Terry Patterson Email & Phone Number

California, United States

𝐈𝐀𝐌 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬Senior Cloud Architect and Security Engineer assigned to work with Identity and Access Management team at Antares.𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 (𝐈𝐀𝐌):. Lead IAM initiatives using Microsoft Entra, focusing on identity management, permissions, SSO, and conditional access.. Design and implement B2B federation for key partners and MSPs.. Design and implement security standards and processes for DevSecOps using Microsoft Advanced Security Platforms, Products and Solutions.. Migrate legacy systems and authentication systems to modern cloud native platforms and modern authentication.𝐂𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲:. Align programs with NIST security framework and Microsoft Cybersecurity Reference Architecture; initiate transition to zero-trust architecture.. Implement and configure security protocols, cloud standards, and compliance frameworks.. Engineer and design automation of Cloud Security solutions using automation tools.. Lead the architecture and implementation of cybersecurity solutions, enhancing organizational security posture.. Champion the adoption of modern authentication and cloud technologies, reducing reliance on on-premise infrastructure.. Work with stakeholders and teams to adopt Microsoft and Industry best practices that align with Zero Trust security.𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐈:. Develop Standard Operating Procedures, optimize and automate internal processes using Generative AI, Microsoft CoPilot, and ChatGPT.. Leverage advanced AI tools to streamline documentation and operational procedures, setting new standards for IAM initiatives.𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬: Microsoft Cloud Architect · Identity & Access Management, Cybersecurity Engineer, AI Engineer

United States

United States

15+ 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝: A decade of experience in Hybrid Cloud architectures, applicable to healthcare, retail, finance, and various other sectors.𝐙𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬: Hands-on experience designing, implementing, and maintaining cloud platforms following Zero Trust security principles.𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤: Always focused on applying best practices in Identity and Access, Platform Protection, Security Operations, Data Security, and Application Security.𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: Application Architecture and development skills for spearheading the development and deployment of cloud-native applications, enhancing business agility and scalability.𝐀𝐈 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: Leveraging a solid foundation in Azure Hybrid Cloud architectures, I've applied AI and Machine Learning to enhance security, operational efficiency, and innovation.𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐈 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: Developed and deployed AI-driven applications and services, utilizing Azure AI and Machine Learning capabilities to solve complex business challenges.AI Ethics and Security: Advocated for and implemented ethical AI practices, focusing on security and privacy considerations in AI deployments.𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐈 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Pioneered the use of Generative AI tools to automate processes, improve decision-making, and enhance customer experiences.𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐈 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬: Worked closely with cross-functional teams to integrate AI into broader cloud and cybersecurity initiatives, ensuring alignment with Zero Trust principles and the Well-Architected Framework.𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢-𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬: Versed in designing and implementing security protocols for Hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructures.𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬: Microsoft Cloud Architect · Cybersecurity Engineer, AI Engineer

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Hired as principal Azure Enterprise Architect to assist teams in adopting Azure cloud native architectures and best practices based on the Well Architected Framework principals.𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞:. Provide guidance for Azure Cloud best practices to support building out service catalogs and methods to deploy everything as code from GitHub Cloud.. Collaborate with Lead Cloud Engineers to design and implement the architecture for Cloud SaaS, PaaS services, and IaaS services in the public cloud.. Work with teams to architect, design, implement, and operate Azure web apps, functions, and Kubernetes clusters using Bicep and GitHub Actions.. Collaborate with technical and product directors to model high-level designs for high-availability architecture.. Assist with Azure cost management initiatives to reduce costs and implement an ongoing cost management framework.𝐂𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 & 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐎𝐩𝐬:. Assist the management team and developers by establishing documentation and guidelines for migrating all projects to GitHub Cloud.. Develop standards and procedures to assist developers with adopting a shift-left DevSecOps framework and implementing patterns, emphasizing key DevSecOps principles.. Automate applications and services deployment to private and public clouds using GitHub Actions and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).. Work with operation and delivery teams to review the current state and modernize service delivery.. Review the state of ransomware protection in private and public clouds and develop recommendations for adopting the NIST framework, including the five functions: Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, and Recover.. Evaluate existing backup product features for private and public clouds and consider configurations or enhancements for isolation (air gap), immutability, and intelligence (XDR) to protect backups from ransomware.

