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JOVITA NSOH

Houston,TX

Summary

A distinguished strategic problem solver, customer and end user-centric innovator, with 22 years experience in using technology to bring about uniquely meaningful change. Business-driven individual with more than 5 years working as Director at Microsoft. Determined and obsessed with customer success, employee mentoring and coaching. Dedicated and curious learner with strong technical knowledge in cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, and GCP.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Director, Cloud Strategy

Microsoft Corporation
Houston, United States
02.2017 - Current
  • Lead Technology Strategy as Trusted Advisor for territory.
  • Own relationships with CTO/CISO/CIO and Line of Business stakeholders.
  • Enable change through strategic customer-centric initiatives.
  • Responsible for successful customer adoption of Microsoft clouds (Azure, O365, Dynamics 365).
  • Act as chief orchestrator between customer and Microsoft internal teams.
  • Partner with other teams to ensure adoption of Cloud Services meets customers' expectations.
  • Own customer success, measured in terms of end-user adoption and territory growth.
  • Clear any technical blockers identified, leveraging Technical Sales, Customer Success, BG, Services, and Partner as appropriate.
  • Establish and drive Strategic Technology Plans by tightly integrating customer priorities with Microsoft's strategic capabilities and Industry Led Solutions.
  • Lead multi-year & Account-wide Digital Transformation initiatives.
  • Hire, onboard, develop, coach, mentor and evaluate staff. Set clear bar for excellence. Build high performing, diverse and inclusive team.
  • Coach and enable team to accelerate Azure projects to production, including guidance on architectural design, technical recommendations, blocker escalations, and technical resource orchestration.
  • Responsible for territory sales quota.
  • Represents Microsoft at conferences and events.

VP, Cloud Security

JPMorgan Chase
Houston, USA, TX
07.2016 - 02.2017
  • Led firm-wide Cloud Cybersecurity team that protects JPMorgan assets of $2.6 trillion worldwide.
  • Defined and established firm-wide cloud security strategy and standards.
  • Established and chaired Firm-wide cloud architecture authority - Cyber Cloud Design Authority (CCDA).
  • Provided security architecture strategy, planning, engineering and design for Cloud (AWS, Azure, O365).
  • Partnered closely with Service Owners, Corporate Cyber Architecture, Corporate Cyber Technology and Architecture teams develop security and technology architecture strategy.
  • Responsible for technology innovation, strategy, infrastructure patterns, prototyping conceptual designs.
  • Assisted engineering teams in development of infrastructure services and products.
  • Developed and monitored internal control systems.
  • Collaborated with various departments to identify operational challenges and plan corrective actions.

Lead Cloud Architect

ConocoPhillips
Houston, USA, TX
02.2015 - 05.2016
  • Designed and implemented ConocoPhillips' cloud strategy and services.
  • Drove Design Thinking, partnering with vendors such as Microsoft and Amazon, as well as analysts (Gartner).
  • Accountable for delivery of company-wide cloud architectures.
  • Responsible for establishing project objectives, plans, schedules, budgets, cloud financial (TCO/ROI) modeling and analysis.
  • Managed technical, operational, and financial performance of our projects.
  • Owned and managed vendor relations.
  • Measured in terms of line of business cloud adoption and change management.
  • Developed cost-savings and new solutions to existing problems through persistent research and innovation.
  • Worked closely with team members to deliver project requirements, develop solutions and meet deadlines.

WW Cloud Solutions Architect

Microsoft Corporation
Redmond, WA
01.2013 - 05.2015
  • Landed extremely complex global and cross-domain wins in rapidly evolving markets by serving as strategic thought leader to customers and Microsoft.
  • Initiated processes to integrate market needs into global solutions.
  • Led vibrant global or regional technical communities.
  • Established process that enabled change through strategic initiatives.
  • Delivered presentations to senior and C-level audiences.
  • Performed competitive business case, financial analysis and shortening time-to-value (TTV) that helped increased customer satisfaction.

Principal Security Program Manager

Microsoft Corporation
Redmond, WA
01.2010 - 01.2013
  • Designed and delivered Architectures and Security program for Microsoft's global Datacenters (GFS) that host Azure, Office 365, Hotmail, microsoft.com and all Microsoft online assets.
  • Responsible for management framework, reference architecture and design of administrative and technical controls used to meet security objectives based on risks, threats, or business drivers.
  • Identified customer requirements and providing feedback to appropriate Microsoft product groups.
  • Led design teams that developed and implemented Security for Microsoft Online Businesses.
  • Actively participated in Windows Azure, Office-365 and other cloud projects.
  • Saved $ 50 million by researching and implementing technical cost-saving initiatives and creating fresh new approaches to long-standing problems.
  • Led security team in delivery of compliance project requiring close cooperation among members to share information and develop solutions to meet broad array of deliverables.

