Architected entire AWS secure architecture over multiple regions and availability zones for resiliency.• Architected application model focusing on serverless components (Fargate, Lambda, Serverless DB, Event Bridge).• Architected cloud formation stacks (multi-accounts) to isolate network, security, and application “stacks.”• Architected extensions to Auth0 for application properties across CIBT’s Network.• Isolated Infrastructure for Swiss, EU, and UK Requirements. • Architected zero trust model between components throughout the infrastructure.• Architected AWS Global DB migration and deployment for CIBT Pay (the backbone payment service).• Architected application pipelines to process all database deployments through Liquibase to ensure schema change and seed data defined through change sets. • Architected CIBT’s migration of WordPress to the Cloud using third-party services driven through CloudFront, eliminating on-site instances). • Architected and deployed CIBT’s first consumer product offering across multiple EU regionsWorked closely with developers migrating applications to multiple Far Gate clusters, Lambda, API Gateway, Auth0 authentication, and serverless database. • Worked closely with developers on optimizing and improving transaction speed.• Refactored the application to generate separate databases between the customer (payment) and the application support data (Forms, etc.).• Designed All DevOps pipelines through CDK via code • Refactored the application pipeline to remove database dependency, reducing build time to 10 minutes from 70.• Consolidated communication bus mechanisms between accounts to standardize on Event Bridge.• Lift and shift over 400 virtual servers (VMWare) from on-premises worldwide to AWS with pipelines to serverless architecture in conjunction with AWS and a 3rd party vendor.Phase I – Deploy to EC2 (in process) / Phase II – Deploy to Fargate / Serverless database instances.

The International Student Identity Card (ISIC) is the only internationally recognized proof of full-time student status issued in nearly 130 countries. The card allows you to prove your student status worldwide and gain access to over 150,000 discounts and benefits. I am currently designing the platform and 3rd party integrations. • Designed and deployed a custom checkout process through various APIs. • Designed and deployed a custom printing farm to fulfill credit card-style identification, magstripe, custom welcome letter, and packaging.• Designed and deployed 3rd party integrations with Abenity and one other third-party vendor (NDA)• Began the hiring process for full-time employees to build the technical organization.

Arteza was an INC Top 100 Company focused on the arts and crafts space, funded by Volition, the venture firm behind Chewy. Rearchitected the entire platform from AWS “go as you learn” to a professional-grade infrastructure and migrated an aging PHP-based monolith to a cutting-edge microservice model using Go-based microservices.• Designed and deployed Highly Scalable (Vertical & Horizontal), multi-region – EUR /US, redundant VPCs in AWS with deployment via CI/CD (GitLab, ArgoCI, Terraform, and AWS technologies). Following AWS core principles. • Designed and Deployed Kubernetes and associated manifests for Go-based microservice applications. • Designed and deployed AWS VPN Endpoints for US and European connections utilizing Transit Gateway.• Architected shared Redis cluster utilized across multiple products. • Architected Security Policies utilizing Guard Duty & Security Center• Architected load balancing and firewall policies• Architected shared message queue technology to remove multiple version management of different vendors • Negotiated a $100,000 usage credit with AWS for Infrastructure and professional service costs. • Deployed EverSQL optimization technologies for SQL Stored Procedure Optimization. • Deployed Qualys for PCI and application security compliance • Deployed Data Dog, rulesets, and APKs with Ops Genie notifications and playbooks. • I deployed the Okta security solution for Single Sign-On and rights management for enterprise architecture (VPC Access Rights and Public/Private subnet access). • Designed a universal monitoring standard for enterprise use with Data Dog. • Developed pipelines using Gitlab & ArgoCD for automatic microservice build updates to Kubernetes Cluster• Deployment of Prometheus and Grafana for end-to-end performance observability for all components• Worked with 3rd party vendors on API enhancement, monitoring, and contract negotiation. • Hired and trained the entire DevOps organization (Belarus, Poland, USA

• Provided technical due diligence and deep-dive technical analysis to multiple clients,• Designed and deployed Highly Scalable (Vertical & Horizontal), multi-region, redundant VPC’s in AWS with deployment via CI/CD (Jenkins, Ansible, Terraform and AWS technologies). • Designed and deployed a multi-region redundant sharded MongoDB and Redis architecture for submitting (including ETL) and retrieving large record sets (exceeding 10 million daily upserts of patient data). • Designed and deployed complex AWS VPC’s and 3rd party connectivity endpoints for multiple enterprise clients • Utilized multiple AWS (CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Lambda) products when migrating customers to the Cloud, reducing their cost of ownership and simplifying their deployed application service.• Deployed OAuth authorization (including 2FA) in development of web-based applications. • Developed a proof of concept recommendation engine in Spark / Hadoop /Python with a Restful Web Service Interface and ETL Manager for SQL translation for use within a shopping cart engine or analytics application.• Re-Engineered a traditional 3 tier web application to a web and microservice architecture. • Designed and implemented a SaaS Platform & mobile application set for use in the auto auction and pre-owned sales industry. • Provided technical analysis between BlackBerry and Nvidia AGL (Automotive Grade Linux), with various POC’s.

