Technical lead of cloud infrastructure and security projects for enterprise consulting clients. Delivered a variety of solutions built on Azure and other Microsoft technologies, and open-source tools and technologies, such as Terraform, Ansible, Python and more. Projects and solutions include, • Design hybrid server security hardening solution using Ansible and Python.• Design and implement cloud security compliance checks and provide remediation support.• Lead Remote Access fortification project; including setting standards and designing compliance solutions

Guide small and medium sized businesses through planning and deploying a variety of technology solutions. Work with business decision makers and technical experts to analyze and develop strategic plans for making technology investments and managing risks. Design and develop process improvements and automation.- Migrated multiple clients to Office 365 using custom and third party tools.- Performed technology assessments and led client strategic plans for future technology usage.- Designed custom PHP solution for delivering RSS feed after analyzing undocumented REST APIs provided by third party developer.- Designed conversion tools and processes used by client for converting documentation from XML to markdown and delivery to GitHub.- Subject matter expert (SME) and technical writer for Microsoft training products. Designed training materials, PowerPoint slides, and lab exercises for multiple courses, including:-- Installation, Storage and Compute with Windows Server 2016-- Identity in Windows Server-- Planning and Administering Microsoft SharePoint Server 2016-- Implementing Network Load Balancing-- Installing, upgrading, and migrating servers and workloads-- Deploying and Managing Windows 10 Using Enterprise Services

At Indigo Slate you will find me at the intersection where technology meets marketing. I love helping people realize the value of technology. They can't do that if they don't know what the value is. At this growing technology marketing firm, I am the voice of both the technology, helping potential technology consumers understand what technology can do for them, and the customer, helping technology providers understand the customers' needs and how to communicate to those customers.Whether its SaaS, PaaS, or IaaS; SharePoint, SAP Business ByDesign, AWS, Azure SQL DB, or Project Online, I bring a long history of using, building, and selling technology solutions to every consulting project.

Analyzed business requirements, designed process and software solutions, and managed delivery of development projects based on SharePoint, Azure, SQL and other Microsoft technologies.• Designed workflow automation solution, including telemetry and reporting. Managed migration of legacy workflows, processes, and data into the new system.• Designed and delivered a custom solution for analyzing, integrating, and reporting on data from a variety of structured and unstructured sources, including APIs, XML schemas, source code files, and more.• Created solutions for integrating support and incident management systems, including customization of reporting and monitoring components. Obtained executive buyoff on service level agreements (SLAs), key performance indicators (KPIs), and performance metrics. Acted as primary point of contact for team in weekly and monthly business review meetings, incorporating ongoing feedback into system and process improvements.• Led the migration of the team from Product Studio, an internally developed line-of-business application, to Team Foundation Services (TFS) and Visual Studio Online (VSO) for defect and work-item tracking, test-case management, and feature tracking. Project included training users in both large and small group sessions. Created development guidelines and customized fields and reports within the final solution.

Designed new and improved software solutions and business processes for the Windows Server Solutions User Experience team.• Led multiple software development projects in the localization and content publishing space. Successfully designed and delivered solutions that enabled the team to cost effectively localize and publish all help and documentation for multiple releases of Microsoft SQL, Exchange, and BizTalk Server. Engaged stakeholders (subsidiary representatives, international vendors, and content team members) to accurately identify and prioritize features, define work items, schedule work, and communicate status.• Led a wide variety of migration projects, ranging from application migrations to data/database migrations, including development of SLAs, guidelines, and training.

Led all aspects of delivering in-product, web-based, and print documentation for the Windows Enterprise Management Division content publishing team.• Successfully led content publishing team through a shift in delivery strategies and systems. This project required collaborating with executive leadership to identify new business requirements and plans for achieving organizational goals. Lead efforts to communicate the strategy and goals to team members and drive acceptance. • Designed and managed high performance migration process and tools for a new content management system, assuring all content was migrated and verified with no missed internal or external milestones.

Managed a team of software engineers, lab engineers, and build specialists supporting the Microsoft Windows product and content publishing team.• Created a high-functioning, 15-member team responsible for creating the systems, processes, and infrastructure to deliver all online and offline content for the Windows Server product group. • Defined the project management role, expectations, and resources that enabled the team to deliver high quality tools and applications in an agile and cost effective manner. • Led the team through delivery of a variety of projects, including: lab deployments, software development, and process improvements.

Manage all aspects of localization projects, including vendor selection and contract management for the Microsoft Official Curriculum team. Responsible for high quality, on-time, and on-budget localization and release of 100's of courses, covering the breadth of Microsoft technologies, in over 20 languages. Successfully handled all change requests that came in, ranging from BOM updates, to legal and compliance related changes, to up-stream schedule changes.