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.