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Verified Expert in Engineering
Cloud Solution Architect and Developer
Location
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Toptal Member Since
January 5, 2023
An experienced end-to-end cloud solution architect, Gary develops customer success-driven products and services on public and private cloud platforms, such as Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform, VMware, OpenStack, etc. He has specialized in multi-cloud architecture and transformation.
Portfolio
National Disability Insurance Agency
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure, Veeam, Cloud Architecture...
DXC Technology
Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Cloud Architecture, Security Architecture...
UniSuper
Azure, VMware, Cloud Architecture, Security Architecture, Solution Design...
Experience
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
Windows, Visio, Microsoft PowerPoint, Confluence
The most amazing...
...thing I've done is provide end-to-end solution architecting to support all stages of my clients' cloud journey.
Work Experience
Cloud Architect
2022 - PRESENT
National Disability Insurance Agency
- Developed Azure foundation architecture for workloads to fix 100+ security risks.
- Led a Veeam enterprise backup solution to fully back up Microsoft 365 products.
- Built cloud solution design patterns, which heavily reduced the time and effort to develop solutions.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure, Veeam, Cloud Architecture, Security Architecture, Solution Design, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Azure DevOps, Cloud Security, Cloud Infrastructure
Azure Solutions Architect
2021 - 2022
DXC Technology
- Designed and delivered Microsoft Azure infrastructure, security, and data solutions.
- Provided expertise for complex automation and integration solutions in multi-cloud environments.
- Shared Azure service updates with team members to help consolidate solutions with new features.
Technologies: Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Cloud Architecture, Security Architecture, Solution Design, Azure DevOps, Cloud Security, Cloud Infrastructure
Solution Designer
2020 - 2021
UniSuper
- Prepared solution architecture definition (SAD) documents and presented the solutions to the Design Council.
- Designed a Microsoft Azure Virtual WAN and Aruba SD-WAN solution to interconnect 30 offices and branches to the cloud.
- Developed a VMware micro-segmentation strategy to improve the security posture.
Technologies: Azure, VMware, Cloud Architecture, Security Architecture, Solution Design, Engineering, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), SD-WAN, Azure DevOps, Cloud Security, Cloud Infrastructure
Professional Services Consultant
2020 - 2020
Fortinet
- Worked as a Fortinet subject matter expert consulting customers about adopting Fortinet security products.
- Led the deployment of a Fortinet FortiDDoS solution for the largest energy company in Australia.
- Provided Fortinet technical support for customers.
Technologies: FortiGate, Solution Design, Engineering
Solutions Architect
2016 - 2019
Telstra
- Provided cloud transformation designs to migrate security products from data centers to AWS clouds.
- Headed the technical design of Telstra's secure internet and next-generation cloud security platforms.
- Worked as a subject matter expert (SME) for security products, such as Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, Juniper, etc.
Technologies: Telecom Equipment & Solutions, Internetworking, Cloud Architecture, Security Architecture, Solution Design, Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Python, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), IP Networks, Cloud Security, Cloud Infrastructure
Experience
Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365
An enterprise backup solution for Microsoft 365 products. As the solution architect, I oversaw the solution architecture development in AWS and Azure. The solution uses Veeam Backup software deployed in AWS to back up the Microsoft 365 data to object storage services in AWS and Azure.
Azure Foundations
A Microsoft Azure cloud solution to transform ClickOps to DevOps and IaC practices, improve security posture, and optimize costs.
I was the cloud architect advising stakeholders and translating business and technical requirements into designs for a secure, scalable, and reliable Azure architecture. This project delivered a well-architected cloud infrastructure for workloads and greatly enhanced cloud operations.
I was the cloud architect advising stakeholders and translating business and technical requirements into designs for a secure, scalable, and reliable Azure architecture. This project delivered a well-architected cloud infrastructure for workloads and greatly enhanced cloud operations.
Azure Virtual WAN and Azure VMware Solution
A cloud transformation solution to interconnect SD-WAN networks and Azure Virtual WAN and implement Azure VMware Solution to migrate workloads from data centers to Azure.
I was the solution architect that led the solution design and implementation. The solution uplifted the enterprise office networks to a software-defined network that uses Azure Virtual WAN as the network hub to optimize the network availability and enhance network operations. The Azure VMware solution builds a VMware vSphere environment in Azure to prepare the fastest path for virtual machine migrations.
I was the solution architect that led the solution design and implementation. The solution uplifted the enterprise office networks to a software-defined network that uses Azure Virtual WAN as the network hub to optimize the network availability and enhance network operations. The Azure VMware solution builds a VMware vSphere environment in Azure to prepare the fastest path for virtual machine migrations.
Education
1999 - 2003
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
Nanjing University of Science and Technology - Nanjing, China
Certifications
DECEMBER 2022 - PRESENT
Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert
Microsoft
OCTOBER 2021 - PRESENT
Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate
Microsoft
JUNE 2021 - PRESENT
Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
Microsoft
MAY 2021 - PRESENT
Fortinet Network Security Expert Level 4
Fortinet
APRIL 2021 - PRESENT
Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate
Microsoft
APRIL 2021 - PRESENT
Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert
Microsoft
MARCH 2021 - PRESENT
TOGAF 9 Certification
The Open Group
AUGUST 2019 - AUGUST 2021
Cloud Architect
Google Cloud
JUNE 2019 - AUGUST 2022
AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Amazon Web Services
DECEMBER 2018 - PRESENT
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
Microsoft
JULY 2018 - PRESENT
F5 Certified Technology Specialist
F5
JUNE 2015 - PRESENT
Professional Network Virtualization
VMware
APRIL 2009 - PRESENT
Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert Collaboration
Cisco
FEBRUARY 2007 - PRESENT
Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert Service Provider
Cisco
Skills
Tools
Visio, Microsoft PowerPoint, Confluence, VMware, Terraform
Platforms
Windows, Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Paradigms
DevOps, Azure DevOps
Frameworks
TOGAF
Languages
Python
Other
Cisco, Security, Internetworking, Cloud Architecture, Security Architecture, Solution Design, IP Networks, Cloud Security, Cloud Infrastructure, Veeam, FortiGate, Engineering, Unified Communications, IP Telephony, Network Visualization, Dynamic Load Balancing, Telecom Equipment & Solutions, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), SD-WAN
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