Strategic leader driving the vision, execution, and governance of
enterprise cloud platforms across AWS, Azure, and GCP. Directly manage and mentor a
high-performing team of 5 engineers, establishing a formalized skills matrix and career
development framework. Designed and operationalized a multi-year cloud platform strategy aligned
with business objectives, securing stakeholder buy-in through executive-level presentations.
Delivered $100K+ in annual cloud cost savings through a company-wide optimization program.
Championed the adoption of GitHub Copilot to accelerate developer productivity and modernized
disaster recovery operations—reducing time-to-restore from 24 hours to 4. Oversaw infrastructure
design powering all application teams, led cross-functional collaboration with business units
and product teams, and embedded security-first principles into all platform initiatives.
November 2021 - April 2024
Consultant - Cloud Engineer
Slalom, Inc.
Technical visionary, strategist, and team leader. Slalom is a
next-generation professional services firm. I worked closely with technology teams to build
cloud
solutions in anything from Terraform to Python.
March 2020 - November 2021
Infrastructure Engineer
Think|Stack
At Think|Stack, I worked as an Infrastructure Engineer specializing in
AWS
Migrations and other AWS solutions.
June 2018 - March 2020
Systems Administrator
Baldwin Risk Partners
As a Systems Administrator, I was in charge of this Public Insurance
Company's entire AWS infrastructure, including migrating acquired companies into the AWS
environment. I built out multiple Infrastructure migration teams and spearheaded the
migration of thousands of users onto our AWS platform.
September 2015 - June 2018
Previous Experience
Various Organizations
Early career progression through technical support and IT operations
roles, including Technical Support Analyst at Baldwin Risk Partners (2017-2018), Level 2
Technical Support at Convergys Corporation for Dell ProSupport (2016-2017), Director of IT and
Operations at Werner Hyundai managing dealership infrastructure and vendor relationships
(2015-2016), and IT Support at Werner Hyundai including network rebuilding after lightning
damage (2015).
Accolades & Highlights
Highlights
It's difficult to cover the breadth and depth of my last 8 years in such a small snapshot. Instead,
I'll
try and cover some highlights which have stood out to me.
I've won several internal awards for work I have delivered to clients while working at
Slalom.
Designed and deployed an IAM Identity Center IdP migration for a large scale government
contractor, migrating the permissions mappings for 1700 groups from on-prem AD to Azure AD.
Built a "Microsoft on AWS Accelerator" that allowed start-ups to quickly deploy an entire
Microsoft infrastructure on AWS using IaC.
Participated in a program that would help to expand the capabilities of AWS Control Tower,
before
the latest Control Tower updates.
Designed and built server infrastructure for a royalty and revenue sharing application,
authoring
Terraform code and collaborating via Gitlab.
Led the Assess Phase of an AWS Migration Accelerator Program, designing and building a
real-time
data platform utilizing Kinesis, S3, Redshift and Quicksight.
Worked with a travel and hospitality organization to utilize Control Tower and AWS Config to
implement best practices across their AWS Organization
Worked with a healthcare technology company to assist them in migrating from Google Cloud
Platform to Microsoft Azure. Designed and executed a migration plan, with Azure Migrate as
the
center of the project.
Worked with a large scale hospitality and distribution company to migrate their production
workloads from Miramar, FL and Dallas, TX to Atlanta, GA while concurrently migrating their
Dev
workloads to Las Vegas, NV.
Worked with a travel and hospitality company to execute the Assess phase of an AWS MAP
assessment
for their disaster recovery solution, providing cost analyses and optimizations, as well as
a
plan to replace the solution by migrating to the AWS Cloud.
My Technology Philosophy
Embrace the Cloud
Technology should make our lives simpler, not harder.
Leverage the latest advancements in cloud technologies to drive efficiency and innovation in
projects.
Continuous Learning and Adaptation
Stay ahead in the rapidly evolving tech landscape through
continuous learning and adaptation to new tools and methodologies.
Security As A Priority
Security must be so interwoven into the technology that it is
indiscernible from the technology itself. Prioritize security in every aspect of IT
infrastructure to protect data integrity and ensure compliance.
Collaboration and Leadership
Foster a collaborative environment that encourages knowledge
sharing and empowers team members to take initiative.
Customer Obsessed Design
Develop solutions with a focus on customer needs, ensuring
that technology serves to enhance user experience and business value.
Skills
Education & Certifications
AWS Solutions Architect - Professional | 2023
Coastal Carolina University | Bachelor of Arts | 2012 - 2014