United States

Assigned to work in the Identity and Access Management team to support security team with daily security operations and integrate with internal technical and business teams to support the operational work including:𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 (𝐈𝐀𝐌):. Work with key stakeholders to implement Identity and access controls for partners and external customers by using Azure B2C as the central Identity Provider.. Design, Implement, and Migrate key business systems for external identities from OKTA to Azure B2C using custom policies, SAML, and OpenID.. Implement and manage Azure infrastructure and connectors for Identity-Now, GitHub Enterprise, OKTA, DUO, Atlassian (Jira & Confluence).. Decommission ADFS and implement AD Connect services behind Azure Firewalls to synchronize on-premise AD accounts to Azure AD.. Implement Azure Active Directory Domain Services to support Legacy systems authentication using secure LDAP.. Configure and Manage Conditional Access Policies for Azure AD and Office 365 subscriptions.. Configure Privileged Identity Management(PIM) and Access Reviews for key roles.𝐂𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 & 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐎𝐩𝐬:. Design and deploy Azure subscriptions with terraform and Bicep using Cloud Adoption Framework best practices.. Configure compliance policies and systems to align with FEDRAMP, PCI DSS, PII, SOC, NIST, CIS benchmark.. Implement security controls and operational monitoring using Azure Sentinel, Azure Log Analytics, Azure Event Hubs, Logic Apps, and Azure Data Explorer.. Configure and Monitor Cloud SaaS services using modern Authentication, Managed Identities, and Enterprise PKI frameworks using cybersecurity best practices.. Review the state of ransomware protection in private and public clouds.. Develop custom Azure Web Applications, Logic APPS, and Functions.𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬: Microsoft Cloud Architect · Identity & Access Management, Cybersecurity Engineer, DevSecOps Engineer

United States

Hired directly as an Azure Consultant/Developer/DBA by CEO to assist Triage Consulting team with migration of key services to Azure. Work with business and IT to support transitions of systems as part of the Acquisition of Triage by Cloudmed and Acquisition of Cloudmed by R1.𝐀𝐳𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭:Assist executive team with implementation of Microsoft Team, Office 365 policies, Azure, and Office 365 security when all in-office workers were immediately required to work from home during Covid outbreaks in both West and East corporate office regions.Migrated on-premises servers to Azure including production SQL Server 2019 Always-On 6-node clusters to support key business application migrations to Azure.Implement Operational and Performance monitoring and management in Azure using Log Analytics, Azure ARC, Monitoring, and Insights.Work with IT team to configure Azure Virtual Desktops to be used as primary workstations.𝐂𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲:Implement additional security controls for remote workers including MFA and Windows Virtual Desktops (WVDI) to harden resources and controls needed allowing users to access corporate systems and data from home offices.Implement Security Monitoring and alerts using Azure Sentinel and Log Analytics.Implement security and compliance controls for SOC, HIPAA, HITRUST, PII in Azure and Office 365.Configure VPN Gateways, Virtual Networks, peering, and NSGs to securely inter-connect business and reporting systems.𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐎𝐩𝐬:Migrate, update, and maintain the custom build Desktop Application using Visual Studio Enterprise and Azure DevOps repos.Assist vendors with inventory collection to assist with office shutdowns in West and East Regions.Perform daily health-checks and maintenance of systems including Operating System updates and SQL server upgrades from 2017 to 2019 Enterprise Editions.Work with Vendor, Application, and IT teams to migrate key systems to Azure and decommission on-premise systems.

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Assigned lead role to assist the core team with implementing a PCI compliant environment in Azure to support the Data Science and Data Engineering groups in an oversight role. Statement Of Work included:• Work with CEO and key stakeholders to understand strategic and tactical plans.• Attend team scrums to plan, design and story out the workloads.• Design and deploy Azure subscriptions using the Cloud Adoption Framework and Azure DevOPS automation pipelines.• Provisioning services in both Azure production and non-production resource groups to include Azure Blob Stores, Azure Data Factory, Azure SQL Database (DBaaS), Azure Analysis Services, Azure SQL Data Warehouse, On Premise gateways, Machine Learning, Azure Databricks, Azure Steaming, Analytics, Azure Event Hubs, Power-BI and data connectors. • Work with key stakeholders to automate and deploy related content, databases, tables and business rules to Azure production and non-production resource groups to support development and business teams.• Performed training, transition and other tasks and assignments in support of current and future project initiatives on the Microsoft Azure platform during this assignment.

United States

Worked onsite initially 5 days a week and then moved into a part time engagement providing support for over 130 SQL instances deployed globally. Project scope included:• Implement an Enterprise Business Intelligence platform using SQL 2014 services.• Configure BI services including Data Warehouse, Analytics Processing, Analytics Queries, Master Data Services in QA and PROD environments.• Assist the developers with migration of solutions from SQL 2008 physical infrastructure to the SQL 2014 Virtualized infrastructure.• Assist with the implementation and configuration of new tools for developing BI on SQL 2014 including Visual Studio 2013 ultimate, Visual Studio Online for TFS and SharePoint 2013 integration for SSRS, Performance Point, Excel, Office 2013, OData and BI platform tools connectivity.• Perform day-to-day SQL management working with offshore teams to manage over 130 SQL servers in the enterprise.• Conduct performance and stress testing on the Virtualized environment to ensure the platform was optimally configured.• Create plans and processes to implement best practices on the SQL 2014 and SharePoint 2013 platforms.• Configure and install SharePoint 2013 on the production servers in the virtualized environment using deployment scripts and following best practices.• Setup migration plans and assist offshore teams with migration from SharePoint 2010 to 2013 platforms.• Work with local resources and Microsoft to migrate storage and RBS (blobs) from 2010 over to 2013.• Assist with the planning and evaluations for using Azure and Office 365 as hybrid cloud options in 2015

