I’m Duane Morgan, an AI Solutions Architect with over 15 years of experience delivering enterprise cloud solutions and revenue-driving pre-sales and post-sales initiatives across on-premises, virtualized, and multi-cloud environments. Recognized by leadership for supporting customer-facing efforts and strategic upsell initiatives, I’ve consistently driven improvements in performance, reliability, operations, cost efficiency, and security through automation and thoughtful architecture. My focus includes AI-enabled data pipelines, LLM-driven compliance and risk analytics, RAG chatbots, multi-modal media generation, and scalable agent frameworks. I enjoy building end-to-end platforms with real-time dashboards, robust data validation, and user-friendly interfaces that empower auditors, developers, and business stakeholders to make informed decisions.

Duane Morgan

I’m Duane Morgan, an AI Solutions Architect with over 15 years of experience delivering enterprise cloud solutions and revenue-driving pre-sales and post-sales initiatives across on-premises, virtualized, and multi-cloud environments. Recognized by leadership for supporting customer-facing efforts and strategic upsell initiatives, I’ve consistently driven improvements in performance, reliability, operations, cost efficiency, and security through automation and thoughtful architecture. My focus includes AI-enabled data pipelines, LLM-driven compliance and risk analytics, RAG chatbots, multi-modal media generation, and scalable agent frameworks. I enjoy building end-to-end platforms with real-time dashboards, robust data validation, and user-friendly interfaces that empower auditors, developers, and business stakeholders to make informed decisions.

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I’m Duane Morgan, an AI Solutions Architect with over 15 years of experience delivering enterprise cloud solutions and revenue-driving pre-sales and post-sales initiatives across on-premises, virtualized, and multi-cloud environments. Recognized by leadership for supporting customer-facing efforts and strategic upsell initiatives, I’ve consistently driven improvements in performance, reliability, operations, cost efficiency, and security through automation and thoughtful architecture.

My focus includes AI-enabled data pipelines, LLM-driven compliance and risk analytics, RAG chatbots, multi-modal media generation, and scalable agent frameworks. I enjoy building end-to-end platforms with real-time dashboards, robust data validation, and user-friendly interfaces that empower auditors, developers, and business stakeholders to make informed decisions.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Project-based AI Solutions Architect (Fundamentals and Applications) at Independent / Freelance
January 1, 2025 - Present
Led end-to-end LIHTC compliance PoC with an AI-driven engine that deployed OpenAI/Gemini agents to analyze data, detect violations via Milvus vector DB, and generate real-time audit reports. Built end-to-end data pipelines with PostgreSQL storage, BigQuery connectors, and a Streamlit dashboard visualizing risk scores, property-tenant correlations, and compliance trends. Implemented robust validation and error handling, plus a production-ready UI using FastAPI and a glass-morphism Streamlit frontend for auditors and developers.
Lead Cloud Engineer [Solutions Architect] at BLANKFACTOR, A FinTech Consulting Company
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2024
Accelerated time-to-market by engineering automated CI/CD pipelines for a proprietary Generative AI LLM application; stabilized delivery through crisis-mode ActiveMQ Artemis troubleshooting in a simulated environment; diagrammed and implemented regulatory-compliance frameworks, security architecture, threat modeling, and governance for a top-tier bank, driving risk mitigation and audit readiness.
Technical Account Manager at Amazon Web Services
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Acted as a trusted advisor for enterprise customers, managing technical support cases and proactively identifying AWS service adoption opportunities. Facilitated resolution of client-side cloud integration issues and guided migration roadmaps to align infrastructure with AWS best practices.
Multi-Cloud Technical Solutions Architect, Cloud Engineering at Deloitte Consulting LLP
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2020
Led workstreams on cloud operating model, multi-cloud adoption, and DevOps maturation. Automated installation of a proprietary multi-cloud framework to improve speed, scalability, and repeatability. Supported GTM, proposals, RFQs, and delivery for advisory engagements; mentored cross-functional teams and contributed to cloud strategy efforts.
Manager, Cloud Architecture. Infrastructure Automation, DevOps Engineering [Public Trust] at Accenture, LLP / Accenture Federal Services
January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2017
Built an MVP/POC integrating end-to-end automated infrastructure across AWS, OpenStack, GCP, and Digital Ocean. Implemented development environments with Vagrant, Terraform, and AWS CLI; maintained Git-based CI/CD with Jenkins; authored Chef cookbooks (with ChefSpec TDD), Ansible playbooks, and Puppet manifests for post-deployment immutability and idempotent configuration. Led offshore NetSec operations and collaborated with defense clients to modernize infrastructure and reduce costs.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology
January 11, 2030 - December 7, 2025
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science at PACE University
January 11, 2030 - December 7, 2025

Qualifications

AI Engineering Specialization – ByteByteAI
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2025
IBM RAG and Agentic AI
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2025
Building AI Agents and Agentic Workflows
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2025
Applied Software Engineering Fundamentals Specialization Certificate
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2025
Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect
January 1, 2019 - December 7, 2025
Amazon Web Services – Solutions Architect Associate
January 1, 2016 - December 7, 2025
Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies (AZ-300)
January 1, 2019 - December 7, 2025
Aviatrix Certified – Multi-Cloud Network Professional
January 1, 2025 - December 7, 2025
Aviatrix Certified – Multi-Cloud Network IaC
January 1, 2022 - December 7, 2025
GitOps Certified (ArgoCD) : GitOps at Scale (Level II) - Cloud-Native Deployments
January 1, 2022 - December 7, 2025
VMware Advanced Professional 5 – VCAP5-DCA
January 1, 2013 - December 7, 2025
VMC on AWS – Master Services Competency
January 1, 2019 - December 7, 2025
VMware NSX-T 2.4 Data Center: ICM (VCP-NV 2019)
January 1, 2019 - December 7, 2025
Certified Blockchain Solutions Architect – Blockchain Training Alliance
January 1, 2019 - December 7, 2025
Certified Blockchain Business Fundamentals – Blockchain Training Alliance
January 1, 2019 - December 7, 2025
Checkpoint Certified Security Expert (CCSE, CCSA)
January 11, 2030 - December 7, 2025
Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP, CCNP, CCNA)
January 11, 2030 - December 7, 2025
PMP/CAPM training – Project Management Institute (PMI)
January 11, 2030 - December 7, 2025

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Government, Other