Senior Application Architect at Transportation Safety Board of Canada

Leading the cloud modernization of legacy applications by migrating backend services to .NET Core and front-end UIs to ReactJS hosted on Azure. Designing scalable, secure cloud-native solutions using Azure App Services, Azure SQL Managed Instance, Azure Functions, Logic Apps, Key Vault, and Virtual Network integrations. Architecting CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps for build and release workflows, including container-based deployments with Docker and Azure Container Registry. Developed logic app workflows to parse Microsoft Graph API data and automate data ingestion into Azure SQL MI. Built parsers for automated email ingestion and transformation using Logic Apps and Azure Functions. Implemented SSO integration and load testing strategies to ensure high performance and secure access control. Provided architectural guidance for converting .NET Framework services into Azure Functions and mentoring developers.

IT Analyst at Canadian Food Inspection Agency

CFIA External Website Launch: Spearheaded migration of the CFIA external website to Azure Cloud using Drupal CMS. Implemented Azure App Service, Docker, Azure Container Registry, Azure Key Vault, and Virtual Network integrations. Leveraged Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with ARM templates to automate deployment via CI/CD pipelines on Azure DevOps, resulting in the decommissioning of three on-prem servers and $150k annual savings. Drupal CMS Deployment: Created a CI/CD pipeline to deploy Drupal-based WCMS on Azure Cloud utilizing ARM templates, ensuring secure and scalable content management solutions. Notification Service Development: Engineered the GC Notify-based Notification Service on MS Azure Cloud, facilitating efficient communication of food recall and health notifications, and generating over $100k in annual savings. Azure Cloud Migration: Played a pivotal role in migrating CFIA's web infrastructure to MS Azure Cloud, optimizing performance, security, and scalability. API Develop

Acting Team Leader at Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Cloud Team Leadership: Led the Web Services team during the interim, overseeing the release of two cloud-hosted MVC applications. Managed onboarding and offboarding of team members, ensuring continuity of operations. Mentoring & Onboarding: Guided a new team member through Azure DevOps processes and cloud architecture best practices, facilitating a smooth integration into the team.