Engineering Smooth Data Transitions in a Complex Digital World
Engineering Smooth Data Transitions in a Complex Digital World
This project focuses on evaluating the financial feasibility of migrating an existing on-premises SAP environment to Amazon Web Services (AWS). While no actual migration will take place, the goal is to develop a clear and informed cost model that helps leadership make strategic decisions. What the Project Involves Infrastructure Cost […]
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AWS DevSecOps Architecture & Implementation Report 1. Introduction This document details the activities I performed as an AWS Solution Architect and DevSecOps Engineer during the design and deployment of a real‑world infrastructure automation project. The primary goals of the project were: The following sections describe the architectural decisions, implementation steps, […]
Read moreHigh-Performance AWS Deployment for Large-Scale Conference Application This project involved the end-to-end design, deployment, and optimization of a scalable and fault-tolerant web application that needed to support tens of thousands of concurrent users during a global hybrid conference event. The core engineering challenge was ensuring the system could dynamically handle […]
Read moreIn a real-world project, I served as the Cloud Specialist responsible for migrating an enterprise workload from an on-premises Corporate Data Center to AWS. The goal was to perform a Lift & Shift (rehost) migration, moving both the application and its database to AWS with minimal architectural changes. Detailed Process […]
Read moreThis project was inspired by a real-world cloud management challenge, where I took on the role of a Cloud Specialist responsible for improving both efficiency and security in an AWS environment. The goal was clear: migrate 100 users into a new AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) structure while ensuring […]
Read moreCloud Data Migration for a Multi-Hospital Platform: A Data Architect’s Field Guide Perspective: Lead Data Architect in a high-velocity academic health network (think the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center style of platform modernization), integrating multiple hospitals and service lines into a unified, cloud-first data platform. Executive Summary Migrating from on-premises […]
Read moreMaster Data Management in a Multi-Entity Life Insurer: Perspective: Lead Data Architect in a fast-moving life insurer consolidating multiple lines of business—Freedom 55 Financial (advice/retirement), Quadrus Investment Services (mutual funds), London Insurance Group (holding company), GWL Realty Advisors (real estate asset/tenant management), and GLC Asset Management (institutional/retail asset management)—into a […]
Read moreEnterprise Data Governance at CIBC: A Light-Touch Framework for a Multi-Domain Bank Perspective: Senior Manager of Data Architecture designing a bank-wide data governance framework for CIBC (Toronto, Canada), spanning retail, corporate, wealth, treasury, and capital markets systems. Executive Summary Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) is a diversified financial institution […]
Read moreBill Inmon vs. Ralph Kimball—What They Are, When to Use Them, and How to Build Well You’ll hear “Inmon” and “Kimball” tossed around like rival teams. In reality, both are time-tested ways to organize enterprise data for analytics. Inmon emphasizes an Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) in 3rd Normal Form (3NF) […]
Read moreUsing Salesforce CRM in a Global Corporation Start with an operating model. Establish a cross-functional Center of Excellence with an executive sponsor, product owners for Sales, Service, and Marketing, and a release manager. Define a quarterly roadmap, change-control process, and non-production sandboxes for dev, test, and training. Treat Salesforce as […]
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