Reporting directly to DHS CIO, my role was to run the EA department for DHS and develop a Enterprise Architecture program starting from the ground up. I will be focusing on developing the team structure, The Architecture Framework, Policy and Procedures, an Enterprise standard reference architecture. In parallel i will be working the following projects1. G360 to OpentText Migration2. Design Medicaid and Medicare to the Azure Gov. Cloud working with services like data bricks, Data lake and AZURE Data Warehouse3. MEME solution change from Mainframe to Cloud native solution utilizing DevSecOps, OSB, and the MITA 3.0 framework.

Lead innovation and drive strategic engagements with senior technology leaders and alliance partners focusing on next-generation ITO, Digitalization, Internet of Things (IoT), IT enabled business innovations, and Cloud strategies. • Understand clients business and technology strategies by aligning HCL and alliance partners current and future solutions and strategies. • Create demonstrable strategic vision that brings real business value to the client with support from alliance partners• Utilize business and IT strategy and planning skills to influence C-level executives • Alliance management responsibility with key partners? Part of that role is coordinating key technical participation between Client, GSI (Global System Integrators), and Vendors • Promote innovation and thought leadership across the organizations in junction with alliance partners• Manage client-level strategic visioning and technology roadmap sessions using HCL mode 1-2-3 strategy and alliance partners • Manage a team of functionally aligned directors, Sr. Managers, technical architects and solution architects• Support Client Partners and Account executives to meet their 25% Year of Year (YoY) growth for all 5 strategic accounts.

As a senior leader within HDS Products and Solution group focusing on HDS portfolio for Converged architecture, Cloud computing, Digital Transformation/IOT and Big Data. Presented HDS Universal Compute Platform (UCP), product technology enhancement with engineering, architecture discussion with alliance partners, and roadmap discussion to HDS customer’s field sales, strategic customers, and leading engagements with alliance partners to develop solutions and Go-to-Market strategies.Presented the following:• Datalink Sales conference 2015 - HDS Cloud initiative with HDS UCP• Lead global training session for our Global SI partners on HDS cloud Architecture• Oracle world 2016 – Hitachi Oracle solutions• Develop GTM (Go-to-Market) strategies with our alliance partners • Worked in a heavy matrix environment internal and external• Support Pre-Sales as well interact with Engineering to develop long term product strategies• Present our Converged portfolio and Cloud strategy to HDS Strategic Accounts Globally• Develop GTM Solution with our alliance partners utilizing both HDS product and alliance partners products to develop targeted solutions • Represented the Solution and Product team at HDS SPC (Strategic Planning Council) representing Converged, Cloud, and Server architecture. The purpose of SPC is to help set architecture direction for HDS corporation.

As part of the success in the consulting practice I was ask to help become a core team member in developing Cognizant Large Deal Team as Chief Architect. With this, I would own all deals overall architecture from our solution, to migration strategy, to Professional service support model, and to implementation. I would own presentation of solution through the bid process and all documentation with the help with direct and in-direct reports. While on large deal team the last 2 ½ years I have help win over 1B in TCV. My duties include the following;• Manage/Mentor Jr architects• Generate tools for both the Consulting practice and Large Deal Team• Own RFP response o Strategic and tactical technology planningo Presentation to customero Solution visiono Technology and Vendor Evaluation and selectiono PS Resourcingo Influence Management (influence the customer on the Vision)• Customer Relationship and communications• Enterprise and Systems/Application Architecture• Architecture modeling• Strategic IT Consulting – Internal and External• Vendor Management – Help developing System integration relationship with vendors.

In my 7 years (In December) at Cognizant I have worked for two groups. The First group I was brought over from IBM as a senior leader to help develop Cognizant Professional consulting practice for infrastructure. When I started I was the second person within the group and it was our responsibility to generate our mission statement, group direction, group artifacts, and develop a service called ISPA (Information services portfolio analysis). Initially this was a free service, so Cognizant could penetrate existing customer accounts and do an end-to-end IT analysis of their corporation IT department including People, Process, Technology, and Financial. Lastly, it was my responsibility to generate Consulting projects via RFP response or working with our partners, Vertical leads, and existing customers. While in the department for 4 years we grew from 2 people to over150+, and generated gross income of over 650K per individual.

Duties included but not limited to working with C-level management to assist in delivering their strategic direction in areas such as Data Center, Server, Storage, Network, Cloud, and DR. Managed IBM teams as well as customer teams to meet these strategic initiatives. As Sr. Architect communicate to senior management on project status, project cost, and build relationships with C-Level management. Also, help mentor and review Jr architect work to meet our delivery to customers as will increase the Jr architect confidence and technical abilities.

As lead infrastructure architect it was my responsibility at Wells Fargo to own all architecture aspects of its newly created Enterprise Data Warehouse group. With full ownership of developing Wells Fargo Data warehouse long-term strategic vision. Duties included the following:• Owned key alliances for the EDW team they consisted of (IBM, STK, EMC, SAS, CA, and SUN)• Set Long term architecture vision• Created/Owned reference architecture document (Quarterly Release)• Yearly reviews, promotion, demotions, staff attrition• Managed 6 junior architects, and 20 dotted line reports that represented Network, DC, Server Admin (UNIX – AIX, SUN, and Windows), database Admin, and Storage and Backup.• Managed P&L with a 20 million hardware budget, which included forecasting management/reviews with my CTO• Resource management, planning, and procurement• Program management for 50 plus projects that ranged from $500K to $10M per year.

1995 – 1998 Technical Support Specialists (Columbus, OH)I engaged in a Post-Sales/Pre-technical sales support position to improve product in my assigned territories. Major tasks included: customer satisfaction, maintenance, system architecture, hardware and software upgrades, network management, system analysis, migration planning, and project planning, coordinating staging of new systems, and training new SE in the large systems arena.1994 – 95 Customer Engineer (Minneapolis, MN)I worked on mid-range servers and communication equipment for NCR customers. Duties included: customer satisfaction, call management, new product installation, and large upgrade coordination. Equipment managed consisted of AT&T server portfolio , NCR server portfolio up to 35xx, SGI servers and Auspex. Installed and serviced CISCO, Bay Networks, and AT&T Accuwan.1993 – 94 Customer Engineer (Tulsa, OK)Worked as a customer engineer and my primary duties included customer satisfaction and call management. Additional duties included: installing new hardware and software for large encoders and ATM’s, planning and coordinating major ATM installations in the Tulsa area, and providing continual preventive maintenance on all equipment supported.