As part of the OneStream senior leadership team, I manage a geographically distributed team working to advance our product portfolio using Azure cloud-native capabilities to drive efficiencies, innovation and business value to our customers at scale! We are working to solve some of the toughest computer science challenges that apply to the unique aspects of the financial consolidation and operational planning using new development technologies and cloud capabilities to drive efficiencies or introduce new capabilities to delight our customers! I value and embrace the style of servant leadership where I provide a flexible framework for my team's success and growth while allowing their unique technical talents to be brought together to propel solutions forward. My team is focused on exploring and driving innovation using such cloud-native capabilities and devops automation as:- Non-relational/NO-SQL data-storage using Azure Data Explorer (ADX), Service Fabric and Cosmos DB- Enhancing Capabilities to allow customers to engage with massive datasets using column-oriented storage- SaaS transformation of core compute layers to increasing utilization of compute using Kubernetes (AKS) - Driving complete platform modernization moving from Windows VMs to Linux/.NET 8/Kubernetes Containers- Innovation on reducing large volumes of over-the-wire data transfers using gRPC, custom compression techniques- Foster innovation and process improvement with CI/CD pipelines to reduce time-to-test for engineering teams- Drove design, prototype and development of new unified integration layer to allow customers to easily bring on-prem data into our SaaS platform using Azure Relay

I manage a geographically distributed team working to advance our product portfolio using Azure cloud-native capabilities to drive efficiencies, innovation and business value to our customers at scale! We are working to solve some of the toughest computer science challenges that apply to the unique aspects of the financial management and consolidation world using new development technologies and cloud capabilities to drive efficiencies or introduce new capabilities to our customers! I value and embrace the style of servant leadership where I provide a flexible framework for my team's success and growth while allowing their unique technical talents to be brought together to propel solutions forward. My team is focused on exploring and driving innovation using such cloud-native capabilities as:- Non-relational data-storage using Azure Synapse/Delta Lake and others- Effective utilization of compute resources using Kubernetes- Innovation on reducing large volumes of over-the-wire data transfers using gRPC, custom compression techniques and use of cloud-native capabilities such as Azure Relay to improve customer connectivity- Foster innovation and process improvement with CI/CD pipelines to reduce time-to-test for engineering teams

Working in the newly minted Chief Architect role, I am responsible for leading v-teams focused on emerging cloud technologies our Enterprise customers are using. This includes working with cross-functional teams in engineering, support, specialized sales and delivery ensuring we have documentation, IP, offerings and the right tools to help our customers succeed in adding business value to complex solutions in the cloud. Specifically owned the following areas for the US National Customer Success Organization: - High Performance Computing including Azure Batch, CycleCloud, and partner solutions - Azure Virtual Desktop - Azure IoT Hub and IoT Edge container development helping with manufacturing customers and embedded engineered solutions - Azure Spehere and embedded development - Azure DevOps/Dev Sec Ops/GitHub - Cloud Native Application Development- Containerized Applications with Open Shift and Kubernetes- Serverless/Low-Code/No-Code Services such as Logic Apps, PowerApps and Azure Functions

As a Principal Cloud Solution Architect, I work with customers to realize the full potential of Microsoft Azure capabilities for their business and drive customer success for cloud deployed workloads through prototypes/POCs and joint design sessions. Additionally I work to mentor others and to engage on strategic initiatives for helping to drive cloud adoption.- Built and drove training initiatives to skill up peers across the US on IoT and industrial control systems.- Azure HPC prototyping and development for a number of industries needing large scale compute including engineering cfd vendors, financial actuarial analysis, and media rendering.

As a Cloud Solution Architect, I work with customers to realize the full potential of Microsoft Azure capabilities for their business and drive customer success for cloud deployed workloads through prototypes/POCs and joint design sessions.

As a Cloud Delivery Specialist; I am part of Microsoft's America's Cloud Services Center of Excellence (COE) team driving Azure support readiness enabling the services field, driving complex escalations and serving as the collective voice of the field and customer back to the Azure product team.

Part of Microsoft services (Microsoft Premier Support) where I am assigned to enterprise size accounts that have purchased a dedicated support specialist for Microsoft's development tools and technologies. I provide hands-on assistance to customers in troubleshooting runtime application issues (performance tuning, crash analysis, code reviews) in addition to providing general developer guidance and training on the .NET Framework.

VIA information tools is a ISV and software services company whose core product consists of a flexible Manufacturing Execution System (MES) package.Working for VIA, I was a member of the R&D team focused on innovating new product features and capabilities based on market research, monitoring industry trends and legislative manufacturing requirements as well as individual customer requests. I was also involved in optimizing the dynamic execution engine in the product’s application server and implementing new communication protocols in the product’s communication server to expand product capabilities to communicate with additional plant-floor devices. I also assisted in working with new customers, demoing product capabilities and assisting to align the flexible product capabilities with customer requirements.

Team lead on several Microsoft-centric client-server/internet/handheld development projects for both small and medium business in addition to several Fortune-1000 corporations. Involved with projects from pre-sales/conception and estimation phases through development, implementation and maintenance phases. Assisted with project cost management and scheduling of required project personnel with internal PMO group. Technical lead for manufacturing solutions where I worked on subsystems to interface with programmable logic controllers (PLCs), FANUC and MotoMan robots, FANUC CNC controllers and a number of industrial control networks and embedded systems controlling industrial automation.

Sequoia was acquired by Analysts International shortly after I joined.

Designed and developed custom industrial automation applications for customers in C/C++ and Visual Basic using many 3rd party SDKs (Allen Bradley, FANUC and Mitsubishi). Designed control, tracking and monitoring systems for industrial applications leveraging embedded micro controllers (ZiLog) and PLCs inclusive of electrical panel design using AutoCAD. (Knowledgable in AC and DC control systems and NEC requirements.)