Christina Lay
Senior Technical Solutions Consultant
Green Cove Springs,FL
Summary
Strategic Systems Architect specializing in designing and optimizing enterprise technology solutions across cloud infrastructure, security, and SaaS platforms. Led cross-functional teams in digital transformation initiatives, modernizing legacy systems and architecting scalable environments. Expertise includes cloud technologies, IAM/security architecture, enterprise applications, and Agile methodologies, aligning technology with business strategy to enhance operational efficiency and performance.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
4
4
Certificates
Work History
Senior Technical Solutions Cosultant
Deloitte
01.2023 - Current
- Accelerated project delivery turnaround from 48 hours to 24 hours by optimizing global resource allocation and streamlining offshore team coordination strategies.
- Designed and led training for 300+ staff for Agentic & Generative AI technologies.
- Integrated complex AI solutions for several Fortune 500 companies, increasing efficiency and reducing cost.
- Negotiated and managed contracts exceeding $25M, securing additional client services and long-term engagement extensions.
- Established and implemented PMO governance frameworks that increased project delivery efficiency and team productivity by 35%.
- Coordinated System Integration Testing (SIT) initiatives with 100% test coverage, ensuring seamless deployment outcomes and improved customer satisfaction.
Senior Applications Engineer – IAM
Citrix Systems Inc
03.2021 - 04.2023
- Spearheaded migration and modernization of 700+ legacy identity systems, strengthening enterprise security posture and improving system resilience.
- Designed and implemented scalable IAM and role-based access control (RBAC) frameworks that simplified user administration while enhancing compliance.
- Conducted enterprise-wide access audits and security assessments to improve governance and reduce security vulnerabilities.
- Implemented MFA, OKTA, and encryption methodologies to mitigate risk and strengthen authentication protocols across enterprise environments.
- Developed security metrics and performance analytics to provide leadership with actionable insights into IAM operations and system performance.
- Collaborated with cross-functional engineering and security teams to implement proactive risk mitigation strategies and compliance initiatives.
Senior Project Manager = Analytics & Automation
Lowes Home Improvment
06.2020 - 04.2022
- Designed, led and deployed cloud automation solution from canned data lake data to cloud platform increasing sales visibility and provided real time analytics.
- Led cross-functional cloud transformation initiatives that accelerated time-to-market by 54% within 12 months.
- Directed enterprise-scale data architecture and analytics initiatives supporting scalable storage and real-time data processing capabilities.
- Implemented Apache Kafka and Spark pipeline solutions that significantly improved enterprise data ingestion and analytics performance.
- Leveraged Python and Tableau to increase reporting accuracy and accelerate business intelligence generation for executive stakeholders.
- Partnered with sales, marketing, engineering, and analytics teams to align technical solutions with strategic business objectives.
- Facilitated requirements gathering and stakeholder collaboration to improve system functionality and user experience outcomes.
Senior Technical Engineer
Oracle
10.2019 - 06.2020
- Revamped cloud infrastructure environments for Fortune 500 clients, reducing operational costs by $22M while improving scalability and system performance.
- Improved enterprise-wide end-user productivity by reducing application error rates by 25% through customized training and application support initiatives.
- Increased system stability and operational efficiency by 24% within three months through optimization of Oracle Fusion Financials and cloud applications.
- Developed technical strategies, architecture documentation, and system designs supporting enterprise cloud transformation initiatives.
- Championed process improvement efforts that streamlined workflows and improved overall service delivery quality.
Senior Business Systems Analyst
Florida Blue
03.2016 - 10.2019
- Designed dashboards in Tableau, facilitating real-time monitoring of key performance indicators and reducing reporting time from 2 days to 20 minutes
- Implemented ETL processes using SQL and Python to streamline data integration workflows.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify analytics requirements and deliver actionable insights.
- Conducted exploratory data analysis to uncover patterns and trends, supporting strategic initiatives.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Supervision And Management
Florida State College
Jacksonville, FLSkills
Cloud architecture
Cloud Migration
IT strategy
Identity & Access Management (IAM)
Security compliance
Cloud Networking
AI Solutions
Machine Learning
Natural Language Processing
Predictive analytics
Program management
Timeline
Senior Technical Solutions Cosultant
Deloitte
01.2023 - Current
Senior Applications Engineer – IAM
Citrix Systems Inc
03.2021 - 04.2023
Senior Project Manager = Analytics & Automation
Lowes Home Improvment
06.2020 - 04.2022
Senior Technical Engineer
Oracle
10.2019 - 06.2020
Senior Business Systems Analyst
Florida Blue
03.2016 - 10.2019
Bachelor of Science - Supervision And Management
Florida State College
Certification
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2024 Certified AI Foundations Associate