Critical thinking Cloud Architect with extensive understanding of high availability architecture and concepts. Purpose-driven professional with capacity to be strong team player plus work effectively independently.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
AWS Solutions Architect
Anaplan
02.2023 - Current
Collaborated with stakeholders to understand business requirements and design scalable, reliable, and secure AWS cloud architectures to meet their needs
Led the migration of on-premises applications to AWS, resulting in a 30% reduction in infrastructure costs and increased application performance
Implemented infrastructure as code (IAC) principles using AWS CloudFormation, enabling consistent and automated deployment of resources
Designed multi-tier application architectures with high availability and fault tolerance using Auto Scaling and Elastic Load Balancing
Led efforts to optimize AWS costs, resulting in a 25% reduction in monthly expenses through rightsizing instances, spot instances, and reserved instances.
Cloud Architect
ActiveCampaign
04.2022 - 10.2022
Architecting scalable and resilient cloud systems to support dynamic workloads and ensure high availability
Ensuring cloud security and compliance through the implementation of robust measures and adherence to industry regulations
Managing and optimizing cloud costs by selecting efficient services and implementing cost-effective solutions
Driving continuous innovation and integration of emerging technologies to enhance cloud infrastructure performance and efficiency.
Cloud Architect
Mutual Of Omaha
06.2020 - 04.2022
Assisted clients in migrating their workloads to AWS, ensuring minimal disruption and seamless integration with existing systems
Developed and implemented a disaster recovery strategy leveraging AWS Multi-Region replication, ensuring business continuity, and reducing downtime by 70% during an unexpected outage
Streamlined CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline and AWS Code Deploy, reducing software deployment time by 50% and increasing feature release frequency by 30%
Implemented AWS cost optimization strategies, resulting in a 20% reduction in monthly cloud infrastructure spending.
Cloud Sales Executive
Cox Communications
04.2018 - 06.2020
Consistently surpassed sales targets, achieving a 70% increase in revenue for the last 5 quarters
Developed and implemented effective sales strategies resulting in a 30% increase in new business acquisition
Built strategic territory plan to generate and develop business opportunities for both greenfield and existing accounts
Collaborated with clients to maintain relationships and provide customers with thorough support and guidance.
Account / Project Manager
ALS Global – Ghana
01.2012 - 01.2017
Manage the entire sales cycle from discovery to close to drive incremental revenue growth and quota attainment of over $ 500K+ quarterly
Established and maintained strong relationships with existing clients, leading to a customer retention rate of over 90%
Set clear sales goals to identify activities and behaviors to advance sales process and close deals
Evaluated client needs and developed tailored solutions to increase positive customer ratings.
Education
Master of Science - Analytical Chemistry
Robert Gordon University
UK
12-2015
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
KNUST
Ghana
12-2010
Skills
Network Configuration
Performance Optimization
Business Solutions Prowess
Configuration Management
Virtualization Technologies
Effective Communication
IT Solution Development
Cloud Computing
Project Management
Multicloud (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Teamwork and Collaboration
Education Certifications
Bachelor of Science, Chemistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology - Ghana
Master of Science, Chemistry, Robert Gordon University – UK, 12/2015
AWS Solutions Architect – Professional
AWS Cloud Practitioner
AWS Fundamentals Specialization (AWS Technical Essentials, Migration, DevOps, Architecting Solution on AWS) – AWS through Coursera