I’m an ambitious IT Architect focused on creating and delivering Cloud and Hybrid platform target architectures specializing in the Microsoft Azure Cloud platform services. During more than my 10 years’ experience I have built up a strong knowledge on traditional datacenter architectures and since several years also on the Azure Cloud platform. Assessing and understanding the business requirements, are critical in creating and presenting a proper target solution architecture, transition and transformation strategy. As an IT architect you also embrace the role of a trusted advisor providing guidance and recommendations on ad hoc request, long term strategy and project portfolio. Addressing modern business challenges due to the rapidly evolving IT infrastructure and software management landscape combined with my passion for the digital transformation, are therefore key factors in achieving a successful customer transition.Hard skills • Azure Cloud design • Deep knowledge of datacenter technologies and concepts: Storage (SAN, NAS), Hardware platforms, Virtualization, Networking;• Microsoft Server 2008/2012/2016 suite;• VDI solutions (View, RDS);Soft skills • Technical Pre-sales and assessment (contracts, business requirements);• Technical project management , getting things done!;• Operational assessment, auditing;• Excellent understanding of IT market trends and innovations;• Teaching, presenting, mentoring, and knowledge sharing;