Thomas Palzkill
Oracle
Houston,TX
Work Preference
Work Type
Full Time
Location Preference
On-SiteRemote
Location:
Houston, TX
Open to relocation:
Yes
Minimum Desired Compensation
$90000/yr
Important To Me
Career advancementWork from home optionPaid time offHealthcare benefits
11
years of professional experience
Solution Engineer with 8+ years of experience delivering solution design, customer discovery, and rapid prototype builds. Strengths include application integration, API development, and DevOps practices, with a record of turning business needs into scalable Oracle Cloud solutions. Worked on the Code Innovate program at Oracle, building 20 hour first past prototypes hands on with customer.
Work History
Server
2 Years 5 Months- Developed people skills, strengthened attention to detail, and contributed to fast-paced work execution.
Solution Engineer
8 Years 1 Month- Delivered dependable engineering support as Junior Engineer, 2018-2020.
Drove technical solutions as Staff Engineer, 2020-2025.
Advanced project outcomes as Senior Engineer, 2025-2026. - Engineered countless Virtual Code Innovate program execution, collaborating with customer development teams to deliver prototype products within five days.
- Translated technical needs into clear solution architectures for sales and implementation teams.
- Led discovery sessions to uncover integration, security, and scalability requirements.
- Developed first pass prototypes validating product fit across complex enterprise environments.
- Designed Oracle Cloud solution demos aligned with customer requirements and business objectives.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Political Science And Government
- Dean's List 6x
- 3.5 GPA
Web Development Immersive - Web Development
- 6 month/24 week full time program totaling 707 classroom hours.
Skills
Leadership development
Requirements gathering
API development
Application integration and testing
Technical documentation
DevOps practices
Technical solutions
Docker and Kubernetes
Application integration
Customer solutions
Operational efficiency
Cloud technologies
Timeline
Solution Engineer
Oracle
08.2018 - 09.2026Read More
Server
McCormick & Schmick's Seafood & Steaks
04.2015 - 09.2017Read More
Galvanize
Web Development Immersive from Web Development
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University of Houston
Bachelor of Science from Political Science And Government
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