United States

Assigned a contract position at FireEye to install Project Server 2013 and after working remotely supporting the Environment was acclimated into the SharePoint team. Working as Lead Architect roles and tasks included: • Install and Configure Project Server in QA and Production.• Work with PMO office to implement project templates, standards and branding for Enterprise Projects.• Provide training to PMs and support the users and systems.• Install SQL, SharePoint and Project Server updates.• Configure SQL Server 2014 Always On for the environment.• Provide Support and implement enhancements for SharePoint 2013 intranet.• Provide support and implement enhancements for the Project Server 2013 platform.• Manage the SharePoint and Project Server projects and requests. Setup schedules and align with priorities for the business based on strategic goals.• Provide day-to-day support for SharePoint requests and manage the offshore resources in order to get the requests and projects completed.• Work with business units to gather requirements. Create requirements documents, design documents and develop solutions on the SharePoint and Project Server platform using out-of-box and custom solutions.• Work with the onsite support team to perform health checks and operational tasks to keep the platforms operating optimally within SLAs.• Manage the weekly status reporting for SharePoint and Project Server projects and pop-up requests.• Assist with migrations of sites from mergers with other companies.• Assist with implementation of failover and Disaster recovery for SharePoint and Project Server platforms.• Assist with the planning and implementation of hybrid cloud using Office 365, Azure and on premise resources for late 2015.

United States

Consulting at Hanes as SharePoint/Office 365 and Azure architect to assist with operational support, configurations, structure and rollout of projects on SharePoint, Office 365, Project Online and Azure platforms including:• Meet with business and technical stakeholders to gather requirements during each phase.• Meet with HR and Legal to confirm policies, compliance and corporate standards.• Meet with marketing to prepare communications, launch events and branding standards.• Develop a governance model, plan and operational framework for SharePoint. • Meet with business and technical stakeholders to gather requirements and map them to the new SharePoint functionality.• Migrate from SharePoint 2003/2007 to SharePoint 2010 and build out custom applications.• Assist with configurations, scalability and site structures to accommodate a 14,000 user base. • Perform stress tests and tune database and SharePoint servers for optimal loads. • Implement Business Intelligence sites and services for operational and executive teams.• Support production, staging and development environments.• Lead the planning and design phase to move to Office 365 and SharePoint Online.

United States

Worked with PMO to implement Project Server for IT projects and developed and implemented standards for Project managers to assist with Enterprise Projects and reporting for the CIO office. Scope of projects included:• Gather business requirements, develop a Statement Of Work and project plan and schedule.• Install and configure Project Server 2010 in the development, staging and production environment.• Configure company calendars, Fiscal Year parameters, timesheet and status reporting• Load all enterprise and generic resources in all environments• Load and pipeline and in-flight projects to the EPM system• Develop standard project templates, traffic light and variance indicators• Build Financial reports and dashboards• Build PMO and executive reports and Dashboards using Performance Point 2010 Dashboard Designer and Project Server 2010 OLAP cubes• Develop custom reports from the Project Server 2010 database.• Assess client requirements and environments for migration of Project 2010 on premise deployment of Project Server 2013 to QA and PROD environments.• Plan for installation of Project Server 2013 in QA and PROD environment.• Provide requirements to IT for hardware and software to deploy to QA and PROD• Install Project Server 2013 in QA, verify configurations and plan for deployment to PROD.• Provide training and work with PMO office to implement features to support PMO objectives. • Document the environment and provide training for Project Managers.• Configure enterprise fields, calendars, resources, templates and sites to meet PMO standards.• Configure dashboards and reports for PMO, project managers and key stakeholders• Configure backups and DR solution to match SLA requirements• Develop PM tools and processes for automating some of the manual tasks providing PMs with more time for project analysis.• Perform a Pilot with Accounting, PMO and IT stakeholders.• Document the system and transition to the PMO office and IT stakeholders.

