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I am energized by working on new technology development projects that change the direction and future of organizations. Strategic innovation that drive evolution of business plans and outlooks for the better has kept me and my work mates driving for breakthroughs and improvements, all while making competitive advantage and user experience top considerations.Technological innovation in and of itself means nothing. Technology used to drive businesses forward – capturing new sales and producing sustainable expansion – is the focus of my career. There must bepositive ROI tied to every decision.--- PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS ---✔ Created new, scalable technology that enables strategic business line extension. ✔ Leveraged API technology to realize best-in-class performance and speed. ✔ Established long-term professional relationships with clients based on performance, trust, and technical expertise. Staff development is also important to me. I invest the time it takes to help all boost their skills, making them even more effective team members. I am proud of the talent development results of my career and what my team members have accomplished.Experience with cloud solutions, virtual platforms, software development, and operational management practices and frameworks.Experience with Data Center migration, and DC migration to Private and Public Cloud.A proven history of synthesizing and simplifying complex product and business objectives into architecture and system designs.In depth knowledge and hands on experience with the full range of cloud service providers/solutions, on Amazon Web Services (AWS), and/or Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud.Professional experience architecting, implementing and supporting Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure and topologies.Understanding of security, risk and compliance frameworks, disaster recovery, high availability architectures, hardware, operating systems and networking connectivity.Good exposure to Agile software development and DevOps practices such as Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Continuous Integration and automated deployment.Experience communicating across internal and external organizations.