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NIELS GOLDSTEIN

IT Executive, Sr. Director
Ellicott City,MD

Summary

IT Strategist, Chief Cloud Architect/Officer Level, responsible for research and development, leadership vision, technology, and EA roadmap, and/or other IT roles similar in level of responsibility, leading national or global teams, with executive presence, poise, and experience.

Experience with PII, PHI FIN-DATA Security and Protection Network Architecture Software Design Patterns Group Management Asset Management Vendor Management Financial Management HIPPA and PII Management and Security GDPR Compliance Early Bitcoin Miner, Blockchain Enthusiast (SIG) Master Data Management, Data Analytics, Data Warehouse, Microservices Architecture, Cloud Native Design.

20+ years Managing Projects, Teams and Groups, Account Management. Zero Trust. DOD SCCA and required Security controls and how they apply to both DOD and non-DOD organizations Extensive experience with regulatory compliance audits and assessments Direct experience in managing and leading technical and non-technical resources

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Cloud Advisory leader

Accenture Federal Services
Arlington, VA
05.2019 - Current
  • Strategy and Policy Advisory Lead improving client Cloud Maturity
  • Enterprise Infrastructure and Cloud (Poly-Cloud) Architect designing extrememly complex solutions across multiple Cloud Services
  • Zero Trust SME for Enterprise Services, Policy, Enforcement and Design/Architecture/Engineering, delivered success on multiple engagements
  • Provided Expert Level Cloud Administration, Policies and Architecture Subject Matter Expertise to DOD and Intel Community helping to meet compliance needs
  • Architected and designed SCCA Compliant Cloud Boundaries, authored ConOps for migrating Agencies to Cloud

Director, CLOUD

CGI Federal
Fairfax, VA
03.2016 - 05.2019
  • Designed, built enterprise level technical solutions, using SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS across AWS, Azure and GCP
  • Customer Facing Intellectual Property and Software Development Lead (Unify360, Portfolio Manager)
  • Laid out cloud roadmaps, performed risk assessments, timeline development, described value and developed KPIs for Government Agencies (NRC, EPA, FDIC, Department of State)
  • Provided core technical solutions, proposals for complex, enterprise-wide Cloud Migration projects, with resultant revenue for one program alone, at over $65 million (to AWS from Co-Lo/On-Premises)

CHIEF CLOUD ARCHITECT/VENDOR MANAGER

Teradata Marketing Applications (Went Private)
Dayton, OH
05.2014 - 09.2015
  • Responsible for overall Cloud initiatives, in partnership with Chief Enterprise Architect and CTO
  • Formulated Teradata Marketing Application's Cloud Strategy, supported management in communicating and translating clear technical tactics for global cloud initiative
  • Managed Cloud Architecture, Vendor Management teams (Both AWS and Azure based Architects)
  • Developed key architectural guidance principles, created 2-5-year strategic cloud migration roadmaps
  • Managed vendor performance to maximize profitability and achieve financial objectives
  • Hired, managed, developed and trained staff, established and monitored goals, conducted performance reviews and administered salaries for staff

Director CLOUD COE

Siemens Healthcare
Malvern, PA
12.2013 - 05.2014
  • Led team that provided DevOps focused private cloud built on OpenStack
  • Senior member of CTO Organization
  • Hired contractors, managed staff, managed to budget
  • Managed multiple Centers of Excellence, including Cloud, Automation, AppDev, Database Technology
  • Left to go with CTO who went to Teradata Marketing Applications

Director, Strategist

NetApp
Sunnyvale, CA
12.2010 - 08.2013
  • Partnered with sales team to design solutions for Telco customers
  • Co-Created Cloud Readiness Workshops
  • Recommended SaaS, IaaS and PaaS solutions to ISPs (in competition with AWS)
  • Senior member, Cloud and Hosted Solutions for Telco and Service Provider customers, including Cerner, Savvis, Verizon, AT&T, Iron Mountain, SunGard, CDW, etc
  • Cloud Solutions Architect enabling NetApp technical field teams, partners, and customers

Education

MBA (Master of Business Administration) - IT Management

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY
08.1989 - 05.1993

Skills

Cloud Infrastructure

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Timeline

Cloud Advisory leader

Accenture Federal Services
05.2019 - Current

Director, CLOUD

CGI Federal
03.2016 - 05.2019

CHIEF CLOUD ARCHITECT/VENDOR MANAGER

Teradata Marketing Applications (Went Private)
05.2014 - 09.2015

Director CLOUD COE

Siemens Healthcare
12.2013 - 05.2014

Director, Strategist

NetApp
12.2010 - 08.2013

MBA (Master of Business Administration) - IT Management

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
08.1989 - 05.1993

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