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• Own cloud roadmap, strategy, risks, issues, opportunities, and phased implementations• Develop and lead new cloud architecture, migration paths, and transition plans• Author a cloud operating model for repeatable patterns on vision, strategy, implementation, and scaling • Create workforce skilling and hiring plan, new cloud roles with skillsets, and interview candidates • Discover company-wide cloud scaling gaps, create cost value patterns, and lead adoption• Champion… Show more • Own cloud roadmap, strategy, risks, issues, opportunities, and phased implementations• Develop and lead new cloud architecture, migration paths, and transition plans• Author a cloud operating model for repeatable patterns on vision, strategy, implementation, and scaling • Create workforce skilling and hiring plan, new cloud roles with skillsets, and interview candidates • Discover company-wide cloud scaling gaps, create cost value patterns, and lead adoption• Champion business unit application roadmap discovery for cloud readiness assessments Show less

• Engaged executives up to C-suite for alignment on vision, initiatives, goals, and transformation change• Worked backwards from customer, empathized challenges, and provided solutions for path forward• Accelerated outcomes with ideation, fail fast decision points, incubation, and scaling workshops• Delivered operational excellence by creating and mobilizing workstreams, tracking, and mitigating risk• Cultivated and maintained trust by delivering cross-functional, optimal… Show more • Engaged executives up to C-suite for alignment on vision, initiatives, goals, and transformation change• Worked backwards from customer, empathized challenges, and provided solutions for path forward• Accelerated outcomes with ideation, fail fast decision points, incubation, and scaling workshops• Delivered operational excellence by creating and mobilizing workstreams, tracking, and mitigating risk• Cultivated and maintained trust by delivering cross-functional, optimal solutions for multiple customers• Gained customer insights by conducting research on industry markets, trends, and annual reports Show less

• Led cross-functional teams on $500M cloud initiative across all phases of system development life cycle• Reviewed code and technical artifacts for key design principals and was authoritative buy off stakeholder• Owned architecture runway for new technology products, enhancements, automation, and compliance• Drove DevSecOps adoption in IaC, CaC, everything as code, and CI/CD with robust patterns in AWS• Coached agile, design principles, performance, scalability, quality… Show more • Led cross-functional teams on $500M cloud initiative across all phases of system development life cycle• Reviewed code and technical artifacts for key design principals and was authoritative buy off stakeholder• Owned architecture runway for new technology products, enhancements, automation, and compliance• Drove DevSecOps adoption in IaC, CaC, everything as code, and CI/CD with robust patterns in AWS• Coached agile, design principles, performance, scalability, quality, recovery, operations, and security • Championed and mentored threat modeling with mitigation plans for compliance against NIST 800-171 Show less

St Louis, Missouri, United States

• Initiated change that led to two-year status of a red project to green status in five months• Partnered with Information Security, Global Privacy Office, Global Trade Controls, and Law• Owned future state conceptual architecture with decomposition and rapid prototyping validation• Ensured near term solutions would roadmap into Enterprise Architecture for long term cohesion • Health assessed applications in entire portfolio with on call support for major ad hoc issues•… Show more • Initiated change that led to two-year status of a red project to green status in five months• Partnered with Information Security, Global Privacy Office, Global Trade Controls, and Law• Owned future state conceptual architecture with decomposition and rapid prototyping validation• Ensured near term solutions would roadmap into Enterprise Architecture for long term cohesion • Health assessed applications in entire portfolio with on call support for major ad hoc issues• Authored architecture optimization strategy and plan for Enterprise vs Organizational support Show less

St Louis, Missouri, United States

• Advised Executives and Senior Management on technical options, feasibility, and impacts • Defined technology strategies and partnered with business for solution capability alignment• Created future road maps across ERP, Engineering, Manufacturing, and HR organizations• Ensured architecture provided near term solutions that drove long term transformational change • Developed technology obsolescence views and plan for future upgrades for risk mitigation• Assessed current… Show more • Advised Executives and Senior Management on technical options, feasibility, and impacts • Defined technology strategies and partnered with business for solution capability alignment• Created future road maps across ERP, Engineering, Manufacturing, and HR organizations• Ensured architecture provided near term solutions that drove long term transformational change • Developed technology obsolescence views and plan for future upgrades for risk mitigation• Assessed current workforce skills for future optimization of the organization and company Show less

St Louis, Missouri, United States

• Managed two development teams with 25 people for Boeing’s largest engineering application• Ensured business continuity by cross training employees with more experienced developers• Negotiated resources among leaders to find right skills at the right time to meet project deadlines • Partnered with Product Owner for customer priorities and built features and stories for sprints• Removed daily impediments and created mitigation plans for near term and long-term risk• Shielded… Show more • Managed two development teams with 25 people for Boeing’s largest engineering application• Ensured business continuity by cross training employees with more experienced developers• Negotiated resources among leaders to find right skills at the right time to meet project deadlines • Partnered with Product Owner for customer priorities and built features and stories for sprints• Removed daily impediments and created mitigation plans for near term and long-term risk• Shielded developers from outside distractions enabling “focus and finish” task completion Show less

St Louis, Missouri, United States

• Documented user requirements focusing on design theory, inputs, transformation, and output• Managed delivery of applications to proprietary programs and participated in closed lab testing• Reversed engineered code and data schemas for prototyping proof-of-concept and requirements• Authored XML schema that reduced IT development by 35% utilizing a loosely coupled pattern• Devised integrated architecture with Cognos to increase performance by 1,000%• Automated test scripts… Show more • Documented user requirements focusing on design theory, inputs, transformation, and output• Managed delivery of applications to proprietary programs and participated in closed lab testing• Reversed engineered code and data schemas for prototyping proof-of-concept and requirements• Authored XML schema that reduced IT development by 35% utilizing a loosely coupled pattern• Devised integrated architecture with Cognos to increase performance by 1,000%• Automated test scripts and built foundational matrix of breadth and depth return on investment Show less

Seattle, Washington, United States

Two-year rotation program in different areas of IT and Business with focus being on breadth and depth of learning Information Technology. Roles included System Integrator for Corporate, Database Administer for Enterprise, Functional Analyst for Airplane Services, Project Manager for Airplane Products, and Solution Architect for Advanced Aviation Services.• Assisted design work on XML and database schema for Boeing Patent on RFID object detection • Analyzed 530 databases that resulted… Show more Two-year rotation program in different areas of IT and Business with focus being on breadth and depth of learning Information Technology. Roles included System Integrator for Corporate, Database Administer for Enterprise, Functional Analyst for Airplane Services, Project Manager for Airplane Products, and Solution Architect for Advanced Aviation Services.• Assisted design work on XML and database schema for Boeing Patent on RFID object detection • Analyzed 530 databases that resulted in 50 databases being archived for cost savings• Drafted server acquisition proposals, future consolidation mappings, and migration plans• Developed customized reports with COTS software with XML manipulation and JavaScript• Documented system processes for the integration of systems for a $400M project• Created 1,000 test cases and became Lead Regression Test Planner for entire organization Show less

Certificate, Security & Risk Management

Certificate, Enterprise Architecture

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Management Information Systems, General, 3.625

Activities and Societies: President of Management Information Systems Society