IT Consultant

IT Consultant — Vanguard Tech Advisory

Atlanta, GA | March 2023 – Present

• Architected and executed AWS cloud migration for a 400-employee financial services firm, transitioning 95% of legacy computing resources and reducing annual infrastructure costs by 24% ($120,000) over a 9-month timeframe.
• Designed and implemented a containerized CI/CD pipeline using Docker, Kubernetes, and GitLab CI, decreasing software deployment cycle times by 30% and improving build success rates to 98.6% for 5 engineering teams.
• Formulated cybersecurity remediation plans and risk registers for 4 retail clients, correcting 18 high-priority vulnerabilities and achieving full PCI-DSS compliance within 4 months of project initiation.
• Facilitated technical discovery workshops and managed client stakeholder expectations for parallel integration projects valued up to $600K, maintaining a 96% client satisfaction rating across all engagements.

Associate IT Consultant — Meridian Consulting Group

Atlanta, GA | June 2021 – February 2023

• Analyzed legacy database schemas for 8 client migrations, transferring over 2.5TB of relational customer data to PostgreSQL instances with zero data loss and under 4 hours of total scheduled database downtime.
• Coordinated network infrastructure upgrades for 3 corporate office locations, reducing internal network latency by 45% and improving platform availability metrics from 99.9% to a consistent 99.99% uptime.
• Automated server provisioning and software configuration tasks using custom Bash and Python scripts, saving consultants an average of 12 hours of manual setup work per client environment deployment.
• Drafted comprehensive technical documentation and system training manuals for new ERP integrations, onboarding 120+ client employees across 3 departments and reducing support ticket volumes by 28%.

Cloud Migration (AWS/Azure), Systems Integration, Network Infrastructure, Cybersecurity Compliance (PCI-DSS/SOC 2), Agile Methodology, Technical Discovery, Python, SQL, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, ITIL v4, Jira, Confluence

Enterprise ERP Migration

Role: Lead Solutions Consultant

Tools: AWS, PostgreSQL, Terraform, Jira

Managed a 6-month migration from legacy database systems to cloud-native storage, finishing 2 weeks early and reducing query latency by 38%.

Cybersecurity Hardening Initiative

Role: IT Security Consultant

Tools: Vanta, AWS Security Hub, Docker, Python

Remediated security vulnerabilities across 12 legacy microservices, resolving compliance gaps and achieving SOC 2 Type II certification in 3 months.

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (2023)
• ITIL 4 Foundation (2022)

• Languages: English (Native), French (Professional Working Proficiency)
• Volunteer Work: Volunteer Technical Mentor for local non-profit youth coding organization (2023–present)
• Availability: 3 weeks notice