An experienced thought leader in the IT and cloud computing industry, now employed at the world's digital infrastructure company - Equinix. As a thought leader in Equinix's corporate strategy team, I take on challenging assignments for the company, executive staff and board of directors as it relates to technology innovation, product strategy and emerging trends.Previous to Equinix, I held a variety of positions at the world's premier research firm - Gartner. I started as one of the first full time public cloud analysts in 2010. I then progressed to leading the research agenda for cloud computing in Gartner for Technical Professionals (GTP). I followed that up by being a Chief of Research of GTP, which involved directing the research direction of all areas of coverage. I completed my time there with a few years of people development and management roles.I've always been a leader of people both informally through coaching and mentoring or formally through my people management roles and experience. I've been recognized at every stage in my career by employers with quick and steady promotions and with special roles that lead and influence the organization.As a thought leader, my focus areas include public and hybrid cloud computing and Artificial Intelligence. My strong focus is on cloud and digital infrastructure but I have also developed key strengths in multicloud networking by being at Equinix. Specialties: Cloud Computing (Strategy, Management, Integration, Security, Architecture), Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, VMware Cloud, IBM Cloud, Oracle Cloud,Artificial Intelligence, IoT, Virtualization, Infrastructure & Operations, Enterprise Infrastructure Integration, SharePoint, Windows Server, Citrix XenApp, ITIL v3 Foundation Certified (Service Design and Service Transition Advanced Certified)
Listed skills include Cloud Computing, Enterprise Architecture, Virtualization, Sharepoint, and 10 others.