In this role I have continued my long track record of pushing the boundaries of network technology innovation. My organization has been able to create an advanced network connection architecture that has enables our customers to reduce network technology requirements resulting in at least 25% improvements in latency. Besides building the development team from the ground up when joining the company, our greatest accomplishments has been securing noteworthy press in Network World and speaking at major industry conferences including Interop. Infinetics has designed and implemented Long Hop™, a high performance network connection architecture that provides significantly better tradeoffs between bandwidth, latency, fault tolerance and cost than previously known approaches. Long Hop networks are more cost efficient than a fat-tree, supporting at least 50% more servers using the same network hardware while providing equivalent bandwidth and improved latency of at least 25%. • Named one of the Nine Hot Technology Startups to Watch in 2012 by Network World, January 2012.• Featured as Startup Touting Data Center Fabric That Will Put a Scare Into Cisco, Juniper Network World, June 2011.

Wandrian develops global railway solutions for leading distributors like Amtrak. One of our greatest innovations was building an international PCI compliant payments portal that resulted in the lowest inter-change purchasing costs for our customers. Along the path to rapid growth from $20M to $260M in revenue, I collaborated with other senior executives to secure Series A equity in exchange for the sale of next-generation technology.• Strengthened bottom-line profitability by architecting and deploying the lowest cost delivery model (across multiple vendors) that reduced order delivery expenses through software automation and custom device driver software.• Designed, and developed an intelligent PCI compliant payments web service that delivered the lowest inter-change purchasing costs and reduced fraud by over 70% in both domestic and international markets.• Designed and developed Micro Service Inter-Connect Model for 3rd Party Supplier Connectivity to multiple railroads (Amtrak, SNCB, SNCF, DB, Trenitalia, Rail Australia. EuRail and others). • Designed a SaaS product that allowed business partners to sell products through the Wandrian platform. • Developed B2B, B2C Content Management System• Developed B2B, B2C multi-national E-commerce solution that generated in excess of $250mm transactional revenue. • Reduced customer website abandonment by 25% by architecting a single page shopping cart tool.• Designed and developed a targeted customer recommendation web service utilized in the shopping cart for customer product upsell.• Designed and developed a new redundant data center and cloud technology infrastructure and negotiating all vendor agreements multi-nationally • Architected Bare Metal / Hybrid Virtual Private Cloud solution with multiple endpoints.• Responded to annual technology audits / RFP'sfrom North American and European government-owned partners.

My role as CTO was to direct the creation and launch of mobile community software that was used in beta by British Telecom, Deutche Telecom and Vodafone.• Developed mobile community platform and apps including InPlaces, which targeted young adult demographic and Let’s Meet, an app using MMS and group text messaging for mobile devices, both designed to leverage venues and events for social interaction.• Launched a trial with British Telecom in 2002• Launched a trial with Deutche Telecom in 2003• Initiated a trial with Vodafone in 2004

This was another technology leadership role focused on building networking and messaging software for major consumer and sports brands. I transitioned into this role after Lycos bought my company Valent Software in 1999 that provided a social networking service, NetClubs, which was well ahead of its time.• Architected & executed New Line Cinemas Community Extensions during filming of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy; Extended application to support portal for stars, movie trailers, photos, live chat, and instant messaging.• Architected & executed live network launch with the IOC for the 2002 Olympics in Sydney, Australia; created communities for all countries and sports with live chat, photo galleries, and message boards under the Olympics.com portal.

• Developed one of the 1st social networking service providers and maker of NetClubs, a leading Internet community services platform and the software behind Lycos Communities, which linked more than 3 million members (Clubs), providing chat, message boards, photo galleries, contests, and instant messaging.• Sold to Lycos, Inc. within 27 months of inception• Architected & Developed a software stack that supported over 14 million active users• Generating in excess of 12 million page views per day• Generating in excess of 600,000,000 daily SQL transactions• With a 99.9% uptime guarantee