Oct 2022 – Sep 2025 · 2 yrs 11 mos

• Helping customers with Kubernetes in AWS and on premises with Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) and EKS Anywhere.

Dec 2021 – Oct 2022 · 10 mos

Jun 2020 – Dec 2021 · 1 yr 6 mos

• Serving as the principal technologist for our US Professional Services technical delivery team.

May 2019 – Jun 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo

• Leading a team of awesome AWS Cloud Infrastructure Architects and helping customers embrace the cloud.
• Hiring like mad!

Dec 2017 – May 2019 · 1 yr 5 mos

• Engage with C-level executives to define Enterprise cloud strategies.
• Identify motivators for cloud adoption and unlocking Enterprise challenges.
• Analyze application portfolios, identify dependencies & common infrastructure platform components, and asses migration feasibility.
• Architect hybrid AWS and on premise solutions for technology clusters and patterns.
• Establish shared IT service centers for Cloud operations.
• Use Cost/Benefit modeling and creating compelling business cases for migration.
• Generate AWS migration roadmaps and driving buy-in across complex organization structures.
• Collaborate with consulting and managed services partners to build and execute migration plans.
• Gather feedback from common Enterprise requirements into AWS service development teams.

Oct 2016 – Oct 2017 · 1 yr

• I led Hyatt through the digital transformation and modernization journey. I focused on expanding the role of the architecture team to work with more development and product teams. I also continued to grow our container and microservice practice, and evangelize the greater devops mission. I also lead the ecommerce development organization, both teams totaling around 75 members.

Mar 2015 – Oct 2016 · 1 yr 7 mos

• I introduced automation and infrastructure-as-code practices. Documented existing standards and introduced cutting edge technologies. I defined and evangelized the container and microservices architecture that Hyatt would use for the future of new development.

Dec 2013 – Mar 2015 · 1 yr 3 mos · Greater Chicago Area

• I guided the Boomerang team through the Groupon acquisition. I was responsible for building out the system architecture, APIs and operational infrastructure for the Coupons product. The initial launch of the Coupons created over $6million in revenue in it's first year. Over the next few years the product has grown to over $90 million in revenue.

Oct 2012 – Dec 2013 · 1 yr 2 mos · Greater Chicago Area

• We created fantastic social gifting and marketing products. I tuned a highly utilized MongoDB cluster deployed to AWS. My role included growing and transitioning the engineering team during the ups and downs of the business. I also led the engineering team through the Groupon acquisition.

Aug 2009 – Oct 2012 · 3 yrs 2 mos

• Acquired by BrightTag

Aug 2008 – Aug 2009 · 1 yr

May 2005 – Jul 2008 · 3 yrs 2 mos

Oct 2003 – Mar 2005 · 1 yr 5 mos

Jun 2000 – Oct 2003 · 3 yrs 4 mos

Oct 1997 – Jan 2000 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Feb 1996 – Aug 2003 · 7 yrs 6 mos · 3625th Maintenance Company, North Riverside IL

• Graduated Distinguished Honor Graduate (top honor) from "Telecommunications Terminal Device Repair (35J)" program, Ft. Gordon Georgia
• Held "Secret" security clearance