Don Barber Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Wa, Us

- Managed team of Solution Architects supporting AWS's largest customer to build new services, modernize and optimize existing services, and mature IT processes, enabling millions of end-users and billions in revenue.- Grew and developed individuals ranging from early career to senior talent and formed into a high performing team supporting rapid service adoption growth- Designed programs with customer C-level executives to exploit strategic business goal and technology optimization opportunities- Led internship and early career enablement programs to develop the next generation of AWS talent- Developed and grew positive customer relationships by earning trust and delivering results- Introduced thousands of developers all over the world to AI/ML through AWS DeepRacer by producing training workshops, developing a virtual race environment, and organizing in-person racing events held on-site at customers and at global summits/conferences (including AWS re:Invent). Scaled the organization by training hundreds of colleagues to run AWS DeepRacer events successfully.

Seattle, Wa, Us

- Proven expert on Cloud technologies, including NoSQL, Serverless, Storage, Virtual Machines, Security, Containers, Queues, and more. Delivered solutions, educated developers on best practices, and reviewed existing solutions for improvements or predictable operational or scaling challenges.- Engaged with customer C-level executives to identify key business objectives, pinpoint which technologies can deliver to those objectives, and co-develop execution strategies to exploit opportunities.- Spearheaded new application architecture review mechanism to improve operational readiness while enabling innovation, build positive relationships with development teams, and demonstrate value of effective governance- Developed solutions that meet financial industry regulatory requirements- Mentored new hires- Conceived and delivered new environment for AI/ML engagement and education used by hundreds of customers and turned into an official AWS service- Led dozens of customer AI/ML engagements on reinforcement learning through AWS DeepRacer across multiple industries- Developed new mechanism for understanding relationship between business processes and IT solutions, allowing for faster identification of strategic opportunities, faster on-boarding of new team members, better understanding of information flow through the enterprise, and more precise sizing of potential risk impact.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Reisterstown, Md, Us

Officer commissioned by the Governor of Maryland. More information on the MDDF available at http://mddf.maryland.gov/- Assisted other branches in Maryland Military Department (Army National Guard, Air National Guard, Emergency Management Agency) with Cyber Security exercises and training- Reviewed readiness & prepare state agencies for electronic attack by assessing policies, procedures, and assisting with test exercises- Developed electronic attack response and mobilization plans- Served as member of ‘all hazards’ incident response force-- Participated as "blue-team" member for simulated cyber-event game days- Developed cloud-based solutions for inventory management, malicious e-mail handling, and game day virtual ranges

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Gb

-Accountable for $40M of annual software spend and vendor management for life science and technology software and services-Insourced global IT services and support requiring developing a new organization operating model (1000+ new hires), selecting and implementing significant new tools and processes, and restoring healthy IT relationships with business leaders.-Implemented GxP qualified cloud hosting environments on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure, integrated with internal IT management platforms to provide seamless integration between cloud and on-prem-Chaired Solution Quality and Governance Processes-Led Global Information Transformation Design Stream-Developed Global IT Strategies

Gaithersburg, Maryland, Us

MedImmune IT was merged into AstraZeneca in 2014.Built relationships between business and IT units to align strategy and executionDeveloped Infrastructure demand modelDeveloped enterprise capability modelPerformed application rationalization opportunity identification

Hanover, Md, Us

Consultant to MedImmune, an AstraZeneca company.- Project Manager on Data Center Migration, Consolidation, and Virtualization Project- Aligned multiple business units including R&D, Clinical, Manufacturing, Facilities, Communications, and IT for successful and timely migrations through relationship building and identifying common goals- Accountable for successful migration of 100+ applications using a variety of technologies over 400+ servers including Windows, Linux, Solaris, and AIX- Maintained FDA validation and HIPPA compliance of applications while minimizing downtime and business impact

Bethesda, Maryland, Us

-Managed team of direct report individual contributor technologists.-Accountable for solution delivery with matrix teams including direct and non-direct reports.-Managed multiple diverse projects to implement business and information technology solutions, resulting in revenues between $10 thousand and $8 million annually.-Reversed 20% annual hosting division losses to an annual 40% gain-Consultant to multiple US Department of State bureaus, Qwest Communications, Correct RX, and other clients-Wrote proposals and participated in business development activities-Presented at 2008 Government Open Source Conference regarding best practices for adopting open source technologies

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-Consultant to US Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-Lowered costs and improved staff effectiveness by implementing new information systems-Developed partnerships with other government offices to mutually implement disaster recovery procedures

-Ensured information systems continually met evolving biotechnology startup business requirements-Maintained systems at high availability with minimal budget

Marietta, Oh, Us

-Developed new allocation model that increased available network addresses by 225 percent-Lowered costs by centralizing systems management and replacing high-cost proprietary systems with open source alternatives

Mba/Ms, Business Administration

Bachelors Of Science, Computer Science