About Me

My Story

About Me

As a seasoned Principal Consulting Engineer, I possess a robust track record of leveraging my expertise in cloud computing and project management to drive substantial optimizations in data center operations. My proficiency has been demonstrated through successful migrations of workflows to the cloud, which have enhanced system availability and facilitated cross-functional collaboration. Holding certifications in both AWS and Azure, I bring a unique blend of advanced technical knowledge and strategic problem-solving capabilities, adept at integrating heterogeneous technologies to deliver innovative solutions.

Experience

  • Full-time IT consultant to architect | develop technologies and offerenings for all data center and cloud practices
  • Assist various global clients reduce footprint at on-premise data center, in addition to introduce and migrate workflows to the cloud
  • Design and implement high availability | disaster recovery solutions using existing infrastructure with Cloud Services offerning to reduce costs and create higher uptime
  • Obtained AWS Blackbelt, AWS Ambassador, and various AWS/Azure/Hashicorp/Linux certifications to help internal and external groups for strategic challenges and workflow streams.
  • Architect | create | administer network operating centers (NOC), LAN/WAN, VMware farms, SQL | SharePoint environments, Web/FTP services, Active Directory, DNS, firewalls, and load balancers
  • Design and implement high availability | disaster recovery solutions using in-house infrastructure and Amazon Web Services
  • Introduce | coordinate semi-annual testing and continual risk assessment processes | methodologies.

Certifications

  • AWS Cloud Practitioner
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
  • AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate
  • AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty
  • AWS Certified Security – Specialty
  • AWS Certified Developer – Associate
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals
  • FinOps Certified Practitioner
  • Linux Essentials Certification
  • Hashicorp Certified Terraform Associate

Awards

  • Co-Worker of the Month
  • President’s Achievement
  • AWS Ambassador
  • AWS Blackbelt

Volunteer

911 Day – New York, NY

  • Ensured high availability of mission critical systems by leveraging multiple Availability Zones across regions.
  • Performed system monitoring using CloudWatch alarms to detect anomalies in application behavior or resource usage.
  • Developed cloud-based solutions utilizing AWS services, including EC2,S3, RDS, VPC, and IAM.
  • Provided technical guidance regarding best practices related to cloud infrastructure design and deployment.
  • Monitored system operation to detect potential problems.
  • Developed efficient and effective system controllers.

Skills

  • AWS Services
  • Azure Services
  • GCP Services
  • PowerShell, Python, Boto3, Bash Script Creations
  • Infrastructure as Code with Terraform and Cloudformation
  • Process automation with Jenkins
  • CI/CD with Git[*], as well as proprietary cloud services
  • Containerization with Docker, Kubernetes, as well as proprietary cloud services
  • AWS Muli-Region & MultiAccount Architect
  • PKI
  • Windows/Linux OS Installation, Configuration & Upgrading
  • Information Security Solutions
  • VMWare & Hyper-V Administration
  • Database Design & Management
  • Database Analysis Configuration & Administration
  • Large Scale Cloud Migration
  • Router Configuration & Administration
  • Palo Alto/Cisco/Fortinet Firewall Configuration & Administration
  • Infrastructure Automation
  • Multi-forest Active Directory
  • Web development
  • Enterprise resource planning
  • Business process improvement
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • System design
  • Performance optimization
  • Heterogenous Systems integration
  • IT service management
  • DevOps practices
  • FinOps practices
  • Network architecture
  • Information security
  • Technical documentation
  • IT infrastructure
  • Training & Mentoring
  • Project Management