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David Ball
Cloud Platform Engineer/Architect
Burlington,NC
Summary
Experienced IT professional with a proven track record of leveraging technology to solve complex problems and drive customer success. Passionate about mentoring others and fostering a culture of knowledge-sharing and innovation.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
9
9
Certifications
Work History
Sr. AWS Engineer
CDW
1 2023 - Current
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and deploy multi-account AWS Landing Zones to provide customers with a scalable and secure foundation for the immediate and future AWS initiatives.
- Deploy AWS security services such as IAM, Security Groups, Security Hub, and GuardDuty to ensure our clients are compliant with industry standards and security best practices
- Conducted deep-dive hands-on training sessions to inform customers considering or already using AWS.
- Implemented infrastructure as code using tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation, enabling the reproducibility and scalability of infrastructure changes.
- Serve as a Mentor for the Associate Consulting Engineer (ACE) Program, guiding interns through professional development and networking opportunities to accelerate their growth and integration within the organization.
- Member of the leadership team for the AWS Community of Practice, a group focused on enhancing AWS expertise and delivering innovative solutions. Contributed to setting agendas, promoting the group, and coordinating with guest speakers. Delivered the recurring "What's New in AWS" presentation segment at monthly meetings.
Cloud Platform Architect
World Wide Technology, Inc.
03.2019 - 12.2022
- Collaborate with Account Management and Business Development teams on pre-sales activities, including introductory sessions, brainstorming, AWS Immersion Days, drafting SOWs, and responding to RFPs.
- Developed and updated AWS Service Offerings, including architecting Amazon WorkSpaces and AppStream services, and contributing to AWS Cloud Foundation Accelerator and AWS Migration service offerings.
- Architected, designed, and implemented customized AWS-based systems using AWS and third-party services to achieve business objectives.
- Teach and mentor WWT employees across teams, enhancing their technical skills and knowledge.
- Created deployment workbooks to guide engineers in deploying AWS and third-party technologies such as Amazon WorkSpaces, Amazon AppStream, AWS Organization with AWS Control Tower, and VMware Cloud on AWS.
- Promote WWT’s AWS expertise through writing and publishing articles and case studies on wwt.com
- Evaluate, test, and document emerging technologies like AWS Outposts and VMware Cloud on AWS at WWT's Advanced Technology Center (ATC).
- Member of the AWS Ambassador Partner Program.
Senior Solutions Consultant
NWN Corporation
03.2006 - 08.2019
- Designed, implemented, and documented datacenter solutions using technologies from VMware, Veeam, Cisco, Citrix, Microsoft, and AWS.
- Contributed to NWN's AWS Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE), promoting AWS adoption and developing AWS-based service offerings.
- Engaged with customers in pre-sales discussions, project kickoffs, design sessions, and public marketing or learning events.
- Collaborated with team members to standardize customer documentation, including Statements of Work and Design and Project templates.
- Assisted in creating labor calculators for project scoping and estimation.
Worked with PMOs to establish best practices for managing and completing VDI projects. - Multiple-time recipient of NWN’s Outstanding Achievement award, recognizing "achievement at the highest level."
- Recognized as "Fab Freshman" by peers in 2006.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration (Marketing)
University of North Carolina At Charlotte
Charlotte, NC 05.2001 -
Skills
Teaching/Mentoring
Cloud Deployment
Infrastructure Automation
Multitasking
Time management abilities
Adaptability and Flexibility
Team building
Attention to Detail
Cloud Architecture Design
Disaster Recovery
Event-Driven Architecture
Cost Optimization and Budgeting
Certification
AWS Solutions Architect - Associate
Interests
Photography
Sports
Aviation
References
Available Upon Request
Timeline
AWS Solutions Architect - Associate
12-2027
AWS Solutions Architect - Professional
12-2027
AWS Certified AI Practitioner
08-2027
GitHub Foundations
03-2027
AWS Advanced Networking Specialty
02-2027
AWS DevOps Engineer - Professional
12-2026
AWS Security Specialty
03-2026
HashiCorp Terraform Associate
11-2025
Selected as AWS Community Builder - 2025
03-2025
Cloud Platform Architect
World Wide Technology, Inc.
03.2019 - 12.2022
Senior Solutions Consultant
NWN Corporation
03.2006 - 08.2019
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration (Marketing)
University of North Carolina At Charlotte
05.2001 -
Sr. AWS Engineer
CDW
1 2023 - Current
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