloud Consultant to drive scope definition, requirements analysis, functional and technical design, application build, product configuration, unit testing, and production deployment. Ensure delivered solutions meet/perform to technical and functional/non functional requirements. Provide technical expertise and ownership in the diagnosis and resolution of an issue, including the determination and provision of workaround solution or escalation to service owners. Ensure delivered solutions are realized in time frame committed; work in conjunction with project sponsors to size and manage scope and risk. Provide support and technical governance, expertise related to cloud architectures, deployment and operations.

*In partnership with Salient Federal Solutions.Portfolios: Single Family, Multi-Family, Client Engagement (Web), Securitization, Capital MarketsPromote strategy and innovation in the evaluation of emerging and existing systems/technologies and influence the evolvement of architectures for corporate strategic initiatives to solve business challenges. Champion a service oriented architecture approach to drive enterprise wide design, research, testing and evaluation of technology solutions that improve and enhance Enterprise Systems’ reliability, availability, scalability, and serviceability. Collaborate with internal and external partners to ensure that technology investments and decisions align with the overall Enterprise Architecture guiding principles and business need. Key responsibilities are, but not limited to:- Direct the overall strategy, architecture and process improvements for the Enterprise Service Platform.- Introduce and promote architecture best practices.- Assess the integration of new technologies and POCs.- Conduct architecture deep-dive reviews of projects and programs as they progress through software development lifecycles.- Maintain an organization-wide view of current and future business and application architectures in support of goals and objectives.- Identify business requirements that impact the enterprise architecture and provide solutions that integrate into the overall architectural vision and strategy.- Provide leadership and expertise in the development of standards, architectural governance, design patterns, technology trends, enterprise operations, and IT practices.

*In partnership with TekSystems.Performed the mission critical complex architectural role for AARP.org applications. Drives architectural designs and implementations that ensure the 24x7 availability and scalability of AARP.Org. Serves as a leader and peer mentor during the design, development, implementation, integration, maintenance, and improvement of custom web, mobile, and Content Management System solutions, systems, and related system interfaces.

The Senior Director is accountable for making certain day to day business process operations in College Board’s multi-vendor operating model for the College Board programs and products are adequately supported from a production and technical support standpoint and can remain up and running in a high quality, high reliability manner. In addition the Senior Director is also responsible for proactively ensuring systems supporting CB programs through management of the Operational Acceptance Testing (OAT) team.

*In partnership with OSG Corp.

*In partnership with TekSystems / Maxim Group.

In partnership with OSG Corp.

*In partnership with TekSystems.