Professional Summary
Strategic Cloud Security Engineer and Azure Solutions Architect Expert with a proven track record of designing, securing, and optimizing complex hybrid cloud infrastructures. Specializing in Zero Trust architecture, identity management, and infrastructure automation, I bridge the gap between robust security and operational efficiency. Adept at navigating intricate on-premises and cloud environments to harden systems, streamline compliance, and protect critical enterprise assets without compromising user experience.
Certifications
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500)
- VMware Certified Professional: Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV)
Technical Skills
Soft Skills
Projects & Achievements
- High-Availability Identity Architecture: Architected and deployed highly resilient identity infrastructure by implementing and managing Entra Connect staging servers. Executed seamless failovers during critical primary database outages to ensure zero-downtime identity synchronization.
- Remote Enablement & Security: Deployed and managed Self-Service Password Reset (SSPR) integrated with Entra password writeback. This enhanced security posture while providing seamless, real-time credential synchronization to on-premises Active Directory for a fully remote and traveling workforce.
- Privileged Identity Management: Hardened administrative access by deploying Entra Privileged Identity Management (PIM) and enforcing strict Conditional Access policies, ensuring Just-In-Time (JIT) access and reducing the overall attack surface.
- Complex Hybrid Troubleshooting: Partnered directly with network engineering teams to diagnose and resolve intricate hybrid connectivity issues, including isolating SD-WAN packet loss that impacted secure cloud-to-on-premises communication.
- Advanced PowerShell Automation: Engineered robust PowerShell tooling to automate the administration, proactive monitoring, and troubleshooting of Microsoft Entra, Microsoft Teams, and Windows Server environments, significantly reducing manual overhead and resolution times.
- Hybrid Server Security: Extended cloud-native security controls and patch management to legacy on-premises Windows Server infrastructure utilizing Azure Arc, unifying governance across the hybrid estate.
- Proactive Threat Management: Strengthened enterprise security posture by leveraging Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Microsoft Sentinel to detect vulnerabilities, manage alerts, and execute incident response protocols.
- Data Loss Prevention: Configured and managed comprehensive compliance policies, including Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and Insider Risk Management via Microsoft Purview, safeguarding sensitive organizational data across Microsoft 365.
- Cloud Optimization & Governance: Conducted regular security and architecture reviews aligned with the Azure Well-Architected Framework, effectively reducing cloud spend through strategic implementation of Azure Reserved Instances and Savings Plans.
Work Experience
- Cloud Security Engineer – Wind Creek Hospitality
(JUN 2025 - Present) - Azure & Microsoft 365 Engineer – Wind Creek Hospitality
(JAN 2023 – JUN 2025) - Server Administrator – Wind Creek Casino & Hotel Atmore
(APR 2022 – JAN 2023) - Systems Support Specialist – Wind Creek Casino & Hotel Atmore
(DEC 2019 – APR 2022) - Information Technology Technician II – Wind Creek Casino & Hotel Atmore
(JAN 2019 – DEC 2019) - Information Technology Technician I – Wind Creek Casino & Hotel Atmore
(OCT 2016 – JAN 2019)