Principal Consultant

Microsoft Corporation
Houston, TX
01.2008 - 01.2010
  • Demonstrated and repeated use and evangelism.
  • Adopted and adhered to quality standards across all projects.
  • Continuously evaluated and refine plan and estimation.
  • Practice Development - Championed and drove best practices and behaviors within practice, across projects.
  • Conducting Active Research - customer/market requirement, as part of ideation; showing their sources when articulating opinions/recommendations.
  • Managed numerous complex engagements that exceeded quota.
  • Increased consulting revenue by more than 20%
  • Delivered projects under budget.

Senior Technical Program Manager

Microsoft Corporation
Redmond, WA
01.2007 - 01.2008
  • Partnered with AE and several STU resources to "Sell it Right", ensuring 3 cloud solutions are properly positioned to address customer business objectives.
  • Drive growth in assigned accounts and territory that is aligned to role in supporting Microsoft's strategy., Translated business vision and strategy into effective enterprise change.
  • Supported field sales teams and provided architecture guidance throughout sales lifecycle.
  • Led architecture design workshops, architected technical and business blueprints and reference architectures.
  • Worked with various teams to create and execute business plan to ensure revenue goals are exceeded.
  • Worked with product teams to help set direction for products.
  • Represented Microsoft at public forums and industry events, including Gartner, RSA, CSA, and TechEd.

Principal Security Consultant

Microsoft Corporation
Redmond, WA
01.2004 - 01.2007
  • Architected, planned, and deployed solutions for global companies.
  • Created technical documents and reference architecture diagrams.
  • Worked with customers to define project requirements.
  • Architected and Engineered enterprise-level solutions to meet customer needs.
  • Planned and carried out customer meetings, estimates, presentations and training sessions.
  • Supervised 1 to 10 persons in project teams.
  • Played key leadership role in successful implementation of Personal Identification Verification (PIV) for NASA.
  • Helped achieve necessary US Government security assurance for multiple applications by implementing HSPD-12 (FIPS-201) to verify claimed identity of individuals seeking physical or electronic access to NASA, DoD and other US government agencies, facilities and systems.

Senior Network Engineer

Verizon Communications
Dallas, TX
01.2001 - 01.2004
  • Led design teams that engineered, developed and implemented Network security for Verizon.
  • Led in Verizon's ATM, Fiber, MPLS, 4G and eBusiness projects engineering.
  • Planned and led system implementations, infrastructure designs, and security audits.
  • Directed implementations of LOB Applications and ERPs such as SAP R/3.
  • Improved productivity and reduced cost and complexity by automating various processes.
  • Maintained compliance with HIPPA, COSSO, and SOX 404 through security audits and reviews.
  • Identified and resolved vulnerabilities and violations, using network and security analysis tools.
  • Developed critical formula to calculate Return on Security Investment (ROSI).

Education

Ph.D. - Computer Sciences, Cybersecurity

Colorado Technical University
Colorado Springs, CO
10.2021

MBA - International Business & Finance

Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI
2001

Master of Science - Computer Information Systems

University of Applied Sciences
Reutlingen, Germany
08.1998

Skills

  • Program management
  • Adoption and change management
  • Building Effective Relationships
  • Partnering and orchestration
  • Teamwork / Collaboration
  • Business Development
  • Strategic Planning
  • Empathy
  • Communication
  • Dealing with ambiguity
  • Customer-centricity
  • Fast learner (Endless curiosity)
  • Technical selling

Certification

  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Certified Information Technology Architect Professional (CITA-P)
  • Microsoft Azure Certified Solutions Architect - Expert
  • Microsoft MCSA: Cloud Platform
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
  • Microsoft Certified Architect (MCA)
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
  • Google Certified Professional Cloud Architect - In Progress
  • (ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
  • The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF I & II)
  • Oracle Database Administration 10G Certified Professional

Timeline

Director, Cloud Strategy

Microsoft Corporation
02.2017 - Current

VP, Cloud Security

JPMorgan Chase
07.2016 - 02.2017

Lead Cloud Architect

ConocoPhillips
02.2015 - 05.2016

WW Cloud Solutions Architect

Microsoft Corporation
01.2013 - 05.2015

Principal Security Program Manager

Microsoft Corporation
01.2010 - 01.2013

Principal Consultant

Microsoft Corporation
01.2008 - 01.2010

Senior Technical Program Manager

Microsoft Corporation
01.2007 - 01.2008

Principal Security Consultant

Microsoft Corporation
01.2004 - 01.2007

Senior Network Engineer

Verizon Communications
01.2001 - 01.2004

Ph.D. - Computer Sciences, Cybersecurity

Colorado Technical University

MBA - International Business & Finance

Eastern Michigan University

Master of Science - Computer Information Systems

University of Applied Sciences

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