Steven Bond
Aberdeen,NJ
Summary
Dynamic Senior Cloud and Identity Architect with over 25 years of extensive enterprise IT consulting experience, specializing in Microsoft 365, Exchange (2010–2019 & Online), Entra ID (Azure AD), Active Directory, and large-scale migrations. Recognized as a proven leader in managing complex, high-risk transformation programs, including tenant-to-tenant migrations, identity consolidation, hybrid coexistence, and security modernization. Trusted advisor to executive leadership, CIOs, and engineering teams, consistently delivering innovative solutions that stabilize complex environments and rectify failed designs. Expertise in crafting repeatable, supportable architectures aligned with Microsoft and industry best practices while adhering to budgetary constraints.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Architect (Consulting Engagements)
CDW & Partner Organizations
01.2018 - Current
- Engaged as Senior Architect and Project Lead on complex cloud and identity programs.
- Representative Engagements:
- Regional One Health (2024–2025)
- Architected and led migration of 10,000+ mailboxes from on-prem Exchange to Exchange Online
- Led SharePoint Server to SharePoint Online and file server to OneDrive migrations
- Designed hybrid identity and security posture aligned with healthcare compliance
- Costco (2023–2024)
- Architected DNS and hybrid identity services to support gradual deprecation of legacy identity
- Produced current-state and future-state designs for CIO and executive leadership
- United States Department of Veterans Affairs (2022)
- Senior AD Architect for largest consolidation project in scope
- Collapsed 30 domains into a single forest
- Migrated 800,000 users and 500,000 groups
- Established Quest QMM standards, runbooks, and engineering governance
- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield (2019–2021)
- Messaging & AD Architect for 20,000-user environment
- Migrated Exchange 2010 → Exchange 2016 with 180-database DAG
- Designed secure hybrid coexistence with Microsoft 365
- StatLab Medical (2023–Present)
- Architected multi-tenant coexistence across Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace
- Led migrations covering Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, Intune, and Entra ID
- (Additional engagements available upon request – intentionally curated)
Owner / Principal Architect
IT Cloud Consulting / HBR Solutions Inc.
New Jersey
05.2003 - Current
- Founder and principal consultant delivering enterprise identity, messaging, and cloud migration services to mid-market and Fortune-500 organizations.
- Key Contributions:
- Led hundreds of enterprise migrations involving Exchange, Active Directory, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and hybrid identity platforms
- Designed and executed multi-tenant coexistence strategies using BitTitan MigrationWiz, Quest QMM, Binary Tree, and custom automation
- Served as Senior Architect or Technical Lead on projects ranging from 300 to 800,000+ users
- Regularly engaged to remediate failed or unstable architectures
- Delivered executive-level design documentation, runbooks, and implementation guides
- Led and mentored teams of up to 20 engineers, handling task assignment, escalation, delivery quality, and stakeholder coordination across large-scale identity, messaging, and cloud migration programs.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Champlain College
Burlington, Vermont, VT05-1989
Skills
- Active Directory (Expert – 20 years)
- Exchange 2010 / 2013 / 2016 / 2019 / Online (Expert)
- Entra ID / Azure AD (Advanced)
- Microsoft 365 (Advanced)
- Intune & Autopilot (Intermediate–Advanced)
- Windows Server 2008–2025
- Data Center & Cloud Migrations (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
- AI intragration
Accomplishments
- Led a 10-person design team through all phases multi complex projects.
- Completed a $1,000,000 project 5 months early and under budget.
- Supervised team of 5 staff members.
- Managed more than $750,000 in exterior and interior landscapes for hotel and spa renovations.
- Turned a non profitable business into a $1.5 million profit within 5 years.
Certification
- Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP)
- Microsoft Cloud Certified
- Quest Certified (QMM for AD, Exchange, Coexistence)
- BitTitan MigrationWiz Certified
- WatchGuard Certified
- Apple Network Certified Consultant
- Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
- VMware vSphere Training
LANGUAGES
English (Native)
French (Fluent)
Timeline
Senior Architect (Consulting Engagements)
CDW & Partner Organizations
01.2018 - Current
Owner / Principal Architect
IT Cloud Consulting / HBR Solutions Inc.
05.2003 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Champlain College
LEADERSHIP & GOVERNANCE EXPERIENCE
- Led distributed engineering teams (onshore/offshore)
- Defined architecture standards, security baselines, and operational runbooks
- Managed vendor relationships and tooling strategy
- Delivered projects consistently on time and under scope
CORE COMPETENCIES
- Microsoft 365 Architecture & Migration
- Exchange Hybrid & Exchange Online
- Entra ID / Azure AD / AAD Connect
- Active Directory Design & Consolidation
- Tenant-to-Tenant & Cross-Forest Migrations
- Identity Governance, MFA, Conditional Access
- Intune & Autopilot
- Quest, BitTitan, Cloudiway Migration Toolsets
- Security & Compliance (Purview, DLP, Defender)
- Project & Technical Leadership
PUBLICATIONS
- Co-Author: Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 – Sizing, Designing & Configuration
- Contributor: Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 – Sizing, Designing & Configuration