Enterprise Architect & Technology Leader
25+ years solving complex enterprise challenges — from Oracle ERP to AWS cloud migrations, Big Data, and cross-functional architecture leadership.
From DoD installations to Fortune-level retail, banking, and consulting — a career built on solving problems others couldn't.
Led nand coached project managers on cloud migration strategies, Established "See something, say something" internal confluence site". Performed Agile coaching. Guided Distribution Center closures saving millions at RNDC and Orlando Health. Architected AWS/Dell Boomi integrations, established SAML/security governance, Product owner and administrator of Atlassian products(Jira, Confluence, Slack) Helped build CI/CD pipelines and branching strategy in Git. Advised senior leadership on reducing software ownership footprint, Collaborated with security teams to mitigate penetration testing weaknesses found in cloud environments. — migrating from Rapid7 and AppDynamics to SCOM and SquaredUp. SD-WAN migration, Enterprise Architecture intake processes, and collaboration across eight ERP & procurement systems.
Led team managing 100+ server environments hosting SAS, R-Studio, DataStage, Informatica, Hadoop, Teradata, and Oracle in the RISK space. Managed Kerberos domain controllers, SQL Server metadata repos, and automated administrator processes. Coached offshore and nearshore Agile teams, established data governance standards and story definitions. Expertise in batch processing and centralized scheduling solutions like Control-M, AutoSys, and ActiveBatch. Developed and published Transformation Guidelines for engineering teams. Implemented ITIL, greenfielded CMDB, experience with automated discovery activities, CI relationshps, leveraging tools like SNMP, SCOM, SCCM, AWS Cloudamize, Solarwinds, WhatsUp Gold.
Lead Database Administrator for the world's largest multinational shoe retailer's Oracle ERP. Owned the full SDLC, automated DBA operations via shell scripts, and partnered with controllers and payroll/HR managers. Regional OAUG Board Member and speaker. Covered Forms, Reports, Apex, OBIEE, DataWarehouse, Payables, and more. Thorough understanding of established EA frameworks (TOGAF, Gartner, Zachman, PMBOK, etc.). Strong technical knowledge of PaaS, IaaS, Oauth, MFA, IAM service models. Experience in installing, configuring, and supporting enterprise-scale monitoring solutions (Splunk, Goldengate, Enterprise Manager, TOAD, Qradar, Cloudamize, SolarWinds, WhatsUp Gold, SquaredUp, SCOM, SCCM, etc.).
Worked directly from college at Wright-Patterson AFB (WPAFB), traveling nationwide to DoD installations and universities installing Oracle software on UNIX servers (HP, Sun, IBM, Cray, SGI). Partnered with Lockheed Martin, Grumman, and CSC on CMIS/MEARS software for JLSC. Technical software sales with CACI and Oracle Corporation.
A rare combination of technical depth and leadership breadth — architect, coach, administrator, and communicator.
System architecture, datacenter migrations, network topology, cloud strategy, demand intake process design, and EA best practices.
AWS Solutions Architect, Dell Boomi SME, CloudFormation, SAML/SSO governance, CI/CD pipeline design, EC2/EMR, SD-WAN migration.
Oracle DBA, Hadoop Administration, SQL Server, Teradata, DataStage, Informatica, Sqoop, GoldenGate, Delphix, RMAN/TSM. Completed 40 hours of Project Management Professional Training (PMP)
Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Certified Product Owner (CSPO), coaching onshore/offshore teams, Agile workshops and Lunch & Learn sessions. Experience in a collaborative Agile working environment (Scrum Agile). Led agile ceremonies for application/product owners to allocate work for Data Center Migrations (Fade in and Fade Out responsibilities). Utilized retrospectives as learning tools. Conflict resolution trained.
(ISC)² Cybersecurity Certified, penetration testing remediation, Azure AIP, encryption in transit/rest/at ground, security migration guidelines.
Tableau, SAS, OBIEE, Cognos, R-Studio, Splunk, data warehouse architecture, ETL/ETTL protocols, data lake design.
Boomi World 2018, Las Vegas — Co-presenter: "Optimizing Boomi Deployments on AWS"
OAUG Atlanta 2002 — Presenter: "Oracle Applications DBA Tuning"
Oracle Master Award — Networking Specialist, 1997
2015–2018 Gold, Silver & Bronze Global Recognition Awards — For Implementing the Sanity Testing Framework, Data Center Migration, and Teamwork initiatives.
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