United States

Worked with IT director and SharePoint team to install SharePoint 2013 as a validated system in Staging and production. Worked with IT to perform the following tasks:• Review MOSS requirements for implementing the Documentum and Docway web parts with a farm environment• Evaluate the third party web parts including MOSS coding standards, best practices compliance and interoperability with Documentum servers• Review the web part installation process, configurable parts and configuration files• Review performance and security of the third party web parts in the MOSS environment• Review the product SDK and implementation guides• Review the product roadmaps and support options• Develop an evaluation sheet for comparing the web parts using MOSS criteria• Rank, Rate and complete evaluation in order to provide results and recommendations back to customer.• Work with key stakeholders to validate and provide best practices for business and technical implementation for SharePoint 2010 INTRANET for international audience and multiple languages.• Provide training to key business stakeholders for SharePoint 2010 features and functions to validate requirements.• Provide guidance for Governance and Operational management of SharePoint within required company Service Level Agreements.• Design INTRANET farm for international audience with multiple languages and locations in North America, South America, Australia, Europe and Africa.• Document installation processes using a validated process.• Install SDLC environments and processes including implementation of the development, staging and production environments leveraging best practices and enterprise guidelines for SharePoint 2010 installation.• Develop process to migrate documents from Documentum e-rooms to SharePoint 2010 document libraries.

United States

Worked with IT management and business stakeholders to map out processes to support the corporation with the decommissioning of Lotus Notes and deployment of sites to BPOS (Office 365).• Meet with business division leaders to scope requirements within WSS 3.0 out-of-the-box capabilities;• Develop prototype and help implement templates to support the project and team sites for each business unit;• Develop custom SharePoint training and perform train-the-trainer classes;• Work with IT to establish governance and policies for the team and project sites;• Establish a governance board and provide guidance to executives, business and IT regarding roles and best practices for the governance team;• Evaluate the production and staging infrastructure and provide recommendations for performance, backup, restore, site level policies and site level request procedures.• Develop schedule and requirements, use case and screen layout templates • Gather business requirements with local and international SMEs.• Gather technical requirements with IT stakeholders.• Review current 2007 intranet features and site structures for all sites in the site collection.• Develop Use Cases for all current and proposed new functionality for the stakeholders.• Develop new SharePoint 2010 screen layouts, branding with new navigation and site structure for upgrade project.• Define My Site and third party requirements for implementing social networking at CCE. • Develop an implementation schedule using a phased approach for implementing new functionality.• Transition and Close out requirements phase.

United States

Worked onsite with IT Manager and Director of IT to lead workloads that included:• Document best practices for MOSS and provide training to the core team supporting SharePoint;• Develop a roadmap for the agency and help implement MOSS standards, best practices and processes to support the Systems Development Life Cycle;• Develop a MOSS Farm and Site topology to support internal and extranet MOSS sites;• Develop a licensing model for internal and external farms within DOE;• Configure, document and implement Virtual Server technologies for Development (DEV), Functional Testing (FUN), User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and Production environments (PROD);• Establish a governance board and provide guidance to executives, business and IT regarding roles and best practices for the governance team;• Train the configuration team on how to package and deploy SharePoint packages to all environments from development through production.• Close out contract and transition work to IT staff.

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Worked onsite with PMO, business and IT stakeholders as SharePoint Technical Analyst to help manage and build a custom site with Dashboards for managing profitability of roaming mobile users. Worked with Microsoft Consulting and Teradata consultants to run ETL process to select roaming clients from 60TB of incoming daily transactions into SQL Server cubes. Scope of work included: • Provide architecture and oversight for Windows 2003, SharePoint 2007 and ProClarity Server implementations;• Review and recommend best practices for implementing web parts and components in the enterprise MOSS 2007 environment;• Establish a governance board and provide guidance to executives, business and IT regarding roles and best practices for the governance team;• Ensure project deliverables matched business requirements;• Manage scope, budget and project deliverables;• Manage project communication plans;• Provide status reporting, manage issues and project risks;• Conduct business and technical meetings.

United States

Worked onsite with Business Stakeholders, IT staff and DBAs to develop a custom application and dashboard to assist CARE with management of metrics collected from location world-wide. Scope included:• Architect, develop and help the infrastructure team implement a Virtual Server hosting model for the Functional Testing, User Acceptance Testing and Production Environments;• Establish a governance board and provide guidance to executives, business and IT regarding roles and best practices for the governance team;• Design and implement integrated SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) on MOSS 2007 platform with custom reports to support enterprise reporting requirements;• Developed KPIs and excel services framework to produce management dashboards;• Designed and assisted with the implementation of a large SharePoint Farm to accommodate the world-wide audience;• Implement ISA server along with an internal and external Active Directory infrastructure for authenticating internal and external users;• Architect, design and develop InfoPath Forms, Excel Services, content types, forms libraries, event handlers, custom web parts integrated with SQL server 2005 enterprise clusters to host the application and SharePoint databases;• Assigned roles, rules and workflow events to forms for submissions, rejections, approvals and tracking of metrics across the SLA process;• Assisted with the packaging and deployment of the solution to the production environment;

Computer Sciences Equivalent, Computer Operations And Programming

Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions.

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