James A. Email & Phone Number

Arlington, TX, US

Southlake, Texas, United States

• Designed and implemented scalable data pipelines using Apache Spark and Databricks Delta Lake, ensuring data integrity and reliability.
• Collaborated with data scientists to deploy machine learning models on Databricks for real-time predictions, resulting in improved decision-making processes.
• Led the migration of legacy on-premises data infrastructure to the cloud using Databricks, reducing infrastructure costs.
• Provisioning Azure Cloud managed services with Terraform - AKS, CloudEvents, SQL, Storage, Synapse
• Extensive experience with the implementation of Lakehouse architecture on Azure using Azure Data Lake, Delta Lake, Delta Tables, and Databricks
• Led the design and implementation of secure and compliant cloud infrastructure, aligning with business objectives and security standards.

Arlington, Texas, United States

• Spearheaded the migration of on-premises infrastructure to Azure, leveraging Azure Migrate and Database Migration Services, enhancing scalability and availability.
• Designed and implemented secure cloud architectures using Azure Security practices, including network segmentation, RBAC, and Azure Firewall.
• Automated infrastructure provisioning using Terraform integrated with CI/CD pipelines, improving deployment efficiency and consistency.
• Managed Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) deployments, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security.
• Optimized resource utilization and cost by implementing scalable solutions for Kubernetes pods and Azure Virtual Machines.
• Led the end-to-end implementation of the cloud migration strategy, transitioning critical business applications and data from legacy systems to Azure, ensuring minimal downtime and optimal performance.