Vice President, Cloud Architecture | Azure Enterprise Strategy | Hybrid Cloud | Security Architect
Senior cloud architect with 20+ years of experience designing and delivering enterprise infrastructure and cloud platforms across Microsoft, Cisco, Dell, and large-scale client environments. Background spans data center architecture, virtualization, identity, and Azure cloud, with recent focus on helping organizations move toward structured, governed, and secure cloud operating models. Strong hands-on foundation combined with experience working at the architecture and program level, guiding clients through Azure adoption, hybrid integration, and modernization. Focused on building environments that are not just functional, but repeatable, secure, and aligned with long-term enterprise standards.
Core Capabilities
Azure Architecture & Platform Design
Azure IaaS / PaaS architecture across hybrid and cloud-native environments. Landing zone design covering subscriptions, identity boundaries, networking, and access. Environment standardization for repeatable deployments.
Cloud Governance & Operating Model
Azure Policy, RBAC, and subscription design for controlled environments. Segmentation across prod / non-prod / shared services. Alignment with the Cloud Adoption Framework in real-world deployments.
Security & Compliance
Zero Trust architecture — identity-first access, conditional access, segmentation. Defender for Cloud, endpoint and identity protection. Environments with NIST/ISO-aligned controls in practice.
Hybrid Cloud & Migration
VMware to Azure / Hyper-V / Azure Stack HCI migrations. Hybrid identity across Active Directory, Entra ID, federation, multi-forest. DR strategy with Azure Site Recovery, Backup, and multi-site failover.