Jae D. Wint
Cloud Architect
Brooklyn,NY
Summary
Seeking a Cloud Architect role. I am comfortable communicating (verbally and in writing) to any level of management, clients, colleagues, peers, and co-workers. I am a team player but self-directed; I prefer a team environment. Skilled IT systems planner with excellent leadership abilities, a tenacious nature and an in-depth understanding of business processes in the IT industry. Knowledgeable about system infrastructure, tools and requirements. Focused on improving business productivity and efficiency by designing new systems and improving existing infrastructures to meet changing demands. Good communication, planning and organizational skills developed over 20 + years in the field.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Principal Infrastructure Architect
PTC
Boston, MA
01.2023 - 07.2023
- Designed and implemented system security and data assurance.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Paid attention to detail while completing assignments.
- Provided 2nd and 3rd level technical support and troubleshooting to internal and external clients.
- Defined enterprise processes and best practices and tailored enterprise processes for applications.
- Worked with business analysts and different subject matter experts to gather and define requirements, identify constraints and plan scopes.
- Developed long-term strategies for different business segments.
Owner
Afrijae LLC
Brooklyn, NY
09.2021 - 06.2023
- Worked on small business projects
- VSCode IDE - Python Programming - Object-Oriented Designs For Big Data Real-Time-Analysis
- PgAdmin IDE - SQL Development - Amazon RDS (Postgres)
- Github Autopilot, Deepsource.io, CI/CD- Third-Party SaaS DevOps Tools
- Multi-Stage Dockerfiles & Docker Compose / Kompose - Converts Docker Compose YAML files to K8 YAML files
- Used knowledge of market trends to create value-added solutions resulting in significant increase in revenues.
- Performed statistical analyses to gather data for operational and forecast team needs.
Senior Infrastructure Architect, Risk Analyst
JetBlue Airways
New York, NY
09.2014 - 09.2021
- Lead Technical Stakeholder for JetBlue’s Enterprise Infrastructure that spans from Managed Hosting, Colocation, Hybrid
- Cloud, and Public Cloud for both Sensitive and Non-Sensitive Workloads
- Interfaced with Business Analysis, Project Managers, and Enterprise Solutions Architects to define the scope of work, and Cost
- Developed short-term goals and long-term strategic plans to improve risk control and mitigation.
- Investigated allegations to check validity and recommend actions to minimize risk.
- Established strategy for operations reporting and analytics, identifying key needs for deliverables.
- Reviewed contracts and agreements to identify potential risks and ideal mitigation strategies.
- Built and harmonized operations reports for team leaders, senior managers and executives.
- Collaborated on implementation of collection strategies with collections, risk and fraud teams.
- Worked with business analysts and different subject matter experts to gather and define requirements, identify constraints and plan scopes.
- Wrote detailed architectural design plans, security requirements and specifications.
- Planned, designed and delivered diverse IT solutions.
- Oversaw development and maintenance of organization computer systems and intranet.
- Designed and implemented system security and data assurance.
- Completed statistical reviews to uncover trends, patterns and variations.
- Produced accurate and timely collections reports, facilitating measurement, decision-making and engagement with customers
Systems Administrator
Harpercollins Publisher
New York, NY
03.2014 - 09.2014
- Supported multiple Cloud Providers: AWS, Azure & Media Temple – Ubuntu, Fedora, Centos & RedHat
- Supported multiple LAMP Stack applications hosted on a variety of Cloud Providers
- Evaluated new tools and solutions like Salt Stack & Docker.io (leading branding of container technology)
- Orchestrated integration and communication of software upgrades.
- Tested software remotely and onsite for server sets to maintain operational readiness.
- Researched and recommended new technologies and strategies for improving system performance.
DevOps Engineer
Kforce Inc: Ultimate Software
Weston, FL
01.2014 - 03.2014
- Drafted & tested custom Chef cookbooks
- Private in-house Cloud “OpenStack” (hosted on Dell Hardware)
- Jenkins was leveraged
- Worked with cross-functional design teams to create software solutions that improved overall functionality and performance.
- Monitored automated build and continuous software integration process to drive build/release failure resolution.
- Collaborated closely with product development teams and other stakeholders.
Systems Administrator
Workbridge Associates
New York, NY
06.2013 - 10.2013
- Initiated focused projects to aid the digital department in moving toward automation
- The data center is hosted in AWS; over 100 nodes attempted to remediate technical debt
- Initiated IAC (infrastructure as code) and CD (continuous delivery) via Puppet Enterprise vs
- 3.0, Jenkins CI (continuous integration) Code Review Gerrit, IAD (infrastructure as data), Ansible for CD (continuous deployment) leveraging the boto framework for AWS (Amazon Web Services)
- Researched and recommended new technologies and strategies for improving system performance.
Linux & UNIX Systems Engineer, Linux
IPsoft Inc, Mention
New York, York
12.2012 - 06.2013
- Client facing – provided Level 2 & 3 support for VMware version 4 embedded solution for VCE’s Vblock
- I support North America's most extensive private cloud; currently, over 5000 virtual machines will grow to 1 million
- IPsoft’s technology integrates with Nagios, Puppet, and Chef, in which script writing is encouraged in Perl
- Insight Global: Critical
- Installed system-wide hardware components, confirming interoperation and compatibility with Linux-based software distros.
- Developed organization-wide administration policies to encourage continuity across multiple systems and facilities.
Web Administrator
NYSE Euronext
New York, NY
11.2011 - 08.2012
- Accepted a consulting engagement)
- DevOps (developer/operations) support of applications that were internal & external client facing
- Communicated via phone or e-mail to both internal & external customers; utilized Service Now & Jira for trouble ticketing
- Supported Drupal Content Managed websites & Websphere, Tomcat or JBoss applications & 10 .NET apps /MySQL
- Created consistent structural input format to maintain site continuity by authoring and implementing best-practices for designers and content providers.
