David S. Email and Phone Number
Hello! Thanks for visiting by my LinkedIn profile.I am a distinguished cloud and cybersecurity leader with experience working across Asia, the Middle East, Europe and North America, excelling in the delivery of emerging technology strategies and cybersecurity programs.I have a proven track record of driving positive change and successfully fostering a collaborative environment within a large team at a Fortune 100 company. I oversee the strategic direction and execution of the corporate cloud and cybersecurity initiatives and I have led one of the most innovative and complex cloud migrations in Canadian banking.I value teamwork, collaboration, personal development, progress and action as a leader and a co-worker. I have strong skills in staff development and career counseling. I work hard to create a safe environment where people are motivated, engaged and inspired to work everyday.I am passionate about AI and robotics and its transformational impact on customers and staff lives.I often come up with ideas nobody else does, and work directly with anybody or nobody as required. I write killer documentation for my work and teach and mentor those I work with to help them make their life easier, which often improves mine!I do these things consistently, with the highest ethical standard and with a positive attitude; In every case, I have served my clients and employers with distinction.I bring a range of competencies, including: ● Cloud Architecture (GCP, AWS, Azure) and cloud adoption roadmap ● Cloud Security Architecture (GCP, AWS, Azure) and adoption roadmap ● Cloud Governance and FinOps ● Cyber Security Strategy GRC, NIST, PCI DSS ● Strategic and Tactical roadmap and delivery planning ● Cross functional team communication, Mentoring and Coaching ● Developer Enablement, Application Security and DevSecOps ● Automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC/Terraform) ● Kubernetes, Microservices & containerization adoption ● CI/CD pipeline and secure software development practice ● Data, ML/AI delivery pipeline and adoption ● Network and workload security, Intrusion Detection and Prevention (IDS/IPS) ● Threat Modeling and Penetration Testing ● Vulnerability management and risk assessments ● Endpoint, Network, and Mobile Devices Security ● Data Loss Prevention ● Vendor and contract management ● Agile, Scrum, DevOps
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Co-FounderGoogle Developer Group (Gdg) Cloud CalgaryCalgary, Ab, Ca -
Managing Director, Cloud Architecture And DevsecopsAtb Financial Apr 2022 - PresentEdmonton, Alberta, Ca• Established Cloud and DevSecOps team in alliance with business, development, cybersecurity and risk teams which resulted in 90% improvement in secure cloud development and risk reduction rate.• Streamlined vulnerability remediation model and reduced fraud related incidents by 97%.• Delivered strategic security architecture roadmap and vision including standards and frameworks.• Crafted and delivered senior executive level tech strategy narratives, roadmaps and analysis.• Led security and cyber risk assessments on capabilities and revised cloud governance, policies/processes and obtained 100% compliance with regulatory requirements.• Developed cross-functional leaders (architecture, cybersecurity, operations and development) by implementing structured training program and performance metric analysis, boosted 40% increase in leadership effectiveness and 35% improvement in operational efficiency.• Cultivated strategic partnerships with vendors and service providers (AWS, Azure, GCP,...) and ensured 100% service alignment with strategic business goals.• Effectively led the negotiation of contracts and SLAs with vendors and ensured efficient service delivery and cost effective solutions (i.e., 80% reduction on DevSecOps platform cost). -
Director, Cloud ArchitectureAtb Financial May 2020 - Mar 2022Edmonton, Alberta, Ca• Formed the creation of the cloud architecture team and implemented Cloud Operating Model and FinOps practice yielded in 50% cloud billing reduction.• Pioneered API and Microservices development model and governance strategy.• Initiated multi-cloud security architecture practice and implemented Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) that enhanced threat detection by 80% and streamlined incident response by 50%.• Established Architecture Review Board for partnering in delivery of technology solutions.• Formed the Developer Enablement team by incorporating value stream delivery metrics that achieved significant reduction in time to market for app and features.• Monitored emerging industry trends and evaluated technology strategy and road-map and applied industry-leading practices to solve for high priority business challenges. -
Senior Cloud ArchitectAtb Financial Mar 2019 - Apr 2020Edmonton, Alberta, Ca• Delivered Terraform based cloud foundation blueprint for hosting mission critical workload in the cloud.Implemented Policy-As-Code practice and reduced the infrastructure attack surface by >90%• Partnered with leaders and led data centers migration for 100s of banking applications and servers to cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) and raised service uptime to >99.98%.• Automated cloud security controls and ensured security gaps are identified and addressed effectively.• Led cloud and microservice architecture and delivered secure, cost-effective mobile/web app products; Achieved stellar 4.9-star ratings on Apple & Google store.• Started, staffed, trained and led a team of 12 SREs and achieved 100% incident response rate.• Mentored and supported team members across enterprise and fostered strategic thinking and problem solving approach. -
Co-FounderGoogle Developer Group (Gdg) Cloud Calgary Jul 2017 - PresentAlberta, 407 9 Ave Se, CaGoogle Developers Group Cloud Calgary is a volunteer-run, official chapter of Google's worldwide network of cloud enthusiasts, developers, data scientists and cloud architects.Our Vision is to empower Calgary's cloud enthusiasts to Build What's Next with Google's world-class cloud tools and infrastructure. Our mission is to bring enthusiasts together with Googlers and fellow enthusiasts through demos, code labs, user-groups and hackathons and upgrade cloud skills with training and certification sessions. We showcase Calgary's best enthusiast-developed solutions and partner with Calgary's leading organizations to build the community of cloud enthusiasts. Let's Build What's Next. Together. Join us to get started. -
Senior Software DeveloperVistavu Solutions Mar 2017 - Feb 2019Calgary, Ab, Ca• Developed & delivered scalable cloud native ERP solution on GCP and full stack microservices based real time data aggregation solution on AWS.• Built asset tracking system based on AWS & Azure IoT and Bluetooth low energy. -
Lead Systems EngineeringSchlumberger Jul 2015 - Feb 2017Houston, Texas, Us• Migrated global petabyte scale SQL based database system to cloud with 0 minute downtime.• Engineered and delivered alerting system for real-time production data monitoring workflow, including pump control and SCADA real-time data monitoring. -
Lead Infrastructure Development EngineerSchlumberger Jun 2012 - Jul 2015Houston, Texas, Us• Started, staffed, trained and managed the global 24/7 observability & operation center, resulting in service revenue growth of $7m annually.• Engineered and deployed a comprehensive satellite network for secure remote operations access across Asia and the Middle-East and Latin America
David S. Education Details
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Rajee UniversityElectronics And Communications Engineering
Frequently Asked Questions about David S.
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David S. works for Google Developer Group (Gdg) Cloud Calgary
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David S.'s current role is Co-Founder.
What schools did David S. attend?
David S. attended Rajee University.
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