Cloud & Enterprise consulting.Experienced cloud architect with a current focus on Google Cloud and related technologies. Supporting strengths with security, automation, project management, business transformation. Strong background with meeting compliance and organizational security requirements (NIST800-53, SEC-525/530/535, FedRAMP, etc.), identity, security controls, auditing, threat modeling, ‘shift left’ security and DevSecOps/automation. Past background with AWS & Azure as well as more traditional data center and networking.Recent & relevant project history & skills available upon request.

Multiple responsibilities and dual role for delivering new cloud CI/CD systems while also being part of the cloud architecture team.As delivery manager for new cloud CI/CD systems:- Implemented agile processes and associated reporting for a team that included both onshore and offshore personnel with a wide variety of skill sets and backgrounds.- Worked with upper management on strategies to improve the quality of personnel and reduce associated costs.- Articulated, gathered support, and executed on extending the CI/CD platform from being a single project solution to becoming the company's standard for cloud oriented projects enterprise wide.- Supplied operational and technical guidance to achieve this in a way that could solve 'immediate problems right now' while minimizing technical debt and providing a solid foundation and roadmap for continuous improvements to meet long term goals.As part of the cloud architecture team:- Created and participated in a wide variety of cloud architecture designs, documents and associated policies ranging from business continuity to security to product/project specific.- Participated in future technology and vendor selection processes.Combined:- Continuously evangelized striving for automation and treating infrastructure, business processes as well as applications as reviewable code with proper governance and repeatable outcomes.- Operated as part of a small team that was available to provide assistance when large projects ran into trouble as well as supporting smaller and innovative initiatives.- Built trust within the organization between critical elements across functional boundaries to help the company achieve it’s goals.

I worked on a variety of client projects as assigned and in between self studied and completed my AWS professional solutions architect certification. Typical clients were organizations such as ChangeHealthCare.Com and PayScale.com. Engagements generally revolved around assessments, recommendations and a bit of ‘hands on’ to guide them towards better alignment of technology with business goals.

I arrived at thePlatform challenged with the objectve of better automating the monitoring of applications and systems as well as being part of a seed ‘DevOps’ group that was charged with transforming the company’s IT systems and processes. Depending on what was going on I was typically liasoned to various teams and the majority of my significant contributions were part of cross-team initiatives.Achievements:- Recognized the need for a CMDB or similar to enable the company to move forward. Created a conceptual enterprise data model which later blossomed into an internal product known as the Cloud Configuration Data Service.- Continuously researched and followed industry trends in regards to automated monitoring systems and eventually settled on leveraging the open source Sensu project as the basis for the company’s needs. This became an internal product known as the Sensu Monitoring System.- Coordinated closely with operations in regards to modernizing infrastructure and provisioning systems. Work here became an internal product known as the Cloud Orchestration Web Service.Along the way:- Moved the company from Zenoss 2 Enterprise as their primary monitoring/alert system to Zenoss 4 Core as a stop gap measure to make monitoring systems more reliable until better solutions could be found.- Performed analysis of as-built systems and services in order for the company to rapidly provision their base line suite of over 60 different services with around 140 configurations across 300+ hosts and associated dependencies in a new European data center. Worked with senior operations personnel to leverage this data source with their toolsets and automate the entire build/deploy process in a simple and effective way that exceeded business expectations.- Worked with developer and operational stakeholders to design, tune and provide operational management tooling and practices for the deployment of ElasticSearch.- Various other initiatives as directed or needed.

I was originally brought on at SharpLabs as a contract employee to be part of a new team that was assembled to define, design and implement Sharp’s cloud strategy in the North American marketplace in support of their eBook and SmartTV consumer product lines. In April 2011 the cloud project was cancelled after initial feasibility studies were done. I was retained and my focus shifted to providing both software development and operational assistance and guidance for several existing projects along with R&D projects related to their SmartTV product lines.

Fairhaven L&E was a local dark fiber company I formed in Bellingham WA to provide services to other local telecommunications companies. Responsibilities ranged from business/product roadmaps to operations, regulatory and technical. Including specifics such as managing contractors for aerial and underground fiber builds, negotiating with Cities and Port Authorities for franchise agreements, other private dark fiber providers and working with commercial property owners to determine ROI on fiber builds to their properties. Other than the first few years the company was generally on ‘auto pilot’ and required only a few hours a month of my time. New partners assumed a majority interest in the company in May 2015 and I sold my remaining minority interest to them in December 2015.

OpenAccess is an Internet Service Provider based in Bellingham Washington. I was a cofounder of the company and worked there both full-time and part-time with a wide variety of business, operational and technical responsibilities.

I worked primarily as a contractor to various clients such as Apple Computer, LPZ Systems and the University of Washington. During the brief times I was not on client engagements I worked on internal projects such as build automation and the requirements, design and implementation of an administrative console for their online store.

Gemini Solutions is a corporation I founded after leaving Apple Computer for the purpose of continuing to do consulting work with a less rigorous travel schedule. Actual engagements ranged from requirements and analysis to software consulting with subject matter expertise. Clients included firms such as M/A/R/C Group, Perfect Commerce, PowerSchool, Saturna Capital and others.I also performed other business related work such as operating a receivership on behalf of the Whatcom County Superior Court.

I started at NeXT Software Inc. and continued on after we got Apple back.

Provided WebObjects and Objective-C application consulting, mentorship and development services for the company's clients.Clients included firms such as: Adobe, Charles Schwab, Cheap Tickets, Disney, Hambrecht & Quist, Standard & Poor's and others.

I attended the graduate school for Computer Science at WWU after completing my Bachelor’s degree. During this time I worked as a research assistant funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the United States Air Force. I completed all course work and left WWU in good standing before completing my thesis in order to take advantage of economic opportunities in the technology sector.