Technology evangelist for digital transformation and collaboration. I bring teams together to create a strategic vision and execution plan for the bank's cloud and collaboration solutions.

Develop and cultivate collaborative relationships with cloud leadership at Global System Integrators and ISVs, to build a portfolio of cloud-based products and services, shaping their 3 to 5 year journey to succeed and grow in the cloud.

Architecture lead of cross-functional team, including product management, finance, Global Information security (GIS), risk, and key stakeholders to understand needs and support 185,000 user community. Defined and executed technology strategy, plans, and solutions in alignment with business goals, priorities, and objectives.Architected and delivered proof of concepts (POC) and production designs for collaboration solutions, including Office 365, Skype for Business solutions, Intune services for mobile security and Modern Authentication for Skype and Microsoft Teams, Instant Messaging, Partner Federation, and Enterprise Voice.Established collaborative relationships with GIS and risk management leaders to evaluate cloud-based and on-premise solutions to ensure compliance with corporate security and regulatory requirements.

Co-founder of partnership that built, launched, and grew the technology consulting firm. Conducted business development, prepared and delivered sales pitches, won new business, architected solutions, and oversaw development and delivery for a portfolio of clients. Hired and managed 10-IT consulting specialists.Key Engagements Led Include:- AIG: Designed Microsoft Exchange global environment and migration strategy, including topology, storage, and network capacity. Partnered with compliance and security teams to implement data loss prevention, anti-virus, and regulatory compliance standards.- CITI: Collaborated with EMC Consulting to create framework and deploy Source One archiving infrastructure, including Tier 1 EMC storage with VMWare guests.

Engineering lead for team that managed, maintained, and upgraded Unified Communications (UC) platform for the bank.Architected and developed tools, authored deployment guides, and integrated UC platform to replace legacy systems; Engineered SAML 2.0 single sign on (SSO) solutions, Symphony Messaging service, including Key Management Server integration with Hardware Security Modules (HSM).Led a cross-functional team, including internal IT, Symphony, and AWS professionals to implement AWS Direct Connect for private network connectivity.

Member of a global engineering team for the design and deployment of Lync and Exchange Server. Engagement focused on different aspects of the UC environment, ranging from the Lync 2010 deployment for Core and Voice components to integration with backend archiving systems for regulatory compliance. Also engineered a secure email and file transfer solution as well as designed subsidiary Exchange environments.

Championed the inception of a Microsoft Dynamics AX & Business Intelligence (BI) practice in North America for this enterprise resource planning (ERP) consulting solutions provider.Built a 10-person team of technical service specialists, sales, and marketing professionals to launch Microsoft Dynamics & BI practice. Partnered with Microsoft to train sales team on product capabilities and solutions.Served as part of a global leadership team focused on improving sales and service delivery.Developed and delivered sales pitches leveraging technical expertise of Microsoft SQL, SharePoint, andExchange; and RSinteract and RLinteract proprietary solutions to win new business.

Hired to launch and grow a dedicated UC consulting practice. Earned increasing levels of accountability; acquired oversight of all service offerings, including application development, desktop management and UC practices. Managed and grew a 25-person team, including technical, sales, and marketing managers.Developed and executed a business plan; including sales strategy and infrastructure; identified technology and talent needs to build out UC practice and capture market share.Oversaw team and full lifecycle project management; designed, planned, executed, and implemented mission- critical Microsoft solutions; conducted knowledge transfer and training, customization, and documentation.Led large-scale projects that became case studies, including a migration of Notes to Microsoft Exchange for Sandler O’Neil; Exchange migration for Estee Lauder; and engineered Exchange for Lehman Brothers/Barclays and UBS.Cultivated, managed, and grew Microsoft partner relationship; earned UC Messaging & Collaboration Microsoft Specialist designation; awarded Microsoft UC Partner of the Year in 2007.Represented organization at industry conferences and speaking engagements.

Onsite escalation support for Microsoft Premier customers; Worked across segments with an emphasis on Financial and Legal services in the NYC areaDelivery of Exchange Disaster Recovery classroom training to Premier customersContent creation for the Microsoft Engineering Services Premier newsletter, a monthly publication to the entire East Coast Microsoft Premier customer base which provides information on support service offering updates and regional activity

Administrated network and client operating systems for global sites including Exchange Server and voice messaging systems as well as associated data storage maintenance and recovery processes