Thomas Bouwman
Denver,CO
Summary
Solutions Architect with 13+ years of industry experience, covering a variety of roles in operations, engineering, architecture and enterprise sales. Passionate about using cloud services and technology to solve real-world problems. Seeking to leverage my broad technical experience in a Cloud Architecture or Cloud Engineering role.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Professional Development
Not Applicable
Denver, CO
03.2019 - Current
- Eight months of solo travel to South America, Southeast Asia, Europe, Africa and China
- Completed 30+ courses, 1000+ hours of online training and two nanodegree programs, focusing on web and mobile app development, microservices, containers, serverless architectures and cloud services
- Completed AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional, June 2020
Sales Engineer
Ahead LLC
Chicago, IL
04.2016 - 03.2019
- Architected full data center builds and redesigns utilizing VMware, Dell EMC Storage, Cisco UCS/Networking and ServiceNow
- Assisted customers with system upgrades, migration strategies, and platform selection in regards to cloud services (AWS, Azure), security (Palo Alto, Cisco), networking (Cisco, F5), automation (Puppet, Chef) and Application Performance Management (AppDynamics, New Relic)
- Identified opportunities, performed technical discovery and analysis, whiteboarded solutions and aligned customer needs with Ahead products and service offerings
- Built proposals, TCOs, executive summaries and solution comparisons; drove consensus across technical and non-technical business units within an organization
Systems Architect
Varrow Inc.
Charlotte, NC
04.2014 - 04.2016
- Designed storage, virtualization and data protection solutions for state and local governments, universities and small businesses
- Aligned to three territory account managers, provided coverage to over eighty customers across thirty-three counties
- Identified opportunities, performed technical discovery and analysis, and built solution proposals
- Led whiteboard sessions, product demos, and technical deep dives as a Storage and Data Protection Subject Matter Expert
- Assisted customers with yearly IT budgeting and consulted with customers on industry trends
Sr. Systems Engineer / Team Lead
Varrow Inc.
Raleigh, NC
11.2011 - 04.2014
- Designed and managed an industry-first multi-tenant Backup-as-a-Service platform, serving 30+ geographically dispersed customers and protecting 100s of TBs of data
- Headed a team of three backup and recovery engineers, provided training to operations and engineering teams
- Standardized operational best practices, health checks, and recovery procedures for mission critical workloads
Data Protection Specialist
Dell
Minneapolis, MN
04.2007 - 11.2011
- Implemented data protection, backup and replication products for mission critical applications and databases (Oracle, SQL, DB2)
- Trained customers on product features and limitations through knowledge transfers, whiteboard sessions, and demos
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Dakota State University
Madison, SD05.2006
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics for Information Systems
Dakota State University
Madison, SD03.2006
No Degree - Computer And Network Security, Minor
Dakota State University
Madison, SD2006
Skills
- Cloud and Data Center Architecture
- Application Development
- Data Protection and Backups
- Cisco Compute, Networking and Security
- Data Center Planning and Migration
- Virtualization and Automation
- Application Performance Management
- Enterprise Storage Systems (SAN/NAS)
Certification
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional (June 2020)
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate (Apr 2017)
- AWS Certified Developer - Associate (Mar 2017)
- AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate (Dec 2016)
- EMC Technology Architect, Backup Recovery Solutions Specialist (EMCTA, 2015)
- EMC Technology Architect, VNX Solutions Expert (EMCTAe, 2014)
- Cisco Meraki Network Associate (CMNA, 2014)
- Palo Alto Accredited Configuration Engineer (ACE, 2014)
Timeline
Professional Development
Not Applicable
03.2019 - Current
Sales Engineer
Ahead LLC
04.2016 - 03.2019
Systems Architect
Varrow Inc.
04.2014 - 04.2016
Sr. Systems Engineer / Team Lead
Varrow Inc.
11.2011 - 04.2014
Data Protection Specialist
Dell
04.2007 - 11.2011
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Dakota State University
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics for Information Systems
Dakota State University
No Degree - Computer And Network Security, Minor
Dakota State University
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