Leading Azure Architecture, and DevOps Practices for the leading U.S. provider of NET based AirFare Services to Tour, Cruise, Marine/Crew, and Humanitarian customers.

Responsible for providing consulting and direction to Pinnacle and Pinnacle clients, helping each employ high-level innovative cloud based technological solutions to address their company goals and objectives:• Provide cloud based technology recommendations • Lead technology teams in the architecture of cloud based client solutions• Help Pinnacle meet or exceed sales goals by identifying new solution opportunities• Help Account Executives identify and close qualified opportunities• Act as lead CIE facilitator for sessions with all prospective clients • Lead Pinnacle’s internal cloud team

Responsible for developing Azure infrastructure solutions for development projects on both IAAS and PAAS platforms; automating deployment and testing of Agile software development projects; designing Enterprise DataCenter and Disaster Recovery architectures; and working side-by-side with Sales and Account Management to design and manage Microsoft focused, cloud based, infrastructure projects.

Responsible for architecting Public, Hosted, and Private cloud solutions; and implementing Agile Infrastructures supporting Continuous Integration processes.

Responsible for providing customers with focused solutions in Managed Services, Virtualization, and core Microsoft technologies.

Recent Assignments:System Repair: Responsible for recovering 100% of data for Financial System, File Server, Active Directory, and User environments following catastrophic flood event. (MS Server 2003, SQL Server 2005, XP, Vista) – Clay United Methodist Church, IndianaSoftware Development: Responsible for designing and developing Financial Projections System for 400 Franchise Operations (Excel, VBA) - Huntington Learning Centers, New JerseyWeb Presence: Managing media & technology communications for Michiana Career Network group resulting in membership growth of 400% in two months. http://tinyurl.com/mcnet2 (Blogger, Blogspot, WordPress, WikiDot) - Michiana Career Network, IndianaSales & Organizational Development: Co-authoring eight session “Selling Yourself” job seeking process for networking members:(Project Management, Powerpoint) - Michiana Career Network, IndianaBusiness Process: Leading owner in the creation of vision, mission, strategies, and goals for startup Publishing company. (Powerpoint, Visio, Publisher) – Zuber Publishing, Indiana

Responsible for establishing risk management, business, and manufacturing processes (Visio, Powerpoint, Visual Basic, Access, SQL Server 2000, Citrix, Sharepoint, XP)Established 100% compliant Sarbanes-Oxley processes for Technology and Finance departments of Digital Print Division and three manufacturing offices; Developed Service Level agreement tracking tool used to improve customer satisfaction by 85%; Established order-to-invoicing process across five U.S. printing plants

Responsible for assessing technology requirements for four Bowne divisions in close collaboration with Vice Presidents - Responsible for the group developing Bowne’s first customer focused, Internet applications. (Visio, Powerpoint, Excel, .NET, ITIL, COSO, Cobit, SOX)Saved $300,000 during the deployment of three successful, revenue-focused, Internet applications; Established $3M annual technology capital budgets for three Business Divisions; Established 100% compliant Sarbanes-Oxley IT processes for Corporate IT and core business division.

Responsible for Data Center Operations in two active Data Centers supporting digital print, financial print, outsourcing, and translation divisions and $1B revenue (AIX, MS Server, EMC, Netapps, Cisco, Enterasys, Checkpoint, Exchange, Active Directory, Citrix, AT&T, Sprint, Contracts, ITIL)Designed infrastructure supporting secure offshore typesetting operations, relocated primary Manhattan Data Center following 9/11; directed disaster recovery and business continuity process providing uninterrupted digital print, financial print, typesetting, and translation operations during 9/11; reduced operating costs by $2M

Responsible for designing and implementing Email, Voice, Data and Security infrastructure for new $25M Offset Printing Plant. (Avaya, Cisco, MS Server, Citrix, Exchange, XP, Powerpoint, Excel, VBA)Designed and Implemented technology, security, and voice infrastructure; developed and implemented Plant Costing System; developed and implemented Plant Quality Assurance Program; staffed technology department for new printing plant.Managed annual budget of $250,000 and staff of three

Hired to modernize the Customer Service and Manufacturing systems for regional offices in Chicago, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, and Detroit. (Windows NT, Windows 98, NeXT, Foxpro)Moved technology, voice, and security infrastructure for St. Louis Office; Upgraded network technologies in Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, and Minneapolis Offices; Established production monitoring process for key production system resulting in achieving 100% production goals.