Skills & Expertise

15+ years of technical depth across cloud infrastructure, data platforms, and program leadership.

Technical Skills

Cloud & Infrastructure

AWS (S3, EC2, Lambda, SageMaker, CloudWatch)Expert
Multi-Region DeploymentsExpert
Cloud-Native ArchitectureExpert
Infrastructure as CodeProficient
High Availability DesignExpert
Distributed SystemsExpert

Data & Platform Engineering

Large-Scale Data Pipelines (9PB daily)Expert
Real-Time Data ProcessingExpert
Data Governance & Quality FrameworksExpert
Microservices ArchitectureExpert
API Development & IntegrationExpert
Platform OrchestrationExpert

AI/ML Infrastructure

ML Data PipelinesProficient
Model Performance MonitoringProficient
Data Validation for MLExpert
ML Infrastructure SupportProficient

Program & Product Management

Technical Program ManagementExpert
Cross-Functional LeadershipExpert
Stakeholder ManagementExpert
Risk & Dependency ManagementExpert
Agile/Scrum MethodologiesExpert
Product Strategy & RoadmapsExpert

Release Management & CI/CD

Release Pipeline ArchitectureExpert
CI/CD ImplementationExpert
Quality FrameworksExpert
Change ControlExpert
Deployment ConfidenceExpert

Financial & Cost Management

Infrastructure Cost OptimizationExpert
Usage-Based Cost AllocationExpert
Financial Planning & ForecastingExpert
Budget Management ($70M+)Expert

Methodologies & Frameworks

Lean/Six Sigma (Black Belt Certified)Lean Startup MethodAmazon Leadership PrinciplesSystems ThinkingContinuous Improvement (Kaizen)Technical Risk Assessment

Tools & Platforms

JiraConfluenceGit / Version ControlCI/CD ToolsDatadogNew RelicTableauAWS Console & CLIInfrastructure Automation

Certifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional

Amazon Web Services · 2024

AWS Certified Security - Specialty

Amazon Web Services · 2024

AWS Certified AI Practitioner

Amazon Web Services · 2024

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Amazon Web Services · 2024

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Project Management Institute · 2015

Six Sigma Black Belt Certification

John Deere · 2011

Patents & Notable Work

Patent

Local Inventory Search Patent

Finderbot Technology

Co-authored patent for innovative local inventory search solution enabling real-time stock requests, retailer aggregation, and mobile-optimized consumer experience. First creation of Shopatron Startups following Lean Startup methodology.

Notable Work

AWS Metering Integration Program

Pioneered first internal-only AWS service integration into external Metering and Commerce Platform, establishing framework and process for other Security services to follow.

Notable Work

Basin Regional Expansion

Developed comprehensive region build-out strategy, automation framework, and operational runbooks enabling Amazon Security data lake expansion across 30+ global regions.

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