Principal Cloud Architect
Current▪Leadership and Team Management:• Led a geographically dispersed development team for a Google Cloud Foundation IaC offering,enabling client green field bootstrap foundations in just 4 weeks for a retail client, compared to the typical 8-month timeline.• Provided regular and constructive feedback to colleagues on a regular cadence and during review cycles, contributing to several promotions and fostering a culture of continuous improvement• Fulfilled Product Owner responsibilities, ensuring product vision alignment andsuccessful execution▪Technical Expertise and Innovation:• Developed a templating engine to automate the generation of CI/CD YAML files for Jenkins,GitHub, and GitLab, significantly streamlining the development process• Successfully integrated Keycloak with the firm's Okta instance, enabling single sign-on (SSO) forGoogle, GitLab, and Backstage clients, enhancing security and user experience.• Created React components and Golang back end components for an AI Gateway for Generative AIuse cases at Fortune 100 clients.• Developed brownfield cloud assets to accelerate clients mid-journey to the cloud▪Client Engagement and Development:• Contributed to proposal development and delivered compelling product demonstrations, showcasingvalue propositions to potential clients.• Provided expert guidance to client engagement teams, effectively removing roadblocks and ensuringtimely project delivery.• Offered expert advice to executives, contributing to strategic decision-making and business growthinitiatives.