Hi, I'm Thomas.

Visionary Cloud Leader

Technologist Architect Engineer Problem Solver Innovator Gaming Enthusiast
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Experience

April 2024 - Present

Cloud Platform Lead

The Baldwin Group

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



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