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Kristin Lauman
Office 365 Achitect
Lombard,IL
Summary
Adept at deconstructing and planning stories in order to promote improvements to Office 365 deployments. Excellent relationship-building, organizational and project leadership skills with a focus on overcoming technical challenges and implementing successful resolutions. Consistently exceeds expectations with several Fortune 500, Fortune 50 and Big 4 industry leaders.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Enterprise Architect
Alight Solutions, Workplace Services
Lincolnshire, IL
05.2017 - Current
- Oversaw Alight's initial Microsoft 365 Enterprise tenant deployment for 25,000+ colleagues divested from Aon.
- Evaluate project requirements and oversee multi-tenant roadmap.
- Facilitate and guide integration projects ensuring comprehensive inclusion across M365 workloads including Teams, Office, SharePoint, OneDrive, Purview, Entra and provisioning.
- Spearheaded transformation programs including: M365 E3 to E5; M365 Enterprise Application governance; B2B Collaboration and Direct Connect; Microsoft Online change management governance; Co-Pilot proof-of-concept; BYOD Microsoft Intune self-service program.
- Developed Microsoft 365 privileged identity governance model and transitioned to security operations.
- Manage all aspects of 365 licensing and annual true-up process.
- Mentor junior architects, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth within the team.
- Support all aspects of M&A email integrations on 6 projects ranging from 300 to 4500 users.
- Provide expert guidance on technology selection, supporting informed decision-making processes across departments.
- Spearheaded successful migration projects, facilitating smooth transitions between legacy systems and new platforms while minimizing downtime or disruptions to ongoing operations
Messaging Service Architect
Aon, Workplace Technology Services
Lincolnshire, IL
02.2014 - 05.2017
- Developed comprehensive architecture plans for Domino, Proofpoint archiving, Axway MailGate, and mobility platforms.
- Consolidated Domino datacenter footprint.
- Introduced new Exchange change management and documentation standards.
- Tier 3 incident leader, engaging cross functional teams to triage and remediate outages.
- Develop and maintain messaging architecture roadmap.
- Applied creative problem-solving skills to address unique challenges in architectural design process.
Sr. Messaging & Collaboration Analyst / Project Leader
Aon Hewitt, TEKSystems
Lincolnshire, IL
09.2010 - 01.2014
- Reduced Domino storage requirements by 20TB (7%)
- Upgraded ANSI-D from Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2010 and then to Exchange 2013.
- Technical PM: Deployed new hosted Exchange platform for 3,500 colleagues
- Developed operating models for numerous projects.
- Managed all aspects of day 1 implementation support.
- Expanded server backup capacity and improved monitoring.
- IBM Domino 9.x – 4.2, DAOS, Transaction Logs, Intelliwatch, Win Server, NT – 2016, Backups, Tivoli TSM/TDP, Backup Exec / ARCServ, Net Backup, AD/DNS iSeries 5/6, Courses / Conf, PowerShell.
Lotus Domino Consultant
Pierce & Associates, Robert Half
Chicago, IL
07.2010 - 09.2010
- Establish standardized metrics, reporting tools and recommend performance tuning based on client objectives.
- Delivered plans to upgrade Domino 7.5 to 8.5.2.
- DAOS, DDM, group policy, clustering, BES, Traveler, iSeries.
Lotus Domino Administrator
Zurich Insurance
Schaumburg, IL
09.2009 - 03.2010
- Hired to assist with migration of 4,500 user accounts from Exchange to Domino
- Supported Notes 8.5 for 100,000+ colleagues over 200+ Domino servers running 6.x - 8.5, iNotes, Websphere portal and web applications.
IT Analyst II, Messaging Administrator
Caterpillar, Volt
Peoria, IL
01.2005 - 12.2008
- Boosted efficiency and runtime across 130+ Domino 7 servers on Windows 2000/2003 for 50,000+ colleagues.
- 24/7 worker.
- Manage all aspects of Domino operations support.
Notes/Domino Administrator
ARAMARK ServiceMaster
Downers Grove, IL
05.1998 - 11.2003
- Conducted all new colleague training
- Managed all aspects of Domino mail and application servers for 5000+ colleagues including Mobile and remote platforms.
Various Roles
KPMG
Chicago, IL
11.1997 - 05.1998
- Fast Tax Administrator 1997-1998
- Corporate Trainer 1996-1997
- Helpdesk Analyst 1995-1996
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Psychology
Nyack College
Nyack, NY 05.2001 -
Skills
Technical 365 Architect
Messaging Architect
Technical Proj LeadTeam Lead/Mentor
Mergers and Acquisitions
Office 365 Dedicated
Exchange Online
Proofpoint Archive
GlobalRelay
Area1/EOP/Mailgate
Identity Governance
Application Management
Service Mgmt
Problem Mgmt
Vendor Mgmt
Lotus Domino
ITSM
Intune Mobility/BYOD
Purview Message Encryption
Interests
Timeline
Sr. Enterprise Architect
Alight Solutions, Workplace Services
05.2017 - Current
Messaging Service Architect
Aon, Workplace Technology Services
02.2014 - 05.2017
Sr. Messaging & Collaboration Analyst / Project Leader
Aon Hewitt, TEKSystems
09.2010 - 01.2014
Lotus Domino Consultant
Pierce & Associates, Robert Half
07.2010 - 09.2010
Lotus Domino Administrator
Zurich Insurance
09.2009 - 03.2010
IT Analyst II, Messaging Administrator
Caterpillar, Volt
01.2005 - 12.2008
Some College (No Degree) - Psychology
Nyack College
05.2001 -
Notes/Domino Administrator
ARAMARK ServiceMaster
05.1998 - 11.2003
Various Roles
KPMG
11.1997 - 05.1998