20+ years of experience specializing in Infrastructure and hybrid-cloud architect roles focusing on the Microsoft Azure platform as well as cloud security best practices. I also have an expert level knowledge of Office 365 services and architecture. My technical prowess covers many different facets mostly across backend infrastructure both on-premises and cloud based.
Certifications:
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate
Microsoft Certified: Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty
Skillset includes but not limited to the following:
On-Prem – Server (2003-16 including Server Core), Exchange (2003-2019), Active Directory, PowerShell, VMWare (4.x-7.x), Microsoft Hyper-V, RHEL 7.x, CentOS 7.x, Arch (Manjaro)
Microsoft Technology Stack:
- 365 Services: Azure AD, Teams, Sharepoint Online, Onedrive, AzureAD Premium P1/P2, Enterprise SSO/App Registrations, AzureAD Connect, Exchange Online, DLP and Governance
- PaaS/IaaS: Virtual Machines, VMSS, Azure Backup, Azure Site Recovery, Azure Blob Storage, Azure Migrate, Azure SQL, API Management, Service Bus, App Services, Functions, Azure Container Registry, Event Hub and Event Grid, Logic Apps, Application Gateway, App Insights, Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD)
- Security: Sentinel, Security Center, Front Door, Azure Firewall, Conditional Access, Intune (MEM) with Autopilot, Defender for Endpoint/Cloud/Identity
- Networking: Virtual Networks, ExpressRoute, Virtual Network Gateway, Traffic Manager, Service Endpoints, UDR, NSG
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Some recent projects I have completed:
1. Several 365 migrations sourcing from onprem Exchange/GSuite, varying from a handful of users to upwards of several thousands.
2. Azure migration lift and shift of IaaS resources via AzMigrate/ASR
3. Several Azure Virtual Desktop deploys as well as troubleshooting existing. FSLogix integration as well as scaling logic.
4. Complete rebuild of Windows servers, AD, Exchange post ransomware attack
5. Setup of SAML based SSO using AzureAD as an iDP
6. Azure File Sync deployments to offboard on-premise files shares into Azure storage accounts. Migration of onprem file servers into both SPO and Paas Azure file shares
7. Intune MEM deployment for both hybrid joined and AzureAD joined endpoints. Configured Autopilot, compliance policy, software deployments for small as 10 user up to 500 user endpoints covering Windows 10, MacOS, Android and iOS devices.

IT Strategy
Email Communication
Microsoft Azure SQL Database
Information Technology Strategy
Ubiquiti
Computer Network
Windows Administration
Azure App Service
Microsoft Exchange Server
Microsoft Azure
VMware ESX Server
Microsoft Active Directory
Cloud Engineering Consultation
Microsoft Server