- Collected and responded to user feedback through iterative improvements to site structure and content.
Lead Position / Systems Engineer
TalkPoint Communication
New York, NY
07.2009 - 09.2011
- Department downsized)
- Project Managed & Architected & deployed AD/GPO/Groups & OUs /PDC & BDC hosted on W2K3 Standard
- Migrated over 200 systems from NT 4.0 SAM onto W2K3 Standard: NOS XP, Windows 7 & Applications Support
- Provisioned & deployed 2nd
- Factor Authentication for VPN Remote access via W2K8 Standard & SharePoint 2010
- Streamlined troubleshooting processes to improve system support and enhance communication between support team and end-users.
- Proposed technical feasibility solutions for new system designs and suggested options for performance improvement of technical components.
Migration & Verification Engineer
Technology Resource Group, Inc, Dewey LaBeouf LLP
New York, NY
01.2008 - 03.2008
- Months engagement)
- Participated in migration and verification of over 2000 end-users from Lotus Notes to Exchange 2003
- Quest (third-party tool) for actual migration, but ADSI Editor to troubleshoot Active Directory accounts
- Traveled domestically (Washington DC) & Internationally (Frankfurt, Germany & Warsaw, Poland)
- Enhanced project management skills by defining and presenting system solutions and timelines for business needs or technical problems.
- Oversaw document development across project workstreams to create internal control statements per compliance and regulatory standards.
Security System Engineer
Glotel, Inc, AT&T Labs R&D South
Middletown, NJ
01.2007 - 01.2008
- Months engagement)
- Baseline builds for Windows 2003 Standard R2 & RedHat Linux that included OS hardening / Solaris 7
- Rolled-out out 700 Windows servers and 300 Linux servers & 50 + network switches into our Global Data Centers
- Participation in the deployment of Layer 3 Load Balancing via Foundry 450 & 550 Network Switches
- Applied leading theories and concepts to development, maintenance and implementation of information security standards, procedures and guidelines.
- Represented company's technical security interests to partners to provide bi-directional flow of technical information and best practices in information security.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
01.2009 - 05.2011
Management of Information Systems; made the Presidential Honor Roll several times for a 3.75 or higher GPA
Skills
Over ten years of experience with the following: NOS: Windows 2K8 and RedHat, Centos, Fedora, Mint, UbuntuLinux & Solaris 8/9 NOS Security: OS hardening NOS File Systems: Windows Fat 32 & NTFS and Linux’s NFS & EXT SystemsProvisioning & OS: Altiris & Kickstart Network Protocols: Ethernet TCP/IP & UDP Network Peripherals: DNS (Bind), SMB (CIFS) andNFS, FTP, SFTP, SCP & TFTP Network Topologies: LAN, WAN & PAN Network Monitoring: Big Brother & Nagios Virtual technologiesType 1 hypervisors ESXi v4 & 5 & Type 2 hypervisors Oracle’s Virtualbox and VMPlayer Network Peripherals: Citrix, SecureShellTelnet, and Terminal Service for Windows Database Applications: MS SQL & MySQL Hardware: Dell, Compaq, HP, IBM & HitachiEmail Applications: Lotus Notes, Microsoft Outlook & Thunderbird Network Security: Netgear VPN Tunnel Gateway, 2ndAuthentication, NAT, SE Linux, and IPtables Scripting: Bash Web: HTML, CSS, and JavaScript Knowledge Management: SharePoint2K3, 2K10 Foundation & Redmine MS Office: 2K / 2K3 / 2010: PowerPoint / MS Word Repository: SVN & Grit Source Code ControlJira & Confluence Media Servers: MS Media Server & Squid Web Servers: IIS 5, 6 & 7 and Apache App Servers: Websphere, TomcatJboss CMS: Drupal & SharePoint Private & Public Could Computing: VCE’s Vblock: SaaS, PaaS, IaaS AWS, Azure & Dockerio CIServer: Jenkins Configuration Management Tools: Salt Stack, Cloud-Init, CloudFormation & Dockerfiles GCP Cloud Native SolutionsI can communicate my thoughts and ideas clearly and effectivelyI can empathize; see another person’s point of view And I am not an introvert and can socialize, respectivelyI am resilient and steadfast; I refuse to leave a problem unresolvedAptitude to learn; constantly seeking solutions to everyday IT-related problemsBeing thoughtful and considerate towards colleagues, peers, and co-workers, I treat others as I wouldI quickly learn from my mistakes and never repeat them; I self-correct and strive for perfection
Timeline
Principal Infrastructure Architect - PTC
01.2023 - 07.2023
Owner - Afrijae LLC
09.2021 - 06.2023
Senior Infrastructure Architect, Risk Analyst - JetBlue Airways
09.2014 - 09.2021
Systems Administrator - Harpercollins Publisher
03.2014 - 09.2014
DevOps Engineer - Kforce Inc: Ultimate Software
01.2014 - 03.2014
Systems Administrator - Workbridge Associates
06.2013 - 10.2013
Linux & UNIX Systems Engineer, Linux - IPsoft Inc, Mention
12.2012 - 06.2013
Web Administrator - NYSE Euronext
11.2011 - 08.2012
Lead Position / Systems Engineer - TalkPoint Communication
07.2009 - 09.2011
New York Institute of Technology - Bachelor of Science, Business Administration
01.2009 - 05.2011
Migration & Verification Engineer - Technology Resource Group, Inc, Dewey LaBeouf LLP
01.2008 - 03.2008
Security System Engineer - Glotel, Inc, AT&T Labs R&D South
01.2007 - 01.2008