Joe Zemaitis
Senior Solutions Architect
Grand Rapids,MI
Summary
Accomplished Cloud Solutions Architect with a proven track record at AWS and VMware having more than twenty years of professional IT experience. Holder of more than twenty certifications including AWS Solutions Architect Professional. Trusted technical advisor guiding customers to proper IT solutions to meet their business needs. Skilled at in depth technical workshops, architecture designs factoring both technical and financial components, and growing new and existing customer business.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
20
20
Certificate
Work History
Cloud Solutions Architect
VMware by Broadcom
05.2022 - Current
- Technical leader, mentor, and trusted advisor to strategic customers.
- Developed transformative adoption plans for customer and professional services to follow.
- Integrated customer workloads utilizing AWS, Azure, and Oracle OCI.
- Designed detailed technical architecture diagrams, including, networking, capacity and cost analysis.
- Formulated high impact and deep reaching strategic initiatives to grow customer business.
- Deployed pilot and POC solutions to prove solution capabilities.
- Conducted ongoing enablement sessions for partners and internal Solution Architects.
- Streamlined VMware’s global multi-cloud Pilot/POC process for efficiency and scale.
- Awarded “At Our Best” in recognition of exceptional contributions to the company in 2023
Senior Cloud Solutions Architect
AWS
04.2020 - 05.2022
- Aligned IT solutions with business objectives by collaborating closely with stakeholders to understand their unique needs and requirements.
- Created detailed architecture documentation that facilitated effective communication among stakeholders throughout project lifecycles.
- Assisted sales teams in achieving revenue goals through strategic pre-sales activities and close collaboration.
- Provided technical expertise and support during the sales process, increasing customer confidence in product capabilities.
- Created customized proposals that highlighted the unique value proposition of products for each prospective client.
- Architected comprehensive cloud designs for migrations, scale, high-availability, performance and cost.
- Lead enablement sessions and webinars for field teams, partners, and customers.
- Developed best practice guides for adoption, migrations, and performance.
- Innovated internal tools to streamline Solutions Architecture and business processes, enhancing efficiency.
Senior Solutions Engineer
VMware
01.2019 - 04.2020
- Specialized in storage infrastructure and cloud foundation solutions for enterprise clients.
- Collaborated closely with sales teams and customers to drive business opportunities and outcomes.
- Facilitated whiteboard sessions to design end-to-end solutions and educate stakeholders.
- Executed POCs for VMware technology, proving solution efficacy to key decision makers.
- Demonstrated clear financial and operational benefits of solutions to customers.
- Empowered field and channel partners through comprehensive enablement programs.
Practice Lead and Solutions Architect
Data Strategy
07.2012 - 01.2019
- Led a team of professionals to achieve practice goals, fostering collaboration and continuous professional development.
- Enhanced client satisfaction through consistent delivery of high-quality services and timely followups.
- Consistently exceeded revenue targets by effectively managing financial resources and optimizing service offerings.
- Developed strong relationships with clients by providing personalized attention, understanding their needs, and offering tailored solutions.
- Conducted comprehensive analyses of internal operations to identify areas for improvement and implement necessary changes for increased efficiency.
- Improved practice efficiency by implementing new operational processes and streamlining workflows.
Senior Engineer - Assistant Vice President
Jefferies & Company
08.2010 - 07.2012
- Served as senior engineer for a global investment bank responsible for critical systems including trading.
- Oversaw 800+ VMs and 100+ business critical ESXi Hosts across five global locations.
- Leveraged advanced monitoring tools to enhance stability, alerting, optimize configurations, improve application performance, and maximize ROI.
- Managed the full life cycle of several critical systems including virtualization, storage and applications.
- Made key decisions regarding growth and business charge back for IT services.
Senior Engineer
Grey Global Group
08.2005 - 08.2010
- Engineered and deployed the company's first VMware environment, resulting in substantial cost reduction and improved performance.
- Implemented and managed Veeam Backup and Recovery for the entire VMware environment allowing for seamless server recovery saving many hours compared to prior configuration.
- Migrated over 100 physical systems through P2V to streamline management and improve workload portability.
- Executed a zero downtime datacenter move for virtual environment.
- Led the engineering and life cycle management of the enterprise-wide Citrix platform.
- Provided mentorship to junior team members fostering career growth.
Education
Associate of Arts - Computer Science
Grand Rapids Community College
Grand Rapids, MI05.2005
Skills
- Multi-Cloud Solutions
- Technical Architecture
- Solution Sizing
- Solution Whiteboarding
- Cloud Architecture Design
- Storage, Compute and Network Design
- Matching Business Needs to Digital Solutions
- Customer presentation and proposal creation
- Disaster Recovery
- Ransomware Protection
- Performance Testing and Optimization
- Migration Planning
- Mentoring
- Public Speaking
Certification
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certified Solutions Architect - Professional
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certified Sysops Administrator - Associate
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certified – Solutions Architect - Associate
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certified – Cloud Practitioner - Foundational
- VMware Certified Implement Expert – Datacenter Virtualization - VCIX-DCV
- VMware Certified Advanced Professional – Datacenter Virtualization - VCAP-DCV
- VMware Certified Professional – Datacenter and Cloud – 2x VCP
- VMware Certified Master Specialist – VMware Cloud on AWS 2023
- Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer – MCSE
- Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator – MCSD
- Microsoft Certified Professional – MCP
Work Availability
monday
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Accomplishments
- Public speaking events
- Webinar host
- AWS re:Invent Q&A leader
- Onboarding lead for new architects
- Mentoring junior team members
- Frequently exceeding sales quota
- Community volunteering
Timeline
Cloud Solutions Architect
VMware by Broadcom
05.2022 - Current
Senior Cloud Solutions Architect
AWS
04.2020 - 05.2022
Senior Solutions Engineer
VMware
01.2019 - 04.2020
Practice Lead and Solutions Architect
Data Strategy
07.2012 - 01.2019
Senior Engineer - Assistant Vice President
Jefferies & Company
08.2010 - 07.2012
Senior Engineer
Grey Global Group
08.2005 - 08.2010
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certified Solutions Architect - Professional
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certified Sysops Administrator - Associate
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certified – Solutions Architect - Associate
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certified – Cloud Practitioner - Foundational
- VMware Certified Implement Expert – Datacenter Virtualization - VCIX-DCV
- VMware Certified Advanced Professional – Datacenter Virtualization - VCAP-DCV
- VMware Certified Professional – Datacenter and Cloud – 2x VCP
- VMware Certified Master Specialist – VMware Cloud on AWS 2023
- Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer – MCSE
- Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator – MCSD
- Microsoft Certified Professional – MCP
Associate of Arts - Computer Science
Grand Rapids Community College
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